National Statistical Systems and Researchers

1
National Statistical Systems and Researchers

• 91st DGINS conference
• 26-27 May 2005
• Copenhagen
• Svante Öberg
• Director General
• Statistics Sweden

2
Researchers and Statistics - Key Issues

• Research community important for statistics
• Improved access Internet and online microdata
• Closer cooperation for mutual benefit

3
Free Access

• From printed tables to electronic dissemination
• Internet at the core
• Eurostats new dissemination policy
• Suggestions
• - New dissemination policy for
  the OECD
• - NSIs to consider free access

4
Online Access to Microdata

• Anonymised microdata - new possibilities for
  researchers
• Online access easier, cheaper and more secure
• Suggestions
• - NSI microdata network
• - Guidelines on confidentiality and microdata
• - International microdata networks of
  researchers

5
Closer Cooperation

• Contacts with the scientific community and
  researchers important
• Different national arrangements apply
• Suggestions
• - Strengthen NSI cooperation with researchers
  by learning from each other
• - User councils within the ESS