S T A T I S T I K A U S T R I A 1 Statistics Austria and Academia Forms of Co-operation October 11, 2007 © STATISTIK AUSTRIA I n f o r m a t i o n e n Wir bewegen

S T A T I S T I K A U S T R I A 2 Why Co-operation with Academia?  Co-operation has advantages for the work  of the NSI  of academia  Data are a public good, should be used as efficient as possible  Co-operation makes academia familiar with official statistics and the NSI  Co-operation creates trust in the NSI by the public, contributes to a better image of the NSI

S T A T I S T I K A U S T R I A 3 Advantages for the Work of the NSI  Extension of capacity  Easy access to up-to-date methods and knowledge  Transfer of know-how  Improved competence in methods and subject matters  Improved quality of data and statistical products  Motivation of staff

S T A T I S T I K A U S T R I A 4 Advantages for the Work of Academia  Access to areas of research which are otherwise inaccessible  Access to micro-data  Coauthored research  Transfer of know-how  Improved competence in methods and subject matters  Official statistics are a valuable input for teaching

S T A T I S T I K A U S T R I A 5 Types of Co-operation  Consultation of academic experts  Coauthored work  Provision of access to data

S T A T I S T I K A U S T R I A 6 Forms of Co-operation  Consultation by advisory bodies  Statistical Council (Statistikrat)  Committee for Quality Assurance, feedback talks  Advisory boards (Beiräte) of the Central Statistical Commission  Contracts for coauthored or commissioned work  Co-operation agreement with the Wirtschaftsuniversität (University of Economics and Business Administration, WU)  Agreements with researchers on access to data

S T A T I S T I K A U S T R I A 7 Examples of Co-operation Partners for coauthored or commissioned work  University departments  Research institutes  Institute for Advanced Sciences  Joaneum Research  Institut für Raumordnung Some projects  Population projections  Evaluation of the Austrian PISA results  tourism statistics and agriculture and forestry statistics (accounts)  Revision of Construction Cost Index

S T A T I S T I K A U S T R I A 8 Co-operation Agreement with the WU Signed in Oct 2006 Aims  Transfer of competence  Co-operation in empirical analyses of economic and social topics  Facilitation of access to data of Statistics Austria for academic research and education Measures  Implementation of bilateral empirical and methodological projects  Provision of standardised micro data files (SDS, Public Use Files)  Provision of micro data files tailored to the needs of the researcher (ADS)  Workshops, seminars etc.

S T A T I S T I K A U S T R I A 9 Co-operation Activities NPO project  Partner: Department for Social Policy of the WU  Completion of the business register wrt NPOs based on tax data  Survey of NPOs: size, activities, governance  Goals  Statistics Austria: to improve the quality of the system of national accounts  Department for Social Policy: various research questions wrt NPOs Other projects deal with income distribution, profitability of education, etc.

S T A T I S T I K A U S T R I A 10 Co-operation Activities, cont’d Provision of standardized data sets (SDS)  Anonymized micro data  Samples from surveys  Microcensus (2000 – 2006)  Consumer survey 2004/05  EU-SILC  ICT 2005  Migration 2005  Vital statistics 2005 (births, deaths, marriages, divorces, naturalizations)  Wage tax statistics  Accessible via  Free access for everybody after registration  Registration: ID, address, intended research

S T A T I S T I K A U S T R I A 11 Co-operation Activities, cont’d First Austrian EU-SILC Workshop  24 January 2007  About 10 research papers  Discussion of user needs  Some 75 participants, mainly young academics and advanced students  From various academic disciplines and public bodies

S T A T I S T I K A U S T R I A 12 Ways forward  Development of a remote access device to micro data  Extension of the offer on micro data sets  Provision of access to business micro data  Disclosure control methods  Exchange of experience up to collaboration with NSIs

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