Rich internet applications: envisaged uses of Flex2 on the ECB websites

Magdalena Lalik, Xavier Sosnowska

Rome, 05 March 2007

Objectives

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Improving understanding of statistics

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Improving data visualisation

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Improving data accessibility

Rich Internet Applications Web applications that offer features of traditional desktop applications:

o Rich user experience (user interface and user interaction) o Improved responsiveness o Broad reach o Platform independence o Low deployment costs

Perform tasks on client-side, using a client engine (intermediary).

Why Flex?

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Rich user interface

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Broad reach of the Flash player

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Impressive ways to visualize statistical data (tables and charts)

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Familiarity with most technologies and concepts

Demos

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Improving the understanding of statistics: prototype showing the evolution of consumer prices in the euro area (“story-telling” approach)

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Improving data visualisation: new graphs for bilateral exchange rates

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Improving data accessibility: the ECB Statistical Data Warehouse