Team Name:
Hunter Gatherers
Team Members:
Hunter Gatherers
Gather was inspired by the social connection domain in the ACT’s Wellbeing Framework, our work in this domain could make a difference by examining data around both social connection and how it improves wellbeing.
Gather is an app informed by research and aims to:
- improve social connection of individuals
- validate and contribute to "action research" with the ACT's Wellbeing Framework
- provide community groups and government bodies with data for improving their community events.
Gather was inspired by the social connection domain in the ACT’s Wellbeing Framework, our work in this domain could make a difference by examining data around both social connection and how it improves wellbeing.
Gather is an app informed by research and aims to:
- improve social connection of individuals
- validate and contribute to "action research" with the ACT's Wellbeing Framework
- provide community groups and government bodies with data for improving their community events.
ACT Wellbeing Framework
https://www.act.gov.au/_data/assets/pdffile/0004/1498198/ACT-wellbeing-framework.pdf
We looked at some databases and studies to understand social connection and civic participation and how it might relate to health and wellbeing.
Social Determinants of Health (WHO)
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/69832/WHOIERCSDH08.1eng.pdf?sequence=1
Key Volunteering Statistics
https://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/resources
Voter Turnout. 2016
https://www.aec.gov.au/About_AEC/research/files/voter-turnout-2016.pdf
Australian Welfare 2023
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-welfare/australias-welfare-2023-data-insights/data
Wellbeing measures dashboard
https://www.data.act.gov.au/People-and-Society/All-Wellbeing-Measures/b5kg-deh8/data_preview
Mapping Social Cohesion
https://scanloninstitute.org.au/mapping-social-cohesion-2021/
Loneliness and social connectedness in Australia
https://bcec.edu.au/assets/2021/11/139532BCEC-Stronger-Together-reportWEB.pdf
Internet event databases were used to populate the events part of the app.
Launceston City Events
https://www.launceston.tas.gov.au/Upcoming-Events
Accessiblilty Map of Launceston
https://www.launceston.tas.gov.au/Community/Accessibility#/map
Launceston Central - guide to community
https://launcestoncentral.com.au
Launceston Community Directory
https://www.mycommunitydirectory.com.au/Tasmania/Launceston/Community_Clubs___Interest_Groups](https://www.mycommunitydirectory.com.au/Tasmania/Launceston/Community_Clubs___Interest_Groups)
ABS Cultural and Creative Activities
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/people-and-communities/cultural-and-creative-activities/latest-release
The data collected was determined by the information collected in the ACT Living Well survey
ACT Living Well survey 2020 and 2021
https://www.regionalwellbeing.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Living-well-in-the-ACT-region2022.pdf
Description of Use Data used as theoritical underpinnings for the evidence base to show connection between civic participation, social connection, and wellbeing.
Description of Use Data used to provide theoretical underpinnings and evidence base connecting civic participation to social connectedness and wellbeing
Description of Use These groups would be invited to utilise the app to advertise their events, widening the reach of community engagement with the app.
Description of Use Data scraped to provide event listings for app from private entities.
Description of Use Data scraped from local government website to add to app to build events list on app
Description of Use Map has been used to provide accessibility information for event sites utilised within app
Description of Use Provides theoretical underpinnings to correlations between social exclusion and reduced engagement in voting, a civic activity, providing justification for the development of the app
Description of Use Provides theoretical underpinning of concepts linking social inclusion and political participation, providing justification for the development of the app
Description of Use Provided scaffolding of app questions and allowed for development of local area using existing framework.
Description of Use Provided national figures for loneliness.
Description of Use Provides baseline for comparing local government statistics to other areas.
Description of Use Provides a point of reference from one community as a start point for development.
Description of Use Provided broader detail to allow for generalisability of domains in application of framework beyond ACT.
Description of Use Underpins the Gather App framework.
#Civic Participation
Eligibility: Open to everyone. Submissions should use at least one government data source.
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#Exploring new ways to look at societal wellbeing
Eligibility: No restrictions. Participants can be from any jurisdiction and are encouraged to be creative and use any legal datasets in applying the wellbeing framework.
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