📅 2023-05-30 — Session: Collaborative Project Labeling and Economic Impact Analysis

🕒 08:15–08:50
🏷️ Labels: Project Management, Machine Learning, Economic Impact, Job Creation, International Development
📂 Project: Business
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal: The session aimed to collaborate on project labeling for a machine learning dataset and reflect on the economic impact of various international development projects.

Key Activities:

  • Collaborated with Eric and Liwen to manually review and label development projects related to social stability using the AidData database.
  • Reviewed World Bank investment projects, focusing on job creation components in sectors like renewable energy and health.
  • Analyzed Chinese government-funded projects, assessing their contributions to job creation and economic activities.
  • Compiled a guide on the economic impacts of different project types, emphasizing infrastructure, training programs, and grants.
  • Categorized initiatives into job-creating and non-job-creating, discussing their economic impacts.

Achievements:

  • Successfully outlined a collaborative workflow for project labeling.
  • Gained insights into the job creation potential of various international development projects.
  • Developed a comprehensive guide on economic impact analysis.

Pending Tasks:

  • Further refinement of project labeling criteria to enhance dataset quality.
  • Continued monitoring of economic impact from ongoing projects to update analysis.