Dirk Slater

As technologies advance and the accessibility of data becomes ubiquitous, data literacy skills will likely gain increasing importance. The School of Data training resources have already laid an important foundation…

After researching the definitions of data literacy, along with the methodologies and impact of data literacy efforts, we looked into the question of business models: are there sustainable business models that can…

As there are a wide range of methodologies for achieving data literacy in social change efforts, there is also a range of approaches to determining effectiveness. The degree to which a…

After exploring how to define data literacy, we wondered about the reality of the work of data literacy advocates. Which methodology do they use and what does it look like in practice?…

Thanks to the efforts of governments, organizations and agencies to make their information more transparent, the amount of open data has increased dramatically in recent years. Consequently, interest has arisen…

Introduction In 2015 School of Data started its first research project to understand data literacy efforts around the world. In the lead up to the publication of the final report,…

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What are effective ways of achieving data literacy in social change? Who is doing what and how? How is this work being sustained? How is impact being determined? School of…

By Maya Ganesh, Beatrice Martini and Dirk Slater. “You are welcome anytime, you’re not like others who come with their own bag of potatoes” It’s with these words that the…