Rethinking Development Using data technology to create responsive

DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES FOR POLICY MAKERS? q Contextually diverse community landscape q Different levels of

SOLUTION: COMMUNITY TAPESTRY © A typology that clusters all communities in South Africa into

GENERATING SPACIALLY DISAGRIGATED COMMUNITY LEVEL DATA q Selection of representative sample of communities q

THE CHALLENGE : CONTENT AREAS FILLING GAPS IN EXISTING DATASETS • Level of likely

SOLUTION: SOCIAL COHERENCE GAUGE …. is a system that utilises processes of data collection

Thank You Knowledge is power but understanding is everything © Social Surveys, 2017

SOLUTION: COMMUNITY TAPESTRY © Community based monitoring Community mobilisation and social audit © Social

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Rethinking Development: Using data technology to create responsive development Bev Russell bev@socialsurveys. co. za Knowledge is power but understanding is everything © Social Surveys, 2017

DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES FOR POLICY MAKERS? q Contextually diverse community landscape q Different levels of development in communities q Lack of spatially disaggregated community level data q Lack of community involvement in development processes q Data not accessible by ‘normal’ people © Social Surveys, 2017

SOLUTION: COMMUNITY TAPESTRY © A typology that clusters all communities in South Africa into similar ‘types’ based on three dimensions: 1. Infrastructure 2. Socio-Economic Standing 3. Diversity © Social Surveys, 2017

GENERATING SPACIALLY DISAGRIGATED COMMUNITY LEVEL DATA q Selection of representative sample of communities q Recruitment and training of young researchers within communities q Tablets and technology platform to collect, manage and verify data q Weighting of data to national level using community typology q Easy to use end-user dashboards: • SALGA’s Municipal barometer; • Planners, policy makers, mines; • Community users and CBOs © Social Surveys, 2017

THE CHALLENGE : CONTENT AREAS FILLING GAPS IN EXISTING DATASETS • Level of likely unrest by community type: unrest early warning system • Community priorities • Preferred mechanisms of communication • Levels of trust in municipality / mines • Migration patterns • Employment levels • Levels of civic engagement • Poverty indicators © Social Surveys, CURRENT STATUS PILOT • • 4, 000 interviews 10 communities PROOF OF CONCEPT (GCRO) • • 36, 000 interviews in Gauteng Conducted by unemployed youth

SOLUTION: SOCIAL COHERENCE GAUGE …. is a system that utilises processes of data collection and dissemination to enable more sustainable, inclusive local economic development and reduced unrest. . Generate community-Level evidence base for policy OUTCOMES: Improve Community. Municipal communication Unrest early warning system Train and employ youth © Social Surveys, 2017 Increase community voice Deepening understanding of community types Provide annual impact tracking data at community Level

SOLUTION: COMMUNITY TAPESTRY © Community based monitoring Community mobilisation and social audit © Social Surveys, 2017 Community recruitment and CBO identification Done annually in collaboration with CSO and NGO partners Community dashboard to access and utilise data Training programme for community facilitators (collecting data) Online platform for data collection, verification & management