Forecasting for Social Good

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Bahman Rostami-Tabar <br>
Inaugural Chair of F4SG section, International Institute of Forecasters

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## IIF-Forecasting for Social Good Committee

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## [www.f4sg.org](www.f4sg.org)

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### F4SG Research Grant

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The grant can be used for:
- Research capability building in developing countries.
- Collaborative research activity on forecasting for social good.
- Promote the use of forecasting for social good in practice.

Lead applicant must be a researcher based on a .remember[low or lower-middle] income country.

**Amount of grant: US$ 5,000**

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## Democratising Forecasting

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- An initiative to educate people about forecasting in low/middle income countries

- Delivered 8 training in 7 countries since 2018
    - Paused due to Covid-19 travel restrictions

- Six workshops will be delivered in Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda and Malawi in 2023
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## F4SG Research Network

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- Forecasting for Social Good Hackathon

- Learning Labs focusing on methodologies

- Ethic, Bias & Fairness
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## Forecasting Book Club

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## Community Engagement

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- Engage with the public

- Create a forecasting game to play in schools & colleges
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## F4SG Workshop

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## Get in touch

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