Meet. Learn. Connect: Join an Open Data Research Project for Good

Welcome to the first Meetup of the Open Data for Good: Meet. Learn. Connect. group.

WikiRate is an open data platform powered by a community that believes its impact is unstoppable. The community's research helps organizations and initiatives to hold companies accountable for their effects on communities and the environment.

About the event

Meet three organizations innovating how companies are held accountable with open data research and join their projects on WikiRate.

Learn how to contribute to the projects and gain new skills in open data research.

Connect with the project leads and other community members continuously after this event.

Meet the project leads and understand their research

Vanessa from Eticonsum:

"Contribute to creating a sustainability ranking of the Spanish banking sector. Help collect data on the most important Spanish banks' environmental, social, and governance performance data."

Chris from Green Web Foundation:

"Research companies' progress towards net-zero - help build the evidence base we need for better law on climate action."

Léonard from Le Basic:

"Help collect data and map inequalities of the largest companies listed on the French Stock exchanges." (Note: Research requires French)

Learn new skills
At the event, we'll introduce WikiRate's open data platform and the system for defining metrics and collecting data for the projects.
Learning materials and follow-up meetings will help you learn new skills, practice them, and troubleshoot problems.

Connect with the community
At regular follow-up events online, you can discuss how the research is going with the organizations, other data contributors, and the WikiRate team.

FAQs

How does it work?

Sign up for one of our “Meet. Learn. Connect” events. There you’ll meet the project leaders, choose one of the projects you’d like to help make a positive impact, and learn how to collect and add company data to the research project.

You’ll also connect with other data contributors who you’ll be collaborating with.

Do I need any experience?

No. The WikiRate team will show you everything you need to know.

Will I be supported?

Yes. You can attend frequent troubleshooting sessions to get support and resolve any problems.

What do I need?

A can-do attitude and a laptop.