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Fig. 1. ISLP network 2019

The project works in close cooperation with national statistical offices,
statistical societies, universities and training institutes. All its contributors share
a strong will, or even passion, to promote statistical literacy. This is not just for
statistical know-how’s sake, but for the instrumental value that statistics
provide: statistics enable nations, citizens and communities understand and
improve the society surrounding them. Official and trustworthy statistics are
value creators in a society.
ISLP aims to share good practises to promote statistical literacy. The
country coordinators have a significant role to play in their home countries, in
the form of different events and trainings. ISLP publishes the ISLP newsletter
(https://iase-web.org/islp/Publications.php), in which, amongst other things,
the country coordinators share details about their work. ISLP also has a website
(https://iase-web.org/islp/) where, amongst other things, essential links to
pages regarding statistical literacy and numeracy are shared. ISLP organises a
poster competition for young people (see chapter 4) and The Best Cooperative
Award competition every other year.
The project is actively brought up in conferences via sessions,
presentations and meetings. External funding is constantly sought, especially
to support developing countries. Important supporters of the project have
been Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation, JMP/SAS and
The ISI Tokyo Memorial Fund, Nokia and The Wakimato Memorial Fund.

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