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OECD. OCDE. ORGANISATION DE COOPÉRATION ET DE DEVELOPMENT ÉCONOMIQUES. In search of better SME statistics and relevant indicators for SME Policy-Makers: Towards harmonized concepts and methodologies. ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
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OECD OCDE ORGANISATION DE COOPÉRATION ET DE DEVELOPMENT ÉCONOMIQUES In search of better SME statistics and relevant indicators for SME Policy-Makers: Towards harmonized concepts and methodologies ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT Workshop on improving statistics on SME’s and Entrepreneurship OECD, 17-19 September 3003 Andreas Lindner 1 STATISTICS DIRECTORATE TRADE & STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS SECTION
Background • Because of its relevance across themes, “Statistics on SMEs “ is one of the two cross-cutting themes of the Bologna Process • Clarification and harmonisation of conceptual and measurement issues are a prerequisite for accurate and comparable data on international level • An international initiative aiming at fostering comparability and assessing better ways ways has to start at probing into national practices and compare these to other countries and country groups. • Through these comparisons, some benefits can be expected for national authorities (exchange of approaches, know-how and solutions to problems) • Therefore, OECD decided to invite countries and other stakeholders to share experiences and views on statistical questions relating to SMEs • This Workshop is the forum for such an exchange • The expected key output is the elaboration of proposals and recommendations for endorsement by Ministers at the Istanbul Conference
Taking stockof existing SME statistics • Which statistical strategies do countries pursue? => the Strategy Questionnaire • A first stocktaking of data availability and inventory of definitions and framework for a more exhaustive inquiry • Taking stock of SME data and methodologies in the EU • SME statistics in the Observatory of European SMEs
What needs from a user perspective? • Canadian requirements for SME financing data • What are the needs from a Non-European (APEC) perspective? Looking at data demand and supply and possible priorities for better meeting needs • Legal aspects and the necessity to have also qualitative criteria in addition to quantitative variables
Data providers: towards new approaches • An analysis of Korean SME characteristics and proposed developments for data linking • Some statistical issues arising from the use of different Statistical Units in Business Registers • Canada’s experience with SME statistics, recent initiatives and need for future statistical research • The Australian SME experience and the need to use administrative data
Possible ways forward • Identifying possible avenues for action and further research • Can we condense already “fundamental” requirements from a “system” perspective? • Which key messages can be listed already for the conclusion session of this Friday?
Enterprise demography • Business Demography Statistics – first results in the EU and Norway to SME data collection and need for further work • The US experience on alternative measures of business entry and exit • Differences in entry and exit in OECD countries – findings, impact of methodological differences and the need to link policy variables to new firm survival and growth
The role of gender in Entrepreneurship: • Statistics on women entrepreneurship in OECD countries • The status of women and men’s entrepreneurship in the UNECE region • Statistical issues and policy concerning women entrepreneurships and women-owned business in Korea
Statistics on factors of success and entrepreneurship • Enterprise survival and its determining factors and statistics about firm creations – the French experience • Statistics on start-ups in Sweden • How can factors of business success be statistically measured ? Ongoing and planned work in the EU
The role of data linking and longitudinal analysis: • The recent experience in the UK about data linking • Panel discussion on experiences in other statistical offices • Which lessons have we learnt today? Possible recommendations for follow-up and future statistical research
Special session on Members and Non-Members • An international comparison of SME Statistics in the CEECs • SME statistics in Chinese Taipei – an overview and some suggestions for improvements in the future • SME Characteristics and statistical needs in the Philippines
Roundtable discussion and conclusions of the Workshop • Exchange of views amongst participants on key issues requiring particular attention on • Statistical issues • Statistical strategies • Statistical methodologies • Final conclusions of the workshop to be carried forward