1. Sponsorship on Standardisation Background and overview Daniel Defays Forwardlooking Feedback Workshop, The Hague, 30/31 May 2013

2. Context: Production of European Statistics (1) European statistical system: a complex system with many production lines (National statistical authorities and Eurostat) European statistical system: a complex system with many production lines (National statistical authorities and Eurostat) Long tradition of output harmonisation (legal and quality framework) Long tradition of output harmonisation (legal and quality framework) Development of infrastructures, tools, procedures to facilitate harmonisation and to promote cooperative developments (ESSnets) Development of infrastructures, tools, procedures to facilitate harmonisation and to promote cooperative developments (ESSnets) 2

3. Context: Production of European Statistics (2) Some common challenges call for more cooperation, collaboration Some common challenges call for more cooperation, collaboration Part of the tasks of National statistical authorities are now ESS driven. Some of them are suitable for common production Part of the tasks of National statistical authorities are now ESS driven. Some of them are suitable for common production Some of the collected data are relevant for more than one country (financial links, trade data, immigration, transport, tourism, environment …) Some of the collected data are relevant for more than one country (financial links, trade data, immigration, transport, tourism, environment …) This leads to go further in European integration at ESS level and to consider sharing data, tools, methodologies... This leads to go further in European integration at ESS level and to consider sharing data, tools, methodologies... 3

4. Common challenges 4 Increasing demand and more complex phenomena Burden reduction Efficiency gains – Cost reduction Alternative sources and data deluge

5. Need for standards More integration, in different National set-ups, under the principle of subsidiarity, is only possibly through more interoperability; this requires European standards More integration, in different National set-ups, under the principle of subsidiarity, is only possibly through more interoperability; this requires European standards NSIs are also internally actively promoting standards NSIs are also internally actively promoting standards A European approach is thus badly needed A European approach is thus badly needed Broader international context The international statistical community is already fairly active: The international statistical community is already fairly active: UN classifications UN classifications GSIM and GSBPM GSIM and GSBPM CSPA (plug and play) CSPA (plug and play) SDMX and DDI SDMX and DDI 5

6. The ESS.VIP programme Standards are instrumental and should serve to implement a vision Standards are instrumental and should serve to implement a vision A joint strategy has been proposed at ESS level and a programme (ESS.VIP) to implement it A joint strategy has been proposed at ESS level and a programme (ESS.VIP) to implement it Standards are needed everywhere Standards are needed everywhere to model the economy, the society (Naps) to model the economy, the society (Naps) to assess information sources, data (Admin) to assess information sources, data (Admin) to identify and model the data (enterprise data for Simstat and for ESBRs) to identify and model the data (enterprise data for Simstat and for ESBRs) to exchange/share services (validation services, seasonal adjustments, protection of confidential data …) to exchange/share services (validation services, seasonal adjustments, protection of confidential data …) to align privacy policies (Simstat)… to align privacy policies (Simstat)…, 6

7. Sponsorship on Standardisation (SpS) Mandate approved in May 2011 by ESSC Mandate approved in May 2011 by ESSC Members: 6 NSIs (DE, FR, IT, LV, HU, NL) and Eurostat Members: 6 NSIs (DE, FR, IT, LV, HU, NL) and Eurostat Additional contributions from Sweden and Spain Additional contributions from Sweden and Spain Duration two years Duration two years Regular reporting to ESSC and PG Regular reporting to ESSC and PG Communication to other groups (e.g. DIME, ITDG) Communication to other groups (e.g. DIME, ITDG) Recommendations to ESSC in second half of 2013 Recommendations to ESSC in second half of 2013 7

8. 8 SpS approach The questions we were faced with: What is a standard ? What is a standard ? What already exists? How to classify it? What already exists? How to classify it? What is missing? What should be developed in priority? What is missing? What should be developed in priority? How to assess the added value of a standard? How to assess the added value of a standard? How to develop it? How to develop it? 8

9. The SpS breakdown Stocktaking: definition of standard, inventory with characteristics Stocktaking: definition of standard, inventory with characteristics Framework : common understanding of the framework, level of integration which is desirable, definition of a to- be state Framework : common understanding of the framework, level of integration which is desirable, definition of a to- be state Process of standardisation Process of standardisation Qualitative evaluation of standards Qualitative evaluation of standards Pilots (bottom up): how did we standardise in the ESS? Factors of success and failure Pilots (bottom up): how did we standardise in the ESS? Factors of success and failure Those tasks regrouped under three pillars 9

10. Main results of the SpS Definition of a standard inspired from international best practices Definition of a standard inspired from international best practices Inventory of available ESS standards Inventory of available ESS standards Framework for the use/identification of new standards Framework for the use/identification of new standards SWOT for assessing new standards SWOT for assessing new standards Governance model for ESS standards Governance model for ESS standards Identification of good practices Identification of good practices 10

11. 11 Links with the ESS.VIP programme 11 ESS.VIP Architectures and standards Repository of Standards Governance of Standards Cost/benefits prioritisations SWOT Impact and integration EA frameworks Sponsorship