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Statistics NorwayInformation Architecture some
challenges

• ODaF meeting, Colchester 14 -15 April 2008
• Rune Gløersen
• Director
• Department for IT and Data Collection
• Statistics Norway

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Initiatives dependent on enhancement
ofinformation architecture

• E-Government
• Need for interoperability
• Reducing the response burden
• Common, (inter)national metadadata repositories
• Access to data for reasearchers

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Common public ICT-Architecture
Access and Presentation layer
Business Portal
Local Services
Citizen Portal
Common Services and Components layer
Forms Engine
Data Exchange
Service Library
Common Metadata
Security
Rules Engine
Public Mailbox
Administrative Registers
Authentication eID
Open Standards
Local Services and Administration
Local Services
Local Information
Local ICT architecture
Subject Matter Systems
Data administration
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Statistics Norway IT Strategy
Business Portal
Citizen Portal
ssb.no
Intranet
Cooperative IT systems
Dissemination
Data Editing and Analysis
Data Collection
Management of Statistical Populations
Metadata
Data Exchange
Observation Registers, Longitudinal data, Data
Archive
IT Infrastructure Security
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Towards a coherent production system based
uponthe Statistical Business Process Model
Quality assessment and control

Develop and design
Build
Collect
Process
Analyse
Disseminate
Need
Methodology and infrastructure
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Easy and flexible access to information
Local metadata
Local metadata
Local metadata
End users
Content (Quality) declaration
Question- naire repository
File descript.
DATA
Access
?
Variable definitions
Statistical activities
Classifications
Macro database
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Metadata integration
Metadata sources/services
Data collection
Questionnaires
Processing
Statistical products
Dissemination
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Metadata integration
Metadata sources/services
Data collection
Questionnaires
Processing
Lack of common architecture standards
Statistical products
Dissemination
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Structures, domains and user needs
Dissemination database
Information
Availability
Data Ware House
Data Ware House
Data Ware House
Data Ware House
Data Ware House
Data Ware House
Analysis
Functionality
Data Ware House
Data Ware House
Archive
Research
Reliability
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Standards?
Dissemination database
Information
Dublin Core? Topic maps?
Data Ware House
Data Ware House
Data Ware House
Data Ware House
Data Ware House
Data Ware House
Analysis
ISO 11179 ? Neuchatel ? Whatever ?
Data Ware House
Data Ware House
Archive
Research
DDI ?
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Access to microdata for researchers
Local metadata
Local metadata
Researcher
Local metadata
Content (Quality) declaration
Browse/Request
Question- naire repository
File descript.
DATA
Variable definitions
Statistical activities
-Delivery by license -Remote Access -Public Use
Files Etc.
Classifications
Service
Macro database