What is the best approach to using data to tackle the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 on children?
Background & Detail:
The Data for Children Collaborative with UNICEF was set up to explore how data science could be brought to bear on societal issues facing children in Scotland and across the globe, and how this might inform new approaches to policy and practice in UNICEF and Scottish Government.
In this context, the aim of this project is to conduct a desk-based exercise that maps the sources of information (data) - and details about these sources - that are seen to relate to understanding more about the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 for and on children, and by extension how to tackle them.
The project should answer questions such as:
What data is available;
How it is accessed;
What’s it periodicity and relevance;
What organisations need to be engaged with as partners to access this data?
Desired Outcome:
Publicly accessible report outlining best approaches, mapped capability and available data, for addressing the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 on children.
Work Package 1:
Literature Review
Expected Skills/Knowledge: Topic Knowledge (socioeconomics), Literature Reviews
Work Package 2:
Data Sourcing
Expected Skills/Knowledge: Data Engineering, Data Analytics
Work Package 3:
Capability Mapping
Expected Skills/Knowledge: Business Development, Business Analytics
Timescales:
Due to the reactive nature of this challenge question, we would aim to begin work by the 1st July 2020.
The project, including its defined work packages, will take no longer than 3 months.
The deadline for submissions is 12th June 2020, with the collaboration workshop taking place week commencing 15th June 2020.