i've put the slides at http://change.washington.edu/2010/03/samuel-clark-on-data-systems-and-information-scientists-in-africa/
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 15:51, Yaw Anokwa <yanokwa at gmail.com> wrote: > This Thursday at Change, Samuel Clark on Data Systems and Information > Scientists in Africa. As always, we'll have sandwiches. > > "Throughout the developing world today health and welfare decisions > are being made largely through guesswork. The primary reason for this > is a lack of data describing populations of sufficient size over long > enough periods of time. Coming from behavioral science and public > health points of view, this presentation will motivate what kinds of > data are needed and how important it is for computer scientists to be > involved at a high level. I will briefly present a concept for a vital > registration system replacement, and following that I will speak more > specifically about the role of information scientists in long-live > population laboratories in Africa. This will take a holistic approach > that includes the institutional and social aspects of creating well > functioning data systems that are capable of sharing and disseminating > data in those settings. See > http://www.demographic-research.org/Volumes/Vol15/7/default.htm > for more." > > Samuel Clark is a Demographer and an Assistant Professor in the > Department of Sociology at the University of Washington. He is trained > in biology, computer science and demography, and his research focuses > on issues that affect Africa. His recent work has pursued > simulation-based studies of the impact of HIV on African populations, > methods development to improve the value of estimated and modeled > results, empirical investigation of migration and mortality in > southern Africa, methods to improve the management and analysis of > longitudinal population data, and capacity development for population > and health research in Africa and Asia. > > What: Samuel Clark on Data Systems and Information Scientists in Africa > When: Thursday, March 18 at Noon > Where: UW, Paul Allen Center, Room 203 >
