Implementation of the CoP in SLOVENIA
Cooperation with data users
Genovefa RUŽIĆDeputy Director-General
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Content
• Benefits of the implementation of the CoP• Good practices• Access to microdata for research purposes• Dissemination • Other improvements• Future challenges
Beograd, 2 December 2011 2
Zlatibor, 7-8 July 2011 3
Benefits of the implementation of the CoP
• Contribution to systematic approach to quality
• Improved awareness within SORS and authorized producers
• Identification of appropriate documents
• Improvements of existing and preparing of new rules, guidelines, protocols
• Good practices
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Zlatibor, 7-8 July 2011 4
Good practices
• National Statistics Act:• Guarantees professional independence;• Safeguards confidentiality;• Enables access to administrative data;• Gives basis for joint programming and reporting.
• Statistical Advisory Committees – links with respondents and users, including policy-makers, academia
• Error reporting procedures• Access to microdata for research purposes
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Zlatibor, 7-8 July 2011 5
Access to microdata – strict procedure
• Rules on procedures and measures for the protection of collected data :
• Rules available on website
• Standard form for obtaining microdata
• Data Protection Committee – advisory body
• Contract signed – sets out conditions and responsibilities
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Zlatibor, 7-8 July 2011 6
Microdata available
• On CD – recently rarely used• Statistical Disclosure Control – primary (without ID)
and secondary• Researchers work at their workplaces, but less usable
due to protection
• In Secure room• Remote access
• Only primary protection, no additional protection (some exceptions)
• Results intended for the export are reviewed by SORS concerning the statistical confidentiality
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Zlatibor, 7-8 July 2011 7
Access to microdata – technical issue
• Secure room• Easier to establish, less costly - one licence per PC, without
external connection, no printing possible, microdata stored on local server
• Remote access• Costly infrastructure – no. of licences for analytical software
(STATA, SAS, SPSS, Microsoft); financed by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
• For micro simulation models run by the Institute for Economic Research, Ministry of Finance, etc. (for tax, social transfers; health and labour market reform)
• Annual programme – task of the SORS to prepare a database from different sources, statistical and administrative (population census, income tax, social transfers, assets, health, etc.) - 1,000 variables, sample of 110,000 persons
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Zlatibor, 7-8 July 2011 8
Dissemination
• Advance Release Calendar – for all statistical domains• Limited pre-release arrangements• Regular press conferences• Well-structured First Release with analytical description
(storytelling comments), tables, charts, thematic maps• Website
– First Release, special days; electronic form of promotional publications (Slovenia/Regions/Municipalities in Figures, SI and OECD, SI and EU, brochures)
– SI-STAT Database – detailed data – Quality reports, methodological explanations, questionnaires– Interactive tools
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Zlatibor, 7-8 July 2011 9
Interactive tools• http://www.stat.si/eng/interaktivno.asp
• Interactive statistical atlas of Slovenia• Thematic Cartography• Place names• Population clock• Database of birthdays• Population pyramid• First names and family names
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Other improvements• Methodological committee for revisions of methodology
and confirmation of new methodologies established – including external experts
• Series of standard quality reports completed and updated
• Established more transparent access to administrative sources – Centralized single point for the acceptance of administrative sources;– Creation of the list of administrative registers with correspondent
persons responsible for the content, technical issues;
– Agreements completed
• Special questionnaire prepared for authorized producers regarding the compliance with the CoP
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Zlatibor, 7-8 July 2011 13
Future challenges
• Better coordination and co‑operation with authorized producers – programming, quality, confidentiality, dissemination
• Better cooperation with respondents – feedback information
• Better communication with users, new website, cross-cutting publications
• Regulation on European Statistics 223/2009 – amendments concerning professional independence, coordination role of NSIs, free access to administrative sources; Commitments on Confidence in Statistics (CoC)
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