Abstract
The article discusses the nature of release practices, the ways to support the users of statistical information, and the challenges the statistical offices are facing in the complex data ecosystem. In Finland the simultaneous release of new statistical information to all users, based on the European Statistics Code of Practice, has been widely accepted and is currently considered “the norm”. The principle of impartiality and simultaneous releasing is also widely respected by politicians, the media, and other decision-makers and users. However, currently the issue of release practices is growing more multidimensional as the data ecosystem is changing and the statistical offices are adapting to the changes. What kinds of rules and principles are to be applied to data deliveries or analyst services, or other products not recognised as official statistics?
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