1. Modernisation of Validation in the ESS Collaboration with countries
EDAMIS and
VALIDATION SERVICES
User Group
Agenda item 3.2
Luxembourg, 9-10 October 2017
Eurostat, Unit B1

2. Main cooperation instruments
Pilot domains
Task Force on Validation
ESSnet Validat Integration
Grants to implement the ESS Architecture
National Accounts Validation Task Force and Grants
Energy Statistics Validation Task Force

3. 8 Pilot domains Animal, Milk, Asylum, BOP-ITS, Energy, HBS, NA, STS
7 in the Top 20 transmissions to Eurostat (more than 30% of file transmissions)
Pre-validation tools already used (eDAMIS Web Forms, EDIT, GENEDI, SDMX tools, MS-Excel macros, …)
NSI and Other National Authorities
Aggregated and micro-data

4. Task Force on Validation
8 Participating countries: DE, EE, IE, IT, NL, PT, SI, UK
Mandate between June 2016 and Dec 2017:
Pilot implementation of methodological handbook
Pilot implementation of VTL
Finalisation of Business and IT Architecture
7th meeting planned 7th Nov
What next?
Mandate not extended?
Extended with reviewed mandate (and participants)?
New Task Force created in 2018?

5. ESSnet Validat Integration
Participating countries:DE, LT, NL, PL, PT, SE
Builds on results of previous ESSnet Validat Foundation
Work Packages between Jan 2017 and March 2018:
(LT) Finalise Methodological Handbook
(NL) Create a standard validation report structure
(PT, PL, SE) Develop a cost/benefit model for the 3 scenarios of the Business and IT architecture
(DE) 4 Regional conferences (Lisbon, Den Haag, Vilnius, Belgrade)
More at

6. Grants Implementation of Business Architecture for ESS Validation
5 applications received (under evaluation at end Sept)
Total budget : about EUR
Budget probably available for next year as well (2nd wave)
Objectives:
fostering implementation of ESS Validation in countries.
Covers all types of activities to increase the maturity of countries to implement the ESS validation policy and to benefit from ESS shared development.
Example of activities:
pilot the implementation of Business Architecture for ESS validation in one or more statistical domains
implementation of principle “the sooner, the better” by deriving the validation rules agreed on the output data at earlier stages in the national production process

7. National Accounts Validation Task Force
15 Participating countries from NSI or Central Banks: (AT, BE, CZ, DE, DK, FR, GR, IE, IS, IT, NL, PL, SE, SI, UK) + OECD + ECB
Mandate started in 2014
Review validation checks performed in Eurostat
Clarification of methodological or practical aspects
Validation rules for an internal or external pre-validation tool
Collection and dissemination of associated metadata
Next meeting at Eurostat: October 2017

8. National Accounts Validation Grants
2015 Grants: BG, DK, EL, NL, SI
2016 Grants: CY, CZ, DK, LT
Pilot scenarios of the Business Architecture for Validation:
SI, (DK), (NL)
LT, CY, DK, EL, CZ
BG, DK, EL, (NL)
Grant coordination meeting at Eurostat: 20 October 2017

9. Task Force ESS shared Validation and SDMX in Energy Statistics
6 Participating countries from NSI or Ministries: (CZ, DE, HR, PL, SE, TK) + IEA (International Energy Agency)
Mandate:
Understanding and optimisation of the ESS shared validation process and underlying SDMX DSD definitions
Pilot projects for testing and fine tuning
Assessment of effectiveness, user-friendliness and needs on training and documentation
Proposal for an ESS wide implementation plan
Main input: Validation handbooks in Energy Statistics
First meeting at Eurostat: 12 September 2017

10. Thank you for your attention!
QUESTIONS?
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