1. Data Collection in Statistics Denmark Carsten Zornig Ashu Conrad April 2012

2. Agenda Data Collection in Statistics Denmark Organisation Data collection tools

3. Data collection – organisation Centralisation of data collection Focus moving from individual surveys to working procedures Organisation in teams –Planning and coordination –Reporting tools –Data registration –Reminder procedure

4. Data collection – systems External Trade data XIS (data entry system) Scanning of paper forms Online forms IBS (administra- tion of PSIs) User interface Business Register) Error-check/ Dissemination FTP input database IDEP FTP

5. Methods Data collection – working routines Statistical Division Data Collection Preparing sample Planning Survey Preparing PSI register Pre-advising Sending materials Registrating reports Reminder procedure Error Checking Estimation Optimising sample Support Seasonal adjustment Dissemination Legislation

6. Standardisation – reporting tools The media must comply with the requirements of the PSIs –Paper forms –Telephone – key-in reporting –Online forms at Virk.dk (Access via digital signature) –System-to-system solutions –Idep.web – integrated reporting (External trade data to Statistics Denmark and TAX, Integrated with ERP systems, e.g. Microsoft C5) –XBRL – integrated reporting (SBS data to Danish Business Authority, TAX and Statistics Denmark)