Post on 31-Dec-2015
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Overview
• Virtual Statistical System (VSS)• VSS Wiki• Discussion Groups• VSS eLearning program
• Open Data, Open Knowledge, Open Solutions.
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Thanks
• Annette, Iris, Ingrid, Development Gateway team and DECDG leadership.
• Paris 21 Task Team: IMF, European Commission, UNSD, Germany, India, Ghana, Paris 21, Development Gateway, World Bank
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Why VSS?
• VSS addresses serious knowledge (shortage) problems in partner countries.
• Including: – Lack of access to knowledge – People leave / newcomers need to be retrained– Archiving– Provides easy accessible study materials.– Deliver statistical knowledge for all
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VSS idea, project, process
• VSS is the beginning, but not the end.• Knowledge is endless, VSS is endless:• 2500 – 3000 pages:
– Intros and full text versions.– Hundreds of links to other websites /
documents.– VSS needs to grow up and have a life.
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About VSS
• Structure, Activities and Themes.• Content: about 150 topics (modules), with about
600 sub modules.• Interactive: Comments (1000 plus options), VSS
Wiki, Discussion groups. • Search function.
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Structure - left side
The Activities• General information.• Relevant for each statistical project in official
statistics. • Activity Classification is based on the Overall
Statistical Production Process.• Provide “building blocks” of stats systems.• Selected links/resources.
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Structure - right side
The Themes• About specific subjects, topics, projects, issues.• Topics related to statistical projects. • Based on the UN/ECE/OECD/Eurostat
Classification about statistics.• VSS Themes rich with info, but always limited. • Info always can be added.
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Contribute
VSS Wiki– starts by selection of a region
– users can start building their own knowledge base
Discussion Groups – starts by selection of a region
– participants can start and/or join
Registration
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VSS eLearning program
Topics• Management (10 topics – 20 lessons) • Labor (10 – 20)• Justice and Security (10 – 20)• GIS (3 – 6)
Different types• Fully Animated: 6• Slides and notes: 60 plus 6 = 66
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Uses of the VSS
• To learn.• Checklist: need to know.• Portal, one stop shop.• Facilitates: Designing blueprints for change.• To educate.• To share knowledge.• To exchange views.• Unlimited possibilities.
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