1. Cost assessment survey of production of statistics in the MSs and EFTA countries
Daiva Norkevičienė, Directorate A
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June 2016 ESS RDG
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2. State-of-play 1st cost assessment survey in 2015
Need to clarify methodological issues
Data confidential
Agreement on the way forward: support for the next round
The aim of the 2nd Cost assessment survey
Best possible estimate on the human and financial resources
Two figures: total cost and total FTE incurred by the ESS for production of official statistics
ESS RDG, It.10
27-28 June 2016

3. After the December RDG
A group of 11 NSIs consulted on a set of methodological principles
General support
Concern: coverage of ONAs
big activities: research programmes, elections
time consuming
deadline is too tight
ESS RDG, It.10
27-28 June 2016

4. Guiding principles for the next round - General
Official statistics (European, national)
The survey will cover NSIs, its regional statistical offices, and ONAs
ONAs are expected to provide the best possible estimates
Reference period: calendar year covering
Non-recurrent expenditures (census, research programmes) to be included
Activities, which are not core business of NSIs (e.g. elections), to be excluded
ESS RDG, It.10
27-28 June 2016

5. Guiding principles for the next round – Financial resources
Estimation should include all costs
Direct - related to the production of statistics
Indirect – IT, infrastructure, office rent, maintenance, electricity, etc.
Outsourcing or/and sub-contracting – only total financial cost should be provided (no HR figures needed)
For non-euro zone countries national currencies to be used
ESS RDG, It.10
June 2016

6. Guiding principles for the next round – Human Resources
HR to be estimated in FTE
HR cover:
Permanent staff – all staff of NSIs and regional statistical offices engaged in both production of statistics as well as administrative staff
HR will not cover:
Non-permanent staff: no HR data needed. Only financial costs have to be recorded.
ESS RDG, It.10
27-28 June 2016

7. Next steps Elaborate guiding principles in cooperation with 11 NSIs
Who
What
When
NSIs and Eurostat
Elaborate guiding principles in cooperation with 11 NSIs
beg. of 2016
Eurostat
Presents a short summary of guiding principles for the second round of the survey on cost assessment of official statistics to the RDG meeting
27-28 June 2016
Launch of a second round
of cost assessment survey
July 2016
NSIs
Complete the survey questionnaire
By the end of September 2016
Analysis of the survey questionnaire
October – November 2016
Presentation of the survey results
to the ESS RDG
Next RDG
ESS RDG, It.10
27-28 June 2016