Knowledge Sharing Network, S.L.

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Year the company was founded: 2015

Company web page: https://www.ksnet.eu/

KSNET (Knowledge Sharing Network S.L) is a company dedicated to the transfer of knowledge that aims to improve programmes and policies with both a social and economic impact. That is why they accompany their clients throughout the process of creating these programmes, from the diagnosis, design and implementation phase to the evaluation of the results and impact achieved, also providing a vision of the future based on proposals for improvement.

Main products and services:

Data management and Big Data: They help their clients to efficiently manage the available data so that they can make informed decisions. To this end, they design, exploit and visualise databases.
Tools for the design of evidence-based policies: they advise and accompany organisations in the design of policies based on scientific evidence on what works and what does not work based on the problem to be mitigated and the social and territorial context.
Evaluation of public policies and social experimentation: They evaluate public and social policies and programmes using both quantitative and qualitative techniques, with the aim of improving the effectiveness and efficiency of companies, public administration and the third sector.
Socio-economic reporting: They carry out descriptive analyses and economic and social reports. In addition, based on existing scientific evidence and social experimentation, they advise on the design and implementation of policies and programmes.
Support for scientific dissemination: they advise on the organisation of events such as workshops or conferences, as well as on the publication of materials aimed at disseminating and debating issues related to the field of economics and public policy.

Key to success:

Son un equipo muy motivado de diferentes perfiles, con gran experiencia en la investigación académica y en habilidades analíticas, en especial cuantitativas. Realizan proyectos de alto nivel, de gran calidad y con gran impacto que permiten a las organizaciones realizar los cambios deseados.

Data used:

One of KSNET's main raw materials is data and, in particular, open data. They work with microdata from the main surveys carried out by the INE: Living Conditions Survey (LCS), Economically Active Population Survey (EAPS), Household Budget Survey (HBS), Spanish National Health Survey (ENSE), Continuous Household Survey (ECH) or the Survey on ICT Equipment and Use in Households. In addition, they also use microdata from other institutions such as PISA and PIAAC of the OECD, The Global Findex Database of the World Bank, or the Continuous Sample of Working Lives (upon request and approval), among many others.

They not only work with microdata, but also with statistics and aggregate data, such as the INE continuous census, SEPE and Social Security statistics, data from international organisations such as Eurostat, the World Bank, the OECD and the IMF. In addition, they are a user of open data from the portals of public administrations at national, regional and local level, such as datos.gob.es, Comunidad de Madrid, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Generalitat de Catalunya or Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, among many others.

They also work with the private data provided by their clients in order to carry out their work efficiently. And, if they do not have the necessary information, they design surveys, interviews or discussion groups with academic methodologies to obtain primary data.

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Company size:

11-50 employees

Headquarters:

Barcelona

Offices in:

Barcelona

Customers:

KSNET's clients are very varied: public administration, third sector entities, private foundations and companies. Some examples: Generalitat de Catalunya, Fundación La Caixa, Save the Children, ACYR Servicios, Oxfam Intermón, Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Junta de Andalucía, OECD, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Comunidad de Madrid, PPMI, Diputació de Barcelona, Ajuntament de Reus, ILO, AMB, Unicef, Esade, Ajuntament de Cardedeu, Plataforma Tercer Sector, Ecorys, Dincat, Conca, La Marina de València, Consorci del Moianès, Consell Comarcal del Moianès, MutualMédica, Ajuntament de L'Hospitalet, Fundació Jaume Bofill, Observatorio de las Ideas, Bosch i Gimpera, Fundació Carles Pi i Sunyer, ivàlua, Círculo de Empresarios, RBA Libros, SOC-Servei d'Ocupació de Catalunya, among many others.

Marketing model:

They carry out their research and advisory services through reports or other formats that are tailored to the client's needs. Whenever the client allows it, the reports are uploaded on their website (https://www.ksnet.eu/informes/). They have a section called ImpactNET (https://www.ksnet.eu/impactnet/) where they bring together all their open dissemination work.They are a highly motivated team of different profiles, with extensive experience in academic research and analytical skills, especially quantitative. They carry out high level, high quality and high impact projects that enable organisations to make the desired changes.