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Welcome to our newsletter! (21/03/2025)

Welcome to the March 2025 edition of the Web Intelligence Hub (WIH) newsletter! Read on to learn about the launch of the WIH website, publication of an article on multinational enterprises (MNEs), two new video releases, and more. We hope you enjoy reading. Feel free to share the newsletter among your networks and encourage them to subscribe to receive the next issue!

OJA data for 2024.Q4 is available via the DataLab! (21/03/2025)

The Online Job Advertisements (OJA) data for the fourth quarter of 2024 is now available in Eurostat’s DataLab.

Upcoming events in Brussels on Skills Intelligence and Labour Market Analysis (21/03/2025)

Two upcoming events organised by European Centre for Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) in cooperation with Eurostat and hosted by European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), will address the use of online data for skills intelligence and labour market analysis.

Short video tutorial for statisticians on how to get started with WIH OJA data (21/03/2025)

You can now watch our short video on how to access Online Job Advertisements (OJA) data on the Web Intelligence Hub (WIH).

Read the article on WIH data on Multinational Enterprises (MNE) in the Statistical Journal of the International Organization of Official Statistics (IAOS) (21/03/2025)

A new article on the use of WIH data to enhance statistics on multinational enterprises (MNEs) has been published in the Statistical Journal of the International Organization of Official Statistics (IAOS), titled ‘A Web Intelligence Information System to Support the Production of EuroGroups Register (EGR).’ This research paper by Eurostat explores how the development and application of web intelligence systems support the production of the EGR statistics.

New challenges of European Statistics Awards competition - with focus on data on multinational enterprises and up to €50 000 in prizes possible for each team (21/03/2025)

Eurostat is running the European Statistics Awards Programme on web intelligence, as part of its ongoing efforts to foster the use of web intelligence for statistical purposes. The new challenges focus on gathering data on multinational enterprises (MNEs). Competing teams can win up to €50 000.

Introducing the Open Web Search project (21/03/2025)

On 4 July 2024, Eurostat and WIN network members met with Open Web Search to discuss ways to use data from the OpenWebSearch.EU project

Welcome to the Web Intelligence Hub (WIH) CROS portal (21/03/2025)

We are happy to announce the launch of the Web Intelligence Hub (WIH) CROS portal!

Join the Web Intelligence Network (WIN) Conference 2025 in Gdańsk! (10/01/2025)

The Web Intelligence Network (WIN) Conference – From Web to Data will take place on 4-5 February 2025 in Gdańsk, Poland. This event will bring together experts and practitioners to discuss the use of internet data sources in official statistics and showcase innovative developments in the field.

OJA Data for 2024.Q3 released in Eurostat’s DataLab with modified access rules (10/01/2025)

The online job advertisements (OJA) data for the third quarter of 2024 is available in Eurostat’s DataLab! Please note in this context that Eurostat is currently reviewing its data access processes and a new approach has been put in place. Read our article to learn more.

Welcome to our newsletter! (10/01/2025)

Welcome to the January 2025 edition of the Web Intelligence Hub (WIH) newsletter! Read on to learn about the latest experimental statistics published by Eurostat based on online job advertisements (OJA) data, highlights from the ADEM Hackathon, details on the February 2025 Web Intelligence Network (WIN) Conference, and more. We hope you enjoy reading it. Feel free to share the newsletter among your networks and encourage them to subscribe to receive the next issue!

Explore the new experimental statistics based on WIH-OJA data (10/01/2025)

Eurostat has just released new experimental statistics on the Online Job Advertisement Rate (OJAR) based on online job advertisements (OJA) data produced by the WIH. These statistics aim to provide policymakers, social partners, and training institutions with information on labour demand, and could help to identify bottlenecks faced by EU employers to recruit staff.

Highlights from the ADEM Open Data Hackathon (10/01/2025)

On 24-25 October 2024, the ADEM (Agence pour le Développement de l'Emploi) agency in Luxembourg held the Open Data Hackathon, bringing together experts from different backgrounds to develop new tools for jobseekers using OJA data.

Watch the video on why website owners should support the Web Intelligence Hub (WIH) (10/01/2025)

The collaboration of website owners is fundamental for the collection of web content for statistical purposes. Why should website owners collaborate? Watch the video to find out.

