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Rich internet applications: envisaged uses of Flex2 on the ECB websites. Magdalena Lalik, Xavier Sosnowska. Rome, 05 March 2007. Objectives. Improving understanding of statistics Improving data visualisation Improving data accessibility. Rich Internet Applications.
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Rich internet applications: envisaged uses of Flex2 on the ECB websites Magdalena Lalik, Xavier Sosnowska Rome, 05 March 2007
Objectives • Improving understanding of statistics • Improving data visualisation • Improving data accessibility
Rich Internet Applications Web applications that offer features of traditional desktop applications: • Rich user experience (user interface and user interaction) • Improved responsiveness • Broad reach • Platform independence • Low deployment costs Perform tasks on client-side, using a client engine (intermediary).
Why Flex? • Rich user interface • Broad reach of the Flash player • Impressive ways to visualize statistical data (tables and charts) • Familiarity with most technologies and concepts
Demos • Improving the understanding of statistics: prototype showing the evolution of consumer prices in the euro area (“story-telling” approach) • Improving data visualisation: new graphs for bilateral exchange rates • Improving data accessibility: the ECB Statistical Data Warehouse