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Topic 2 (i) Advocating for metadata in a corporate context Discussion. Jana Meliskova and Klas Blomqvist. Metadata in a corporate context. What is a corporate context? SMS - integral part of SIS and SO strategic direction The role of SMS in SO activities/processes.
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Topic 2 (i)Advocating for metadata in a corporate contextDiscussion Jana Meliskova and Klas Blomqvist
Metadata in a corporate context What is a corporate context? • SMS - integral part of SIS and SO strategic direction • The role of SMS in SO activities/processes
Metadata in a corporate context Recent tendency in many NSOs : to increase efficiency of SIS using SMS • Improved synergy between SMS and SIS • Shift from technical role of metadata to the statistical content and methodology • Shift from information to controlling and management
Basis for discussion • Part A of Common Metadata Framework • Cyprus - Strategy for the Development of a New Integrated Metadata Driven Statistical Information System in the Statistical Service of Cyprus • Norway - Managing metadata in Statistics Norway • Czech Republic - Value of metainformation system for the Czech Statistical Office • METIS Case studies • WP for WS- Vienna 2007 and for WS-Luxembourg 2008
CYPRUS Strategy for Metadata Driven SIS • Direct supervision by top management • S-M statisticians from the very beginning involved • Impact on the organization of statistical work • Increased role of methodology • SMS a key element for statistical business process (SBP)
NORVAY Metadata strategy • Integration of divers metadata concepts • Benefiting from SDMX • Metadata portal – easier access, searching and use of metadata • Increased support by top management still needed • Harmonizing definitions among S-M divisions is a demanding task • 2008 – to investigate the role of metadata in SBP
Czech Republic Redesign of SIS (including SMS) • Directly supervised by top management, team approach • Pilot of the first version in 2008-9 • SMS in SBP: - design, implementation and management of statistical tasks/surveys - methodology ,data quality, respondent burden, administrative sources • SMS in other SIS activities/processes: • cost controlling • evaluation of efficiency
Issues for discussion What statistical activities/processes should be serviced by SMS? • SBP • SIS management • Cost efficiency of statistical activities/processes • Quality evaluation • others?
Issues for discussion (cont) Calling for international cooperation? Quality • Statistical data quality • Administrative data quality • Statistical activities/processes quality • Cost efficiency • others
Issues for discussion (cont) Need to share with other international activities ? Based on case studies and other available documents, views appreciated namely by: • Australia • Ireland • Canada • New Zealand • Portugal • Sweden • UK
Issues for discussion (cont) SBP: good practices, lessons learned and challenges? • Role of the top management • Involvement of subject-matter statisticians and methodologists • Benefits for external users • SMS strategy and vision vs implementation strategy • SMS management
Issues for discussion(cont.) Good practices, lessons learned and challenges? • Team work (statisticians, methodologists, IT experts) • Implementation of SDMX • Redesign of current SMS • Transition of current to redesigned SMS • Resources, costs • Outsourcing