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

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

3. 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

6. Example of an article

7. Glossary

8. Example of translation

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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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