OJA Data for 2024.Q1&2 now in Eurostat’s DataLab! (30/09/2024)

The OJA data for the first and second quarters of 2024 is now available in Eurostat’s DataLab! Together with the publication of the new data, we are happy to announce that the DataLab’s transition to a new platform is now complete.

Welcome to our newsletter! (30/09/2024)

Welcome to the September 2024 edition of the Web Intelligence Hub (WIH) newsletter! Read on to learn about the latest online job advertisements (OJA) data, highlights from the 2024 European Conference on Quality in Official Statistics, four new WIN blog posts on a range of interesting topics, and more. We hope you enjoy reading. Feel free to share the newsletter among your networks and encourage them to subscribe to receive the next issue!

European Statistics Awards to reward best solutions for classifying OJA occupations (30/09/2024)

Eurostat has launched the challenge on classification of occupations for WIH online job advertisements data (Web Intelligence Classification Challenge), as part of the European Statistics Awards. The competition aims to support innovation in official statistics by improving the efficiency and accuracy of processing web content for use in European statistics.

Discussions on Web Intelligence at the 2024 European Conference on Quality in Official Statistics (30/09/2024)

On 4-7 June 2024, the 11th European Conference on Quality in Official Statistics (Q2024) was held in Estoril, Portugal. Bringing together a wide range of stakeholders, Q2024 aimed to enhance cooperation between official statistics and the scientific community to foster closer dialogue between users and producers. The use of web data for European statistics was discussed in Q2024 dedicated sessions.

Read four new blog posts in the Web Intelligence Network (WIN) blog (30/09/2024)

We are pleased to announce that four new blog posts have been published on the WIN blog since the last WIH newsletter. Three of these blog posts refer to specific use cases: 1) gathering data on online housing advertisements, 2) improving business registers using online data, 3) improving the accuracy of job advertisement data, whilst the fourth one offers a general reflection on using web scraping for official statistics.

Eurostat’s new data visualisation tool on Top & trending skills (30/09/2024)

On Tuesday 14 May 2024, Eurostat held a webinar to introduce its Top & trending skills tool. In the webinar, Eurostat experts presented the tool, its background and innovative features, as well as upcoming developments. The interactive webinar was streamed on the Eurostat website as well as on the Eurostat Facebook account, and is now available to rewatch anytime.

Welcome to our newsletter! (23/04/2024)

Welcome to the third issue of the Web Intelligence Hub Newsletter! In this newsletter, you will receive the latest news from the Web Intelligence Hub (WIH): Your toolbox for high-quality statistics from web content. We hope you enjoy reading. Feel free to share the newsletter among your networks and encourage them to subscribe to receive the next issue!

European Statistics Awards on Web Intelligence (23/04/2024)

The first European Statistical Awards in web intelligence have paved the way for more accuracy of WIH data. With more than 112,000 online job advertisements analyzed by participants from 17 countries, the competition tackled the important challenge of data deduplication, to avoid double counting of the same online job advertisements scraped from different web portals. Congratulations to our winners, who demonstrated exceptional analytical skills. Stay tuned for more updates and help spread the word about the competition.

OJA Data for 2023.Q4 now in the DataLab! (23/04/2024)

Dive into our latest OJA data for 2023.Q4, now available in Eurostat’s DataLab!

First experimental statistics based on WIH data (23/04/2024)

Eurostat has published its first experimental statistics based on data produced by the Web Intelligence Hub (WIH)! These statistics focus on labour market demand for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) specialists and use the Online Job Advertisements (OJAs) data of the WIH as a source. Read this item to learn more about the experimental statistics and where to find them.

Statistical business registers: a ‘cornerstone’ of official statistics (23/04/2024)

In its blog, the Web Intelligence Network (WIN) delves into the topic of statistical business registers and how to improve them with the help of web data. Read our article to find out more about the WIN’s work in this area.

Use of Natural Language Processing to innovate and improve OJA data (23/04/2024)

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a form of artificial intelligence employed by the WIH to make better use of the wealth of web content extracted from online job portals and to improve the quality of OJA data. Read this item to learn more about the WIH’s use of NLP techniques and how to navigate its latest WIH-OJA-NLP table releases.

