http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/podcasts/conf2006.xml A podcast of the ESDS International Annual Conference 2006 held on Monday 27 November 2006 at The Institute of Materials, 1 Carlton House Terrace, London, UK. This was a one-day conference presented research being carried out using international data and provided an opportunity for researchers and data providers to meet and share their ideas on issues relating to international data research. Information and slides available from http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/news/conf2006.asp en-gb Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:30:00 GMT http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/01keithcole.mp3 http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/#podcast-01 A brief introduction to the day and the ESDS service from Keith Cole (8.2 MB). Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:31:00 GMT http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/02markbarrett.mp3 http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/#podcast-02 Introduction to energy and environment modelling and use of databases for developing energy and environment policy (20.5 MB). Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:32:00 GMT http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/04ednasolomon.mp3 http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/#podcast-03 This talk investigates how the combination of three host country factors: the level of human capital, the level of financial development and the level of institutional quality affects the relationship between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and economic growth (18.9 MB). Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:33:00 GMT http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/05MiltonHugoSalasMartinez.mp3 http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/#podcast-04 Globalisation and greater trade openness worldwide in the last two decades have led to massive increases in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Multinational Corporations (MNCs) (19.9 MB). Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:34:00 GMT http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/06CeliaPosters.mp3 http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/#podcast-05 An introduction to the posters sessions at this years conference. The poster sessions included: 'Structural Adjustment, Development and Democracy', Mark Brawley and Nicole Baerg, McGill University and ESDS International, University of Manchester; Intute: Social Sciences, Stuart Macdonald, EDINA National Data Cantre, University of Edinburgh; The University Information System RUSSIA, Oleg Karasev, Moscow State University; ESDS International, Celia Russell and Karen Dennison, University of Manchester and UK Data Archive, University of Essex; Linking Micro and Macro data, Peter Whitton, MIMAS, University of Manchester; MIMAS, Anne McCombe, University of Manchester; Counting People In: Measuring Participation in Higher Education by Developing Equity Scorecards, Professor Louise Morley, Dr Fiona Leach and Rosemary Lugg, School of Education, University of Sussex; ESRC Society Today, Cormac Connolly (5.2 MB). Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:35:00 GMT http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/07CathyWright.mp3 http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/#podcast-06 This paper discusses the experience of the International Monetary Fund’s Statistics Department as it attempts to move, somewhat belatedly, from a focus on the preparation and dissemination of print publications to a focus on the release of its statistics via a web-based, on-line environment (22.8 MB). Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:36:00 GMT http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/08LawrenceJeffreyJohnson.mp3 http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/#podcast-07 The collection of reports and databases developed by the Team provides evidence to support the fact that global economic growth is increasingly failing to translate into decent and productive employment that lead to a reduction in poverty. Within this global trend, different regions show mixed results in terms of job creation, productivity results, wage improvements and poverty reduction. The key message is that up to now job and income security for the world's workers has been an afterthought in global development. Globalization has so far not led to the creation of sufficient and sustainable decent employment opportunities around the world. That has to change, and many leaders are increasingly aware of the need to make decent work for all a central plank of all economic and social policies (19.9 MB). Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:37:00 GMT http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/09ValentinaKalk.mp3 http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/#podcast-08 In this session, Valentina Kalk from the World Bank will describe the Bank's work with statistics, including an overview of the Bank's main databases, how data are collecteded, normalized and disseminated, and how they are used within and outside the Bank; also, how the Bank collaborates with other development organizations and national governments to develop sound practices in statistics (21.9 MB). Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:38:00 GMT http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/10PanelDiscussion.mp3 http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/audio/#podcast-09 A panel session with questions from the conference delegates (27.3 MB). Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:39:00 GMT