Description
Researchers and policymakers rely on timely, granular data to enhance the impact of analysis underlying policies to support development. The emergence of social media presents new opportunities for real-time data, but can it be harnessed for sustainable development? Join a panel of experts in a discussion of the findings from the Special Supplement of Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2022 on Natural Language Processing of social media text and the novel opportunities of social media analytics for supporting development practice.
Objectives
Webinar attendees will have the chance to engage with the speakers and:
- Learn about innovative approaches and advanced techniques to leverage social media data for development.
- Explore novel paths and opportunities to access and utilize user-generated content for policymaking and research.
- Discuss the potentials and future implications of social media data and analytics for sustainable development.
How to register
Registration is closed.
Resource speakers
Webinar host and moderator
Daniel Boller
Statistician (Data Science)
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
ADB
Presenter
Charibeth Cheng
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
College of Computer Studies
De La Salle University
Panelists
Josefina Almeda
Executive Director III
Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute
Sherwin Ona
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science and Development Studies
De La Salle University
Tobias Schlager
Professor
Department of Marketing
HEC Lausanne
Stephen Wan
Senior Research Scientist and Team Lead
Language and Social Computing Team
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization