1. Cost analysis of European statistics in Eurostat – pilot exercise
Presentation by Eurostat - Mr EVERAERS, Director of Resources
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2. Context of Eurostat's cost exercise: -. Scarcity of resources -
Context of Eurostat's cost exercise: - Scarcity of resources - Human resources in the European Commission decrease by 5% over five years - Possibility to add new products or services is limited Objectives: - Cost transparency - Input for prioritization and allocation of human/financial resources
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3. Disassemble block 'EUROSTAT'  by costs of outputs
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4. Cost calculation: - Pilot exercise, mandated by Eurostat's decision in April Focused on statistical outputs (products and services) in Eurostat and not on projects and processes - Two phase approach phase A: production cost centres phase B: horizontal cost centres enhancing the merit part - Project still on-going (April 2015)
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5. Coverage: - Estimated 2014 costs in Eurostat - Ventilation of statistical outputs =products/services by the three big costs blocks: Human resources (in FTE) Financing decision IT costs - Merit part of first phase contains information on main beneficiary and on legal basis
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6. Multi-domain Indicators Primary Data & Indicators
Statistical products & services estimated 2014 costs in Eurostat(phase A)
Multi-domain Indicators
01. Europe 2020
02. Economic governance
10.7 mio.€
73 FTE
03. Economic globalisation
Accounting systems
04. Economic and social performance
106 FTE
27.8 mio.€
27.8 mio.€
05. Environmental sustainability
Primary Data & Indicators
06. Business
07. People's Europe
08. Geospatial, environmental, agricultural, other sectoral statistics
43.5 mio.€
218 FTE
2.8 mio.€
14.Partnership within the ESS and beyond
16 FTE
Total costs = 85 mio. €
Human Resources = 412 FTE
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7. Total costs in Eurostat by priority area, as percentage of total, 2014 (phase A)
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8. Next step: After finalizing the second phase
(horizontal units and enhancing the merit part)
results of this project will be evaluated by
Eurostat's management.
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