Transcript UNdata -- A market place for official statistics

A market place for official statistics
Francesca Grum, United Nations Statistics Division
scope
 Internet-based data service system for official statistics
 Provides Free and Easy access to data resources of UN system
through a single entry point - “One stop shop” (data.un.org)
 Simplifies dissemination and consuming of official statistics
facts
33 databases
19 statistical areas
+200 country profiles
60 Million records
16 partner agencies
0.74 seconds search execution time
system
 Federated data system for flexibility
 Decentralized databases linked by search engine
 Search algorithm based on proximity search
 SDMX data exchange
principles
GDP
Sweden Cambodia Morocco 2005
Latest web site technologies
Simple
Single statistics’ window
User-friendly
Clear
Complete
Intuitive
Fast
Opening up UN databases
Improved query methods
Elegant
communication
Feedback
Followers on Twitter
Facebook members
Data managers meetings
Rich
Challenges
Up-to-date data and metadata
Visualization
Languages
http://data.un.org