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New methods of dissemination and building partnership for promoting openness of official statistics. Alexander Surinov, Head of Rosstat IAOS 2014 Conference on Official Statistics October 2014. The main issues covered in the report. Conceptual Framework of Openness
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New methods of dissemination and building partnership for promoting openness of official statistics Alexander Surinov, Head of Rosstat IAOS 2014 Conference on Official Statistics October 2014
The main issues covered in the report Conceptual Framework of Openness Principle of information openness Web-portal Unified Statistical Information System (UniSIS) Open Data 3. Principle of clearness Strategic documents Official statistical methodology 4. Principle of public control Key reference groups of users of official statistics Public Council to Rosstat Cooperation with expert community 5. Principle of accountability
Conceptual Framework of Openness compulsory for all public authorities approved by the Government in 2014 fixing 4 key principles of openness accountability public control information openness clearness-visualization
Principle of information openness • The Law on Statistics: All official statistical information is freely-available for all categories of users • Various mechanisms for data dissemination
Principle of information openness: dissemination Mechanisms for data dissemination Rosstat web-portal remote access to microdata for scientific society Unified Statistical Information System (UniSIS) provision of data on requests printed editions and electronic versions of statistical books and bulletins mass media
Principle of information openness: Web-portal New developments • Unified for the whole Rosstat system • User - friendly • Visualization and infographics
Principle of information openness: Unified Statistical Information System (UniSIS) • UniSISisdatawarehouse of all official statistical information produced by more than 60 public authorities • UniSISVolume – 4688 indicators ; including 2253indicators prepared by Rosstat • Each indicator contains name, description (metadata) and numerical data (values) • UniSIS is available for all users - individuals and organizations; searchis provided by topics & authorities. It is supplied with table builder • ROSSTAT is responsible for maintenance of register of indicators, compliance with metadata requirements and monitoring to use classifications and catalogues
Principle of information openness: Open Data • Census results, Business-register and key classifications are published in Open Data Format • Now available - 262 sets of open data • Road Map of Rosstat for 2014-2015 Diploma of the Government for Success in Data Openness
Principle of information openness: dissemination Mechanisms for data dissemination Rosstat web-portal remote access to microdatafor scientific society Unified Statistical Information System (UniSIS) provision of data on requests printed editions and electronic versions of statistical books and bulletins mass media
Principle of clearness The state statistical policy, aims and goals of Rosstat, official methodology should be accessible and clear not only for experts in statistics, but also for wide audience, nonprofessional users of the statistical information.
Principle of clearness:strategic documents All strategic documents are published on Rosstat web-portal and available in clear format • Federal Plan of Statistical Works • Mid-term Strategic Plan of RosstatActivity
Principle of clearness: Official statistical methodology All methodological documents are published on Rosstat web-portal and also available in a user friendly manner. Publications: + Methodological Principles in Statistics + Encyclopedia of Statistical Terms
Principle of public control citizens government decision- making nongovernment associations Permanent government-society dialogue business community information sharing
Key reference groups of users of official statistics Federal and regional mass-media, bloggers Professional users Nonprofessional users , citizens International organizations - President - Federal and regional executive bodies - Scientific organizations - Educational institutions - Expert society - Business society - Non-governmental organizations Communication channels - Realization of state function “Answering to users” - Unified Internet Portal of Rosstat - Press-conferences and interviews for wide audience - Newslines - Blog of DG in LiveJournal - Forum on Internet portal - International information exchange - IO’s questionnaires - International scientific conferences and workshops - Forum on Internet portal - Press-conferences and interviews - Blog of DG in LiveJournal - Blogs of Rosstat in Twitter and other social networks - Forum on Internet portal - Newslines - Page of Journalist Cloud on Facebook - Unified Internet Portal of Rosstat - Scientific and Methodological Council - Scientific conferences and workshops - Unified Internet Portal of Rosstat - “Statistical Issues” magazine - Statistical Section in RAS - Forum on Internet portal - Unified Internet Portal of Rosstat - Scientific conferences and workshops - Public Council - Unified Internet Portal of Rosstat - Scientific conferences and workshops - Newslines - Forum on Internet portal
Principle of public control: Public Council to Rosstat • Status– ongoing, advisory and consultative body • Mission – civil control of activities in official statistics • Goals • coordination of interests of citizens, non-governmental organizations and Rosstat • consideration of civil initiatives • discussion of plans and challenges of official statistics and making recommendations • consideration of legal initiatives of Rosstat • Members representatives of • non-governmental organizations • business • science • educational organizations • mass media
Principle of public control: Cooperation with expert community Scientific and Methodological Council StatisticsSection of the Moscow Club of Scientists in the Russian Academy of Sciences Platforms, partners and instruments The scientific magazine “VoprosyStatistiki” (Issues of Statistics) Periodical sociological surveys of statistical information consumers The ISI Outreach Committee for Central Eurasia Russian Association of Statisticians
Principle of accountability • Publication of annual reports on results of Rosstat activities • Cooperation with mass-media and blogosphere • press conferences • Presentations of main strategic documents • Journalists Club
Thank you for your attention Alexander Surinov, Head of Federal State Statistics Servicewww.gks.ru