1. ESS VIP-ESBRs European System of interoperable statistical Business Registers
2012 ESSnet Workshop, Rome  3-4 December 2012
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2. Scope and objectives
The purpose of the project is to obtain better business statistics, through the interoperability of consistent business registers.
The main idea is to develop statistical business registers across the European Statistical System into a network of Business Registers so that they serve as the backbone for the production of European businesses statistics.
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3. Business case
Increased importance of BR
Business Registers: evolving towards a multipurpose tool for statistical production processes
Realisation of statistics based on BRs
Backbone of business statistics
Source for population frames
Information source
Globalisation of statistics
Business Registers
Support for the industrialisation of the production of statistics
Central survey support tool
Linkage to administrative data
Link of micro-data
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4. Three main problems can be identified in the present situation:
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Need for change
Three main problems can be identified in the present situation:
Inconsistencies in business statistics, due to different practices in the use and role of national BR
Need of better globalisation statistics based on a better EGR, which need to build on more consistent and interconnected national BR and to rely on a very good quality management
Inefficiencies in data handling procedures and duplication of work due to a lack of common approaches, tools and access facilities
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5. Business case Benefits
ESBRs will improve consistency and coherence, reduce production costs and facilitate data integration.
EGR will be at the heart of the system, allowing the production of better statistics on globalization and of specialized statistics on European multinational enterprise groups (MNEs).
ESBRs will pioneer solutions (micro-data linking, use of administrative data, secure transmission of confidential data, etc.) that will be available for other projects.
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6. ESS VIPs vs. cross cutting issues ESBRs
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7. Links with previous projects EGR
The new project will build on the achievements of the EGR project, but in the meanwhile will aim at improving:
National BRs (quality, consistency, etc.)
The share of information and best practices inside the ESS
In order to achieve …
A fully operational and useful EGR
Positioned at the heart of an ESS system of consistent and interoperable BRs
… some further work is needed:
At national level  national BRs
At ESS level  EGR
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8. ESBRs EGR ESBRs and present ESSnets Links with previous projects GVC
Profiling
consistency
GVC
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9. ESBRs Outline of the proposed approach ESBRs pillars
2017
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Strengthening the role of national BRs
Improving the EGR quality
IT infrastructure
2013
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10. 1 ESBRs pillars Strengthening the role of national BR The aims are:
to facilitate the integration of statistical data on businesses:
horizontal integration – between different statistical domains
vertical integration – between European aggregates and the sum of MS data
to develop statistical BRs across the ESS into a network of interoperable BRs
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11. 2 ESBRs pillars Improving the EGR quality The target is:
a very high-quality EGR
positioned at the heart of the system of interconnected and consistent BRs
providing reliable register data on European MNEs
allowing better statistics on globalisation
Improvements through:
coordinated view on MNEs’ structure (profiling)
adequate governance structure
data quality management program
appropriate legal basis
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12. 3 ESBRs pillars IT infrastructure
Elements: id. service, exchange of confidential data & non structured information (notifications, reports, etc.)
The aims are:
to get easy and secure access to data
to increase effectiveness and efficiency of DQM
to increase the interoperability between EGR, national BRs and other sources (e.g. RIAD *)
to increase EGR’s role as tool for vertical and horizontal integration of statistics on globalisation
* RIAD = Register for Institutions and Assets Database (ECB)
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13. Maturity and next steps
Autumn 2012: discussion with MS in several WG, in the BSDG (directors group) and at the ESSC on 15 November
During 2013
overlap with the ongoing EGR and Profiling projects (ending in 2013)
fine-tuning the project: better definition of the actions and activities; implementation plan
creating the governance structure and new ESSnets
launching grants to support MS
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14. Thanks for your attention
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Thanks for your attention
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