OECD-ISTAT Seminar on Dynamic Graphics for Presenting Statistical Indicators

1. OECD-ISTAT Seminar on Dynamic Graphics for Presenting Statistical Indicators Jeroen Meyer, OECD Statistics Directorate What OECD wants to promote for the World Forum on ‘Statistics, Knowledge and Policy’

2. OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy “Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies” Istanbul, Turkey 27-30 June 2007

3. 1st World Forum • Held in Palermo, Italy in 2004 • 150 speakers/chairs/discussants • 500-600 delegates from 43 countries • 12 Plenary sessions, 16 parallel sessions • Live Webcast

4. 2nd World Forum in Istanbul • The second World Forum in Istanbul (27-30 June 2007) will be a much larger event • European Commission, Organisation of the Islamic Conference, United Nations, World Bank are formally cooperating • 900 participants are expected in Istanbul • Developed and developing countries: the second World Forum will be truly global • Several preparatory meetings

5. Preparatory Meetings

6. Confirmed speakers include: • Esko Aho, former Prime Minister of Finland • Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner • François Bourguignon, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank • Larry Brilliant, Executive Director of google.org • Kemal Dervis, UNDP administrator • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey • Harvey Fineberg, President of the Institute of Medicine (USA) • Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD • Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland • Francisco Santos Calderón, Vice President of Colombia • David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States

7. More information http://www.oecd.org/oecdworldforum • Jon Hall, project leader – Jon.Hall@oecd.org • Jeroen Meyer – Jeroen.Meyer@oecd.org • Enrico Giovannini

8. Statistics, Knowledge and Policy • « Statistics is not Knowledge » • Foster a democratic debate based on statistical evidence • New relation between Statistics and Policy • Too much information, too technical, new data providers, lack of trust in public data

9. Measuring Progress • What is Progress? • How to measure Progress? • Measuring what really matters, Is life getter better? Sustainability, wellbeing or quality of life

10. Beyond GDP • Joseph Stiglitz: "Gross domestic product, the leading economic measurement, is outdated and misleading" • From simple list of indicators to integrated accounts and composite indicators (knowledge base) • HDI, GPI, MDG, GNH • International coordination

11. Draft agenda Overarching sessions include: • What is Progress? • People’s perceptions Vs. Reality • Measuring Progress: Does it make a difference for Policy Making and Democracy • See brochure available online

12. Concrete Outcome of the Rome Seminar • Definitions of Objectives • Success stories • Innovative solutions • E-learning • Best formats (Java, SVG, Flash, SDMX) • Dynamic, Interactive, Animated graphics • Who should lead the project (IT expert, economist, statisticians) • Different audiences • Satisfactory survey

13. You are officially invited to Istanbul!27-30 June 2007 • Demos in Istanbul • Knowledge exhibition • Background information http://www.oecd.org/oecdworldforum/exhibition