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Innovation at Statistics Netherlands Barteld Braaksma and Marleen Verbruggen  The Innovation programme and the Innovation Lab  Th I ti d th I ti L b  Innovation topics and three examples Why an innovation programme? External pressure (new output channels. cooperation) Technological Internal ideas challenges g (empowerment; (big data, synergies) social media) 1 Innovation at Statistics Netherlands 1

How does the programme work(1/2)? Road map for innovation tracks 1. Rough idea 2. Enriched idea 3. Find sponsor 4. Concrete proposal 5. Proof of Concept 6. Implementation Not starting from methodology (theory) But from idea for application (practice) The best way of having a good idea is having a lot of ideas 2 Innovation at Statistics Netherlands How does the programme work(2/2)? • Innovation program supports and facilitates tracks • Survival of the fittest (accept failure) ( p ) # ideas > # PoCs > # implementations • Resources from initiator, sponsor, methodology, IT • Collaboration with external partners • Strong support from top management • Light management and limited paperwork (‘just do it’) 3 Innovation at Statistics Netherlands 2

The Innovation lab Heerlen O Opened d May2012 - Elaborating ideas - Brainstorming - Workshops - Open IT-environment - Communication facilities The Hague 4 Innovation at Statistics Netherlands Innovation topics • Internet as a data source • Smartphone data collection • Smartphone data collection • Traffic loop data • (Twitter streams) • (Satellite photos) • (Speech recognition) • (Open data) • (Visualisation methods and tools) (Visualisation methods and tools) • (New IT tools) • (CAPI using Win8 tablets) 5 Innovation at Statistics Netherlands 3

Internet as a Data Source (example 1/3)  Many opportunities Job vacancies from internet robots and quarterly statistics compared  Price statistics %  Job vacancies 45 40  C2C (EBay) 35 30  But important issues 25 20 • Quality 15 10 • Methodology 5 0 Elementary Primary Secondary Higher University Unknown • Legal aspects Internet CBS 6 Innovation at Statistics Netherlands Smartphones (example 2/3)  Promising applications • Tracking smartphone use T ki t h • Combination with GPS data • Short pop-up questionnaires  Challenges • Recruitment of participants (privacy!) • Power consumption p • Methodological issues 7 Innovation at Statistics Netherlands 4

Experimental App for traffic survey ( trip detection/ interpretation/ additional questions) Start Trip Additional Summary screen detection questions of trips 8 Innovation at Statistics Netherlands Big Data (example 3/3)  3 V’s: Volume, Variety, Velocity • 80 million traffic loop detection records daily (Netherlands) • One million Dutch social media messages daily • Big challenge to extract meaningful statistical information!  Need for new or adapted methods • Visualization • Text mining • High Performance Computing  Active area in Innovation Programme • Experiments using state-of-the-art equipment • Contracts for data sets • Encourage/initiate contacts with external partners 9 Innovation at Statistics Netherlands 5

What are our experiences so far? • Innovation programme works (50 ideas during 2012) (50 ideas during 2012) • Many non-statistical issues show up (legal aspects, IT requirements) • New sources come with new challenges (methodology, recruitment, robustness) 10 Innovation at Statistics Netherlands 6