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THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
Web Publishing of Statistics - Statistics South Africa Website
Workshop on the Communication of
Statistics
27 - 29 April 2015 Washington, D.C., USA
Luxolo Lengs Executive Manager: Business Modernisation Statistics South Africa LuxoloL@statssa.gov.za www.statssa.gov.za
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
The empowering role that Statistics South Africa aims to play in making information easily available to South Africans to change lives.
Introduction
Graphic Source: ABS Presentation
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
Background: Containers to Themes
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
Our Approach
Pre Launch Construction Post Launch
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
Context-driven Dissemination: Stats SA Website
Graphic Source: ABS Presentation
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
Stats SA Website
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
Data Story: Tell an interesting story
Stats SA Website
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
STATS SA Website
Categories: Indicators
available in 4 different
categories
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
STATS SA Website
Publications: Future and
recently published
publications
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
STATS SA Website: Theme Page
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
STATS SA Website: Data Stories
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
STATS SA Website: Infographics
Desktop usage still is the preferred way to access our webpage
80,3%
What do people use to access Stats SA’s website?
Top locations on
statssa.gov.za
Home
Vacancies
Pub. Schedule
Stats by Place
Stats by Theme
Indicators
Inflation
Economic Growth
Polokwane
Stellenbosch
Beaufort-West
Rustenburg
Emfuleni
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
Users
1,040,135
pageviews
6,345,858
period
sessions
1,848,009
Top cities
PRETORIA – 15.74% CPT – 11.64%
JHB – 9.73%
DURBAN – 2.68% OTHER – 60.21%
Aug ‘13 – Mar ‘15
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Feedback Indicators
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Feedback Indicators
sessions
1,848,009
Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15 Mar-15
58 704
106 764
121 076
151 867
62 316 Users
171 485 Page views
92 400 Sessions
An average month: Its all in the numbers
* Data from Aug 13 to March 15
Top 10 Country Distribution by Sessions
0 200000 400000 600000 800000 1000000 1200000 1400000 1600000
South Africa
India
United States
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Kenya
*Not Identified
Germany
France
Australia
Top 5 City Distribution by Sessions
Pretoria
Cape Town
Johannesburg Sandton Centurion
No surprise that SA
locations
dominate the top 5
positions, but would
you believe
Hydrabad in India is
number 6
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
Feedback Indicators
10 eu. countries
Netherlands; UK; Germany; France; Bulgaria; Spain; Switzerland; Italy;
Sweden; Poland
10 African
countries
South-Africa
Kenya
Nigeria
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Lesotho
Egypt
Mauritius
Mozambique
5 North American Cities
Ashburn
New York
Not Set
Washington
Chicago Boston
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
What’s Next?
Improve the
maps functions
for navigation Improve the
graphics engine
Add a Data API An automated
and metadata driven publication system
News-Wire service (exclusively for journalists)
Blog functionality
Performance enhancement
Discussion forum
THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND
Luxolo Lengs Executive Manager Business Modernisation Statistics South Africa LuxoloL@statssa.gov.za www.statssa.gov.za
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