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
1. What do we have/use traditionally to present our
statistical data?
2. Are all these options effectively helping us to go toward
our different audiences?
3. What are the new possibilities that are opening in this
area?
4. 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?
Where are
the data?
Foot notes?
Do you
really said
foot notes?
MEDSTAT
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP
_DS_COOP/PGE_DS_COOP_MEDSTAT/TAB6343337
9/POPULATION2006.PDF
What comparability, doctor?
MDGs at the World bank
Globalis 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
High
Working papers
Methodological notes
(SDDS/GDDS)
Medium
Technical
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
Source: Gapminder
National Statistical System
BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE...BECAUSE...
AUDIENCE
BORING
MEDIA
DIFFICULT
INTERPRETERS
EXPENSIVE
DATA
Source: Gapminder
National Statistical System
NOT FUN TO LOOK AT
NOT EASY TO
UNDERSTAND
NOT EASY
TO ACCESS
NOT FREE
User name m6fg3
Password ****
$ 100
User name lkk9sd
Password ****
$ 299
User name ed4ghj
Password ****
$ 30
INTERNET
DATA
Source: Gapminder
National Statistical System
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@2-829254,541100729,0.html
MDGs revisited
http://www.gapminder.org/downloads/presentations/human
-development-trends2005.html?PHPSESSID=lvpu4av431nq0blidil63v8l02
4. Are they better suited for our targets and
will they help improving communication
on statistics?
NOT FUN TO LOOK AT
NOT EASY TO
UNDERSTAND
NOT EASY
TO ACCESS
NOT FREE
Source: gapminder
User name m6fg3
Password ****
$ 100
User name lkk9sd
Password ****
$ 299
User name ed4ghj
Password ****
$ 30
Not fun to look at?
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: [email protected]