Other Development Activities
Statistics Poland carries out projects financed not only with EU funds but also from other foreign sources. An important example is the long-term institutional cooperation with the Republic of Korea.
As part of the Korean government’s Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP), the first Polish–Korean Big Data project—“Use of Big Data Sources in Monitoring Changes in Tourism”—was carried out in 2022–2023. The project aimed to modernise and enhance the accuracy of monitoring tourism-related phenomena, including cross-border mobility and accommodation capacity.
Key outcomes of the project:
- preparation of recommendations for collecting and using tourism data, in cooperation with the Ministry of Sport and Tourism,
- development of methodological solutions and identification of competency requirements for working with large datasets,
- design of a modern platform for monitoring and analysing tourism flows, integrating data from mobile network operators, booking portals, local government registers, social media, and payment card operators,
- preparation of guidelines for agreements enabling lawful access to privately held data (e.g., mobile network operators),
- establishment of long-term cooperation with mobile network operators and initiation of negotiations with payment card operators,
- creation of the Data Exchange Forum—a platform supporting cooperation between public and private entities for the safe, responsible, and transparent use of data for the public good.
Importance of the project:
- Privately held data complement traditional statistical sources and enable faster responses to information needs.
- More up-to-date and detailed information supports decision-making on the development of tourist infrastructure in locations where it is most needed.
- Projects of this kind accelerate the modernisation of Polish official statistics and create standards for public–private cooperation.
Building on the experience gained during the project, Statistics Poland is further developing statistical cooperation with the Republic of Korea and is applying for continued support under the KSP programme, including for additional areas of statistical activity.
Related documents and initiatives:
- Full version of the final report “2022/23 KSP Policy Consultation report Poland Use of Big Data Sources in Monitoring Changes in Tourism in Poland”
- Data Exchange Forum Declaration
Learn more:
- Use of data privately held data
- Data integration
- Data ethics
- Globalisation and modernisation
- Agreement on the implementation of the project “Use of Big Data Sources in Monitoring Changes in Tourism
- Data Exchange Forum – Public and private – two sources, one picture of reality
- Visit of the Korean delegation to Statistics Poland
- Tourism+