October, 2006 Dissemination Policy for OECD Statistics

October, Present platforms The Statistics Portal –Freely available –Limited datasets (10%) –Mixed formats SourceOECD –Subscription service –Free at point of access –Analytical publications and Beyond 20/20 databases OLIS –Extranet for government officials –Free access to statistics data warehouse OECD.Stat –Free access to all publications

October, Some trends Revenues 4.5 million / year Printed statistical publications still in demand Cross-domain products: OECD Factbook, Country Statistical Profiles StatLink: URL to Excel tables

October, Access to OECD.Stat OECD.Stat contains national accounts, education, health,..... Is free for partners of OECD via OLIS Statistical offices are partners WPNA delegates can access freely YOU have been given a logon

October, New Opportunities thanks to SIS Immense integrated statistical information bank OECD.Stat Data and metadata can be combined and used over and over again, for innumerable outputs Horizontal products covering various subject matters can be developed at a reasonable cost Provided data and metadata are properly organised

October, SIS benefits Quality –Harmonisation of concepts –Improved statistical metadata –Coherence of data and metadata across datasets –Dynamic updating –SDMX User friendliness –One-stop database –Combine data across themes –Alternative outputs for different audiences Internal Efficiency

October, Access to OECD.Stat full potential of OECD.Stat has not been explored access to the data warehouse restricted –OECD officials –government officials through OLIS –a few datasets on the Internet January-September 725,000 downloads –of which 690,000 Internet use

October, Three new services OECD Statistics –horizontal access to all databases and vertical access within each database –targeted at users who have skill and time OECD Core Data –key ready-made tables and sub-sets – tables and sub-sets –targeted at expert users and informed lay users OECD Figures & Facts –simple tables with commentary. –targeted at journalists, managers, officials and others new to international statistics

October, Most accessed 2006 ExternalInternal DatasetInternetOLIS 1--Gross domestic product Disposable income and net lending - net borrowing Population and employment by main activity PPPs and exchange rates Government expenditure by function Main aggregates of general government Financial accounts - consolidated Financial balance sheets - consolidated Financial balance sheets - non consolidated Central Government Debt Quarterly National Accounts All National accounts

October, Access to metadata together with data in OECD.Stat –attachment levels independently and freely on www –MetaStore Google for numbers –easy to find –deep descriptions

October, Access principles Core Data freely available to all via Statistics Portal and SourceOECD Access to complete databases granted to all requesting individuals on a time-limited basis Access to complete databases and e-books should be affordable for institutions Access for those who pay supported by training and other added-value services Access should be as local to users as possible, not just from OECDs own websites

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October, 2006 The End Tour Europe

October, the following slides are screen-shots that can be shown if Internet or OLIS doesnt work

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