Open AccessIstat’s new strategies to increase statistical literacy
Author(s) -
B. Ascari,
Francesco Michele Mortati
Publication year - 2011
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.52041/srap.11109
Subject(s) - statistical analysis , order (exchange) , literacy , computer science , statistics education , information literacy , adult literacy , computer literacy , key (lock) , public relations , psychology , mathematics education , world wide web , political science , statistics , business , mathematics , pedagogy , computer security , finance
Official statistical information is a public good and therefore should become common heritage in a full sense. One of the fundamental aims of a National Institute of Statistics is to increase people’s statistical literacy. In order to achieve this, Istat decided to review its communication and didactic priorities and strategies and to start from young people: they must be considered as one of the key groups towards which new statistical 3 literacy activities should be directed. However, the main difference from the past lies in the idea of using the high computer technology and web 2.0 skills which young people nowadays possess in order to attract them to statistics. Our goal is clear: to increase young people’s statistical awareness in order to make them more responsible citizens. Many activities have been already performed and many others are going to be performed.