Seminars and Workshops

Information and documents of UNECE Workshops on Dissemination and Communication of Statistics

Publications

Strategic Communication Framework phase 1

This publication, phase 1 of the project, was developed by a UNECE Task Force composed of experts from national and international statistical organizations, and endorsed by the Heads of statistical offices of more than 60 countries, showcases the value of official statistics and provides recommendations for statistical offices on ways to promote, measure and communicate this value. It was endorsed by the CES in 2019 and presented at the 2019 UNECE workshop on Dissemination and Communication of Statistics. The framework and all its components are offered as a guideline and are not intended to be prescriptive. Statistical organizations are invited to use the framework in its entirety, or to use elements that help support their organization’s business model and brand.

Making Data Meaningful Publications.

Four practical guides to help managers, statisticians and media relations officers in statistical organizations use text and visualizations to bring statistics to life for non-statisticians; find the best way to get their message across or define strategies for improving statistical literacy.

The guides are available in various languages. Print copies of the English version can be obtained free of charge by clicking here, indicating the publication title, the language and postal address. For more information about the Russian version, please click here

Part 1: A guide to writing stories about numbers

The first guide provides guidelines and examples on the use of effective writing techniques to make data meaningful.

• Making Data Meaningful. Part 1: A guide to writing stories about numbers (1.6Mb)

• Часть 1: Как написать статью о цифрах. Методическое руководство (1.8Мb)

• Cómo hacer comprensibles los datos. Parte 1: Una guía para escribir sobre números - Spanish translation kindly provided by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Spain (301Kb)
• Kako podacima dati smisao. Prvi dio: Priručnik za pisanje o brojevima - Croatian translation kindly provided by Croatian Bureau of Statistics (1.6Mb)
• データを有意義なものとするために. パート1: 数字についてのストーリーを書くための手引- Japanese translation kindly provided by Japanese Bureau of Statistics (756Kb)
• 数字故事写作指南 - Chinese translation kindly provided by the National Bureau Statistics of China in cooperation with China Offices of UNICEF and UNFPA (1.4 Mb)
• Making Data Meaningful Parte 1: Una guida per scrivere storie statistiche (5.6 Mb)

Part 3: A guide to communicating with the media

The third guide aims to help producers of statistics find the best way to get their message across and to communicate effectively with the media. It contains suggestions, guidelines and examples.

• Making Data Meaningful. Part 3: A guide to communicating with the media (533 Kb)

• Часть 3: Руководство по связям со средствами массовой информации (960 Кb)

• Cómo hacer comprensibles los datos.Parte 3: Una guía para la comunicación con los medios - Spanish translation kindly provided by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Spain (264 KB)

• Kako podacima dati smisao. TREĆI DIO. Priručnik za komuniciranje s medijima - Croatian translation kindly provided by Croatian Bureau of Statistics (4.6 MB)

• パート3　メディアと意思疎通を図るための手引 Japanese translation kindly provided by Japanese Bureau of Statistics (725 Kb)

Part 4: A guide to improving statistical literacy

The fourth volume of Making Data Meaningful provides an overview of current initiatives and define strategies for improving the statistical literacy of different user groups.

• Making Data Meaningful. Part 4: A guide to improving statistical literacy

• Cómo hacer comprensibles los datos. Parte 4: Una guía para mejorar la cultura estadística - Spanish translation kindly provided by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Spain (2.4 Mb)