United Nations Bhutan, in partnership with UNFPA Bhutan, organizes Data Visualization training courses, which will provide a comprehensive understanding of storytelling with an innovative way of data visualization to communicate the analysis findings in a precise manner for better results.
The training programme will use data storytelling methodology for communicating information, tailored to a different group of audiences, with a compelling narrative for better decision making. Telling data stories using visualization can put a human perspective on the increasingly complex and rapidly changing world of the digital era. Using smart visualization in data storytelling will help to:
Based on the expertise, experiences, and role the prospected participants play in their respective organizations, participants have been categorized into three categories: 1) Data users, 2) Data producers and 3) Advocacy and Communications. The training is now open for registration: http://bhutan.datavizualizer.org/the-registration?usertype=Data%20User.
Please kindly register based on your preference and availability. The deadline for the registration is 15 October 2020 (Next Thursday).
We will accommodate a maximum of 80 participants for each group on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, please visit the platform: http://bhutan.datavizualizer.org/
Group | Data users | Data producers | Advocacy and Communications |
Target participants | Government officials with a role in decision-making based on evidences. | Those working either in government or other organizations and having statistics and monitoring and evaluation background. | Those whose role are to advocate and communicate messages using right data and its visualization. |
Parliament | National Statistics Bureau | Journalists | |
CSOs, Development Partners and UN Staff | CSOs, Development Partners and UN Staff | CSOs, Development Partners and UN Staff | |
Modality | Online training | ||
Schedule and structure | 19 – 22 October 2020 10:30 – 13:00 (2.5 hr * 4 days) | 2 – 4 November 2020 15:00 – 17:30 (2.5 hr * 4 days) 5 November 2020 10:30 – 13:00, and 15:00 – 17:30 (5 hr * 1 day) | 27 – 30 October 2020 15:00 – 17:30 (2.5 hr * 4 days) |
Training Agenda | http://bhutan.datavizualizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/01.02a-Training-Agenda-for-Data-User-v2.pdf | http://bhutan.datavizualizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/01.03a-Training-Agenda-for-Data-Producer-v2.pdf | http://bhutan.datavizualizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/01.01a-Training-Agenda-for-Advocacy-and-communications-v2-1.pdf |
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