The ESS.VIP Programme: an update Jean-Marc Museux, Enterprise Architect Eurostat TF ESS.VIP Dissemination WG 17-18 October 2013 Agenda point 5

ESS.VIP programme I. Background

May 2013 : 4 statistical domains November 2012 ESSC supported the launch of the ESS.VIP programme as an appropriate answer to the ESS challenges and context May 2013 : 4 statistical domains Cross domains Data Validation Policy (Validation project) Business registers (European system of Interoperable Statistical Business Registers project); International trade in goods (SIMSTAT project); Information and Communication technology usage surveys (ICT project);

June 2013 DIME/ITDG Steering Group Partnership Group Discussions on supporting and forward looking infrastructure developments required -> 2 phase approach

September 2013 Special DGINS meeting and ESSC Establishment of a Task Force on Vision 2.0 (Oct 2013 – Apr 2014) with two informal meetings of DGs; Evaluation the outcomes and lessons learned from the ESS.VIP Programme (–> Apr 2014) The recognition of the importance of delivering the basic infrastructure elements needed for the four on-going projects (-> 2015) The commitment to align the ESS.VIP programme with the forthcoming conclusions of the Task Force on Vision 2.0 and with the outcomes from the ESSnets and Sponsorship Groups (May 2014 -> ) The importance of co-ordination of the with the on-going international initiatives (–> Apr 2014)

ESS.VIP programme II. Vision

Centre of competence Shared Services Common methodologies and frameworks Messaging and Data Exchange Network Data repositories Dissemination Services Common data and metadata models

Required in underlying ESS infrastructure Enabling/providing Access to Information sources Access to Shared Services Process orchestration in NSIs and Eurostat (meta data driven) Interoperability standards and conversion services Opt in/opt out principles and flexible integration principles Autonomous Interoperability Replication Common

V I S I O N 1.0 V I S I O N 2.0 Modernisation of the ESS 2011/ 2013     ESS.VIP.BUS – Business Projects 2011/ 2013 2014 2009 SIMSTAT SIngle Market STATistics Micro-data exchange for Intrastat statistics ESBRs European System of Interoperable Business Registers System of Business Registers VALIDATION Common Data VALIDATION Policy Common rules and language for validation ICT Information Society web infrastructure HUB technologies for ICT statistics V I S I O N 1.0 ESSnets   Eurostat VIPs Sponsorship Groups V I S I O N 2.0 PRIX PRIce statistics neXt generation Modernisation of price statistics NAPS-S National Accounts Production System – ESS Platform for NA validation and dissemination ADMIN ADMINistrative data Promote the use of administrative sources International standards and modernisation initiatives     Administrative support Make the system function Governance Actors Responsibilities Resources Administrative mechanisms Communication SERV Platform for shared SERVices   ESDEN European Statistical Data Exchange Network   IMS Information Models and Standards   DW ESS Data Warehouse   ESS.VIP.ADM – Administrative support ESS.VIP.CRC – Cross-cutting infrastructure VISION – COM(2009) 404 - Joint ESS Implementation Plan DGINS 2013 meeting – Scheveningen

ESS.VIP programme III. Next steps

Challenges Response Evaluation on going ESS.VIPS TF with ESS Architects Linkage with previous and international initiatives ESS modernisation workshop Know better MS landscapes (difficulties and opportunities) Questionnaires Country visits Shorter development cycles with value creation ESS.VIP programme 2.0 Industry best practices Limit burden and cost on NSIs Reuse MS and EC initiatives NSIs own roadmap Focus financial support