ESS VIP PROGRAMME

ESSNet workshopWG LUXEMBOURG 22/11/2012

An overview

ESS VIP programme

• Scope

• a set of coordinated projects launched at ESS level• experimenting new mode for corporate development in the ESS • using resources efficiently

• Objectives

• transforming the ESS business process • developing the underpinning common infrastructure towards a "to

be state"

Drivers for change

• Increased demand of new and better statistics• Severe budget constraints and cuts• Necessity to cut the burden for respondents, enterprises and

citizens alike• Increased competition by private and public information

providers• Challenge of globalisation and complication of statistical

phenomena• New opportunities provided by Information Technology

developments

Business Case

• Need for change

• The way we produce EU statistics • The way we cooperate at ESS level• The ESS statistical (IT, methodology, ..) infrastructure

• Benefits

• Agility – reduced time to produce new products on the basis of existing information (admin sources, web data, …)

• Lower production costs and higher efficiency• Higher quality through standardisation & harmonisation

European Statistics - Dissemination

European Statistics – Production Processes

STAT

STAT

ECB

NCB

NSI NSI ESTAT

Primary Collection

Administrative Sources - Surveys – Official Sources – Private Sources

Users

Other PartnersOEC

D IMF …

Shared Services- Storage- Production- Dissemination- …

ESS Secure Bus

European Statistical

System

European System of

Central Banks

Other Statistical

Actors

To-be-state

Interoperability standards &

common metadata

Links with previous projects

• Extension and streamlining of previous approaches based on

• Eurostat Vision Infrastructure Projects (VIPs)• ESSnets projects

• Building on on-going flagship projects • EGR• SIMSTAT • VIP Validation • Census HUB

Outline of the approach

• 7 ESS VIP (tentative) projects that aims at

• changing/improving the business process • freeing resources • reducing burden on the system

• 5 Cross cutting infrastructure developments

• to enable the realization of business projects • to be reused by other projects in the future

Outline of the approach

• Supporting functions

1. Programme governance/steering at ESSC level2. Programme office for active monitoring3. Enterprise architecture to guide development4. Human Ressource management5. Adaptation of the legal framework6. Design and testing of new mode of cooperation in the ESS like the

Centre of Excellence

ESS VIPs CC – "Technical" CC – "General"

ADMIN Information models Communication

NAPS Network / BUS Governance

ESS DWPRIX and TRIS Data warehouse Human resources

EGR / EBRs Shared services Financial resources

SIMSTAT Validation architecture Legal framework

ICT Implementing strategy

Common validation policy

ESS VIPs and Cross-cutting issues

Outline of the approach

• The programme will start in 2013 and continue till 2017

• The priority is put on1. realization of the 3 business projects ESBRs, SIMSTAT, New

Validation Policy 2. required adaptation of the current ESS infrastructure in the short

term (EDAMIS, SDMX-RI, …)3. definition and agreement on the target common architectures

(information management and data warehouse, service oriented architecture, network & communication architecture, validation architecture)

State of the art

• Spring 2012 • First ideas and underpinning principles were discussed in DIME and the

ESSC

• Summer 2012 • Eurostat designed on a first proposal

• Autumn 2012 • Discussion with MSs in Directors groups and at ESSC on 15 November 2012

• till June 2013 • Intensify discussions with MSs to finalize the programme (new business

projects, better define the actions and activities)

Programme organisation and synergies

• Programme is made of projects which are closely tied together • Business and IT developments • NSIs, Eurostat and possible external partners• ESSnets projects are imbeded in ESS VIP

• Development and agreement on target architecture and standards in the first 2 years may require "SPRINT" sessions

• Synergies with activities at UNECE level will be sought

Next steps

• Creation of the High level group (at ESSC level) to finalize and steer the programme

• Start/continue the realization of EsBRs, SIMSTAT and New Validation Policy projects

• Continue discussion with MSs on others projects (ESS VIP discussed at subject matter directors groups, cross cutting issues in DIME/ITDG groups)

• Launch feasibility studies and architecture definition