1. ESTAT/EFTA/UNECE high level seminar on streamlining statistical production, 7-8 July 2011 The European Statistical System’s Vision Claudia Junker, Tomasz Urbanski Unit D1 “Statistical cooperation with European and Mediterranean countries”

2. Agenda Background of the vision Current situation Weaknesses of the current situation Future business model ESS strategy Current state-of-play (vision implementation projects) Example of a VIP - Eurogroup register 2

3. Background of the vision – why? Strategic discussions in 2008-2009 –Who –How –What New statistical law –ESS defined –European systems method – European approach to statistics Drivers for change: –New emerging needs – available resources –Need to reduce burden –IT development Vision – ESS strategy 3

4. Current situation – “Stovepipe approach”.

5. Weaknesses Current situationWeakness User needs are defined in an isolated manner no cross-checks for synergies; inconsistencies As a result, data collections are isolated as well Single-purpose use of the data, inconsistencies Regulations are made separately by statistical domain Differences in concepts, breakdowns, ref. periods… Separate data transmissions from NSIs to Eurostat Different channels and formats, difficult follow-up, inconsistencies in metadata Variety of tools for data validation and analysis Inefficiency, lack of interoperability, difficult quality control

6. Future business model (1).

7. Future business model (2).

8. ESS strategy (1) Joint ESS strategy for the implementation of the Commission Communication on the production method for EU statistics” 10 principles of the joint ESS strategy

9. ESS strategy (2) 1.User needs 2.The “how” = the Vision The “what” (priorities, programmes, products, services) = separate strategic approach 3.Long-term approach 4.Implementation of strategy in annual and multiannual programmes 5.Subsidiarity

10. ESS strategy (3) 6.Partnership in all forms 7.Modernisation through integration, standardisation, “generic” ICT tools and methods 8.Vision principles as part of regular ESS dialogues at domain level 9.Output-oriented framework legislation 10.Human resources development in the ESS is strategy oriented

11. Current state-of-play VIP –Eurogroup register –Census hub –Common validation tools –NAPS to be extended –Data linking –Secure and easy access to confidential data ESSnets Sponsorship groups Reporting

12. VIP example - EGR

13. What is the EuroGroups Register EGR Central system Central register kept at Eurostat in combination with national registers in each Member State, altogether forming a network of registers on multinational enterprise groups and their constituent units.

14. Information stored in the EGR (v.1.0) Legal Unit ID information Control relationship Ownership shares Enterprise Economic characteristics (Employment, Turnover, NACE Rev. 2, etc.) Multinational Groups Global Group Head (GGH) Ultimate Institutional Unit (UCI) Reporting Unit (RU) Nationality Starting with a population of 5000 EU MNEs Enlarge to 10.000 EU MNEs

15. 15 Example of Multinational Enterprise Group (MNE) 1. NL (Antilles) 2. NL 3. CZ 4. AT6. CZ7. CZ9. CZ 10. CZ11. CZ

16. EGR ambitions to become the platform that supports the production of micro based statistics on globalisation in Europe by offering statistical compilers access to integrated and up- to-date register data on multinational enterprise groups by way of collecting, comparing and selecting information from different commercial and institutional sources the EGR provides a set of pooled information that allows statistical compilers to organise the data collection and to produce statistics on the basis of shared and coordinated information basis.

17. Who are these compilers, in the first place Inward FATS needs: –list of resident enterprises controlled by a foreign enterprise –the country of the decision center of the ultimate controling institution (UCI) for those foreign controlled enterprises Outward FATS needs: – list of resident UCIs who control foreign enterprises –Information on foreign enterprises controlled by an resident UCI FDI needs: –Identification of the Ultimate Investing Country/Controlling Parent –Identification of the Special Purpose Entities –Identification of FDI relations

18. Legal frame for Data Exchanges REGULATION (CE) N. 177/2008 OF THE PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 20 February 2008 Art. 11 Data Exchange b/w Commission (Eurostat) and National Statistical Institute Art. 12 Data Exchange b/w Commission (Eurostat) and National Central Banks Implementing Regulation N. 192/2009 11 March 2009 Implementing Regulation N. 1097/2010

19. Esperienze tematiche in corso in Istat in ambito SDMX: l’EuroGroups Register National Statistical Institutes EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK National Central Banks Central EuroGroup Register (EUROSTAT) Data flows (according to implementing regulations)

20. EGR version1.0

21. EGR Project: Actors & Roles Data providers to NSI EGR Users/ stakeholder s EGR national registers operations EGR users/ stakeholder s EGR Programme Manager EGR Steering Group Working Group BR & Statistical Units BvD & Duns Bradstreet Commercia lData Sources Eurostat: EGR Central System operations Supervise ESSnet Manage contracts Coordinatio n of stakeholder s

22. Future cycles The 3rd EGR cycle started in 2011 and will be finished in December 2011. The number of MNEs has been increased to 10 000 From 2012 and on: EGR v2.0

23. EGR version2.0

24. Some future challenges of the EGR Provide EGR users with remote online access to micro data in addition to currently used data transmission methods. Develop further the EGR processes through an enhanced EGR business model taking into account the interactions between the central EGR and the national register environment. Preparing the exchange of EGR data with central banks (approval of implementing provision, authorisation of National Statistical Institutes are needed). Reviewing the current acquisition strategy for data from commercial sources.

25. To know more about the EGR Access to the EGR web site: http://egr.istat.ithttp://egr.istat.it