Data can tell us stories New approaches for an effective e-dissemination of statistics Enrico Giovannini* *ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics IAOS Conference Kiev September 2012

2 -Objectives -Main features of “Noi Italia” -Selection of contents -Multi-medial dissemination -An overview of “Noi Italia indicators to understand the country we live in” The results of dissemination Outline

3 -To comply with the below statement of the Code of Practice for European statistics: “European Statistics should be presented in a clear and understandable form, disseminated in a suitable and convenient manner, available and accessible on an impartial basis with supporting metadata and guidance” -To give users an overview of the most important social, economic and environmental aspects of the country in which they live. -To compare how Italy is positioned with respect to the other EU countries and highlight regional differences within the national context. Objectives

4 -A digital product available on web; -Based on factsheets (about 120) grouped in 19 thematic sectors. Each factsheet is realised following the 5Ws and one H principle in order to make up a story -A tool that allow users to visualize dynamic graphs linked to the text. -Available in English version from the website Main Features of Noi Italia “Noi Italia – 100 statistics to understand the country we live in” is:

5 -In order to provide a general framework for understanding the different economic, social, demographic and environmental aspects of Italy; -in view of the main targets defined in Europe 2020 strategy (former Lisbon strategy), to understand where Italy and the others European country are positioned about it. -considering the Community Support Framework (CSF), in order to analyse a development pathway and to reduce social hardship for the Italian southern regions. Selection of contents The indicators have been selected:

6 Multimedial Dissemination (1) Results have been achieved through the use of a powerful and innovative data visualisation component (vislet eXplorer), based on widget technologies and on a GeoAnalytics Visualization tool, Statistics eXplorer (1) Statistics eXplorer is a web compliant application which enables users: -to explore simultaneously spatial, temporal and multivariate data; -to discover interesting relationships; -to share their incremental discoveries with other people; -the dynamic object (vislet) has been integrated in a distributed Web environment (Typo 3). (1) developed by NComVA AB (Norrköping Communicative Visual Analytics) a spin-off company from the Norrköping Visualization Centre at Linkoping University

7 Multimedial Dissemination (2)

8 An overview – The Home Page 119 factsheets are proposed, arranged in 19 thematic sectors ranging from economic, social, demographic to environmental fields 

9 An overview – The second level  Topics per Sector Highlights on Sector Spotlights on main topics

10 An overview – The Factsheet level Thematic topic at a glance Dynamic graph Comparison of EU countries Storytelling Embedding code Dynamic graph Comparison of the Italian regions (Nuts2) Storytelling Download area - graphs for all EU countries; - tables with the last years data for Italian regions (NutsUTS2); - map for Italian regions related to the most recent data; - time series for the indicators. Metadata area - definition of indicators and measurements unit. Sources, Publications and Web links area Choropleth map Dynamic Bar chart Time Series animation Embedding code

11 Thematic topic at a glance

-time series indicators related to the Nuts2 level. -Nuts2 level comparison within the Italian territory through graphs, tables and maps. -European graphs and tables; 12 Download area Users can download:

-reference survey - main publications -some hyperlinks that enable users to further analyse aspects related to the indicators 13 Metadata area -institutions that collect data Metadata provided explain: -description of how indicators are calculated, the reference legislation and the unit of measurement

14 Comparison of EU countries – Dynamic Bar chart

15 Comparison of the Italian regions (Nuts2) – Dynamic Bar chart & Storytelling

16 Comparison of the Italian regions (Nuts2) – Choropleth map & Storytelling

 17 Comparison of the Italian regions (Nuts2) – Time Series animation

18 Comparison of the Italian regions (Nuts2) – Time Series animation

19 Embedding code

20 The results of dissemination From January to August: Number of website visits: Pages visited: Broadband used 1.11 GB Number of access: news captured from press agency during the product’s presentation Poverty and Neet (Not in Education, Employment or Training) people were the most attractive themes for press and tv agency

21 NEXT STEPS: Dissemination Enhance the dissemination of Noi Italia to schools, in order to improve the statistical literacy of young generations Upgrade the way to download files and dynamic graphs Possibility to share dynamic graphs on web English version available with dynamic graphs

22 THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION Enrico Giovannini