Rich internet applications: envisaged uses of Flex2 on the ECB websites
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Rich internet applications: envisaged uses of Flex2 on the ECB websites. Magdalena Lalik, Xavier Sosnowska. Rome, 05 March 2007. Objectives. Improving understanding of statistics Improving data visualisation Improving data accessibility. Rich Internet Applications.
Rich internet applications: envisaged uses of Flex2 on the ECB websites
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Rich internet applications: envisaged uses of Flex2 on the ECB websites Magdalena Lalik, Xavier Sosnowska Rome, 05 March 2007
Objectives • Improving understanding of statistics • Improving data visualisation • Improving data accessibility
Rich Internet Applications Web applications that offer features of traditional desktop applications: • Rich user experience (user interface and user interaction) • Improved responsiveness • Broad reach • Platform independence • Low deployment costs Perform tasks on client-side, using a client engine (intermediary).
Why Flex? • Rich user interface • Broad reach of the Flash player • Impressive ways to visualize statistical data (tables and charts) • Familiarity with most technologies and concepts
Demos • Improving the understanding of statistics: prototype showing the evolution of consumer prices in the euro area (“story-telling” approach) • Improving data visualisation: new graphs for bilateral exchange rates • Improving data accessibility: the ECB Statistical Data Warehouse