1. OECD Committee on Statistics and Programme of Work and Budget
WPTGS Nov 2011
Paul Schreyer (OECD)

2. …the process OECD PWB in biennia Currently 2011-12
Discussions by CSTAT on PWB will start in February 2012
Present meeting opportunity to get signals from WPTGS on proposals for future work
CSTAT will finalise its proposals for at its meeting in June 2012
Budget discussions later in 2012
Overall budget envelope, priorities by Council and internal allocations by Secretary General will determine STD’s budget in
Also: voluntary contributions
Infrastructure and Dissemination
--Coordinate developments of the OECD Statistical Information System for managing the full life-cycle of statistical data and metadata processing (from collection, validation and creation of output data to online dissemination and publication).
-- Develop and enhance innovative data visualisation tools to provide new ways for communicating about statistics
-- Review and revise the OECD Quality Framework and the Quality Review process. The framework was originally drafted in 2002.
-- Promote use of SDMX within OECD and among member countries
Methodological Work
-NA: treatment
CSTAT Coordination Role

3. Reminder - priorities for 2011-12
PWB reflects OECD-wide priorities relevant to CSTAT :
Increased work with Enhanced Engagement Countries
Measuring Well-being and Progress
Green growth
New Sources of Growth: Follow-up to Innovation Strategy
Gender
Communications and Dissemination
2011 MCM reinforced importance of:
Jobs and skills
Trade and Investment
Governance and anti-corruption
CSTAT 2011 confirmed own priorities:
Reinforcing core statistical information and IT infrastructure
Developing new streams of methodological work
Enhancing CSTAT’s coordination role
Infrastructure and Dissemination
--Coordinate developments of the OECD Statistical Information System for managing the full life-cycle of statistical data and metadata processing (from collection, validation and creation of output data to online dissemination and publication).
-- Develop and enhance innovative data visualisation tools to provide new ways for communicating about statistics
-- Review and revise the OECD Quality Framework and the Quality Review process. The framework was originally drafted in 2002.
-- Promote use of SDMX within OECD and among member countries
Methodological Work
-NA: treatment
CSTAT Coordination Role

4. Priorities for 2011-12 and beyond
One important addition since last year: Trade in Value-added
Supported by CSTAT
Supported by SG
More under agenda item 6
Continued support for work on trade, employment, competitiveness:
Trade by Enterprise Characteristics
CSTAT set up new expert group on micro data access

5. Priorities for 2011-12 and beyond
Closer links between sub-groups, in particular with NAWP. This concerns:
TVA
Goods for processing
Unit values and quantity indices of exports and imports
Trade in services, imports and exports of R&D
Generally, CSTAT wants to strengthen interaction with its sub-groups, including WPTGS
Timing is right, given preparations for PWB
Important to collect ideas about areas of work that are useful for WPTGS delegates
Possibility: participation of WPTGS bureau member in CSTAT meeting

6. Infrastructure and Dissemination
Coordinate developments of the OECD Statistical Information System for managing the full life-cycle of statistical data and metadata processing (from collection, validation and creation of output data to online dissemination and publication).
Develop and enhance innovative data visualisation tools to provide new ways for communicating about statistics
Promote use of SDMX within OECD and among member countries

7. Thank you!