ESS Vision 2020 and its relevance for enlargement countries

1. Policy Group on Statistical
Cooperation
15-16 October 2015, Herceg-Novi
Implementation of the ESS Vision 2020
and its relevance for enlargement
countries
(Doc. PGSC/2015/16)

2. Contents
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1. Aim of this presentation
2. ESS Vision 2020:
A. Four main drivers
B. Five key areas
3. Implementation:
A. Governance
B. Portfolio: 8 ESS.VIPs
C. ESS.VIPs/key area
4. Recent news
5A. Relevance Enlargement countries
5B.Questions for discussion

3. 1. Aim of this presentation
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• To transmit a deeper knowledge on the ESS
Vision 2020 implementation to the PGSC
informed strategic decisions
• To discuss relevance of portfolio projects for the
enlargement countries
possible involvement in some ESS.VIPs

4. 2A. Why did the ESS need a strategic
debate on its future in 2014?
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5. 2B. The five key areas of ESS Vision 2020
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• better understand and address user needs
• be a global partner and leader for innovation
• build strategic alliances with public and private partners
Users
• abide with the European Statistics Code of Practice
• enhance quality management
• assess the usability and quality of source data
• promote quality of European statistics
Quality
• exploit potential of new data sources
• invest in new IT tools and methodology
• continue to improve existing data collection methods
New data sources
• adopt new dissemination and communication strategy
• create a data pool of European statistics
• optimise ESS portfolio of products and services
• promote European statistics as a brand
Dissemination
• further intensify the collaborative partnership of the ESS
• further identify and implement standards for statistical production
• adopt enterprise architecture as a common reference framework
• advance in sharing IT services and infrastructure
• benefit from exchange of (micro)data, while fully respecting statistical
confidentiality
Production process

6. 3A. Governance – How it works
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7. 3B. 8 ESS.VIPs in the portfolio ESS Vision 2020
SIMSTAT
REDESIGN
ESBRs
VALIDATION
SERV
DIGICOM
ESDEN
ADMIN
BIGD
FRAMEWORKS
ESSC
The portfolio minibus

8. 3C. Overview ESS.VIPs/key area
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9. 4. Recent news
 Restricted part DGINS focussed on strategic risks
related to the ESS Vision 2020 implementation.
 ESSC discussed progress in implementation.
 DIGICOM business case to be presented in
November ESSC.
 Informal reflection group of DGs met in July to
discuss how European statistics could be
promoted, incl. branding (and certification)
 ESAC recommended ways for dealing with users
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10. 5A. Relevance of ESS.VIPs for the
Enlargement countries
SIMSTAT/REDESIGN, ESBRs and ESDEN:
Micro data exchange between ESS countries
VALIDATION nearly finalised: WGs informing
on common validation rules?
ADMIN, SERV, BIGD, DIGICOM – Interested?
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11. 5B. Questions for discussion
 What could be the best way of involving the
enlargement countries in ESS.VIP projects
workshops/seminars?
 On the basis of which criteria could the relevance
of the projects be decided?
 In which ESS.VIP project workshops/seminars
would it be relevant to participate?
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