1. ESTP TRAINING ON EGR
Luxembourg – December 2014
17. The way forward: the European System of Business Registers
(ESBRs Project)
Eurostat

2. VIP.ESBRs FRIBS EU main initiatives
looking forward
The "Vision" and the Vision Implementation Programme (VIP)
VIP.ESBRs
FRIBS

3. The Vision
Commission Communication on the production method of EU statistics: a vision for the next decade (2009)
It proposes:
new measures to increase the ESS flexibility and hence its ability to respond to new needs and challenges.
full re-engineering of the production methods of statistics within the EU, going from a production system often based on numerous parallel processes (stovepipe approach) to a more integrated production model.

4. The Vision
Main goal:
to move the production of European statistics from a traditional “stove- pipe” approach to an integrated, more flexible model.
Objectives:
increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness
improve the coherence and comparability of data. 

5. VIP Vision Implementation Programme
2012: Launch of the ESS.VIP programme: joint strategy to implement the 2009 vision (horizon 2017);
2013: some pilot statistical domains to be modernised are approved (including ESBRs);
September 2013: Review of the foundations of the strategy and of the way to pilot it;
May 2014: Vision 2020, focusing on users, quality, new data sources, MS cooperation and communication & dissemination; ESBRs is confirmed.
September 2014: Riga memorandum – Important principles, including EGR as backbone for globalised business statistics, enhanced cross-country collaboration, etc.

6. Backbone role of SBRs To be strengthened
The concept of backbone role is more and more mentioned as an important factor to improve quality, coherence & efficiency of business statistics.
The general idea is that SBRs should serve as coordinating mechanism. Business surveys should be linked to national SBRs, in the same way as human beings’ ribs are linked to their vertebral column (also known as backbone).

7. ESBRs goals: European System of interoperable SBRs ESBRs
Strengthen and rationalise national SBRs
Integration into an interoperable system
Serving national and EU statistical production
Efficiency and quality gains for the whole system
Improve the EGR (heart of the system)
Improved quality of information on multinationals
NSIs on-line access, facilitating interaction with EGR
Dedicated interfaces for FATS and FDI statisticians
Integration of profiling information into the EGR
Share statistical services
NSI access shared services for register management
Services certified by Eurostat against ESS standards

8. EGR SBR From disconnected statistical business registers…
… to an efficient system of statistical business registers …
EGR
SBR
… trough Business Architecture

9. Renewing a house Interoperability Framework (IF) As is state
As is state
Business Architecture
(BA)
To be state

10. Interoperability Definitions
Interoperability is the ability of disparate and diverse organisations to interact towards mutually beneficial and agreed common goals, involving the sharing of information and knowledge between the organisations, through the business processes they support, by means of the exchange of data between their respective ICT systems. An Interoperability Framework is an agreed approach to interoperability for organisations that wish to work together towards the joint delivery of public services. Within its scope of applicability, it specifies a set of common elements such as vocabulary, concepts, principles, policies, guidelines, recommendations, standards, specifications and practices.

11. Interoperability Dimensions Our rules are in a legal document
In practice …(simple example)
In practice …(ESBRs)
Responsible for the proposal
Legal
Our rules are in a legal document
Framework Regulation Integrating Business Statistics
Eurostat G1
Organisational
We have some rules: who, when, how, etc.
Roles and responsibilities in the ESBRS for the ESS members, Eurostat and other external to the ESS (who can do what, when and how).
ESSnet ESBRs WP2 and 3
Semantic
We all use English
Business architecture and models for the whole ESBRs
ESSnet ESBRs WP1 and 2
Technical
Our computers are linked. We can send s each other
Technological solutions to be used within the ESBRs.
Eurostat VIP programme

12. ESBRs scope

13. ESBRs scope
Overall purpose = upgrade SBRs (including EGR) to a level enabling a quality of European business statistics that is not possible today
Level of upgrade = variable depending on MS needs
By upgrade it is meant:
to optimise SBRs' potential for data linking.
to reinforce SBRs’ backbone role
to develop pre-requisites to allow the integration of the information from profiling
to align practices in business registers
improve cross-country comparability and accuracy of European estimates (e.g. reduce double counting, inconsistencies, asymmetries).

14. ESBRs scope Consolidation of EGR and profiling developments
improving their quality and integrate them
establish the pre-requisites for their integration with national SBRs
Production of BA & Interoperability Framework
decision gates for refining further the project’s next steps
national level  common rules will need to be gradually implemented
Statistical services
input in the ESS catalogue

15. In 2013 ESBRs overlapped with previous projects (EGR and Profiling)
In 2013 ESBRs overlapped with previous projects (EGR and Profiling)
EGR/Profiling development/quality
Sharing statistical services
implementation
<-- Investigation --> 
Preparation 

16. FRIBS
Framework Regulation Integrating Business Statistics a new legal framework expected to be implemented in 2018

17. FRIBS
Main ideas:
A single regulation instead of plenty of specific, not integrated regulations (around 12 Council and EP Regulations and numerous Commission Regulations) – goals: comparability, consistency & efficiency  in the style of ESA
Main elements:
Well defined statistical units
Key role of business registers (including EGR)
Common metadata and classifications
Exchange of micro-data

18. FRIBS Roadmap: Discussions are going on (WGs, BSDG, etc.)
An advanced version of the content is ready, but still need some discussion and the translation of technical issues into a legal text
Commission proposal in 2015
Legislative procedure (Parliament and Council): adoption by end 2016
Expected implementation (first reference year): 2018

19. Any question?