1. GSIM The Generic Statistical Information Model
Steven Vale
UNECE

2. You are here

3. Flight bookings
Road signs
Standard information models have revolutionised many aspects of our lives
Why not Statistics?
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4. GSIM
Top Level

5. Statistical Need
Business Case
Population
Concept
Statistical Program
Design
changes
design of
Statistical Activity
has
includes
Data Channel
Data
Resource
uses
Process Step
Data Set
Unit
Classification
Variable
Data Structure
specifies
Process output
Process Input
describes
identifies
defines
measures
may be
associated
with
comprises
may include
may initiate
Acquisition Activity
Production Activity
Dissemination Activity
initiates

7. GSBPM and GSIM
Complementary models to describe the steps in statistical production, and their inputs and outputs
GSBPM
Inputs
Process
Outputs
GSIM

9. Sprinting to Success!
Sprints = 2 week workshops for experts (IT, methodology, statistics, ...)
Sprint 1 – Slovenia, February 2012
Sprint 2 – Republic of Korea, April 2012
Integration Workshop, Netherlands, September 2012

10. Next Steps GSIM version 1.0 – December 2012 Communication
Implementation
Mapping to other standards
Closer integration of standards
GSIM and DDI
SDMX?

11. Questions? steven.vale@unece.org
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