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Online Dissemination of Philippine MDGs Candido J. Astrologo , Jr. OIC Director , National Statistical Information Center National Statistical Coordination Board Presented during the 2007 International Conference on the MDG Statistics 1- 3 October 2007 Manila, Philippines.
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Online Dissemination of Philippine MDGs Candido J. Astrologo, Jr. OIC Director, National Statistical Information Center National Statistical Coordination Board Presented during the 2007 International Conference on the MDG Statistics 1- 3 October 2007 Manila, Philippines
Outline of Presentation Introduction The NSCB Statistical Information System The NSCB Website The i-MDGs Web Future Directions
Introduction • The Philippine Statistical System • A decentralized system comprising of a policy-making and coordinating body, data producers, users, research and training institutions and data providers • The National Statistical Coordination Board • Policy-making and coordinating body on statistical matters in the Philippines • The National Statistical Information Center • A one-stop shop of statistical products and services
The NSCB Statistical Information System • Sectoral Statistics: data and metadata • UN ECE Classification of Statistical Activities Health Education Poverty MDGH1, MDGH2,… MDGE1, MDGE2,… MDGP1, MDGP2,… MDGs (data and metadata)
The NSCB Website • Portal • A portal for statistics generated by the NSCB and other PSS agencies: data and metadata, classification systems, official concepts and definitions for statistical purposes • News Channel • Press releases and announcements on the latest news on statistical developments in the country • Statistical Analysis • Factsheets, statistics trivia
The i-MDGs Web • Interactive MDGs Web • Integrated with the NSCB Website • Portal for the dissemination of Philippine MDG statistics • Contents • MDG Watch • Core indicators • Data series and metadata • FAQs • Articles on Philippine MDGs • Links to MDG-related sites
The i-MDGs Web Interactive MDGs Web
The i-MDGs Web • Schema • Windows Internet Information Service • PC-Axis suite of software • PX-Web (web-based databases) • PC-Axis (stand-alone application) • PC-Axis • 1993, start of use • 1999, start of use of web-based database • for subscription-based databases • 2007, for MDGs
The i-MDGs Web • Features of the PC-Axis suite • Easy to set-up • Small footprint of data files • Readable format (ASCII) • Excellent integration of metadata • Features of the web-based PC-Axis • data/variable selection • search by keyword • data manipulation • • pivoting (clockwise, counterclockwise, manual) • • summation (rows, columns)
The i-MDGs Web • Features of the web-based PC-Axis • charts • • 10 chart types (line, column, bar, etc.) • • 2 modes (normal, 3d) • • 3 resolutions (320*240 480*360, 640*480) • maps • • choroplet maps • • regional and provincial maps • others • • Breadcrumbs for navigation • • CSS-based printing • • CSS-based tables
Future Directions • Data visualization modules • Adoption of latest version of PX-Web • RSS feeds on latest MDG updates • Bulletin boards