METIS - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 14-6 July 2007 Part C of the Common Metadata Framework (CMF) Metadata and the Statistical Cycle

METIS - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 24-6 July 2007 Common Metadata Framework Part A: Metadata in a Corporate Context WHY THEORY Part B: Metadata Concepts, Models & Registries Part C: Metadata and Statistical Cycle Part D: Implementation WHAT HOW

METIS - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 34-6 July 2007 Purpose of Part C Past tendency to focus on metadata at dissemination phase Metadata relevant to all stages of statistical cycle End to end process = life-cycle Provide information, case studies, good practices, etc to help metadata developers in statistical offices

METIS - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 44-6 July 2007 Need to consider… C1.survey planning and design C2.survey preparation C3.data collection C4.input processing C5.derivation, estimation, aggregation C6.analysis C7.dissemination C8.post survey evaluation Possible process models of statistical cycle

METIS - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 54-6 July 2007 Need to consider… Metadata created at each stage Agree on a classification Existing terms include: Conceptual metadata Operational metadata Quality metadata Physical metadata Survey metadata Definitional metadata Methodological metadata System metadata

METIS - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 64-6 July 2007 Need to consider… Metadata required and used in subsequent stages Management issues –Governance and communication models –IT architecture and tools –Project management, risks –Change management –Versioning –Legal issues, such as confidentiality –People issues such as roles, training

METIS - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 74-6 July 2007 Agree on terminology Recognize that terminology will remain different between offices But....need to agree on common terms within this group Previous discussion on terms such as survey, data collection, statistical processing Review the issue on Friday

METIS - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 84-6 July 2007 Agreed structure for Part C 1.Introduction 2.The Statistical Metadata System and the Statistical Cycle 3.Statistical Metadata in each phase of the statistical cycle 4.Systems and Design Issues 5.Organisational and cultural issues 6.Links