MEDSTAT IV: towards a fruitful dialogue between the producers and the users of statistics. A workshop to exchange views and bring them closer from each other.
What does this statistical data mean exactly? How far can I trust it?
Using statistics often implies asking yourselves this kind of question as the work of a statistician is based on conventions that may result in complex concepts, methods, tools and processes and, as a consequence, is largely unknown by the neophytes whom most of the users are. Producers and users of statistics speak different languages but they need to talk to understand each other and to better collaborate for the benefit of all.
This is the objective of the workshop that will be organised in Athens by the MEDSTAT IV project on March 22-23, 2017, to make these two groups talk to each other. Representatives from specific groups of users of statistics, such as researchers, journalists, experts from EU-MED programmes and initiatives will be asked to tell their stories regarding the relations they developed with statistics and statisticians. On the other hand, the statisticians will be asked to explain what they do to engage with their users and to reach them out. From this dialogue should emerge concrete recommendations for the identification of activities that the project could carry out in order to make the relation better between the users and the producers of statistics in the ENP-S countries and to improve the quality and relevance of the statistical data that are produced and disseminated.
Will participate in the workshop experts from the ENP-S statistical offices, from the statistical institutes of EU member states (ELSTAT-Greece, HSK-Hungary, Statistics Lithuania), Turkstat-Turkey and Eurostat as well as representatives from the Luxembourg Income Studies (LIS), the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMET), the European Training Foundation (ETF), the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), the EuroMed Transport Support Project and the OPEN Media Hub.
