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Monday, January 27, 2025

Questions for places and about data

Questions for places and about data
  1. What country/region and why is it interesting?
  2. Why is my <country/region> an important location?
  3. Why makes this <country/region> a good destination?
  4. What criteria make a <country/region> attractive?

What Factors? (01)
What Factors? (02)


Looking for primary empirical data sources 
  1. Locate a <country/state/region/city> statistical office? 
  2. Can you find county data for human social indicators?
  3. Is there data on traded services, technology, software and digital industry sectors?
  4. Perhaps you can find ICT business activity data, perhaps from a sector/trade organisation?
  5. Can you break out ITO or BPO activity data? 
  6. Are NGOs or other organisations active in offering digital services (impact sourcing)? 
  7. Have scholarly reports addressed sourcing activity, perhaps social impact?