Policy Group on Statistical Co-operation Meeting of the Policy Group on Statistical Co-operation 19 – 20 October 2006 Skopje Start: 9.30 am Experience with compliance monitoring tool (Document PGSC/2006/10 (Croatia)) Point 4.2 of the Agenda

Republic of Croatia Central Bureau of Statistics PGSC 2006 Experience with compliance monitoring tool Robert Knežević Zagreb, October, 2006

Experience with Compliance Monitoring Tool so far 2 rounds of collecting data for the compliance monitoring tool SMIS September 2005 June 2006 – very useful in preparation of the Screening documentation Improved insight into compliance level

Technical aspect Database in MS Access Difficulties with installation Technically lagging – has to be renewed Impossible to share the database slows down the process presents challenge – easy to make mistakes

Logical aspect Statistical Requirements Compendium Excellent example of well organised subject Useful tool for everyday work Regular updating – disseminated within Croatian Statistical System Too many unnecessary functions Provokes confusion with unskilled staff Need for reduction in a new version

Statisticians aspect Self-evaluation necessary - requires occasional retrospective of the work done Opens unsolved issues Discloses existing shortcomings and gaps Information on data sets is necessary Add definitions from the relevant acquis?

Managerial Aspect Valuable strategic information Useful in the planning process Structure of planning documents Detected shortcomings and gaps Opens questions on the organisational set-up Staff IT resources

Suggestions for a New Version Regularly update base software User-friendly Only necessary functions visible for user groups Sharing possibilities Additional info on data sets

Republic of Croatia Central Bureau of Statistics THANK YOU