1. Implementation of a more efficient way of collecting data SBS: electronic data collection Statistics Belgium

2. Context Administrative simplification
Results of reform in 2003 reviewed
Report by Bart Meganck
Agreement with stakeholders december 2007
Redesign of the statistical production process
03/08-06/08 Key projects submitted by SBS project group
Impact on SBS 2008
Implementation 07/08-12/10

3. SBS questionnaire: current situation
Collection method in 2003 = Split data approach
2 separate channels:
Postal survey with follow-up mailings NSI
Annex to balance sheet (XML or paper) Bank
Integration of administrative and survey data can be problematic:
coherence: subtotals don’t always add up
timing
A =100
A1= 20
A2= 45
A3= 10
A4= 37

4. SBS questionnaire: reform
1 Prefill questionnaire
Get balance sheet data first
A1 = 40
A2 = 20
A3 = ….
A4 = ….
Total A = 100

5. SBS questionnaire: reform
2 Provide electronic forms
Respondent gets ‘fresh’ administrative data
Instant validation
3 Standardize electronic data transfer
XBRL provides a standard way of describing financial statements

6. SBS questionnaire: reform
2007: successful pilot exercise on using a reference XBRL software architecture for primary data collection, developed by Eurostat
2007: Central Balance Sheet Office accepts XBRL files
-> Technical feasibility: OK Acceptance by businesses: OK
Eurostat XBRL pilot Task Force objectives:
mapping of existing taxonomies and the requirements in the relevant statistical legislation;
monitoring of XBRL developments;
creation of a statistical taxonomy; testing taxonomies in a live environment;
assessing conditions for XBRL acceptance by NSIs;
investigating whether it is feasible that enterprises would post data on their websites where they would be ‘picked up’ by the NSI.

7. XBRL software architecture

8. SBS data collection: XBRL File upload or Data entry
Enterprise
NSI
Internet
XBRL upload
File upload or Data entry
Data entry
Print form
Authentication
Web site
Web Survey Application
Upload XBRL
Engine for specific
business rules
Report
Component
Pre-fill &
error handling
Component
XBRL Validator
Component
Integration of
User Management
Business
service
Business Services Layer
PreFill1
PreFill
Business
service
PreFill1
Business
service
Data Access Object Layer
Taxonomy
creation
XBRL
Taxonomies
Session
XBRL
instances
DB2
Forms Generator
Forms +
Labels
Transformation

9. SBS reform: XBRL Today Test Release1 Test Release2 Look & feel Prefill
Business rules
Printing
July 2009
Production