Statistics in the service of rebirth

Abstract

Massimo Livi Bacci, during the online plenary session of SIEDS Conference in May 27, 2021, dealt with future perspectives of statistics by distinguishing between “objective” and “subjective” statistics and by describing the main fields of knowledge with poor statistical reporting and/or inadequate information. The reported examples confirmed the existence of numerous, large, and deep gaps in our knowledge about Italian society. Great effort in highlighting its dimensions and characteristics would be very useful for the “rebirth” of Italy, making a further cognitive leap forward.