1. Agenda item 5 ESS Vision 2020: other activities DIGICOM and SIMSTAT DIME-ITDG joint plenary Luxembourg, 24-25.02.2016

2. DIGICOM Developments in 2015: 12 Feb: Green light from ESSC to develop scope proposal 14 April (VIG-VIN Workshop on ESS Vision 2020 implementation) : VIG asked to set up TF to develop Business Case 29 May-10 Sept: TF DIGICOM videoconferences; development of Business Case (in consultation with other stakeholders) 19 Nov: Business Case endorsed by the ESSC 21 Dec: Steering Group (SG DIGICOM) set up

3. DIGICOM SG DIGICOM: Mandate to oversee the execution of DIGICOM (to be approved by VIG) 12 NSIs represented ( AT,CH,DE,ES,FI,FR,IE,NL,PL,PT,SE,UK ) Inaugural meeting (Videoconference) of 4 February 2016 Work Package Teams: To support implementation work in the four WPs Request for expressions of interest to all ESS members (via the VIN) forthcoming

4. DIGICOM Plans for 2016

5. DIGICOM Plans for 2016 – highlights: Inventories Social network platform ESS Visualisation Workshop 17-18 May (Valencia) Statistical portrait of Europe Experimental statistics

6. DIGICOM DIME-ITDG involvement Foreseen in particular for WP3 (Open Data): Linked Open Data Dissemination of microdata Also for other areas, such as quality Coordination via the corresponding Work Package Teams

7. SIMSTAT: Activities in 2015 Agreement on all relevant statistical issues ensuring exchange of micro-data on intra-EU trade Agreement on the organisation of the pilot exchange Development of the IT system (Hub, Communication component) Connection of all participating MSs to the network CCN Agreement on the procedure to analyse exchanged data, to document the results and to draft the reports.

8. SIMSTAT: Activities in 2015 Pilot exchange of micro-data  Participants: AT, BG, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, FI, FR, HR, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, PL, PT, RO, SI and SK  Time: April – October 2015  Data elements: 31 data elements, as agreed  Reference period: January 2013 – August 2015  Volume: MSs transmitted 839 files, 17.4 GB (zipped) to the Hub; and received 23 731 files, 23.1 GB (zipped) from the Hub.

9. SIMSTAT: Activities in 2015 Following the pilot exchange, the MSs:  analysed the exchanged micro-data with the aim to assess quality, completeness, comparability and re- usability of the exchanged micro-data  evaluated the exchange process from an IT point of view  documented the results, and  drafted individual country reports.

10. SIMSTAT Current developments  On the basis of the inputs received from the Member States Eurostat has prepared a consolidated report  The report was discussed in the SIMSTAT Task Force and the related IT Task Force on 9 February 2016  It will be presented to the SIMSTAT Steering Committee on 2 March 2016, for approval, and to  ITGS-Steering Group on 3-4 March 2016.

11. SIMSTAT Next steps  VIG+VIN workshop15 March 2016  BSDG-SDG17 March 2016  Stakeholders' forum7 April 2016  BoP Working Group20-21 April 2016  NA Working Groupwritten consultation  BSDGwritten consultation  ESSC meeting18-19 May 2016

12. SIMSTAT DIME-ITDG involvement  Developments of the IT systems was presented to ITDG plenary in 2015  Results on the pilot data exchange were presented to DIME-ITDG steering committee in November 2015  Final report will be sent to DIME-ITDG for written consultation in March/April 2016

13. ESS Vision 2020: other activities Thank you for your attention ! Questions?