OJA data for 2023.Q2 and Q3 is available via the DataLab! (05/01/2024)

The Online Job Advertisements (OJA) data for the second and third quarters of 2023 is available in the DataLab. At the WIH, we introduced the EFTA countries and enhanced language support for our 2023 data releases. While the newly added data is in its early stages, partially validated, and presented in separate tables, the WIH is committed to improving the data's accuracy to support seamless integration with existing datasets. Click below to find out more information about these latest data releases and how to access the data.

Web Intelligence Network blog post on findings from their work on exploring new data sources (05/01/2024)

Led by a consortium of 10 partners, 8 of which are National Statistical Institutes and two regional statistical authorities, Web Intelligence Network (WIN) - Work Package 3 (WP3) is exploring new web data sources for integration into the WIH. The project seeks to address a number of challenges, such as data source instability and data processing. The project aims to improve statistical methodologies and data-driven decision-making. This blog post discusses the progress made on WIN-WP 3 activities during the project's second year.

Expert workshop in Greece explores analytics for OJAs (05/01/2024)

In September 2023, Cedefop and Eurostat hosted a workshop in Thessaloniki, Greece, on enhancing analytics for OJAs. The event gathered 60 participants, including the network of experts helping Cedefop and Eurostat in this domain, and Web Intelligence Network (WIN) members. It featured six sessions covering various project aspects, such as green skills, skill relevance, Natural Language Processing samples, occupation classification and source overlaps. The active involvement of WIN members working in OJAs was particularly important, as it allowed for direct interaction and collaboration between all key project developers and potential WIH users.

Read two newly published reports with findings from the Work Platforms Study (05/01/2024)

Two reports with findings from the Work Platforms Study have been published on the Collaboration in Research and Methodology for Official Statistics (CROS) portal. The Work Platforms Landscaping Report examines Digital Labour Platforms (DLPs) in five European countries, highlighting disparities in the economic sectors preferences and data availability within these platforms. The Work Platforms Feasibility Study assesses the technical feasibility of collecting data from DLPs and suggests that formal agreements with DLPs would be optimal for high quality data. Both reports provide valuable insights into the landscape and data extraction feasibility of DLPs.

Welcome to our newsletter! (21/08/2023)

Welcome to the summer 2023 – very first! - issue of the Web Intelligence Hub Newsletter! In this newsletter, you will receive the latest news from the Web Intelligence Hub (WIH): Your toolbox for high-quality statistics from web content. We hope you enjoy reading. Feel free to share the newsletter among your networks and encourage them to subscribe to receive the next issue!

'Skills in the front row' at the first WIH Conference (21/08/2023)

On 12 June 2023, stakeholders gathered for the first WIH-CON: Web Intelligence Hub Conference in Brussels. The hybrid event was attended by around 235 stakeholders, including over 60 in-person attendees who had the chance to network and interact face to face. Among them were statisticians, labour market economists, skills experts, policy analysts, and Eurostat representatives.

WIH’s OJA data featured in Statistics Explained article (21/08/2023)

The WIH’s OJA database has recently been featured in an article on Eurostat’s Statistics Explained website, focusing on the topic of job vacancy statistics.

OJA data for 2023.Q1 is now available in the DataLab! (21/08/2023)

The Online Job Advertisements (OJA) data for the first quarter of 2023 is now available for the WIH users via the DataLab.

European Statistics Awards to reward best algorithms for identifying OJA duplicates (21/08/2023)

The European Statistics Awards Programme (https://statistics-awards.eu/competitions/4) aims to discover promising methodologies for processing of content from the World Wide Web with the purpose to extract valuable data for statistical and analytical purposes.

Follow the Web Intelligence Network (21/08/2023)

The Web Intelligence Network (WIN) is a community centred around the WIH. It contributes to the development of the WIH and transferring knowledge on statistical methods and tools for using web data in official statistics. WISER is a group of data users from the European National Statistical Institutes, academia, international organisations, and other official statistics producers who cooperate closely with the WIN. WISER’s main role is to test and provide feedback on the WIH developments and extend the network of future users of the WIH. Please read our article on how to follow the WIN's activities and find more information on WISER.