Measuring Towards Peaceful and Inclusive Society: The Role of ‘Third Parties’

Measuring Goal 16: Role of Civil SocietyAnna Alvazzi del FrateResearch Director, Small Arms Survey, Geneva

18 May 2015

Measuring Towards Peaceful and Inclusive Society: The Role of ‘Third Parties’

Measuring Towards Peaceful and Inclusive Society: The Role of ‘Third Parties’

Measuring Towards Peaceful and Inclusive Society: The Role of ‘Third Parties’

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Information for development

• Information is a vital tool for development

• Academic research institutions as generators of information for all-round human development

Measuring Towards Peaceful and Inclusive Society: The Role of ‘Third Parties’

Summary

• Measurable targets, sound indicators for the SDGs

• Goal 16 is measurable• Many indicators with multiple use• Know how exists to scale up

capacity to produce, collect, disaggregate, analyse, and share data

• Collective knowledge becomes actionable by different stakeholders, towards full implementation of Goal 16

Measuring Towards Peaceful and Inclusive Society: The Role of ‘Third Parties’

Third party monitoring

• Validity of third party data• Data revolution should involve others• More data guarantee more

transparency• Role of third parties– Complement, support– Verify, validate– Innovate, advance in methodology– Ensure broad ownership of data

Measuring Towards Peaceful and Inclusive Society: The Role of ‘Third Parties’

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