1. DSS meeting Setting up a medium term program for social statistics in France 

2. Introduction achievements of the previous medium-term
: heavy statistical projects :
The new rolling census
Resane (reengineering of firm statistics)
The generalisation of the use of administrative data
The renewal of the collection of data on firms
In a new context :
The decentralization of public policies and the increase of local needs
The increase in the needs of the European statistics

3. Introduction (2) a lot of difficulties
And also :
the contradiction between the need for ongoing statistical programs and the emergence of new demands
The gap between the objective measure and the common perception
The result :
An over-extension of the statistical system
A loss in credibility and a kind of crisis for public statistic
A need for external (and not just internal) legitimacy

4. How to prepare a medium term program the demand
Eurostat :
For social statistics, Eurostat demand is now almost all the production …
… with regulations or gentleman agreements…
…and will in the short run exceed the capacities of the French institute.
But it can be an opportunity :
The legitimacy of the regulations
The use of comparable statistics and common concepts

5. How to prepare a medium term program the demand
The government :
For decision-making
For evaluating public policies
The local authorities :
For regional and local policies
Need of local indicators about labour, unemployment, inequalities, health, demography,…

6. The National Council for statistical information (CNIS)
- brings together the social users
many sessions ; for social statistics :
Demography and living condition
Income and labor market
Dwelling
Health
Education…
Very active partnership with the edition of reports

7. Some recent reports
concerning income : needs of social users about publications, use of panel data, better knowledge of rich people (income and wealth) ;
Concerning unemployment : beyond the single ILO rate of unemployment
Concerning localized information
Concerning price indexes and purchase power
Reports achieved during a given medium term are an important material to define the following medium term

8. Main topics the sustainable development (welfare, beyond the GDP…)
The globalization
The local information
Demography and social statistics

9. Demography and social statistics
Inequalities and living conditions
Employment-Unemployment-instability
Ageing
Long life learning
Migrations
Crime and victimation
Comparison of consumer prices, measure of purchase power

10. How to do it ?
Going further in the construction of panel data and the use of administrative data
Improve the methodology
Improve the knowledge of costs and benefits
Improve the quality processes
Improve the communication on results and methods
Accept a European division of labor?