NINIS About Us
NINIS is a project that collates robust statistics for small areas across Northern Ireland, and makes the information readily available through a dedicated Internet site
www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk.
The project is operated by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), an Executive Agency within the Government Department of Finance and
Personnel.
NISRA released a pilot website in 2001 to test the concept of mapping small
area statistics. NINIS follows on from this and was launched in July 2003, the
website now has an average of 19,000 unique visits a
month.
NINIS has been funded by the Department of Health Social Services and
Public Safety, all the Health and Social Services Boards
and the Department for Social Development to monitor progress against the Investing
for Health and Neighbourhood Renewal Strategies.
Within NISRA, the Neighbourhood Statistics team is responsible for NINIS. We
make data available from a wide range of sources on the NINIS website and
provide a customer service function, answering any queries Monday-Friday. We
also provide
both monthly seminars which incorporate PC-based training in McAuley House
(Belfast city centre) and ad-hoc commissioned seminars region-wide.
Neighbourhood Statistics in England & Wales, Scotland and
Northern Ireland (Regional Trends, Number 40, 2008)
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Regional Trends is a comprehensive regular source of official statistics for the Statistical Regions of the UK
(Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Government Office Regions within England). It includes a wide range of demographic, social, industrial and economic statistics,
covering aspects of life in the regions.
The 2008 edition contains an article that describes the latest developments and future challenges
facing Neighbourhood Statistics websites across the UK and how they have been
used to influence local policy making.
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Useful Documentation
