[A2k] OECD adds innovative new features and functionality to OECD.Stat

[Manon Ress]

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OECD adds innovative new features and functionality to OECD.Stat

Paris, France, 24th April 2008. As part of the continuing programme of
work to make OECD databases more accessible and user friendly,
OECD.Stat now incorporates innovative new features. This is part of a
larger project to improve the services around OECD statistics in the
OECD iLibrary which is replacing SourceOECD later this year.

The new beta version of OECD.Stat, the single online platform where
users can discover and access a wide range of statistical databases
from the OECD has been updated. It has a new browser, faster
navigation and new functionality which improve the user experience and
ability to compare and manipulate data.

The new browser design uses a clearer division between content and
features. Users are able to search or browse for precisely the data
they require through a detailed list of content themes  which can be
viewed constantly or collapsed to increase viewing space.

OECD.Stat has now become so flexible that each table can be
customised, users can select from a vast array of variables and
combine data from different sources to compare and analyse country
statistics. They may change the shape of the table by moving rows and
columns and view data in a multitude of formats, including dynamic
graphs which bring the data alive visually. All the statistics are
exportable to Excel with full references.

Toby Green, Head of OECD Publishing said: "Following the launch of
OECD.Stat in December 2007, we have been listening to our users and
have developed this improved interface based on their  feedback. This
new version is part of an ongoing process of beta releases which will
continue to be enhanced and optimised throughout the year. Our users
require fast navigation in a  simple, self explanatory format.
OECD.Stat now provides this and more with improved response time and
the streamlined presentation of tools to modify the selection, take
the data away and re-use  them in their own IT environment."

The redesign utilises screen space much more effectively. Metadata,
including source information, characteristics, abstracts and
definitions are included in a separate window when each new table is
viewed. More detailed metadata can be accessed at all levels, from the
dataset-level abstract down through to cell level footnotes. This
enables users to fully understand and explore the numbers they are
viewing.

To explore OECD.Stat please go to: http://www.SourceOECD.org/database/OECDStat

Contact: Toby Green, Head of Publishing toby.green@oecd.org
Tel: +33 6 10 11 49 89

About OECD

OECD (www.oecd.org <http://www.oecd.org/> ) brings together the
governments of the 30 Member Countries* committed to democracy
and the market economy from around the world to support
sustainable economic growth, raise living standards, maintain
financial stability and assist other countries' economic
development.

OECD Publishing (www.oecd.org/publishing) is one of the world's
largest publishers in the fields of economics and public policy.
OECD Publishing disseminates OECD's intellectual output, both
analytical and statistical.

More information about publications is available through the OECD
Online <http://www.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/index.asp?lang=EN>
Bookshop and SourceOECD <http://www.sourceoecd.org/> , the
groundbreaking iLibrary of statistical databases, books and
periodicals.

* OECD Member Countries and year of joining - Australia (1971),
Austria (1961), Belgium (1961), Canada (1961), Czech Republic
(1995), Denmark (1961), Finland (1969), France (1961), Germany
(1961), Greece (1961), Hungary (1996), Iceland (1961), Ireland
(1961), Italy (1961), Japan (1964), Korea (1996), Luxembourg
(1961), Mexico (1994), The Netherlands (1961), New Zealand
(1973), Norway (1961), Poland (1996), Portugal (1961), Slovak
Republic (2000), Spain (1961), Sweden (1961), Switzerland (1961),
Turkey (1961), United Kingdom (1961), United States (1961).

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