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Findicator.fi - the Society at Large.
An Example of Co-operative Service Development
UNECE/Work Session on Communication of Statistics
Geneva, Switzerland, 27-29 June 2012
Heli Mikkelä, Statistics Finland
• Background• Status quo• Some tehnical details• Further ahead
www.findicator.fi - the place to find up-to-date information
on:
demographic developments in Finlandinternational crisis managementpublic expenditureobesity among Finnsincome differencesfish catches
Statistics Finland/HMik, 19 June 2012
Findicator was set up in response to a need
• To promote evidence based decision-making• Indicators applied in follow-up to Government
Programme in 2003/2007• Finland participates in the OECD Global Project,
"Measuring the Progress of Societies"
• Preparation initiated by PM’s Office in 2007
• Preliminary study on need for indicator service and qualities of a smoothly functioning service
• Drafting started in autumn 2008 as joint project between Statistics Finland and the PM’s Office Statistics Finland/HMik, 19 June 2012
”Information does not meet the user needs”• Users wanted
numbers
metadata
detailed information about upcoming updates
ready-to-use graphics
links to further information
Statistics Finland/HMik, 19 June 2012
• Findicator was published October 2009
• 14 650 visitors and 179 149 downloads during first day
• Around 3000 – 4000 users monthly
• Second generation since March 2012
• the service is trilingual (Finnish, Swedish and English)
• the indicators can be shared in social media
• Main target groups: decision makers, members of the parliament and their assistants, press officers, journalists, teachers, citizens.…
Statistics Finland/HMik, 19 June 2012
Findicator is a comprehensive databank
• Up-to-date and relevant information on important societal issues
• Includes approximately 100 indicators of social progress
• A total of 18 data providers
• Indicators selected in consultation with user groups and data providers
Statistics Finland/HMik, 19 June 2012
Findicator is user-friendly
• Most recent data for each indicator automatically updated from StatFin-user database; information on the next update provided
• For each indicator: charts, tables, analyses, links to background information
• Provides links to larger information sources, metadata and international reference data
• Data and high quality graphics easily downloadable for further use and analysis Statistics Finland/HMik, 19 June 2012
Statistics Finland/HMik, 19 June 2012
Statistics Finland/HMik, 19 June 2012
Technical architecture
• Based on XML-based publishing and standardised PX-tools
• Each indicator updated automatically from StatFin => Updated when new information is released in the database
• A web form application for updates from other data providers than Statistics Finland
Statistics Finland/HMik, 19 June 2012
Architecture/ Statistics Finland
www.stat.fi/statistics
StatFin:ProductionDatabase
PX-Web
PX-Web
Publishingsystem
Statistical publication:
FastWeb:- CoSSI-XML
- Office
PX
PX
StatFin:Statisticaldatabase
VERTIPublishing
system
Administration
Indicator maintenance:Text,Links,Informationretrieval system
Statisticalrelease:Analysis,metadata.
Graphs,tables,Excel
www.findicator.fi
Statistics Finland/HMik, 19 June 2012
Administration
Publishing system of
SF
StatFin:production database
PX-Web
VERTIPublishing
system
Architecture: Other agencies
PX
Text,links
Graphs,tables
Statistics Finland
Source data
PX
SAS
Excel
CSV etc.
PX-Edit
Web-form
Text,PX,
links,release
time
SAS-macro
t
StatFin:Statisticaldatabase
PX-Web www.findicator.fi
Statistics Finland/HMik, 19 June 2012
• new tools and solutions for web publishing, new concept for service production
• closer cooperation with the information users
• closer cooperation within the national statistical service and other information producers
• posivite publicity and user feedback
• reasonably steady usage with a remarkable increase in spring 2012; currently appr. 15 000 visitors and 33 000 downloads/month
• International award: Best Use of New Technology (Oct. 2009, OECD)
Achievements
Statistics Finland/HMik, 19 June 2012
Further development
• m.findicator.fi to was launched in June 2012
• co-operation to be continued
• to be integrated in the national monitoring system for indicators for sustainable development?
• the role in the measurement and monitoring of wellbeing in the society (GDP and beyond)?
Statistics Finland/HMik, 19 June 2012
Contacts
Steering Group ChairmanHeli Mikkelä, Director, Information Services, Statistics
Secretary to the Steering GroupFindicator Coordinator Anssi Kaarna, Coordinator, Information Services, Statistics
Chairman of the Network for Sustainable Development Indicators
Sirpa Kekkonen, [email protected]
Secretary to of the Network for Sustainable Development Indicators
Ulla Rosenström, Senior [email protected] Statistics Finland/HMik, 19 June 2012