Lecture 22 SDGs and Big Data

Question 1

What are SDGs?

Answer 1

17 sustainable, achievable goals agreed to by all countries of the UN to make the world a better place by 2030

Question 2

What is the purpose of SDGs?

Answer 2

A call to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone everywhere

Question 3

What is the SDG wedding cake?

Answer 3

A model where the 17 SDGs can be seperated into 3 layers: the environment, society and economy

Question 4

What SDGs make up the environment layer?

Answer 4

Clean water, Climate action, Life on Land, Life below Water

Question 5

What SDGs make up the society layer?

Answer 5

No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Health and Wellbeing, Affordable Energy, Sustainable Cities, Peace

Question 6

What are the SDGs that make up the economy layer?

Answer 6

Decent work and economic growth, industry innovation and infrastructure, reduced inequalities, responsible consumption and production

Question 7

What is special about the SDG wedding cake model?

Answer 7

You cannot address the upper layers without first addressing the lower layers

Question 8

What are targets and indicators for the SDGs?

Answer 8

Each SDGs has multiple targets and each target has indicators which measures the progress towards the target

Question 9

What is the relationship between the SDGs and the Dahlgren and Whitehead model?

Answer 9

Every SDG can be applied to the layers of the Dahlgren and whitehead model

Question 10

How is New Zealand doing in terms of SDGs?

Answer 10

New Zealand is doing average in terms of SDG. We are lower than average for alcohol consumption but doing better for infant mortality

Question 11

What are the three parts of the current living standards framework?

Answer 11

Individual and collective wellbeing, Institutions and governments, Wealth of Aotearoa New Zealand

Question 12

What does the Individual and collective wellbeing part of the living standards framework address?

Answer 12

It measures the resources and aspects of our lives that are important for the wellbeing of individuals, families and communities

Question 13

What does the Institutions and government section of the living standards framework address?

Answer 13

Their role in safeguarding and building our wealth as well as facilitating the wellbeing of individual and collective wellbeing

Question 14

What does the wealth of Aotearoa address?

Answer 14

The Wealth of Aotearoa addresses measures how wealthy we are as a country and also other aspects of wealth such as human capability and natural resources

Question 15

What is the relationship between SDGs and LSFs?

Answer 15

There are 12 LSFs and 17 SDGs, but they don’t map perfectly onto one another. Leisure and Recreation, Cultural identity, Social connections and Subjective wellbeing don’t have a corresponding SDGs. This means that New Zealand’s personal goals are not fully represented by SDGs

Question 16

Why are gender inequalities and reduced inequalities not mapped onto any LSFs?

Answer 16

They don’t map onto any single LSF because reducing inequalities should be considered in all governmental decisions and policies.

Question 17

What is big data?

Answer 17

Large and complex datasets about populations from multiple sources

Question 18

What are the four + 3 V’s used to measure big data?

Answer 18

Volume, Velocity, Variety, Veracity, (Variability, Value, Vistualisation)

Question 19

What does volume represent in big data?

Answer 19

Capacity of the computer to store and analyse data

Question 20

What does velocity represent in big data?

Answer 20

Speed which the computer creates and analyses data

Question 21

What does variety represent in big data?

Answer 21

The different types/formats of information available

Question 22

What does veracity represent in big data?

Answer 22

Accuracy and credibility of data

Question 23

What does variety represent in big data?

Answer 23

The internal consistencies of data (is the research reproductable?)

Question 24

What does value represent in big data?

Answer 24

The value of the data and how much money can be made from it

Question 25

What does visualisation represent in big data?

Answer 25

The efficiency of conveying data

Question 26

What is an example of big data in New Zealand?

Answer 26

The IDI, which is data from multiple government agencies which allows linking of data due to their unique identifiers. It holds 166 billion facts and is continually growing.

Question 27

What is the B4SchoolCheck Screening?

Answer 27

It screens for health issues for children starting school to identify health barriers that may become learning problems. It is a universal programme and allows the government to track how well it is doing in terms of NZ health for the Universal Periodic Review

Question 28

What are the components of the B4SchoolCheck screening?

Answer 28

Vision and hearing test, Nurse test, Strength and Difficulties test carried out by teachers

Question 29

What are the conclusions of the B4SchoolCheck screening?

Answer 29

The more deprivation (including lower education and household crowding) one suffers, the less likely they are to complete the B4SchoolCheck. Deprivation factors contribute independently, which means the more deprivation factors a child suffers, the less likely they are to finish their check.

Question 30

Are SDGs important?

Answer 30

SDGs are very important, different countries and sectors are interacting with them in different ways. The university use SDGs to rank their impact locally and globally. Many research areas correspond to SDGs

Question 31

Why are there inequities in outcomes?

Answer 31

Because there is inequities in opportunities. Everyone has a different starting position in life and that means some people are more privileged than others, some people will have access to education, healthcare and have great social connections which makes it easier for them to do well in society compared to someone that doesn’t.