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Sponsorship on Standardisation

Gosse van der Veen (Statistics Netherlands)

Daniel Defays (Eurostat)

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What has been done so far?

Background– PGTF2: The ESS should increase the efficiency and quality of its

statistical production– The Cracow/Hague action plan: Promoting the further

standardisation of processes and methods– Joint strategy paper: The integration that is envisaged will

require more harmonisation and standardisation (…) leading to better quality and higher productivity of the statistical data processing

Workshop on ESS standardisation October 2010Discussions in DIME, ITDG, Metadata working groupDiscussion in Partnership Group December 2010, March 2011

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The business case

Both the merits and costs should be considered User needs (detail, timeliness, comparability … ) Efficiency through inter-operability and reuse

Costs of standardisation Loss of local or sectoral elements

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Opportunities: some examples

Output: standardisation of (sub)populations over statistical regulations, the census HUB

Post-processing: seasonal adjustment and statistical disclosure control

Throughput: common validation rules, compensation for quality changes HICP, estimation below the exemption threshold

Input: sharing of web data collection tools, the EuroGroups Register

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Management of standardisation

Standardisation does not end with the adoption of the standard

The benefits result from implementation This requires support measures (guidance, training) Monitoring, evaluation and maintenance

This has to be organised, possibly requiring new forms of collaboration

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Organisation and approach of the Sponsorship

Limit Sponsorship Group: NL, DE, FR, HU, IT, LV Limited time frame: September 2011- Sept. 2013 Separate strategic and operational discussion:

– Use expert groups to prepare proposals on request

– Consult experts outside the Sponsorship MS (eg Sweden) Communication to non-participating countries, other

European and international groups (e.g. HLG-BAS) Mandate agreed by ESSC in May 2011 ESSC involvement in the annual work plan

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Next steps

September 2011 Start of Sponsorship; draw up a concrete work plan with priorities first year to be confirmed by ESSC

Summer 2012 Mid term review; work plan second year to ESSC

September 2013 Final report to ESSC

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Dimensions of the work programme

1)State of the art

2)Scope

3)Common language

4)Action plan

5)Business model

6)Favourable conditions

7)Relations

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Potential components of the scope

Shared infrastructure Common methodologies Interoperability of IT Centres of competence Common data model Common process description Input/output harmonisation Legal framework Metadata framework

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Action plan

Define frameworkRecommend prioritised actionsDraw up action plan

– Limited number of areas Standardisation is a long run process,

but it needs quick wins as a fuel

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Business model

Legal structure Management Sharing of costs and benefits The implementation might require

new instruments and reconsideration of existing instruments