The session relates to important developments in science publishing in general and more specifically in official statistics. On the one hand, there are initiatives like the Open Data movement and FAIR publishing that aim to improve the transparency of the analysis, metadata, and data used by researchers as well as the accessibility of the results for users. On the other hand in nowadays almost standard online publishing practice, the advanced use of hyperlinks to the data sets used, (dynamic) graphs and tables from other sources, and the fast-growing variety of IT tools that allow comparing results from similar studies, create opportunities for users to a more thorough assessment of the quality of the data and analysis as well as the added value of the specific analysis. Both developments are expected to ease the access and understanding of official statistics analysis and consequently impact statistical literacy. In the session, both developments will be discussed, from the perspective of producers of official statistics as well as from the academic users’ perspective. The audience for this session is expected to observe how these developments in the coming years will affect publishing in official statistics with a special focus on journals like the Statistical Journal of the IAOS. The session is of special interest for the future strategy and development of the Statistical Journal of the IAOS, as well as other science publishing activities of the statistics community.

Organiser: Dr Petrus Cornelis J. Everaers

Chair: Dr Petrus Everaers

Speaker: Francesca Perucci

Speaker: Arofan Gregory

Speaker: Maja Islam

Speaker: Pietro Gennari

Speaker: Gaby Umbach