United Nations Economic Commission for EuropeStatistical DivisionUnited Nations Economic Commission for EuropeStatistical Division
GSBPM Workshop
Steven ValeUNECE
Introducing UNECE Statistics
Introducing UNECE Statistics
Introducing UNECE Statistics
UNECE Statistics: Priorities
Population censuses, migration, Millennium Development Goals
Globalisation, National Accounts, employment, business registers
Sustainable development, environmental accounts, climate change
Modernisation
Introducing the HLG
High-level Group for the Modernisation of Statistical Production and ServicesCreated by the Conference of European Statisticians in 2010Vision and strategy endorsed by CES in 2011/2012
Who are the HLG members?
Pádraig Dalton (Ireland) - Chairman Trevor Sutton (Australia) Wayne Smith (Canada) Emanuele Baldacci (Italy) Bert Kroese (Netherlands) Park, Hyungsoo (Republic of Korea) Genovefa Ružić (Slovenia) Walter Radermacher (Eurostat) Martine Durand (OECD) Lidia Bratanova (UNECE)
What does the HLG do?
Oversees activities that support modernisation of statistical organisations
Stimulates development of global standards and international collaboration activities
“Within the official statistics community ... take a leadership and coordination role”
Why is the HLG needed?
Before the HLG Now
Many expert groups Clear vision
Little coordination Agreed priorities
No overall strategy Strategic leadership
Limited impact Real progress
The Challenges
These challenges are too big for statistical organisations to
tackle on their own
We need to work together
Using common standards, statistics can be produced
more efficiently
No domain is special!
Do new methods and toolssupport this vision, or do they
reinforce a stove-pipe mentality?
HLG strategy for modernisation Transform vision to reality New sources and products Streamlined processes Managing organisational change to support
modernisation and collaboration
HLG strategy for modernisation Transform vision to reality New sources and products Streamlined processes Managing organisational change to support
modernisation and collaboration
Conference of European Statisticians, June 2012
Endorsed
Managing change
Do we have the right people with the right skills?
Do we have the right organisational structures?
How can we make our organisational culture more accepting of change?
But what is the HLG really all about?
How can we unite globally to create a new model of collaboration?
Lidia Bratanova, UNECE
There is more reason to work together now than ever before
Gosse van der Veen, formerly CBS, The Netherlands
There is a real opportunity, it’s a challenging opportunity, and its not obvious that we will succeed
Wayne Smith, Statistics Canada
The biggest challenge is a cultural one, not only between our institutions but within our own institutions
Brian Pink, formerly Australian Bureau of Statistics
What has the HLG achieved?
2012• Generic Statistical Information Model
2013• Common Statistical Production Architecture• Frameworks and Standards for Statistical
Modernisation
2014• Implementation of the Common Statistical
Production Architecture• Big Data in Official Statistics
HLG roadmap beyond 2014
•Implementing common standards and models for the official statistics “industry”
•Promoting collaboration and sharing• From the design stage, not just the outputs
•Modular systems giving increased flexibility for new sources / processes / outputs
HLG
30+ Expert Groups
Projects
2012
2013
Standards-based Modernisaton
135 28%
43%34,600
Frameworks and Standards Project
United Kingdom
5 Build teams
42 individuals
2 Sprints
3 Assemble teams
1 Working Group
FAO
2014
Implementation of the CSPA
Big Data
In the last 2 years more information was created than in the wholeof the rest ofhuman history!
How to work together for minimumcost and maximum benefit?
The “Sprint” method
Virtual meetings
We use Webex – others are available Flexibility
Free for participants• Join meetings from office, home, airport etc.
Screen sharing Virtual whiteboard
Wikis
Central repository of information Latest versions and comments in one place Good for joint drafting of papers Access anywhere with a web connection Can be public or restricted
Collaboration is the key word
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants
Isaac Newton
Governance
CES
Bureau
HLG
HLG Secretariat Team
Modernisation Committee
Standards
Modernisation Committee
Production and methods
Modernisation Committee
Products and sources
Modernisation Committee
Organisational framework
and evaluation
Executive Board
Project 1
Project 2
Project n
HLG Activities – Engagement Map
Get involved!Anyone is welcome to contribute!
More Information HLG Wiki: www1.unece.org/stat/platform/display/hlgbas
LinkedIn group:“Business architecture in statistics”