WHAT
Side event at the 2018 International Conference on Sustainable Development – "Aligning the Local and Global: TReNDS' Annual 'Data Day'"
WHERE
Jed D. Satow Room, Lerner Hall, Columbia University
2920 Broadway
New York City, United States of America
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s (SDSN) annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) brings together leading thinkers and students in sustainable development from around the world. As a side event to ICSD, TReNDS hosts a “Data Day,” convening these attendees with leading academics and practitioners to discuss the use and governance of data for sustainable development. This Data Day is unique in that it brings together voices in academia–established experts and upcoming scholars–and real-world insights from practitioners and partners to engage in meaningful conversation and exchange.
This year’s event, produced in partnership with SDSN’s USA Sustainable Cities Initiative, centers on the theme “Aligning the Local and Global: Supporting cities to produce the data they need for both local and national SDG reporting.” The half-day event will explore the relationship between national and sub-national data reporting for the SDGs: top-down approaches, achieved by compiling and analyzing readily available federal and nationally comparable statistics, and bottom-up approaches to data compilation at the local level, providing proxies for the national SDG indicators. Through presentations and panel discussions featuring local and national stakeholders, as well as breakout sessions designed to encourage collaboration on emerging research and potential projects among attendees.
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PROGRAM
9:00 – 9:10 a.m. Introduction and welcome – Jessica Espey, SDSN
9:10 – 9:15 a.m. The role of the private sector in data investment and use – Julie Monaco, Citi Group
9:15 – 9:30 a.m. Presentation on the Mexican Cities Index – Alain De Remes La Brely, CIDE
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Questions on the Mexican Cities Index
9:45 – 9:55 a.m. Introduction to the Local Data Action Solutions Initiative – Melika Edquist, SDSN
9:55 – 10:00 a.m. Transition break
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Panels and moderated discussion: Multiple perspectives on local-national SDG data alignment
Moderated by Jessica Espey, SDSN
10:00 – 10:45 a.m. Panel 1: United States of America
Top-down perspective: Opening national tech platforms to incorporate local data (10 minutes) – Brock Fanning, Center for Open Enterprise’s (CODE) National Reporting Initiative
CODE supports the U.S. and U.K. national SDG reporting platforms.
Bottom-up perspective: Reporting on the SDGs within a city (10 minutes) – Jeanne Holm, City of Los Angeles and SDSN TReNDS member
The city of Los Angeles is a first mover among U.S. cities supporting the SDGs. It is also a Local Data Action grantee.
Moderated discussion on common themes (panel and open discussion) (25 minutes)
10:45 – 11:30 a.m. Panel 2: Colombia
Top-down perspective: Co-designing platforms for use (10 minutes) – Alexandra Silfverstolpe Tolstoy, Data Act Lab
Data Act Lab has built open SDG data platforms with the Government of Colombia and is advising the governments of Tanzania and South Africa.
Bottom-up perspective: Coordinating cities’ data through the SDGs (10 minutes) – Luis Hernán Sáenz, Red de Ciudades Cómo Vamos
Red de Ciudades Cómo Vamos is a network aiding cities across Colombia with selecting SDG data. It is also a Local Data Action grantee.
Moderated discussion on common themes (panel and open discussion) (25 minutes)
11:30 – 11:45 a.m. Refreshment break
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Presentation of Sustainable Development Report of the United States, 2018 – Alainna Lynch, SDG USA
12:00 – 12:10 p.m. Questions on the Sustainable Development Report of the United States
12:10 – 12:45 p.m. Breakout discussions based on main themes identified in moderated discussions
Topic 1: Aligning cities with one another and national government, or topic from moderated discussion
Facilitated by Jessica Espey, SDSNTopic 2: Using data to align subnational and national governments politically for mutual aims, or topic from moderated discussion
Facilitated by Melika Edquist, SDSNTopic 3: Technical approaches to open data, or topic from moderated discussion
Facilitated by Jeanne Holm, City of Los Angeles and SDSN TReNDS member
12:45 – 1:00 p.m. Wrap-up discussion focused on major challenges and replicable lessons
Facilitated by Jessica Espey, SDSN