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From raw data to rich data

From raw data to rich data. Eileen Capponi Data Editor, OECD. ESDS Conference, London, 8 November 2005. From raw data to rich data: An overview. Collecting the data Validating, processing and storing the data Publishing out of a centralised database

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From raw data to rich data

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  1. From raw data to rich data Eileen Capponi Data Editor, OECD ESDS Conference, London, 8 November 2005

  2. From raw data to rich data: An overview • Collecting the data • Validating, processing and storing the data • Publishing out of a centralised database • Adding value to statistics:the role of OECD Publishing • Making the data accessible (StatLinks) • A new family of “At a glance” publications • Conclusion

  3. Collecting the data • Who provides the data to OECD? • National statistics offices, Central banks, Other International organisations, ministries, private institutes, associations … • In what form does the data arrive? • Electronic questionnaires (email, FTP, etc.) • Extractions from online databases (e.g. web queries) • Data sharing(e.g. NAWWE National Accounts World Wide Web)

  4. Validating, processing and storing the data The new Statistical Information System • Production databases (SQL, FAME, Excel, etc) • StatWorks (toolkit for data management) • OECD.Stat (centralised data warehouse) • Metastore (metadata management tool) • PubStat (corporate publishing tool) • IVT engine (generates Beyond 20/20 files)

  5. Publishing out of a centralised databasePrint and PDF Moving from “Ready to print” to typeset • A new tool for publishing out of OECD.Stat • A systematic editorial review • A new internal layout for statistical publications An Example: • Central Government Debt: Statistical Yearbook, 2004 Before and After

  6. Country table of contents Consecutive tables

  7. Use of colour New typeface OECD.Stat presentation 2003 presentation

  8. Adding value to Statistics: The role of OECD Publishing (1) Statlinks: • What are Statlinks? • How do Statlinks work? • What do they bring to the user? • The vision for the future … An example -> Society at a Glance

  9. Adding value to Statistics: The role of OECD Publishing (2) A new family of “At a Glance” publications • Society at a Glance • Health at a Glance • Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard • OECD Factbook • And more in the pipeline (Tax at a Glance, Aid at a Glance, etc.) An example: OECD Factbook online edition

  10. Conclusions • Value added • Self-explanatory ready-made tables, quality stamped by OECD • Presentation ready graphs • Etc. • Accessibility • Bring them to clients’ desktops through: • OECD’s Online Library (www.SourceOECD.org) • Distributors and sales agents • ESDS, Resellers, etc.

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