1. European Plan for Research in Official Statistics
EPROS
European Plan for Research in Official Statistics

2. A process Absorption Creation Transfer Needs Tools Knowledge
Models
Standards
Know-How
Prototypes
Tools
Recommendations
Guidelines
Best practices

3. Implementation so far... | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 1st Call
| | | | |
Tools & Methods - 13/ M€
1st Call
SINE - 6/ M€
2nd Call
All - 11/ M€
3rd Call
5th Call
SINE - eEurope
7th Call ?
Everything

4. EPROS implementation

5. SINE SINE Technology Socio- Economics Statistics
Statistical indicators for the new information economy
(linked now to eEurope)
Technology
Statistics
Socio-
Economics
SINE

6. Transfer of technology and know-how
Common Infrastructure
Demonstration centre
Network members
(NSI, Academia, …)
(NSI, Banks, …)
Topic support centre
SPECIALISED COMPETENCE NETWORK
User

7. Progress expected in ... Classification & automated classification
Harmonisation (ECHP)
Metada model & harmonisation
Access to new data sources (satellite)
Automated data collection & integration
Integration of public sources data
Data quality in complex surveys
Distributed data validation

8. Progress expected in ... Editing & imputation Small area estimation
Early estimates of GDP
Analysis of symbolic data
Business cycle analysis
Visual & spatial data mining
Metadata for warehouses
Statistical atlas
Disclosure control - microdata & table

9. Transfer of Technology and know-how network
Progress expected in ...
Description of the content of the Internet
Description of the knowledge-based economy
Measurement of the e-com
Measurement of innovation through patents
CAT for statistics - Distance learning
Transfer of Technology and know-how network

10. Quantitative conclusions
In the last 5 years,
70 M€ for R&D in statistics
More than 140 projects
Nearly 450 participants from NSI’s
15 member states + 6 (12 MS NSIs)
Reinforcement of the research potential
Closer links between academic and official statisticians

11. Next Call Indicators for the new information economy
In relation to eEurope initiative
Publication 13 October
Deadline 15 January 2001