XYZ is a pilot initiative combining research, open data, practical training, and public engagement to better understand and address digital-access gaps in underserved communities across Lebanon.
Project
XYZ
A pilot initiative to close the digital access gap in underserved communities, combining baseline research, local training and public data indicators.
Objectives
- Measure digital access gaps affecting underserved communities in Lebanon.
- Build practical data-literacy skills among local participants and partner organizations.
- Make reliable digital-access evidence easier for the public and decision-makers to understand and use.
- Demonstrate an integrated project model connecting research, data, learning, events, and public communication.
Activities
- Conduct baseline research and analyze household internet-access indicators.
- Maintain and publish a harmonized digital-access dataset and related indicator pages.
- Deliver a data-literacy workshop series for community participants and partners.
- Share findings through insights, publications, media coverage, and a public launch event.
Key deliverables
- A baseline research report and phase-one summary brief.
- A harmonized digital-access dataset and household internet-access indicator.
- A data-literacy workshop series and public launch event.
- Supporting insights, news, and media materials that communicate the findings.
Outcomes
- A clearer evidence base on digital access and inequality in Lebanon.
- Improved ability among participants to understand and use public-interest data.
- Greater public visibility of digital-access challenges and possible responses.
- A reusable model for connecting Mouasher projects with their research, data, events, and communications.
Prepared byMouasher data team
Outputs
What this project produced
Studies
1XYZ Project: Baseline Research Report
Baseline study establishing indicators tracked throughout the XYZ project.
Training
1XYZ Project: Data Literacy Workshop Series
A training series delivered as part of the XYZ project to build local data literacy.
Events
1XYZ Project: Public Launch Event
Public launch of the XYZ project findings, open to media and policymakers.
Publications
2XYZ Project: Phase One Summary Brief
A policy brief summarising the XYZ project's first-phase results for a general audience.
XYZ Project: Baseline Research Report
Baseline study establishing indicators tracked throughout the XYZ project.
Indicators
1XYZ Project: Household Internet Access Rate
XYZ Project: Household Internet Access Rate is a public indicator presenting clear, verified information for researchers, practitioners, and evidence-based decision-makers…
Insights
3XYZ Project: Early Findings on Digital Access
A first look at what the XYZ project data is telling us about digital access gaps.
Why per-capita numbers matter more than totals
A short explainer on why dividing by population changes the story almost every time.
XYZ Project: Early Findings on Digital Access
A first look at what the XYZ project data is telling us about digital access gaps.
Data resources
1Lebanon Digital Access Indicators, 2018-2025
A harmonized dataset tracking internet use, household connectivity and the urban-rural access gap in Lebanon.
News
1Mouasher joins regional open-data network
Mouasher has joined a regional network of open-data initiatives to strengthen cross-border indicator collaboration.
Media
1Data Storytelling Bootcamp: Session Highlights
A documented selection of moments and lessons from the newsroom data-storytelling bootcamp.