1. Working Group on cultural statistics - Luxembourg 30 June/1 July 2008
An ESSnet on culture
Working Group on cultural statistics - Luxembourg 30 June/1 July 2008

2. A ESSnet, in practical term
Multi-beneficiary grant (“donation”)
Need for one coordinator (at least administrative issues)
Co financing principle (90%)
Can cover:
Staff working on the project (including administrative coordination)
Meetings, travels
Limited studies or sub-contracts
Equipments, consumables, etc
Should cover all the statistical organisations having costs other than travel/subsistence
Organised on a limited number of themes / networks / workpackages
Ownership of the project with the beneficiaries
Involvement of Eurostat
Working Group on cultural statistics - Luxembourg 30 June/1 July 2008 Name of the presentation

3. Beneficiaries - signatories
Budget - Costs
Beneficiaries - signatories
Theme A member
(no cost)
Theme A participant
(having costs)
Theme A member
(no cost)
Theme A
coordinator
Theme A member
(no cost)
Theme A member
(no cost)
Theme A participant
(having costs)
Main
Coordinator-
(admin at least)
Theme B
coordinator
Study
Theme C
coordinator
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4. Themes to be addressed Framework of cultural statistics
State of the art in cultural statistics
Cultural employment
Cultural/creative industries
International exchanges of goods and services
Expenditure on culture
Social aspects (participation, provision)
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5. Typical work of a theme / network
Composition: one theme coordinator, 1 to 3 participants (with costs), 5-6 members
The coordinator, helped by participants makes proposals
At the occasion of a (virtual) meeting, the other participants and members react, contribute and endorse
The outcome is disseminated to all countries, for comments if deemed useful
The Eurostat Working Group on Culture Statistics remains the final forum for adoption
Eurostat team supports and provides advices
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6. A two year first implementation
Kick-off meeting: all the participants agreed on detailed work programme
Initial conference, for dissemination of the planned work to all interested parties (all MS, international bodies, experts, etc) – Spring 2009
Networks start their work
Intermediate report at the occasion of the November WG
Work continues
Final conference at the end of the period, for results dissemination
Evaluation, as part of the ESSnet
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7. … and what is left for Eurostat??
As little as possible…
Work programme, follow up
Work with, support to the coordinators
Participation to the meetings
Contributions to working documents
International dimension, negotiations, representation
Access to and extractions from the databases
… and leadership
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8. Next steps
Formal launch of the call for proposal (September) – only addressed to the countries identified previously and today
Deadline for submission: end of October
Contract signature: by the end of the year
At the end of the two years life of the ESSnet: evaluation
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9. Today To advise on the feasibility of the ESSnet
To prioritise and possibly to group the themes
To advise on more detailed content
To identify the participants – ESSENTIAL
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10. Candidate countries for ESSnet:
The United Kingdom
Danemark
Italy (?)
Spain
Austria (?)
Slovenia (?)
France - methodology, framework
Finland - social aspects, employment, satellite accounts
Luxembourg (?)
The Netherlands (?)
Slovakia?
Sweden?
Germany? ?
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