Towards a New Equality of Place: Leveraging Geospatial Data for Policy Impact

This was the launch of the Mapineq Link - Interactive Database and Dashboard on October 7, 2024, a hybrid event at the WZB in Berlin.
This cutting-edge online mapping tool highlights local-level inequality indicators, pinpointing areas in need of targeted support. Developed by the Mapineq team at the Universities of Groningen and Oxford, the tool enables policymakers to visually understand, explore and foster equal living conditions at the local level more precisely than ever before. It uses multiple data sources, including geo-located socioeconomic, environmental, infrastructure and health indicators from governmental, commercial and unconventional channels, to provide a comprehensive view of inequality.
Speakers:
Melinda Mills, Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Professor of Demography and Population Health at Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford, and Founder of Data4Science. She is also a Professor of Data Science & Public Health Policy, Department of Economics, Econometrics & Finance at the University of Groningen & Department of Genetics, UMCG, the Netherlands.
Douglas Leasure, Senior Researcher and Data Scientist at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, University of Oxford.
Bastian Alm, Head of Division Regional Economic and Structural Policy, Joint Scheme for the Improvement of Regional Economic Structures, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
Nicola Brandt, Head of OECD Berlin Center.
Paul Gellert, Co-Director of the Einstein Center Population Diversity and Associate Professor at the Institute of Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation Science, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.