ESTAT/EFTA/UNECE high level seminar on streamlining statistical production, 7-8 July 2011
The European Statistical System’s Vision
Claudia Junker, Tomasz UrbanskiUnit D1 “Statistical cooperation with European and Mediterranean countries”
Agenda
Background of the vision Current situation Weaknesses of the current situation Future business model ESS strategy Current state-of-play (vision implementation projects) Example of a VIP - Eurogroup register
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Background of the vision – why?
Strategic discussions in 2008-2009– Who– How– What
New statistical law – ESS defined– European systems method – European approach to statistics
Drivers for change:– New emerging needs – available resources– Need to reduce burden– IT development
Vision – ESS strategy
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Current situation – “Stovepipe approach”
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Weaknesses
Current situation Weakness
User needs are defined in an isolated manner
no cross-checks for synergies; inconsistencies
As a result, data collections are isolated as well
Single-purpose use of the data, inconsistencies
Regulations are made separately by statistical domain
Differences in concepts, breakdowns, ref. periods…
Separate data transmissions from NSIs to Eurostat
Different channels and formats, difficult follow-up, inconsistencies in metadata
Variety of tools for data validation and analysis
Inefficiency, lack of interoperability,
difficult quality control
Future business model (1)
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Future business model (2)
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ESS strategy (1)
Joint ESS strategy for the implementation of the Commission Communication on the production method for EU statistics”
10 principles of the joint ESS strategy
ESS strategy (2)
1. User needs
2. The “how” = the VisionThe “what” (priorities, programmes, products, services) = separate strategic approach
3. Long-term approach
4. Implementation of strategy in annual and multiannual programmes
5. Subsidiarity
ESS strategy (3)
6. Partnership in all forms
7. Modernisation through integration, standardisation, “generic” ICT tools and methods
8. Vision principles as part of regular ESS dialogues at domain level
9. Output-oriented framework legislation
10.Human resources development in the ESS is strategy oriented
Current state-of-play
VIP– Eurogroup register– Census hub– Common validation tools– NAPS to be extended– Data linking– Secure and easy access to confidential data
ESSnets Sponsorship groups Reporting
VIP example - EGR
What is the EuroGroups Register
EGR Central system
Central register kept at Eurostat in combination with national registers in each Member State,
altogether forming a network of registers on multinational enterprise groups and their constituent units.
Information stored in the EGR (v.1.0)
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Example of Example of Multinational Enterprise Group (MNE)Multinational Enterprise Group (MNE)
1. NL (Antilles)
2. NL
3. CZ
4. AT 6. CZ 7. CZ 9. CZ
10. CZ 11. CZ
EGR ambitions
to become the platform that supports the production of micro based statistics on globalisation in Europe
by offering statistical compilers access to integrated and up-to-date register data on multinational enterprise groups
by way of collecting, comparing and selecting information from different commercial and institutional sources
the EGR provides a set of pooled information that allows statistical compilers to organise the data collection and to produce statistics on the basis of shared and coordinated information basis.
Who are these compilers, in the first place
Inward FATS needs:– list of resident enterprises controlled by a foreign enterprise
– the country of the decision center of the ultimate controling institution (UCI) for those foreign controlled enterprises
Outward FATS needs:– list of resident UCIs who control foreign enterprises
– Information on foreign enterprises controlled by an resident UCI
FDI needs:– Identification of the Ultimate Investing Country/Controlling Parent
– Identification of the Special Purpose Entities
– Identification of FDI relations
Legal frame for Data Exchanges
REGULATION (CE) N. 177/2008
OF THE PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
20 February 2008
Art. 11Data Exchange b/w
Commission (Eurostat) and
National Statistical Institute
Art. 12Data Exchange b/w
Commission (Eurostat) and
National Central Banks
Implementing Regulation
N. 192/2009
11 March 2009
Implementing Regulation
N. 1097/2010
Esperienze tematiche in corso in Istat in ambito
SDMX: l’EuroGroups Register
National Statistical Institutes
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
National Central Banks
Central EuroGroup Register (EUROSTAT)
Data flows (according to implementing regulations)
EGR version1.0
EGR Project: Actors & Roles
Data providers
to NSI
EGR
Users/stakeholder
s
EGR national registers
operations
EGR users/
stakeholders
EGR
Programme
Manager
EGR Steering Group
Working Group BR
& Statistical
Units
BvD & Duns
BradstreetCommercia
lData Sources
Eurostat: EGR
Central System
operations
Supervise
ESSnet
Manage contracts
Coordination of
stakeholders
Future cycles
The 3rd EGR cycle started in 2011 and will be finished in December 2011. The number of MNEs has been increased to 10 000
From 2012 and on: EGR v2.0
EGR version2.0
Some future challenges of the EGR
Provide EGR users with remote online access to micro data in addition to currently used data transmission methods.
Develop further the EGR processes through an enhanced EGR business model taking into account the interactions between the central EGR and the national register environment.
Preparing the exchange of EGR data with central banks (approval of implementing provision, authorisation of National Statistical Institutes are needed).
Reviewing the current acquisition strategy for data from commercial sources.