We have been working on two main subjects: (1) international and interdisciplinary collaboration for quality of life (QoL) research; and (2) computer-based technology and infrastructure assisting (1). This type of computer-supported cooperative work in the social sciences has been termed eHumanities or eSocial Science.
QoL or human well-being research has gained momentum after the representatives of the European Commission, the OECD, the UN, the UNDP, and the World Bank made the Istanbul Declaration in 2007 to undertake the measurement of societal progress in each country. In the context of QoL or human well-being research and measurement, one of the most influential concepts is the capability approach (CA). Yet, the operationalization of the CA has long been one of the serious challenges faced by social scientists. As regards to this issue, we argue that modern technology has the potential to provide ample tools for enhancing the measurement of human well-being, and facilitating large-scale collaborative research on the QoL.
We have developed a methodology, procedures, and tools based on the new technologies developed for both governmental and intergovernmental (OECD) sponsored assessments and that are ready to be used for QoL analysis. We propose a viable alternative for facilitating international and interdisciplinary research collaboration to develop a methodology and a dashboard of indicators to monitor the progress of human well-being over the years and to formalize its multidimensional measure for international comparisons.
The tools are brought together in a platform which relies on three important components. The first one is a generic system for shaping, storing, and sharing knowledge, named Generis that has been adapted and used to create a research framework. The second part is TAO, a fully-fledged and flexible computer-based assessment system built on top of Generis. Finally, a multilingual portal developed with the Content Management System (CMS) Drupal integrates all the functions offered. The first two have been developed in Luxembourg and all three are open source. We use Generis on the Internet to collectively model social phenomena (e.g., well-being) and TAO for measurements and computer-assisted forms of data collection. Today the platform TAO has been used for a variety of purposes. It has been used for national school monitoring (e.g., in Germany and Luxembourg), dental school (e.g., Sweden) and intergovernmental (OECD) sponsored assessments such as PIAAC 2011, PISA 2012 (in 66 countries) and PISA 2015 (+70 countries).
In short, compared to other tools and technologies, we have three distinct characteristics. First, we are open source and distributed (multi-lingual and multi-cultural, good accountability and security). Second, we are ontology-based. Third, we focus on eHumanities or eSocial Science. We hope to build a consortium to advance this open source initiative.
* TAO is the French acronym for “Testing Assisté par Ordinateur” or “Computer-Assisted Testing” in English.
Okinawa 2 (I love Okinawa)
I visited Okinawa last month. Okinawa hosts 74 % of the U.S. bases on 0.6 % of the land. Despite overwhelming opposition, the Japanese government is taking the lead in efforts to build a new U.S. military base in Henoko Bay, emphasizing the deterrence value of the U.S. bases in Japan. Our policy makers want to proceed with the construction "shuku shuku to (calmly and solemnly)."
It is shockingly mindless and undemocratic to disregard the Okinawans' will. Here are some of useful websites on anti-U.S. base acitivities and protests (see the Japanese version – four of eleven sites are in English).
- 辺野古(新基地阻止)基金
- [[http:tamutamu2011.kuronowish.com/sosikikin.htm|Tamu Tamu @ Kuro no wish]]
- 辺野古への土砂搬出反対 協議会が発足
(辺野古に埋め立てる土砂が足りず、多府県からけずって運搬する。すべては米軍のために ― なんとも馬鹿げている)
- [[http:www.okinawatimes.co.jp/article.php?id=117820|Okinawa Times Journal]]
- 映画が描く沖縄基地問題と日本の選択
- [[http:www.videonews.com/marugeki-talk/738/|Video News]]
- 『戦場ぬ止み(いくさばぬとぅどぅみ)』劇場予告編
- [[http:www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo4nzhwdlx0|Youtube video]]
- 三上智恵監督インタビュー
- [[http:rooftop.cc/interview/150523185939.php?page=3|Rooftop News]]
- New Wave to Hope宮島玲子さんらの活動
- [[http:ja-jp.facebook.com/New.Wave.to.HOPE.okinawa|Facebook Japan News]]
- 米軍基地はもういらない〜辺野古の海を守る人々
- [[http:www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYRhHcaof6w|Youtube video]]
- チョムスキー氏「反基地に奮闘する県民、県政を強く支持」
- [[http:ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-243527-storytopic-3.html|Ryukyu Shimpo Journal]]
- "All Japan" versus "All Okinawa" - Abe Shinzo's Military-Firstism 「オール・ジャパン」対「オール沖縄」 安倍晋三の軍事最優先主義
- [[http:japanfocus.org/-Gavan-McCormack/4299/article.html|Japan Focus Journal]]
- Economics of U.S. base redevelopment sway Okinawa mindset
- [[http:www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/05/17/national/politics-diplomacy/economics-u-s-base-redevelopment-sway-okinawa-mindset/#.VWg8NFIppf6|Japan Times Journal]]
- Looking at Flaws in the Henoko Landfill Permit Process from the Standpoint of the Right to Self-determination
- [[http:japanfocus.org/events/view/250|Japan Focus Journal]]
eResearch: Strategies to model and monitor human development
Cette présentation, "eResearch: Strategies to model and monitor human development", a été faite par Sachié Mizohata de l'Université Paris Descartes et Raynald Jadoul du Centre de Recherche Public Henri Tudor au groupe de travail intitulé “Twenty Years of Human Development: The past and the future of the Human Development Index.” Ce workshop s'est tenu sous les auspices conjoints du Von Hugel Institute, du Capability and Sustainability Network de l'Univertité de Cambridge et du Programme de Développement des Nations Unies (UNDP)/Bureau du Rapport de Développement Humain (HDRO) à l'Université de Cambridge, les 28-29 Janvier 2010.
http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2010/events/Résumé
Les notions de qualité de vie et de bien-être humain sont très contestées et leurs définitions ne font pas l'unanimité. Alors que l'AC est saluée comme un nouveau regard en la matière, les chercheurs ont montré que les défis liés à l'opérationalisation de cette nouvelle approche sont nombreux. Nous démontrons comment nous avons utilisé une approche novatrice orientée vers les technologies de l'information et de la communication, appelée eResearch qui alimentée par des modèles adéquats et supportée par des structures organisationnelles inspirées des enquête à très grande échelle tels PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) et PIAAC (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies), peut surmonter bien des obstacles inhérents à l'évaluation des capabilités et du bien-être. En ce sens, ce document peut apporter une contribution méthodologique majeure en ce domaine. Sur base du même modèle que PISA et PIAAC et utilisant leurs paramètres d'organisation, nous suggérons qu'une entreprise collective à grande échelle devrait rallier tous les infrastructures multinationales et nationales matures tels que les l'ONU, l'OCDE, les institutions nationales, les ONG, etc., pour former un consortium sous la supervision conjointe du Programme de Développement des Nations Unies et de l'OCDE afin de mettre en place un projet d'évaluation du développement humain. Ce projet pourrait être nommé PIHDA (Programme for the International Human Development Assessment).See the whole presentation...
[2011-11-14 Japan Focus Journal] Amartya Sen's Capability Approach, Democratic Governance and Japan’s Fukushima Disaster - アマルティア・センのケイパビリティ・アプローチ、民主政と福島の大惨事 (Mizohata, S)
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