1. Resource Directors Group Introduction
Pieter Everaers, Director
Eurostat Directorate A, Cooperation in the ESS, International cooperation, Resources
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2. Item 1 Introduction and agenda
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3. Resources in Eurostat

4. ESS governance structure
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5. Directors' groups Agricultural statistics
Regional, spatial, environment statistics and accounts (DIMESA)
Macroeconomic statistics (DMES)
Business statistics (BSDG)
Social statistics (DSS)
Methodology (DIME) and IT(ITDG)
Resource (ESS RDG)
Directors' groups
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6. Adoption of the Agenda
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7. Item 2 Rules of procedure
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8. Context
Directors Groups are considered as "expert groups" of the European Commission and their Rules of Procedures (RoP) need to follow guidelines from the EC
RoP have been harmonised and aligned with RoP of the ESSC
Standard RoP for Directors Groups were discussed with the Partnership Group and approved in May 2013 by the ESSC
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9. Proposal
Only change in the standard Rules of Procedures is to formally include video conferences
The participation of several representatives per Member State is foreseen in the standard Rules of Procedures
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10. Clarification of items for opinion in the agenda
Implementation
In the next meeting:
Exchange of views
Clarification of items for opinion in the agenda
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11. Item 3 Mandate and roadmap of the Resource Directors Group ESS Vision Resource aspects of the Vision
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12. Context of the creation of the RDG
Support ESS.VIP Programme (May 2013 ESSC)
ESS Vision 2020 agreed in May 2014
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13. Elaboration of the mandate
May-October 2013: mandate elaborated by the Task-Force cost-benefit + 8 NSIs
November 2013: ESSC agreed on a first meeting in June 2014 and asked to update mandate in the light of the work on the Vision
May 2014: ESSC generally supported the mandate but asked for fine-tuning. Proposals from the RDG will be submitted to the ESSC
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14. Current mandate Advise the Commission,report back to ESSC
Membership takes into account the specificities of the NSIs
Resource issues relevant for the implementation of the ESS Vision (supporting frameworks, cost-benefit analysis, HR and financial means legal and institutional aspects of models of cooperation, training, exchange of staff)
Limited to 2 years (sunset clause)
Supplemented by a roadmap
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15. Comments from ESSC in May 2014
• Consultative role of the group reporting to the ESSC , “Authorised” =>“nominated “ senior managers
• Mandate should include cost/benefit analysis, project, programme and portfolio management standards
• Mandate should include the strategic priorities critical for Vision 2020 implementation and innovation
• “Financial and legal implications of division of work and cost-sharing in the ESS” reconsidered in light of the Vision
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16. Task- force on cooperation models (Meeting if necessary)
Roadmap of the RDG
Generally supported by ESSC
Work towards a definition of deliverables to support the implementation of the Vision
June June 2015
Task- force on cooperation models
December 2014
(Meeting if necessary)
June 2015
Meeting
June 2016
End 2016
Report
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17. ESS Vision 2020
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18. Resource aspects of the ESS Vision 2020
Why do we need a strategic debate on the ESS future today?
One of the 4 challenges is
"The price of statistics: How to cope with reduced budgets and the need to cut red tape further, while keeping the quality high"
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19. Resource aspects of the ESS Vision 2020
2. The response of European statistics includes
"New collaboration instruments will help to share resources in a sustainable way"
"Specific principles of non-excessive burden on respondents and providing value for money will also guide our investment decisions which will also be subject to systematic cost-benefit analyses"
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20. Resource aspects of the ESS Vision 2020
3. European statistics in 2020: Where do we want to be? includes
"3.3 New data sources: work together to promote legislation that enables the use of new data sources in the production of official statistics. First (…)we will consider privacy and security issues. In addition, we will tackle financial issues related to adaptation of processes and infrastructure for the use of new data sources (…)"
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21. Resource aspects of the ESS Vision 2020
4. Approach to implement the ESS Vision 2020 includes
"4.1 Working together
Collaboration principles and instruments
Centres of Excellence: The guiding principle should be to establish centres based on networks of NSIs collaborating with each other to pursue excellence in a particular area for the benefit of the whole ESS. The practical modalities should be further elaborated"
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22. Resource aspects of the ESS Vision 2020
"4.3 Governance: starting of new projects that aim to implement the vision will be based on a well-documented business case showing costs and benefits on both national and European levels"
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23. Resource aspects of the ESS Vision 2020
4.4 People and skills
Training and learning together
"We will regularly evaluate the competence needs of our staff and adjust our efforts to build these competences accordingly.
We will increase co-operation with universities and establish EMOS.
Our main short-term goal is to promote international mobility of our staff."
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24. Resource aspects of the ESS Vision 2020
Discussion on the adaptation of the mandate and roadmap and next steps
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