1. New Regional Indicators
Pedro Ferreira
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2. Structure of my talk Information society statistics Poverty statistics
Environment statistics
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3. Regional Information Society data
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4. Information society statistics (1)
For the first time, regional information society indicators were published in our Regional Yearbook
Available data in NewCronos (some Member states with only NUTS 1 data):
Households with access to the Internet at home
Households with broadband access
Individuals regularly using the Internet
Individuals who have never used a computer
Individuals who ordered goods or services over the Internet for private use
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5. Information society statistics (2)
It is planned to include regional code at NUTS level 3 into the micro data – TASK project
The main goal of TASK is to use NUTS 3 figures only as building blocks to meaningful aggregates, e.g. rural regions or convergence regions
No single region will be public. Only the aggregates will be, if they have the minimum reliability requirements
Unit F6 will start a project to evaluate the variance of some aggregates of NUTS 3 regions to check the aggregate’s reliability
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6. Regional Poverty data
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7. Poverty statistics – increasing need
Regional poverty statistics is already planned in the Multiannual Programme - European Parliament and Council Decision 1578/2007/EC of 11 December 2007
“Regional cohesion” is one of the principal Community policy priorities – Article 2
One of the main initiatives for the period on the Social Policy, Education, Vocational training and Youth is:
Indicators on regional poverty (using small area estimation techniques where national regional data are not available) and child poverty will be developed.
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8. Poverty statistics – how to start
Two possible solutions can be explored:
Using the same philosophy as the TASK project
Using the “proxy” approach
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9. Poverty statistics – TASK approach
EU-SILC is the main source for the compilation of comparable indicators on social cohesion. It is a sample survey aimed to provide NUTS 1 estimates at the most
Including the regional NUTS code in the micro data will allow to explore which kinds of meaningful aggregates have the minimum reliability requirements
As an example, it maybe possible to compute the “at-risk-of-poverty rate” for rural regions and compare it with urban regions, without increasing the statistical burden on respondents
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10. Poverty statistics – “proxy” approach
A different approach would be the definition of a set of proxies for regional poverty that could be more easily collected
Set of poverty proxies could be defined by a task force of experts
This approach could be also very useful in exploring different aspects of poverty in a multivariate manner
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11. Regional Environment Statistics
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12. Regional Environment Statistics – the past:
Last Eurostat regional environmental data collection (REQ) in 2003
Aggregation level required: NUTS level 2
Thematic areas covered: - water resources - wastewater treatment - solid waste
Very low response rates
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13. Thematic coverage DGs REGIO & ENV+ the EEA were consulted
Proposed data items are from the domains
Water resources & wastewater treatment
Waste
Land use, agriculture & forests
Transport
Air quality, climate change
List of parameters: under construction in ESTAT E-3
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14. Aggregation level NUTS 2
River Basin Districts (RBD) & sub-units (for some water parameters)
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15. Time Table Final list of parameters: November 2009
Questionnaires sent to NSIs: February 2010
Deadline for replies: June 2010
Data validation: July – October 2010
from Nov 2010: Preparation of publications
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16. Consultancy support Workshop Hotline (phone / e-mail)  
Country visits 
Data validation
Elements for publications
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17.  your support is vital!! How to make it a success?
Support by Eurostat
Raise awareness in NSIs
Free resources!
Alert other data sources
 your support is vital!!
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18. Thank you for your attention
Any questions?
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