1. 18 – 20 February 2009 NTTS Conference NTTS opening Walter Radermacher Director General Eurostat

2. 18 – 20 February 2009 NTTS Conference Setting the scene Research and the ESS Some success stories from FP5 and FP6 Extending Eurostat collaboration scheme with universities Our collaboration with DG RTD and DG JRC ESSnet project – A mechanisms to operationalise research Providing access to microdata for researchers

3. 18 – 20 February 2009 NTTS Conference A Vision Modernisation of the business infrastructure of the ESS

4. 18 – 20 February 2009 NTTS Conference My Statistics: 1972: 1:1 Stovepipes 2007: Multiple Source Mix Mode SurveyTable SurveyTable SurveyTable SurveyTable Survey Register Survey Data Ware- houses Macrodata Access Microdata Mesodata Improve the use of available data

5. 18 – 20 February 2009 NTTS Conference My Cars: 1972: Renault 4 2007: Peugeot 407 Use of and implement new technologies (Web3.0,..)

6. 18 – 20 February 2009 NTTS Conference Communication / Knowledge Sharing 1407 2007 Improve and better communicate the statistical output

7. 18 – 20 February 2009 NTTS Conference What are the opportunities to implement this vision? Improve networking with NSI’s and academia and better involve them in the ongoing definition of the research agenda and future orientations Anticipate technological changes and advances Finance research through FP7 but also collaboratively from the ESS Improve the network of researchers and better involve them in the Official Statistic Production Process