1. 3.2 ESS VIP Administrative Data
DSS Meeting September 2012

2. Problem Statement
Move towards an increased use of administrative data sources for statistical purposes
Known benefits:
reduced cost of data collection
reduced burden on respondents
re-use of information
small areas
Known deficiencies relating to several quality dimensions:
relevance,
timeliness,
comparability
Supporting Member States to realise the benefits while dealing with the known deficiencies in a standardised way

3. Strands of work – Work packages
Tested methodological manual describing in detail all steps necessary for translating raw administrative data into statistics (WP1)
Statistical techniques to overcome deficiencies in raw administrative data (WP2)
Agreement to common action (WP 3)
Eurostat as (in)direct user of administrative data sources (WP4)
At a later stage and where appropriate:
Organisational issues (WP5)
Common IT solutions (WP6)

4. Selected previous projects
Quality reporting for multi-source censuses (social statistics)
ESSnet "Use of administrative and accounts data in business statistics" (business statistics)
ESSnet "Data integration"
BLUE-ETS (research project)
National approaches

5. Scope and benefits Scope Benefits
Administrative data in the strict sense
All statistical domains
Benefits
Efficiency
Standardisation
Quality of the results
Dynamics for change

6. Involvement of Member States
Workshop: December 2012
Focus on strategic issues
Presentations offered from BE, DK, EE, IE, IS, IT, MT, NL, AT, SI, FI, UK
Programme will be developed in bilateral contacts
Task Force to support preparatory phase
BE, DK, IT, AT, FI, + ?

7. Issues for discussion Desirability of the project
Possible benefits for NSIs
Work programme proposed
Additional volunteers for Task Force