Opening Statistics Explained to NSIs Louise Corselli-Nordblad Dissemination Working Group 4-5 November 2014

Overview Statistics Explained today Opening Statistics Explained to NSIs How to do this in practice Next step 2

What is Statistics Explained today? Eurostat's electronic publication system Over 700 articles in English, around 90 of these translated into French and German 20 of the most popular articles translated into nearly all EU languages 3

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php

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What is the visibility of Statistics Explained? In September 2014: 4.3 million page views of these +/- 3 million a result of Google search 500 000 visits

Why open Statistics Explained? Statistics Explained today Articles drafted by Eurostat staff Articles providing an analysis at EU level and some comparisons between Member States Statistics Explained tomorrow National articles drafted by NSI staff National articles providing a more in- depth analysis on a national level

Why open Statistics Explained? Better service for users of European and national statistics: Broaden the picture: Complement the information on the EU with more detailed information at national/regional level Make it easier for the user to compare the situation in his country/region with neighbouring countries Facilitate the search: find all information on one topic at the same place

Why open Statistics Explained? Advantages for the NSI: Greater visibility of national articles through Statistics Explained Provide a European background to the national context And the opposite: give the European articles a national dimension High return with limited investment

How to do this in practice? Topics of articles: - Should be topics which interest a large public Data/indicators: - Based on structural, mainly annual, data (short-term statistics imply too many updates) - Based on a harmonised methodology Language: - Articles need to be translated into English - National and English versions will be uploaded in Statistics Explained 16

What is the next step? Pilot group with Eurostat and any NSI interested Role: - More precisely define the content of the project - Try it out in practice with one subject (eg. labour market statistics) – could eventually end up in an on-line pdf publication - Discuss work-arrangements, technical issues etc. Any questions?? 17