Transcript Quality Framework

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Statistical Division
UNECE Experiences in
Statistical Dissemination
Lidia Bratanova, Marlen Jigitekov and Steven Vale
Overview
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Introduction
General features
Modernising statistical production
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The GSBPM and the modular approach
Meeting user needs
Future plans
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Introduction
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The UNECE has a long history of
compiling statistics
Database web dissemination started in
2006
We use PC-Axis software tools
We are currently re-engineering data
production systems
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Other database outputs
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Modernising statistical production
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This is an important topic for many
statistical organizations
Important contributions have been made by
CES expert groups, including:
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Generic Statistical Business Process Model
• Tools to support shared software development
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The process-oriented approach is applied
in UNECE database re-engineering
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Generic Statistical Business Process Model
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Statistical Data Production and Dissemination
Collect
Process / Analyze
Disseminate
Public users
Data from
various sources:
- Internet
- Databases
- E-mail
- CD-ROM
- Publications
Super Cube
SDMX
Import
Data storage in PC-Axis cube
format
CSV
Import
Web server
Data processing
applications:
Processing and
formatting for some
non-standard data
PX-Web
Data validation
Editing
Imputation
Calculation of derived
indicators
Create / update
PC-Axis data cubes
PC-Axis SQL
PC-Axis SQL
Common Database
Database users
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Database downloads monitored using
PC-Axis tools
Database website “hits” monitored using
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Annual database user survey
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Results used to develop annual data quality
improvement programmes
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Future plans
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Finish database re-engineering
Add data on Millennium Development Goals
Support activities of CES groups of experts:
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Exchange of ideas and experiences
• Tools to facilitate statistical software sharing
• Information on implementing the GSBPM
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Technical support to CES countries in
English and Russian
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Conclusions
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Data should be disseminated free of
charge
A simple, user-friendly interface is needed
Dissemination tools should fit within a
process-oriented business architecture
PC-Axis meets these needs for UNECE
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