1. 1 Opening Welcome to Statistics Norway ESTP course on Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Use of GIS in NSIs – Representing statistics on thematic maps Basic Level Statistics Norway, Kongsvinger, 5th to 7th of March 2013 Per Morten Holt Director Industry statistics Statistics Norway Attribution (by) Licensees may copy, distribute, display and perform the work and make derivative works based on it only if they give the author or licensor the credits in the manner specified by these. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

2. 2 Statistics Norway in short: Independence anchored in The Statistics Act (1989) Almost 1000 employees at two locations (600-400) –Responsible for 85 percent of all official statistics in Norway Statistics based on administrative registers and surveys About 300 statistics produced and –1000 (news) releases on www.ssb.no annuallywww.ssb.no A Research Department within the institution –Serving ministries with macroeconomic and micro simulation models –Independent research –Research for better statistics International cooperation –Eurostat, UN, OECD, IEA, bilateral, technical assistance

3. 3 The census in 2011 (and other registers) The census –19 november 2011 – the status in administrative registers –Denmark, Finland - Norway, Sweden –18 European countries uses more or less adm.registers –The cost of the Norwegian census is 0.5 dollar per capita –The cost of the US census is 87 dollar per capita –EU comparison approach Some registers in Norway –The tax declaration register –The labor force register –The land register –The pension register –The support register –The education register –The product register –The trade register –Etc A huge potential for GIS information based om micro data –Confidentiality issues –From macro to grid?

4. 4 European Statistical Training Programme The purpose of the European Statistical Training Programme (ESTP) is to provide European statisticians the opportunity to participate in international training courses, workshops and seminars at postgraduate level. Courses under the ESTP have a truly international dimension to meet the challenges of comparable statistics at European and international level. Courses focus on harmonised European concepts and legislation, as well as the implementation practices at national level. The programme is coordinated by Eurostat. Courses are delivered either at Eurostat premises in Luxembourg or in national training sites of EU and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries.

5. 5 ESTP course 2013: GIS and statistics Kongsvinger, Norway, 5-7 th of March 21 participants from 14 countries 3 lecturers Mr Vilni Verner Holst Bloch MSc Resourcs Geography and Landscape Ecology Statistics Norway Mrs Diana Makarenko-Piirsalu MSc in Landscape Ecology and Environmental Protection Geolytics OÜ Mr Ekkehard Petri GIS project manager for Geoportals and the GEOSTAT project Eurostat, European Commission

6. 6 ESTP course 2013: GIS and statistics Welcome to Norway Country First name / SurnameEmployer Bulgaria Vesela PeychevaNational Statistical Institute of Bulgaria Croatia Branko CrkvencicCroation Bureau of Statistics Croatia Dario PremarCroation Bureau of Statistics Croatia Sandra CurcicCroation Bureau of Statistics Croatia Gordana HocurscakCroation Bureau of Statistics Finland Kaisa WeckströmStatistics Finland Finland Miia HuomoStatistics Finland Germany Pedro SantosEuropean Central Bank Germany Anke SeidelDESTATIS Germany Timm UrkeDESTATIS Hungary Linda MohayHungarian Central Statistical Office Ireland Kevin HealyCentral Statistics Office Irland Brian CostelloCentral Statistics Office Latvia Dana BuksaCentral Statistical Bureau of Latvia Luxembourg Fabio SartoriEurostat Luxembourg Irina SchönEurostat Poland Barbara SzejgiecCentral Statistics Office Republic of Serbia Jelena DenicStatistical Office of the Republic of Serbia Republic of Slovenia Renata RejecStatistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Slovak republic Jan KozonStatistical Office of the Slovak Republic Turkey Mehmet Akif DavarciTurkish Statistical Institute