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UN-ECE Work Session on Statistical Dissemination and CommunicationWarsaw, Poland, 13-15 May 2009
Ulrich Wieland, Eurostat
Statistics Explained – a new way of collaboration
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Statistics Explained
A new way to disseminate statistical analysis and background information electronically
A new way of collaboration
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The problem
Large amounts of value-added content available in publications
Production process for publications is very cumbersome Publications do not easily reach the audience
-> The Eurostat management committee asked for more effective ways of dissemination
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The solution
Using Wiki for content creation Collaborative approach Same software as Wikipedia (Mediawiki) A procedure for content validation
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The governance
Balance between efficient cooperative working and the need to control the content
Updating by all Eurostat staff Validation of layout, language, structure, readability etc.
by the dissemination unit Validation of content by the competent statistical unit All changes are traced
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New workflow
Somebody in Eurostat creates/changes a page Validation by dissemination unit; correction of layout,
language etc. if needed Validation by the statistical unit if a major content
change has been made by somebody of a different unit If ok, dissemination.
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The content of Statistics Explained
Statistical articles: presenting and explaining statistics
Background pages: Explanations of statistical concepts or definitions in a popular way
Three-layer model for users
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REST OF THE INTERNET EUROSTAT (+ EC) WEB SITEStatistics Explained
Google Foreground area Statistical area Background area
(navigation aids)
External link CODEDStatistical article
Bookmark Introduction Glossary RAMON Themes tree Contents (short definition)
1 Main statistical findings
2 Data sources and availability ESMS fileCategories 3 Context
4 Further Eurostat information
4.1 Links to publications, data Background article EUR-LexSearch 5 External links (detailed description)
6 See also
Categories
Metadata
Publication
Main table Database
External website
deep link if possible
ECBData
SpecialistsInterested non-specialistsGeneral public
(simplified metadata)
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Current status
The project has been approved by the Eurostat Management Board
The content of the Eurostat yearbook and various other publications has been integrated
Currently, the statistical units are checking and revising the content
Opening to the public is planned before Summer Integration with the Eurostat website needs still to
be done
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First experiences
Most people react very positively to the new system Some concerns exist concerning the control of the
content Training to end users needs to be organised, both on
structural and on technical issues While text changes can be done by virtually everybody,
changing tables, graphs and hyperlinks needs basic technical know-how
The coherence of the overall structure need to be watched
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Expectations
A much faster and a more efficient way of disseminating value-added content
A much better use of the analytical and contextual information available in Eurostat
Better integration of all Eurostat output (data, analysis, methodology, cross-cutting topics, etc.)
Over time, substantial quality improvement of all Eurostat value-added output
Little development and maintenance cost
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Medium term developments
Future publications such as the Eurostat yearbook could be developed on the basis of the content of Statistics Explained
Archiving of Eurostat content could be done by regularly converting the Statistics Explained into a pdf file
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Contact
Ulrich WielandHead of Sector Publications EUROSTAT - Unit B6BECH A3-100European CommissionL-2920 LuxembourgTel. +352 4301 33644E-mail: [email protected]