Transcript Why and how to use the VSS

What is the VSS
Introduction to the Virtual Statistical
System
VSS is a Portal providing …
• On-line resources for NSO’s and other data
producing agencies
• Information about statistical organizations and
operations
• Links to valuable information (sites & documents)
• Checklists for the improvement of statistical
organizations
• Exchange of information for practitioners and
users
• Access to 200 eLearning lessons about 10 topics.
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Why VSS and who needs VSS?
• Experience shows the clear need for improved access
to statistical information.
• The Web offers exciting possibilities to access and
share information.
• Countries requested to be involved in South-South
communications
• Where to go to find the VSS:
google “virtual statistical system”, or
“www.virtualstatisticalsystem.org or “statsys.com”.
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The VSS is designed:
• To learn about official statistics.
• To improve the statistical capacity of countries
by using:
VSS knowledge base.
VSS eLearning courses.
VSS communication tools.
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Main Components of the VSS
Knowledge
Base
• Activities
• Themes
• Comments
Exchange
• Discussion groups
• Wiki information exchange
eLearning
• Animated presentations
• Power point presentations
Knowledge
Improved
Statistical
Capacity
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The VSS can be used to
- understand a range of issues that national
statistical organizations face.
- understand the nature of statistical subject
matter topics.
- to design strategies to improve national
official statistics.
- to design implement plans for projects.
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Activities and Themes
• Two sides of the same coin.
• Activities are a series of building blocks for
national statistical systems and organizations.
• A Building block is a complete set of activities
which are defined by a series of checklists.
• One building block is a (useful) condition for
the next.
• Building blocks have several aspects (tabs).
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Accessing VSS Knowledge Base:
Activities and Themes
Knowledge
Base
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Building blocks for statistical
systems
Knowledge
Base
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Themes
• are the other side of the coin.
• are the subject matter topics about which
statistics report, and
• deal with specific questions, other than
generic, that statistical organizations may face.
• are the traditional fields of work in statistics.
• have a number of separate aspects (tabs).
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Knowledge
Base
How Statistical Operations Work
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