Transcript P6.1

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Statistical Division
Dissemination and
Communication Standards and
Issues: State of the Art in the
UNECE Region
UNECE Statistical Division
Contents
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Existing standards
Main issues
Current activities
23 July 2016
Steven Vale - UNECE Statistical Division
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Making Data Meaningful
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Series of guides prepared by experts in
statistical communication
Endorsed by the Bureau of the Conference
of European Statisticians
2 volumes available, 2 in preparation
Free downloads from UNECE web site
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www.unece.org/stats/documents/writing/
Paper copies on request
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Part 1 – A Guide to Writing Stories
about Numbers
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Released in 2006
Published in English
and Russian
Spanish and Croatian
translations available
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Why
should I
read this?
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Part 2 – A Guide to Presenting
Statistics
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Published in 2009
Available in English
and Russian
Examples of good
and bad practice for
presenting data
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Good
Economic activity rate
Czech Republic, 2008
Age (years)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70+
Women
Men
6.3
44.4
66.4
66.0
80.0
91.0
92.5
87.7
55.7
15.1
6.5
2.5
8.4
60.8
90.9
96.8
97.6
96.5
94.6
91.7
84.8
40.7
13.3
5.9
Source: UNECE Statistical Database
Better
%
100
Economic activity rate, Czech Republic, 2008
90
80
70
60
50
Women
Men
40
30
20
10
0
15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69
So urce: UNECE Statistical Database
Age (years)
70+
Keep it Simple!
Part 3 – A guide to Communicating
with the Media
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To be published in
English at the end of
November 2010
Paper copies and
Russian version by
early 2011
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Allies or enemies?
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Key points
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Many journalists are uncomfortable with
numbers – they find data boring
... but data contain stories
Statisticians need to help journalists to
extract those stories to communicate more
effectively with the public and inform society
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Part 4 – A Guide to Improving
Statistical Literacy
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In preparation
Expected release date – end 2011 / early
2012
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Main Issues (1)
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How to manage communication activities?
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Good communication is essential, particularly
during financial crises
• Are statisticians the best communicators?
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Ethics and independence
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Different practices on pre-release of data
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Main Issues (2)
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New communication approaches
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Data visualisation tools
• Social networks – blogs, Facebook, Twitter,
YouTube - Which are the most cost-effective?
• Google – partner or competitor?
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Pricing and licenses
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Data free of charge?
• Data re-use by 3rd parties?
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Current Activities (1)
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UNECE Work Sessions on Statistical
Communication
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Annual meetings, open to all UN countries
• Next meeting: Geneva, 29 June – 1 July 2011
• www.unece.org/stats/archive/04.05.e.htm
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International Marketing and Output
Database Conference
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Annual conferences
• Next one: Lisbon, 19-23 September 2011
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Current Activities (2)
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Eurostat groups
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Sponsorship on Communication
• Dissemination Working Group
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OECD
Seminars on “Turning Statistics into Knowledge”
• Cape Town 8 - 10 December 2010
• www.oecd.org/progress/ict/statknowledge
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Summary
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Many different activities in this area
Very dynamic, fast-moving
Importance of coordination and
standardisation – but also flexibility
Value of sharing experience and good
practices
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Questions?
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