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Training course on Measuring the Progress of societies Statistics, Knowledge and policy: Understanding societal change. The use of ICT tools for presenting statistics (October 27, 2008) Thierry Paccoud, MEDSTAT II. Outline. What do we have/use traditionally to present our statistical data?
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Training course on Measuring the Progress of societiesStatistics, Knowledge and policy: Understanding societal change The use of ICT tools for presenting statistics (October 27, 2008) Thierry Paccoud, MEDSTAT II
Outline • What do we have/use traditionally to present our statistical data? • Are all these options effectively helping us to go toward our different audiences? • What are the new possibilities that are opening in this area? • Are they better suited for our targets and will they help improving communication on statistics?
1. What do we have/use traditionally to. present our statistical data?
MEDSTAT http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_DS_COOP/PGE_DS_COOP_MEDSTAT/TAB63433379/POPULATION2006.PDF What comparability, doctor?
MDGs at the World bankGlobalis at UNEP http://ddp-ext.worldbank.org/ext/GMIS/gdmis.do?siteId=2&menuId=LNAV01 http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/ What interactivity, doctor?
2. Are all these options effectively helping us to go toward our different audiences?
What: Amount and complexity of data Working papers Methodological notes (SDDS/GDDS) High Technical Medium Professional Statistical bulletins Web-based data banks Low Public Press-releases Fact sheets To whom: Size of audience Source : Statistics New Zealand + author
PUBLIC DATA DISSEMINATION SCENARIO AUDIENCE Public, Policymakers, Students MEDIA Internet, CD, Books, TV, Newspapers, Presentations INTERPRETERS Journalists, Activists, Researchers, Teachers DATA National Statistical System Source: Gapminder
BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE...BECAUSE... AUDIENCE BORING MEDIA DIFFICULT INTERPRETERS EXPENSIVE DATA National Statistical System Source: Gapminder
$ 299 $ 100 $ 30 NOT EASY TO UNDERSTAND NOT FUN TO LOOK AT NOT EASY TO ACCESS m6fg3 lkk9sd ed4ghj User name User name User name Password Password Password **** **** **** $ 100 $ 299 $ 30 NOT FREE INTERNET DATA National Statistical System Source: Gapminder
3. What are the new possibilities that are opening in this area?
Charts, Tables and graphs http://www.fusioncharts.com/Gallery.asp?gMenuItemId=3 (choice, choice and choice)
Two country examples: Statistics Jordan and statistics Morocco http://www.dos.gov.jo/dos_home_a/main/index.htm http://www.hcp.ma/ (how to take benefit of the existing tools: a first step)
Vidéos and animations http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=NtubPRxTMB0 (animation on the net: Poverty on YouTube) M. Bourguignon (2.57’) Y. Courbage (3.52’) M. Roure (3.48’) T. Williams (4.19’) (Advocacy vidéos)
IMF data mapper http://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/index.php
Mapping for politics: a lesson for statisticians? http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/polling/ http://www.lemonde.fr/web/vi/0,47-0@2-829254,54-1100729,0.html
MDGs revisited http://www.gapminder.org/downloads/presentations/human-development-trends-2005.html?PHPSESSID=lvpu4av431nq0blidil63v8l02
4. Are they better suited for our targets and will they help improving communication on statistics?
$ 299 $ 100 $ 30 NOT EASY TO UNDERSTAND NOT FUN TO LOOK AT NOT EASY TO ACCESS m6fg3 lkk9sd ed4ghj User name User name User name Password Password Password **** **** **** $ 100 $ 30 $ 299 NOT FREE Source: gapminder
Not easy to understand? Plan External Trade (MEDSTAT) Poverty – YouTube http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=NtubPRxTMB0
Not easy to access? http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabID=1&lang=en (PCBS – media space) INTERNET
Not free? http://www.fusioncharts.com/Licensing.asp?gMenuItemId=11 (Fusion Chart - price listing) Public Statistics?
Thierry Paccoud Project Director, MEDSTAT II – Lot 2 E-mail: Thierry.Paccoud@MEDSTAT2.fr