This document outlines an adult training series on autism spectrum disorders. It discusses how leisure skills need to be explicitly taught to individuals with ASD as they may not learn them automatically. The document provides strategies for teaching leisure skills, such as identifying interests, breaking activities into simple steps, using visual and physical prompts, offering choices between activities to avoid routines, and emphasizing a variety of options.
This document discusses measuring the impact of open knowledge networks. It explores both quantitative metrics like data usability and quality as well as qualitative measures like anecdotes and understanding messages. Key challenges mentioned include measuring less tangible impacts and loyalty. The document provides recommendations to make measurement fit workflows and iterate based on failures. Tools and further reading on impact measurement for non-profits are also listed.
This document appears to be a series of 10 identical lines stating only "Monday, 11 February 13". In just 3 sentences, it provides no meaningful information that could be summarized, as each line simply repeats the same date without any additional context or details.
The document discusses the work of the Open Knowledge Foundation to promote open access to knowledge through open data and open government initiatives. It highlights tools and resources developed by the Foundation to make data discoverable and usable, including CKAN for open data portals and licenses like PDDL and ODC. The Foundation advocates that data should be published in open formats and under an open license to promote transparency, innovation and evidence-based policymaking. Contact information is provided for those interested in learning more.
Crowdsourcing refers to obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, especially an online community, rather than from traditional employees or suppliers. This document discusses several common models of crowdsourcing including active and passive information collection, geolocated problem identification, microtasking, sniff tests, co-production, translation, and crowdfunding. The overall goal of the document is to introduce the concept of crowdsourcing and provide examples of how it has been implemented.
How to build a budget transparency site: 5 easy steps Lucy Chambers
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The document outlines five steps to build a budget monitoring site, emphasizing the importance of defining the question to be addressed and cleaning data for analysis. It suggests tools for data presentation and highlights the significance of community collaboration in promoting transparency and understanding of government spending. Key resources and tips for effective budget monitoring are also provided throughout the steps.
1. Lucy Chambers introduces herself and says she has problems to discuss.
2. She discusses three types of problems - the "language problem" when different technical languages are used, the variety of problems ("meta" problems), and categorizing complex problems.
3. She defines "wicked problems" as problems with incomplete or contradictory knowledge and definitions, as well as interconnected issues, and gives examples like climate change.
This document discusses the relationship between journalism and open data/approaches. It argues that combining journalism and open data can lead to great results for several reasons: 1) open data is already publicly available; 2) journalists can improve existing open data; 3) journalists are well-positioned to collect some data that governments have not; and 4) open data resources may be better than closed alternatives. The document promotes tools and resources for journalists working with open data, such as the Data-Driven Journalism Handbook.
The document discusses the importance of data visualization as a tool for understanding and presenting data effectively to various audiences. It emphasizes the need for clarity in visualizations to influence decision-making and correct misconceptions. Additionally, it calls for careful consideration of the target audience and the specific questions that visualizations should address.
The document discusses open data and open government initiatives in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. It introduces a workshop on OpenSpending to share experiences and develop common terminology for budget and spending data. The goal is for participants to gain a stronger understanding of what open government and open data mean for the region and how data-driven projects can advance these causes. The workshop will also consider the level of detail the public and policy experts want to see in open data releases.
OpenSpending is a project that aims to increase government transparency and citizen understanding of how tax money is spent by providing interactive tools to visualize and compare budget and spending data across different levels of government. It shows two main types of financial information - budgets that outline spending priorities and transaction-level records of actual spending. The project hopes to expand the types of data available, allow for more localized analyses, and continue improving accountability.
The document discusses a resource for journalists about data journalism. It introduces the Open Knowledge Foundation and their belief in open data. It then discusses data literacy and some key aspects of data journalism like treating data as a source, new ways of obtaining and working with data, and new methods of delivering data stories. The document promotes a data journalism handbook and provides tips on how journalists can get started with data journalism.
The document discusses the importance of open data for transparency and accountability in fiscal matters, highlighting various tools and platforms for data transparency, such as CKAN and OpenSpending. It emphasizes the need for machine-readable data, user engagement, and establishing data standards while noting the challenges in data accessibility and quality. Additionally, it outlines the potential for technology to enhance citizen participation and collaboration between advocacy groups and journalists in monitoring government spending.
1. Lucy Chambers introduces herself and says she has problems to discuss.
2. She discusses three types of problems - the "language problem" when different technical languages are used, the variety of problems ("meta" problems), and categorizing complex problems.
3. She defines "wicked problems" as problems with incomplete or contradictory knowledge and definitions, as well as interconnected issues, and gives examples like climate change.
This document discusses the relationship between journalism and open data/approaches. It argues that combining journalism and open data can lead to great results for several reasons: 1) open data is already publicly available; 2) journalists can improve existing open data; 3) journalists are well-positioned to collect some data that governments have not; and 4) open data resources may be better than closed alternatives. The document promotes tools and resources for journalists working with open data, such as the Data-Driven Journalism Handbook.
The document discusses the importance of data visualization as a tool for understanding and presenting data effectively to various audiences. It emphasizes the need for clarity in visualizations to influence decision-making and correct misconceptions. Additionally, it calls for careful consideration of the target audience and the specific questions that visualizations should address.
The document discusses open data and open government initiatives in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. It introduces a workshop on OpenSpending to share experiences and develop common terminology for budget and spending data. The goal is for participants to gain a stronger understanding of what open government and open data mean for the region and how data-driven projects can advance these causes. The workshop will also consider the level of detail the public and policy experts want to see in open data releases.
OpenSpending is a project that aims to increase government transparency and citizen understanding of how tax money is spent by providing interactive tools to visualize and compare budget and spending data across different levels of government. It shows two main types of financial information - budgets that outline spending priorities and transaction-level records of actual spending. The project hopes to expand the types of data available, allow for more localized analyses, and continue improving accountability.
The document discusses a resource for journalists about data journalism. It introduces the Open Knowledge Foundation and their belief in open data. It then discusses data literacy and some key aspects of data journalism like treating data as a source, new ways of obtaining and working with data, and new methods of delivering data stories. The document promotes a data journalism handbook and provides tips on how journalists can get started with data journalism.
The document discusses the importance of open data for transparency and accountability in fiscal matters, highlighting various tools and platforms for data transparency, such as CKAN and OpenSpending. It emphasizes the need for machine-readable data, user engagement, and establishing data standards while noting the challenges in data accessibility and quality. Additionally, it outlines the potential for technology to enhance citizen participation and collaboration between advocacy groups and journalists in monitoring government spending.