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done using protégé, an open-source platform
developed by Stanford University. Because of the
complicated nature of the system, Peg’s infrastructure was stored and maintained on servers
hosted by the web developer, and regular troubleshooting was needed to keep the CIS online.
Looking back, while appropriate for its time,
the overall system was expensive and timeconsuming to develop. The complexity of the
technology increased overall annual project costs
with expenses related to maintenance, troubleshooting, and technology updates.
By 2016, the technology used to run several
key elements of the site became obsolete to the
point that the website’s front end became unusable. This required an update to the front-end
design. As a result, the original indicator wheel
(Fig. 8.1) was replaced by an updated tile format
(Fig. 8.2) in 2017. This temporarily resolved
issues posed by the obsolete Flash plugin. Further
technology upgrades became necessary when the
Flash-based platform used to develop the graphs
was no longer accessible, thereby making data
updates impossible.
Impact-Inspiring Action
Peg’s tagline, “Tracking Progress, Inspiring
Action,” speaks to the team’s ambition to implement positive change in the community through
data. Peg aims to inspire action by informing,
educating, engaging, and collaborating with
organizations, decision-makers, and community
members.
Peg has been used as a tool to support the
work of a number of initiatives within various
sectors including: community development,
health, education, and government. For example,
three key indicators were used to develop the
case for support for the For Every Family initiative. This is a government and community partnership to enhance accessibility and programming
at 24 family resource centers throughout
Winnipeg. Secondly, the 2016 Peg Our City
report on health equity (a collaboration between
Peg and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
(WRHA)) has provided the WRHA with educational materials to discuss issues of poverty, inequity, and the social determinants of health with
local health staff, in order to promote better
Fig. 8.1 Front end of Peg 1.0 version 1
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done using protégé, an open-source platform
developed by Stanford University. Because of the
complicated nature of the system, Peg’s infrastructure was stored and maintained on servers
hosted by the web developer, and regular troubleshooting was needed to keep the CIS online.
Looking back, while appropriate for its time,
the overall system was expensive and timeconsuming to develop. The complexity of the
technology increased overall annual project costs
with expenses related to maintenance, troubleshooting, and technology updates.
By 2016, the technology used to run several
key elements of the site became obsolete to the
point that the website’s front end became unusable. This required an update to the front-end
design. As a result, the original indicator wheel
(Fig. 8.1) was replaced by an updated tile format
(Fig. 8.2) in 2017. This temporarily resolved
issues posed by the obsolete Flash plugin. Further
technology upgrades became necessary when the
Flash-based platform used to develop the graphs
was no longer accessible, thereby making data
updates impossible.
Impact-Inspiring Action
Peg’s tagline, “Tracking Progress, Inspiring
Action,” speaks to the team’s ambition to implement positive change in the community through
data. Peg aims to inspire action by informing,
educating, engaging, and collaborating with
organizations, decision-makers, and community
members.
Peg has been used as a tool to support the
work of a number of initiatives within various
sectors including: community development,
health, education, and government. For example,
three key indicators were used to develop the
case for support for the For Every Family initiative. This is a government and community partnership to enhance accessibility and programming
at 24 family resource centers throughout
Winnipeg. Secondly, the 2016 Peg Our City
report on health equity (a collaboration between
Peg and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
(WRHA)) has provided the WRHA with educational materials to discuss issues of poverty, inequity, and the social determinants of health with
local health staff, in order to promote better
Fig. 8.1 Front end of Peg 1.0 version 1
8 Data for Good for All: Enabling All Communities to Track Progress Toward SDG Implementation