Enrico Giovannini OECD Chief Statistician March 2006 05/06/2018 The 2006 OECD Factbook Enrico Giovannini OECD Chief Statistician March 2006

Risks coming from uniformed decisions 05/06/2018 Risks coming from uniformed decisions Citizens: “people often use ideology as a short-cut heuristic for deciding what position to take, when properly informing oneself is difficult“ (Blinder and Krueger, 2004) Businesses: New economy “bubble” started with public statements based on wrong facts about the importance of Internet and e-commerce: “Internet traffic is doubling every 100 days (2000); “E-commerce: a digital tsunami (1997) Policy makers: “I saw some statistics which show the bad performances of our schooling system. I do not know if they are true or not and I do not care. However, I decided to address this important issue” Statistics represent an essential input into the analytical work of the Organisation. Data are collected, mainly from Member governments, and are converted, as much as possible, onto an internationally comparable basis. Statistics are then made available for internal use and most of them are then published in both printed and electronic form for use by the general public. In collaboration with statisticians from member countries and other international organisations, the OECD develops data systems to respond to policy concerns in areas such as national accounts, environment, and service industries.

05/06/2018 Demand for quality statistical information about the performance of countries A lot of information is available Very uneven quality Users are not fully able to distinguish between good and bad quality information Need to go beyond the measurement of economic performances (GDP) Participation of the civil society in defining society’s goals Three main approaches: Integrated economic/environmental and social accounts Composite Indicators Key Indicators Statistics represent an essential input into the analytical work of the Organisation. Data are collected, mainly from Member governments, and are converted, as much as possible, onto an internationally comparable basis. Statistics are then made available for internal use and most of them are then published in both printed and electronic form for use by the general public. In collaboration with statisticians from member countries and other international organisations, the OECD develops data systems to respond to policy concerns in areas such as national accounts, environment, and service industries.

The OECD Factbook (1) The Factbook presents, in an integrated way, a carefully selected range of more than 150 indicators covering 10 broad thematic areas: Population and migration, Macroeconomic trends, Prices, Labour market, Science and technology, Environment, Education, Public policies, Quality of life. Special chapter (energy in 2005, economic globalisation in 2006) 05/06/2018 Statistics represent an essential input into the analytical work of the Organisation. Data are collected, mainly from Member governments, and are converted, as much as possible, onto an internationally comparable basis. Statistics are then made available for internal use and most of them are then published in both printed and electronic form for use by the general public. In collaboration with statisticians from member countries and other international organisations, the OECD develops data systems to respond to policy concerns in areas such as national accounts, environment, and service industries.

05/06/2018 The OECD Factbook (2) Tables and graphs illustrating in a user-friendly manner long-term trends and the relative ranking of countries Definitions of the indicators and comments on their comparability, thus enabling users to evaluate the relevance and value of specific data Portal to other OECD statistical and analytic publications useful for further research and understanding Statistics represent an essential input into the analytical work of the Organisation. Data are collected, mainly from Member governments, and are converted, as much as possible, onto an internationally comparable basis. Statistics are then made available for internal use and most of them are then published in both printed and electronic form for use by the general public. In collaboration with statisticians from member countries and other international organisations, the OECD develops data systems to respond to policy concerns in areas such as national accounts, environment, and service industries.

05/06/2018 Statistics represent an essential input into the analytical work of the Organisation. Data are collected, mainly from Member governments, and are converted, as much as possible, onto an internationally comparable basis. Statistics are then made available for internal use and most of them are then published in both printed and electronic form for use by the general public. In collaboration with statisticians from member countries and other international organisations, the OECD develops data systems to respond to policy concerns in areas such as national accounts, environment, and service industries.

Country Statistical Profiles 05/06/2018 Country Statistical Profiles Factbook data are also used to prepare individual Country Statistical Profiles, available in the new “country pages” of the OECD Web site. The Factbook provides tables and charts organised by topic; Country Statistical Profiles present the same information by country. See www.oecd.org/statistics Statistics represent an essential input into the analytical work of the Organisation. Data are collected, mainly from Member governments, and are converted, as much as possible, onto an internationally comparable basis. Statistics are then made available for internal use and most of them are then published in both printed and electronic form for use by the general public. In collaboration with statisticians from member countries and other international organisations, the OECD develops data systems to respond to policy concerns in areas such as national accounts, environment, and service industries.

The OECD Factbook: A great success 05/06/2018 The OECD Factbook: A great success Paper version available in: English, French, German, Japanese Soon also in Spanish and Portuguese The online version of the Factbook is available for free Visits and hits 25,000 monthly downloads of Factbook tables 30,000 monthly visits to Country Statistical profiles The most visited “special” OECD site 3,500 paper copies sold Statistics represent an essential input into the analytical work of the Organisation. Data are collected, mainly from Member governments, and are converted, as much as possible, onto an internationally comparable basis. Statistics are then made available for internal use and most of them are then published in both printed and electronic form for use by the general public. In collaboration with statisticians from member countries and other international organisations, the OECD develops data systems to respond to policy concerns in areas such as national accounts, environment, and service industries.

The 2006 OECD Factbook: new features 05/06/2018 The 2006 OECD Factbook: new features More tables, improved chapters (especially Quality of Life) Data for Brazil, China, India, Russian Federation, South Africa Longer time series in the on-line version More metadata (footnotes) in the on-line version Statistics represent an essential input into the analytical work of the Organisation. Data are collected, mainly from Member governments, and are converted, as much as possible, onto an internationally comparable basis. Statistics are then made available for internal use and most of them are then published in both printed and electronic form for use by the general public. In collaboration with statisticians from member countries and other international organisations, the OECD develops data systems to respond to policy concerns in areas such as national accounts, environment, and service industries.

And now, let’s look at some tables 05/06/2018 And now, let’s look at some tables Statistics represent an essential input into the analytical work of the Organisation. Data are collected, mainly from Member governments, and are converted, as much as possible, onto an internationally comparable basis. Statistics are then made available for internal use and most of them are then published in both printed and electronic form for use by the general public. In collaboration with statisticians from member countries and other international organisations, the OECD develops data systems to respond to policy concerns in areas such as national accounts, environment, and service industries.

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