OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF GLOBALSTAT
ABOUT THE PROJECT Statistics play an increasingly vital role in many domains of our political and societal life. Therefore, easy access to data is decisive, especially in times in which sources of information multiply at a speed hardly traceable by the individual. GlobalStat takes up this need to provide easy access to publicly available information on developments in a globalised world. GlobalStat improves the clarity, transparency and pace with which statistical data can be accessed as relevant and independent sources of information. It offers statistical information on 193 UN member states from 1960 onwards collected from a broad range of international sources. It focuses on multiple aspects of the performance of nations and adopts a ‘beyond GDP’ approach to the collection of data. As the gateway to developments in a globalised world its ultimate aim is to provide information about the way human beings live, the freedoms they enjoy and the limitations they face.
OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF GLOBALSTAT 7TH MAY 2015 Badia Fiesolana, Refettorio 18.00 – 19.15 SPEAKERS: Brigid Laffan
Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and Director of the Global Governance Programme, EUI
Miguel Poiares Maduro
Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and for Regional Development of Portugal
Anthony Teasdale
Director-General of the European Parliamentary Research Service, European Parliament
Pedro MagalhĂŁes
Scientific Director of the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation
Gaby Umbach
Director of GlobalStat, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI
The launch events take place within the framework of the
LEARN MORE... EXPLORE GLOBALSTAT! MEET THE TEAM AND TEST GLOBALSTAT YOURSELF! 8TH MAY 2015 Palazzo Vecchio, Sala Incontri 9.00 – 15.00
PRESS CONFERENCE 8TH MAY 2015 Palazzo Vecchio, Sala Incontri 16.30 – 17.15 SPEAKERS: José Soares dos Santos
on behalf of the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation
Brigid Laffan
Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and Director of the Global Governance Programme, EUI
Nuno Garoupa
President of the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation
Gaby Umbach
Director of GlobalStat, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI
PROJECT TEAM Project Director: Gaby Umbach Research Associates: Laura Bartolini Caterina Francesca Guidi Luca Mancini Laura Puccio MartiĂąo Rubal Maseda Project Coordinator, Production: Joana Lopes Martins Production: Rui Pimentel Susana Norton
GlobalStat combines the expertise of the European University Institute’s Global Governance Programme (GGP) and the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation. It is based on the broad range of GGP research on global governance and on the FFMS widely recognised experience in developing online statistical databases (PORDATA, POP and Conhecer a Crise).
CONTACTS European University Institute Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Via delle Fontanelle 18, 50014 San Domenico di Fiesole Firenze, Italy globalstat@eui.eu www.eui.eu Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation Largo Monterroio Mascarenhas, n. 1, piso 8 1099-081 Lisboa, Portugal globalstat@ffms.pt www.ffms.pt GlobalStat is a public information tool for users around the world. All data and metadata are accessible free of charge for personal information purposes and research. www.globalstat.eu Copyright © European University Institute and Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos.