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Working Group on Methodology

On-the-

fly

Opinions

7 April 2016

0.1 DIME/ITDG Governance

The WG Methodology accepted the mandate received by the DIME.

Item 1.1 Public use files for ESS microdata

The WGM approved the proposed methodology for the PUF as developed by the ESSnet which will now be implemented across the ESS in line with the procedure. Files will be disseminated by Eurostat as experimental statistics.

The "disclaimer" will be adapted by Eurostat to include a reference to the Regulation 223; the text referring to use of PUF in the publications will also be revised.

The WGM expressed a concern that PUF for business statistics would not be feasible based on this methodology.

MS were invited to signal by the end of May 2016 if they wish to apply the methodology to their national files themselves; by default Eurostat will be doing it for MS.

Item 1.2 Confidentiality charters

The WGM welcomed the confidentiality charters. Eurostat undertook to align its glossary with the one included in the handbook on Statistical Disclosure Control and to clarify the exemplary character of the rules mentioned.

The model charter and its implementation would be reviewed after 2 years.

Item 1.3. Statistical disclosure control (SDC) projects

The WGM identified "confidentiality on-the-fly"

as

an item

to be given

some

priority.

Item 2.1. Nowcasting

The WGM took note of the status of the project and pointed to the opportunity to enlarge the data sources beyond the use of Google Trend

Eurostat will take into account the raised concerns on the statistical methods in any final recommendations

The project findings will be presented at the one of the next meetings in the area of Big Data

Item 2.2. Seasonal Adjustment

The WGM acknowledged

the work done and took

note

of the work programme for the

future emphasizing the need for a software-agnostic approach

Some countries expressed the wish to join the Seasonal Adjustment User Group (DK, SE, PT, ES, NL, BE). The call is open till the 15

th

of April. In case of interest MSs are

i

nvited to contact the French delegate that will be the coordinator of the next

CoE

on Seasonal Adjustment

Item 2.3. Data Warehouse

The WGM took note of the work done so far by the

CoE

and supported the general orientations. Possibilities to move towards a "data lake" approach would form part of the work

programme

of the

CoE

The WGM invited Eurostat to involve also the WG IT

Specific actions will be launched in cooperation with

Malta (tbc)

and Cyprus

Item 2.4. Validation (Task Force)

The WGM supported the envisaged roadmap and endorsed the creation of the TF with its mandate

The TF Validation will

be

operating

till end of 2017

It will be composed by up to 10

participants

including: IT,SE,DE,UK,NL, SI; additional MS can manifest their interest by the 15 of April 2016

The

CoE

on Data Warehousing will be involved in the future work where relevant

Item 2.5. ESS. VIP ADMIN

The WGM took note of the outlined work

programme

and agreed with the envisaged consultation steps for work packages 2 and 7.

Under Work Package 7, ad-hoc intervention can be envisaged in the area of Population Register and

data

integration

Eurostat will ensure that the WGM will be informed about the results under the Work Package 3 dealing with

quality

issues.

Item 3.1. NTTS 2017

The WGM took note of the preparation towards the next NTTS conference and were invited to email their proposals for sessions by the 21 of April 2016

Item 3.2. Horizon 2020

The WG took note of the research opportunities offered in the 2016-2017 work

programme

of H2020

Item 4.1. Visualisation for the purpose of data analytics

The WG

took note and Eurostat will

report back

Item 4.2. Linked open data for the facilitation of third-party data analytics