NTTS Closing Pedro D

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NTTS ClosingPedro Díaz MuñozDirector
Eurostat
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The scenario of official statistics

• Building up until the beginning of the XXI
  century (Lisbon process EMU statistical
  requirements ? too little too late).
• Saturation point now (response burden, budget
  cuts) - while statistical demand keeps growing.
• Slow response to accelerating change.
• Challenges on data security, confidentiality,
  privacy.
• Slow adaptation to new drivers (large datasets,
  computing power, merging files, automated data
  capture, integrated processes,new sources).
• Less control of the concepts in the sources.
• Limited exploitation of research results.
• Risk of losing market share

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The opportunities

• Giovanninis formula VAS N
  (QSQMF)RSTSNL
• ? ? ? ? ? ?
• Research in official statistics
• Developing tools, methods, solutions.
• Providing secondary use of data.
• Giving feedback on quality.
• Building statistical literacy.

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An ambitious research agenda

• Multi-source/mixed-mode data collection
• Data integration
• Standardisation / New architecture
• Model based estimation
• Creating knowledge from large datasets
• New survey types
• Analysis and visualisation
• Modelling / indicators
• Statistical disclosure control
• Use of e-technologies
• But a concerted effort?

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How to do it

• ESS sourcing
• ESSnet
• DIME
• Soft ESS collaboration
• Junior net
• Sponsorship
• Quality / Standardisation
• Just collaboration

• CAOS
• A community
• A repository
• Master Progs
• Mentoring
• Moving researchers
• Commissioned Projects
• Financing

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Why is now a good moment?

• The need is there
• Standards (SDMX, XBRL)
• Web 2.0 (we can better communicate)
• Open source (much easier to copy what others do)
• Pressure for increasing ROI in statistics
• Modernising Business Statistics (MEETS, ENBES)
• FP7 opportunities
• European Statistics Regulation
• Eurostat vision

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Eurostat vision
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Some coming events

• ESSnet programme 2009/2010 ESSC May 2009
• DIME 12-13 - March 2009
• Data confidentiality plan EESC May 2009
• Seminar on access to microdata July 2009
• ENBES Seminar on Business Statistics Oct 2009
• FP7 Call on Infrastructure September 2009
• Workshop on standardisation December 2009
• A plan for CAOS before Summer 2009?
• NTTS in 2011

Thanks to you all for such an excellent conference