<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> As economies, societies, and environments change, official statistics evolve and develop to reflect those changes. In reaction to disruptive innovations arising from globalisation, technological advances, and cultural changes, the pace of change of official statistics will accelerate in the future. The motivation for change may also be more existential than that of the past as official statisticians consider the survival of their discipline. This article examines some of the emerging developments and questions whether they present threats or offer opportunities.</p></abstract>

As economies, societies, and environments change, official statistics evolve and develop to reflect those changes. In reaction to disruptive innovations arising from globalisation, technological advances, and cultural changes, the pace of change of official statistics will accelerate in the future. The motivation for change may also be more existential than that of the past as official statisticians consider the survival of their discipline. This article examines some of the emerging developments and questions whether they present threats or offer opportunities.

The Continuing Evolution of Official Statistics: Some Challenges and Opportunities

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Journal of Official Statistics

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As economies, societies, and environments change, official statistics evolve and develop to reflect those changes. In reaction to disruptive innovations...

The Continuing Evolution of Official Statistics: Some Challenges and Opportunities

Article Category: Articles

Published Online: Nov 23, 2016

Page range: 789 - 810

Received: Sep 01, 2014

Accepted: Aug 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jos-2016-0041

Keywords
Big data, globalisation, measuring progress, statistical literacy, interoperability

© by Steve MacFeely

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Continuing Evolution of Official Statistics: Some Challenges and Opportunities

Article Category: Articles

Published Online: Nov 23, 2016

Page range: 789 - 810

Received: Sep 01, 2014

Accepted: Aug 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jos-2016-0041

KeywordsBig data, globalisation, measuring progress, statistical literacy, interoperability

© by Steve MacFeely

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Big data, globalisation, measuring progress, statistical literacy, interoperability