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United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook Heather Page United Nations

Statistics Division Work Session on the Communication of Statistics Session 4: Good practices in electronic publications Geneva, Switzerland, 18-20 June 2014

United Nations Statistics Division

Outline

Introduction: Pocketbook content & Global market niche Evolution to the digital age UN CountryStats APP Lessons learned & challenges

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Pocketbook content & Global market niche

WORLD STATISTICS POCKETBOOKS (1976-2013)

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Pocketbook content & Global market niche

CURRENT GLOBAL POCKETBOOK MARKET

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Yes (pdf)

Yes (pdf) Regional Comparisons/ Income Comparisons/ Includes Income Classification

No; $34.50 World Rankings Data (half of the book)

Source: Author compilation based on each Pocketbook’s website as listed above, May 2014.

Name

Organization

Description

Website

Pocketbook free to download?

World Statistics Pocketbook (2014 edition, forthcoming July)

United Nations/ Statistics Division

“An annual compilation of key statistical indicators prepared by the United Nations Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Over 50 indicators have been collected from more than 20 international statistical sources and are presented in one-page profiles for 217 countries or areas of the world. This issue covers various years from 2005 to 2014.”

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/pocketbook/

The Little Data Book (2014)

World Bank

“The Little Data Book 2014 is the pocket edition of World Development Indicators 2014. It is intended as a quick reference for users of the World Development Indicators database, book, and mobile app. The Little Data Book 2014 contains 55 key development indicators such as population and population growth, GNI, GDP, GDP growth, exports and imports, and gross capital formation, deforestation, water use, energy use and electricity use per capita.”

http://data.worldbank.org/products/data-books/little-data-book

Pocket World in Figures (2014 edition)

The Economist

“Annual bestseller- completely updated and revised, and expanded with new features that include mobile banking, a global peace index, museums and art galleries, the shadow economy and species under threat. Now provides rankings on more than 200 topics that take into account over 190 countries, together with detailed statistical profiles of more than 65 of the world’s major economies and profiles of the world and the euro area.”

http://store.economist.com/Product-%2820041211%29-EPO%282%29-EB018%282101%29.aspx

Evolution to the digital age

UNIWORLD DATABASE HANDBOOK, DISKETTE AND POCKETBOOK (1996)

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Evolution to the digital age

POCKETBOOK WEBSITE & FREE PDF LINK Website: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/pocketbook/

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Evolution to the digital age

UNDATA Website: http://data.un.org Country Profiles Website: http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName

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Evolution to the digital age

UNSD TWITTER SITE Website: https://twitter.com/UNStats

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UN CountryStats APP

APPLE WEBSITE TO DOWNLOAD THE UN COUNTRYSTATS APP Website: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/un-countrystats/id505192468?mt=8

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UN CountryStats APP

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UN CountryStats APP

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UN CountryStats APP

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UN CountryStats APP

PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL DOWNLOADS PER COUNTRY

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UN CountryStats APP

POCKETBOOK APP MARKETPLACE

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App name -Cost- -Available platforms- -Rating-

UN CountryStats App - Free - Iphone, Ipad, Ipod Touch - Rated 4+ on Itunes

WDI DataFinder App - Free - Iphone, Ipad, Ipod Touch, Android - Rated 4+ on Itunes

The Economist World in Figures App - Free - Iphone, Ipad, Ipod Touch - Rated 4+ on Itunes

Name of Pocketbook

Organization

App Features

World Statistics Pocketbook

United Nations/ Statistics Division

Based on the World Statistics Pocketbook.

The Little Data Book 2014

World Bank

Based on the World Development Indicators 2014 book and includes more indicators than are included in the Little Data Book.

Pocket World in Figures 2014

The Economist

Based on the Pocket World in Figures. IPad/ Iphone app made free courtesy of Grant Thornton.

Sources: UN CountryStats app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/un-countrystats/id505192468?mt=8, May 2014; WDI DataFinder app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/world-bank-datafinder/id349081196?mt=8, May 2014; The Economist: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/the-economist-world-in-figures/id438709514?mt=8, May 2014.

UN CountryStats APP

Next Steps: version 2.0 due July/Aug 2014 Communication strategy for launch: revised website, Twitter campaign, DESA News, linking to other social media Where to next: web-based APP

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Lessons learned

PDF as “e-book” App is king Analytics, users & target audiences

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Challenges & Next Steps

Targeting correctly: using a dissemination plan and survey Linking our products Visuals

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Heather Page United Nations Statistics Division Statistical

Dissemination Section pageh@un.org

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