Using Small Area Statistics to Develop Public Policy Seminar, Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
Tuesday 6th November 2007
Agenda
Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS): the website, how to use it and where next
John Fraser, Scottish Government: Office of the Chief Statistician
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), the index, the results and where next
Matt Perkins, Scottish Government: Office of the Chief Statistician
Workshop A: Demographic change at small area level
Policy Sponsor: Kirsty MacLachlan, General Register Office for Scotland
Academic Contributor: Dr Paul Norman, University of Leeds School of Geography
Workshop Discussion Notes
Workshop B: The Rural Evidence Base
Policy Sponsor: Dr Kathy Johnston, Scottish Government: Rural and Environment Analytical Services
Academic Contributor: Prof Bill Slee, Macaulay Institute
Workshop Discussion Notes
Workshop C: Use of small area data in evaluation
Policy Sponsor: Prof Ian Sanderson, Director, Scottish Government: Corporate Analytical Services Directorate
Academic Contributor: Prof Allyson Pollock, University of Edinburgh
Workshop D: SNS and SIMD and Regeneration
Policy Sponsors: Duncan Gray, Scottish Government: Communitiies Analytical Services; &
David Smith, Scottish Government: Communitiies Analytical Services
Academic Contributor: Dr Nick Bailey, University of Glasgow Department of Urban Studies
Capacity Building and ESRC Funding Sources for Statistics
David Bell
ESRC and TSG Knowledge Transfer Collaborative Research and Funding Opportunities
Dr Gill Clark, Scottish Government: Knowledge Transfer Team