1. www.statserb.sr.gov.yu pub@statserb.sr.gov.yu KEY OBJECTIVES IN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF THE STATISTICAL BUSINESS REGISTER IN SERBIA UNECE/Eurostat Seminar on Business Registers THE STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA SRDJAN STEFANOVIC, sstefanovic@statserb.sr.gov.yu GENEVA, 18-19 JUNE 2007

2. 2 IDEA OF THE PAPER 1.TO PRESENT SERBIAN SBR 2.EXPLORE BENEFITS and DEFICIENCIES in the CREATION and the USE of the SBR RELEVANT TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE SBR 3.IDENTIFY GOALS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS to serve as MILESTONES

3. 3 1. SERBIAN SBR ESTABLISHMENT AND MAIN FEATURES INTRODUCTION of the SBR EU REGULATIONS ( CR 2186/93,CR 696/93, NEW DRAFT, MANUAL ) SOURCES ( ADM: SORS - LEGAL PERSONS (NON PROFIT and OTHER) SBRA - BUSINESS ENTITIES TAX - TIN and VAT REGISTERS NBS/SC - REGISTER of FINAL STATEMENTS TA - REGISTER of USERS of BUDGET FUNDS STAT. SURVEYS: NA, LABOUR FORCE, FOREIGN TRADE ) DATA MODEL

4. 4 1. SERBIAN SBR ( SOURCES AND DATA MODEL ) ADMINISTRATIVE SOURCES OTHER SOURCES STATISTICAL SURVEYS ENTERPRISES 1.LEGAL UNIT 3. ENTERPRISE 2. LOCAL UNIT 6. LKAU 5. KAU 4. ENTERPRISE GROUP 1 1 1 LEGAL SPHERE AS 1 AS 2 AS 3...

5. 1. SERBIAN SBR ( OTHER MAIN FEATURES ) FEATURES NACE Rev. 1 ALL SECTORS of NACE LEGAL UNIT = LEGAL PERSONS + ENTERPRENEURS MAINTENANCE VARIABLES ( DATA SOURCE, REFERENT DATE,... ) DEMOGRAPHY – ONLY BIRTHS and DEATHS CONTINUITY RULES – HAVE NOT BEEN ADOPTED YET ANNUAL DATA: 2004, 2005, 2006 MONTHLY UPDATE IS ANTICIPATED PROTOCOLS on COLABORATION EXIST (NEED for REVISING) USER REQUESTS – 30 - 50 per year ORGANISATIONAL UNIT with 4 DEDICATED STAFF ACTIVE UNITS in 2006: LU = 470 000 ENT = 341 000, LO = 422 000 5

6. 6 2. BENEFITS AND DEFICIENCIES RELEVANT TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS of ESTABLISHMENT and DEVELOPMENT of the SBR 1.INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT 2.CHANGES in the SYSTEM of REGISTRATION 3.DEVELOPMENT of KEY ADM. SOURCES during the TRANSITION PERIOD THREE FACTORS

7. 7 2. BENEFITS AND DEFICIENCIES RELEVANT TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT A. INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT B. PERIOD of TRANSITION of MAIN ADM. SOURCES 1. The TAX ADMINISTRATION 2. The SERBIAN BUSINESS REGISTERS AGENCY 3. The SOLVENCY CENTRE from the NATIONAL BANK of SERBIA 4. The ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER in the SORS C. CREATION of the SBR D. USE of the SBR SCOPE of ANALYSIS

8. BAD GOOD 2. BENEFITS AND DEFICIENCIES RELEVANT TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT CARDS 2003 ESTABLISHMENT and DEVELOPMENT Q IMPROVEMENTS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DEFI- CIENCIES BENEFITS CREA- TION SCB USE SBRA AD.REG. SORS MANUAL ANAALYSISANAALYSIS TAX RFS MILESTONESMILESTONES FLOW of IDEA 8

9. 9 MAINTENANCE BEGUN PROCESS of Q IMPROVEMENTS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES WHICH ARE THE MILESTONES ? 3. IDENTIFY GOALS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS AS MILESTONES

10. 10 3. IDENTIFY GOALS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS AS MILESTONES REVIEW of DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES A.INCLUSION OF MISSING VARIABLES B.INCREASING OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS OF VARIABLES C.CREATION OF ALL LOCAL UNITS AS WELL AS LKAU AND KAU D.CREATION OF A SYSTEM OF AGGREGATION FROM LoU E.FULL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UPDATING RULES

11. 11 3. IDENTIFY GOALS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS AS MILESTONES REVIEW of DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES - cont. F.DEVELOPMENT OF A USER-FRIENDLY INTERFACE G.PROFILING WITH FOCUS ON ENT., KAU AND LKAU H.INTRODUCTION OF LOCAL UNIT QUESTIONNAIRE I.IMPLEMENTATION OF NACE REV. 2 J.MAINTENANCE OF DEMOGRAPHY OF THE UNITS K.INTRODUCTION OF ENTERPRISE GROUP AND COORDINATION OF SAMPLES

12. 12 3. IDENTIFY GOALS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS AS MILESTONES ODYSEA 2001 CONSOLIDATED DATA TAKE-ON FROM ADMINISTRATIVE SOURCES SYSTEM OF MAINTENANCE UPON UNIQUE FRAME FOR STATISTICAL SURVEYS CONTINUITY RULES FOR AN ENTERPRISE MILESTONES:

13. 13 3. IDENTIFY GOALS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS AS MILESTONES SECRET OF MILESTONES CONNECTED WITH OTHER OBJECTIVES FINISHING OF OTHER RELATED, “DAILY” OBJECTIVES IS ONGOING; SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED SHOW DECISIVE PROGRESS IN Q IMPROVEMENTS LEAVING THE PAST BEHIND FROM THEM ULTIMATE GOAL IS MORE CLOSER INITIATE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT REMAIN IN PLACE UNLESS THEY CANNOT BE ACHIEVED NEW MILESTONES WILL APPEAR TO DEFINE NEW LIMIT

14. 14 3. IDENTIFY GOALS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS AS MILESTONES GUIDELINES for the ACHIEVEMENT of MILESTONES IMPROVE PROTOCOLS APPLICATION RELATED TO EACH ADM. SOURCE MONTHLY UPDATING WITH DATA FROM SBRA and TA IMPLEMENATION OF LKAU STANDARD PRE-PRINTED QUESTIONNAIRES STABILISATION of APOLO SYSTEM INTRODUCE THE PHYLOSOPHY OF CONTINUITY RULES FOLLOW-UP CHANGES for LARGE and MEDIUM ENT. DISSEMINATE DETAILED INF. ON DEMOGRAPHY EVENTS

15. 1.CONSOLIDATED DATA TAKE-ON FROM ADM. SOURCES 2.SYSTEM OF MAINTENANCE UPON UNIQUE FRAME FOR STATISTICAL SURVEYS 3.CONTINUITY RULES FOR AN ENTERPRISE CONCLUSION OBJECTIVES in the DEVELOPMENT connected like a JIGSAW PUZZLE WHAT choice to make among OBJECTIVES which would lead to DECISIVE QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS of the SBR leaving behind attribute of the SBR as a SIMPLE COLLECTION of ADM. and STAT. DATA? → → → THE ANSWER 15 = MILE- STONES