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Findicator.fi - Co-operative Service Development for Society

Findicator.fi is a comprehensive databank providing up-to-date information on important societal issues in Finland. It includes approximately 100 indicators of social progress and is designed to promote evidence-based decision-making. The service offers user-friendly access to charts, tables, analyses, and links to background information, as well as downloadable data and high-quality graphics for further analysis. Findicator.fi is a collaborative project between Statistics Finland and the Prime Minister's Office.

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Findicator.fi - Co-operative Service Development for Society

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  1. Findicator.fi - the Society at Large. An Example of Co-operative Service Development UNECE/Work Session on Communication of Statistics Geneva, Switzerland, 27-29 June 2012 Heli Mikkelä, Statistics Finland • Background • Status quo • Sometehnicaldetails • Furtherahead

  2. www.findicator.fi - the place to find up-to-date information on: demographic developments in Finland international crisis management public expenditure obesity among Finns income differences fish catches StatisticsFinland/HMik, 19 June 2012

  3. Findicator was set up in response to a need To promote evidence based decision-making Indicators applied in follow-up to Government Programme in 2003/2007 Finland participates in the OECD Global Project, "Measuring the Progress of Societies" Preparation initiated by PM’s Office in 2007 Preliminary study on need for indicator service and qualities of a smoothly functioning service Drafting started in autumn 2008 as joint project between Statistics Finland and the PM’s Office StatisticsFinland/HMik, 19 June 2012

  4. ”Informationdoesnotmeet the userneeds” StatisticsFinland/HMik, 19 June 2012

  5. Findicator was published October 2009 14 650 visitors and 179 149 downloads during first day Around 3000 – 4000 users monthly Second generation since March 2012 the service is trilingual (Finnish, Swedish and English) the indicators can be shared in social media Main targetgroups: decisionmakers, members of the parliament and theirassistants, pressofficers, journalists, teachers, citizens.… StatisticsFinland/HMik, 19 June 2012

  6. Findicator is a comprehensive databank Up-to-date and relevant information on important societal issues Includes approximately 100 indicators of social progress A total of 18 data providers Indicators selected in consultation with user groups and data providers StatisticsFinland/HMik, 19 June 2012

  7. Findicator is user-friendly Most recent data for each indicator automatically updated from StatFin-user database; information on the next update provided For each indicator: charts, tables, analyses, links to background information Provides links to larger information sources, metadata and international reference data Data and high quality graphics easily downloadable for further use and analysis StatisticsFinland/HMik, 19 June 2012

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  10. Technicalarchitecture Based on XML-based publishing and standardised PX-tools EachindicatorupdatedautomaticallyfromStatFin => Updatedwhen new information is released in the database A webformapplication for updatesfromother data providersthanStatistics Finland StatisticsFinland/HMik, 19 June 2012

  11. Architecture/ Statistics Finland StatFin:ProductionDatabase Statistical publication:FastWeb:- CoSSI-XML- Office VERTIPublishingsystem PX-Web PX Publishingsystem Graphs,tables,Excel www.stat.fi/statistics PX Administration Statisticalrelease:Analysis,metadata. StatFin:Statisticaldatabase Indicator maintenance: Text,Links,Informationretrieval system PX-Web www.findicator.fi StatisticsFinland/HMik, 19 June 2012

  12. Architecture: Otheragencies Sourcedata t Statistics Finland SAS-macro SAS Publishing system of SF PX Excel PX PX-Edit CSV etc. StatFin:Statisticaldatabase StatFin:productiondatabase Text, links PX-Web www.findicator.fi PX-Web Administration Web-form Text,PX,links,release time Graphs, tables VERTIPublishing system StatisticsFinland/HMik, 19 June 2012

  13. Achievements • new tools and solutions for webpublishing, new concept for serviceproduction • closercooperationwith the informationusers • closercooperationwithin the national statisticalservice and otherinformationproducers • posivitepublicity and user feedback • reasonably steady usage with a remarkable increase in spring 2012;currently appr. 15 000 visitors and 33 000 downloads/month • International award: Best Use of New Technology (Oct. 2009, OECD) StatisticsFinland/HMik, 19 June 2012

  14. Furtherdevelopment m.findicator.fi to was launched in June 2012 co-operation to be continued to be integrated in the national monitoring system for indicators for sustainable development? the role in the measurement and monitoring of wellbeing in the society (GDP and beyond)? StatisticsFinland/HMik, 19 June 2012

  15. Contacts Steering Group Chairman Heli Mikkelä, Director, Information Services, Statistics Finland heli.mikkela@stat.fi Secretary to the Steering Group FindicatorCoordinator Anssi Kaarna, Coordinator, Information Services, Statistics Finland Anssi.kaarna@tilastokeskus.fi Chairman of the Network for SustainableDevelopmentIndicators Sirpa Kekkonen, Counsellor sirpa.kekkonen@vnk.fi Secretary to of the Network for SustainableDevelopmentIndicators Ulla Rosenström, Senior Specialist ulla.rosenstrom@vnk.fi StatisticsFinland/HMik, 19 June 2012

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