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Solutions Engaged
Objective
Compare HDI values for the Torres Strait Region with the rest of Australia and identify service and infrastructure gaps underlying the disparity.
Method
Developed a method to calculate the UN Human Development Index values for all Australian LGAs and used this as the monitoring framework to evaluate the gap between service supply and demand for the Torres Strait Region. This is being used to advocate for greater investment in transport, telecommunications and other services.
Solution
The UN Human Development Index compiles data on life expectancy, education and income to compute a comparative index of development for countries. The Geografia team developed a method to deply this at LGA level, and then match Autsralian LGAs with countries at the same HDI level. We found that the Torres Strait Region was on par with the lesser developed parts of the Pacific Islands.
Following on from this, a set of methods were deployed to determine the critical supply gaps in infrastructure. This included root cause analysis, interviews with regional stakeholders and network analysis to pinpoing the underlying causes of the lower development levels.
The results are being used to advocate for increased investment in critical infrastructure to bring it more in line with the rest of Regional Australia.
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