The magician of figures Hans Rosling presented in Chisinau “Global Overview: Economic and social development of the Republic of Moldova”. The famous Swedish statistician came to Moldova at the invitation of the e-Government Center.

The Swedish statistician specialized in development issues, professor, physicist and physician, Hans Rosling is known in the world for his unique approach to numbers. His statistics are colored, mobile, accurate and exciting.

Being an active promoter of the concept “Open data”, Rosling revolutionized the field of statistics, transforming it from a boring in an attractive one. The most famous presentations of the professor include “The Joy of Stats”, “The magical washing machine” and “Global Population Growth”.

The theories of Rosling dispel the myth of the third world countries. According to him, the developing states have a similar trajectory to that followed by the developed states, the difference is in the wallet. Competitiveness and the amount of money matter when it comes to the evolution of states. According to Rosling, the data speak, and the leaders who listen and understand them can create surplus values for their country.