1. The ESS.VIP Programme: an update
Jean-Marc Museux, Enterprise Architect Eurostat TF ESS.VIP Dissemination WG October 2013 Agenda point 5

2. ESS.VIP programme
I. Background

3. May 2013 : 4 statistical domains
November 2012
ESSC supported the launch of the ESS.VIP programme as an appropriate answer to the ESS challenges and context
May 2013 : 4 statistical domains
Cross domains Data Validation Policy (Validation project)
Business registers (European system of Interoperable Statistical Business Registers project);
International trade in goods (SIMSTAT project);
Information and Communication technology usage surveys (ICT project);

4. June 2013 DIME/ITDG Steering Group Partnership Group
Discussions on supporting and forward looking infrastructure developments required
-> 2 phase approach

5. September 2013 Special DGINS meeting and ESSC
Establishment of a Task Force on Vision 2.0 (Oct 2013 – Apr 2014) with two informal meetings of DGs;
Evaluation the outcomes and lessons learned from the ESS.VIP Programme (–> Apr 2014)
The recognition of the importance of delivering the basic infrastructure elements needed for the four on-going projects (-> 2015)
The commitment to align the ESS.VIP programme with the forthcoming conclusions of the Task Force on Vision 2.0 and with the outcomes from the ESSnets and Sponsorship Groups (May > )
The importance of co-ordination of the with the on-going international initiatives (–> Apr 2014)

6. ESS.VIP programme
II. Vision

7. Centre of competence Shared Services
Common methodologies and frameworks
Messaging and Data Exchange Network
Data repositories
Dissemination Services
Common data and metadata models

8. Required in underlying ESS infrastructure
Enabling/providing
Access to Information sources
Access to Shared Services
Process orchestration in NSIs and Eurostat (meta data driven)
Interoperability standards and conversion services
Opt in/opt out principles and flexible integration principles
Autonomous
Interoperability
Replication
Common

9. V I S I O N 1.0 V I S I O N 2.0 Modernisation of the ESS 2011/ 2013
ESS.VIP.BUS – Business Projects
2011/ 2013
2014
2009
SIMSTAT SIngle Market STATistics
Micro-data exchange for Intrastat statistics
ESBRs European System of Interoperable Business Registers
System of Business Registers
VALIDATION Common Data VALIDATION Policy
Common rules and language for validation
ICT Information Society web infrastructure
HUB technologies for ICT statistics
V I S I O N 1.0
ESSnets
Eurostat VIPs
Sponsorship Groups
V I S I O N 2.0
PRIX PRIce statistics neXt generation
Modernisation of price statistics
NAPS-S National Accounts Production System – ESS Platform for NA validation and dissemination
ADMIN ADMINistrative data
Promote the use of administrative sources
International standards and modernisation initiatives
Administrative support Make the system function
Governance
Actors
Responsibilities
Resources
Administrative mechanisms
Communication
SERV Platform for shared SERVices
ESDEN European Statistical Data Exchange Network
IMS Information Models and Standards
DW ESS Data Warehouse
ESS.VIP.ADM – Administrative support
ESS.VIP.CRC – Cross-cutting infrastructure
VISION – COM(2009) Joint ESS Implementation Plan
DGINS 2013 meeting – Scheveningen

10. ESS.VIP programme
III. Next steps

11. Challenges
Response
Evaluation on going ESS.VIPS
TF with ESS Architects
Linkage with previous and international initiatives
ESS modernisation workshop
Know better MS landscapes (difficulties and opportunities)
Questionnaires
Country visits
Shorter development cycles with value creation
ESS.VIP programme 2.0
Industry best practices
Limit burden and cost on NSIs
Reuse MS and EC initiatives
NSIs own roadmap
Focus financial support