Stats in a Wrap European Commission, Eurostat

In this episode we talk about statistics and maps - the things we navigate when we drive and carry in our pockets on our phones. Maps are powerful tools for data visualization, particularly in statistics, and they can translate immensely complex numerical data into strikingly clear visualizations to give us an instantly understandable snapshot.The four speakers in this episode all deal with maps from a different angle. They are: Joseph Davies, data visualisation specialist; Hannes Reuter, statistical officer, both in the Geographic Information System of the Commission (GISCO) team at Eurostat; Konstantina Michalopoulou, specialised in Eurostat social media; and Riccardo Sgaramella, coordinator of the EU Annual Report on the State of Regions and Cities at the Committee of the Regions. They will tell stories about maps and data and explain why maps and geographic information systems are a gateway to the public understanding of the data that affects them.

In this episode we talk about the ‘Key figures on Europe 2023’ publica-tion. An emblem of the shifting trends in how we view stats at different times. What's key this year, and what was key last year? What does that tell us about our evolving attitudes to the statistics that surround us?

In this episode we talk about statistical literacy and how the EU's young people are learning to love and understand stats as never before. We will also find out how experts help us decode and understand the numbers and how to teach statistics to help children develop a critical thinking.

In this episode we talk about quality. Easy to spot in everyday things like food and clothing. But how about statistics? Eurostat has a team dedicated to this topic, and we'll hear how Eurostat with its European Statistics Code of Practice has set the standards for the entire European Statistical System, and how they monitor and implement it.

The podcast series 'Stats in a Wrap' intends to attract a wide European audience of podcast fans who wish to be informed and entertained by the world of statistics.

In this episode we talk about European neighbourhood and EU enlargement countries. A country who wants to join the EU must show it can meet a lot of criteria. It must also prove its excellence in one of the key areas – statistics. We explain how cooperating and developing strong ties with neighbourhood statisticians plays into the process of EU integration.

The podcast series “Stats in a Wrap” intends to attract a wide European audience of podcast fans who are interested to be informed and entertained by the world of statistics. In this episode we talk about what Eurostat has discovered about our constantly changing relationship with communication technology, the internet, web, phones, tablets, and computers. The EU is determined to raise the level of our skills and access to digital technology, and one of its most powerful tools to measure its progress are two surveys that the Member States carry out each year.