1. Item 2.5.1 of the Agenda Latest developments in the CVD project
Directorate B: Statistical Methodologies and Tools; Dissemination, Eurostat
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2. Content Intro CVD approach IT and CVD Governance CVD Architecture
CVD Implementation
Short term implementations
The CVD in the long term
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3. Intro CVD launched in June 2004 Study phase (sub-teams) Sub –projects
Architecture defined in July 2005
3 years have passed
 Time to move towards implementation
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4. CVD Architecture functional view
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5. CVD approach
Make data processing more timely and requiring less effort
Use opportunities
Give production units flexibility
Follow the CVD architecture / guidelines
(Re)-use (generic) software (e.g., BBs)
Gradual implementation
 Create economies of scale
 Create uniform common environment
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6. IT and CVD Governance ITSC (IT steering committee)
CAB (Change Advisory board)
CVDSC (CVD steering committee)
CVD Teams
SD (Schema Directeur = Master Plan)
CVD monitoring
as a critical project regular reports to DM
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7. CVD Architecture functional view
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8. CVD Architecture- business view
MANAGE META-INFORMATION MH
Data files
TDS Statistical data and metadata
Internet Portal
VALIDATE
NUI
Reference
Environment
data
Pre-treated data
Validated data
Processed
data
EDAMIS
User support DL
DR / DL
DR / DL BB BB BB
ASSIST
Domain specific
software
Domain specific
software
Domain specific
software
COLLECT
ANALYSE
DISSEMINATE
CVD MANAGER
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9. CVD Implementation short term
Development and integration of building blocks (BB) into existing applications
GSAST (Generic SAS Tool)
XT-NET
Full CVD approach
Case by case custom solutions
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10. CVD in the longer term Cluster of systems around several families
Microdata CVD architecture
Macrodata CVD architecture
Time series CVD architecture
XT-NET
Specific systems
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