News and Events archive 2019

JRC Week on Composite Indicators and Scoreboards 2019

29 Jul 2019

On November 4-8, the JRC Week on Composite Indicators and Scoreboards will bring together academics, policy makers, data and policy analysts with a common interest in multidimensional indicator frameworks to inform policy making.

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Commission launches new edition of the Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor 2019

8 Oct 2019

On 08 October 2019, the European Commission released the second edition of its Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor, a tool designed to benchmark and boost the creative and cultural potential of European cities, which is vital to driving economic growth and social cohesion.

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Behind the numbers:JRC audits two major indexes related to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

8 Jul 2019

With the growing momentum towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and ahead of the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York, two international indexes measuring progress on sustainable development issues were launched in June 2019: the Sustainable Development Goals Index and Dashboards (SDG Index) and the EM2030 Sustainable Development Goals Gender Index (SDG Gender Index).

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Asia-Europe Sustainable Connectivity Scientific Conference (AESCON)

27 Jun 2019

AESCON is the first scientific conference on Asia-Europe Sustainable Connectivity, bringing together researchers and policy analysts working in the field of international connectivity, globalisation and their impacts on sustainable development, with a particular focus on Asia-Europe connections.

 

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Launch of the Regional Gender Equality Monitor

6 Mar 2019

In the occasion of the International Women's Day, DG JRC in collaboration with DG REGIO launched the Regional Gender Equality Monitor, which assesses the level of disadvantage and achievements of women in EU regions. The Monitor in based on two indices. The Female Disadvantage Index measures the difference between the performance of men and women in all EU regions. The Female Achievement Index measures the level of achievement women in a region compared to the region with best performing women.

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