Communicating the wealth of statistics Sharing a common vision Per NYMAND-ANDERSEN, European Central Bank Chris LAEVAERT, Eurostat ESS Visualisation Workshop Milan 6-7 May 2018 ec.europa.eu/eurostat

The challenge to good quality official statistics Outline 1 The challenge to good quality official statistics 2 Sharing of experience, knowledge and services 3 Three takeaways Disclaimer: The views expressed in this presentation are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Eurostat or European Central Bank and the European System of Central Banks ec.europa.eu/eurostat

European statistics should be visible and attractive In a world of fast-consumption of information European statistics should be visible and attractive ec.europa.eu/eurostat

The challenges to fast consumption of information Big data - Data never sleeps Multiple sources for similar data and statistics Assess methodological differences and impact Social behaviour changes Internet and digital interactions Increasing exposure to misinformation Finding the needle in the hay stack Low belief that statistics is used in policy decisions Sentiment based policy information Detrimental low trust in statistics ec.europa.eu/eurostat Pictures: https://goo.gl/images/qpmFZ9; https://goo.gl/images/XP8WG2; https://goo.gl/images/CWcx1C; https://goo.gl/images/U5ZYwd; https://goo.gl/images/sNJgn3; https://goo.gl/images/nxo6UM; https://goo.gl/images/rVfbMH; https://goo.gl/images/34FzZR, https://goo.gl/images/mRx6D4, https://goo.gl/images/opXsuL

Easily accessible Interactive Easy to understand Reusable What do users expect from European statistics ? Easily accessible Interactive European statistics to be: Easy to understand Reusable ec.europa.eu/eurostat

European Statistical System – Vision 2020 portfolio ec.europa.eu/eurostat

DIGICOM – 4 areas of activity Improving users' statistical literacy Empowering users to reuse and combine data Reaching new users through interactive visual tools User research engagement in social media Aim: To modernise the communication and dissemination of European statistics ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Statistics Accessibility and Presentation Group (STAP) Voluntary group of passionate central bankers to provide novel proposals for enhancing the Accessibility and Usability of statistics

Statistics Accessibility and Presentation Group (Our statistics)

Young Europeans ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Young Europeans ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Quality of Life ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Digital publications Eurostat's third digital publication released in October 2017 together with the NSIs http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-statistical-books/-/KS-02-17-602 ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Many advantages Collaborating between ECB - Eurostat – good practices Easy to understand text with interactive visuals Low maintenance efforts Re-use of Eurostat codes significantly reduces costs and shortens the time-to- market Statistics will be real time updated Users can embed visuals In all EU languages, based on “Our Statistics” experience ec.europa.eu/eurostat

2 - Interactive infographics Sharing adapting and extending the functionality - interactive infographics 1 - Interactive line and bar charts 2 - Interactive infographics Multiple indicators and compare countries … and many others! ec.europa.eu/eurostat

3 – Interactive infographics from Our Statistics Visualisation options: 4 types of graphs and 11 interactive infographics 3 – Interactive infographics from Our Statistics 4 - Static charts design your own pictures! ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Three takeaways Sharing a common vision Common interest Progress lies in experimenting Amara’s law Convince by demonstrating achievements and walk the talk Collaborations - build partnerships for excellence ec.europa.eu/eurostat

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