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Sharing Advisory Board

Report year 2009/2010

Taskforce MSIS 2010

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Contents

Mission and organisation Results 2009/2010 Program of work 2010/2011 Recommendations by MSIS

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Governance of SAB

Conference European Statisticians

MSIS)

Sharing Advisory Board

MSIS steering comittee

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Sharing Advisory BoardMembership

Australia(Alistair Hamilton Brian Studman),

Canada (Karen Doherty,Italy (Carlo Vaccari), Netherlands(Marton Vucsan) (chair),

Norway(Rune Gløersen),

Eurostat (Antonio Consoli), OECD (Trevor Fletcher), UNECE (Steven Vale), UNIDO (Valentin Todorov).

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SAB objectivesSAB objectives To formulate proposals with the goal of promoting To formulate proposals with the goal of promoting

harmonization of information systems architectures harmonization of information systems architectures and to enhance the interoperability and the potential and to enhance the interoperability and the potential to share components within those architectures; to share components within those architectures;

To provide governance models for the development To provide governance models for the development and enhancement of statistical software in an and enhancement of statistical software in an environment of collaboration between statistical environment of collaboration between statistical organisations;organisations;

To assist in the improvement of the statistical To assist in the improvement of the statistical infrastructure of countries both withininfrastructure of countries both within and outside the and outside the UNECE region as required. UNECE region as required.

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SAB objectivesSAB objectives To provide guidelines and tools to assess new To provide guidelines and tools to assess new

statistical software tools and components, and report statistical software tools and components, and report to MSIS Work Sessions on the availability of these tools to MSIS Work Sessions on the availability of these tools and components for sharing, as well as suitable and components for sharing, as well as suitable governance mechanisms for ensuring the future governance mechanisms for ensuring the future development of recommended tools and components; development of recommended tools and components;

To ensure that tools and components recommended To ensure that tools and components recommended for sharing are made available to all statistical for sharing are made available to all statistical organisations via a suitable portal, and with sufficient organisations via a suitable portal, and with sufficient documentation and support mechanisms; documentation and support mechanisms;

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Operating proceduresOperating procedures

Membership and OfficersMembership and Officers 7 members from MSIS participants7 members from MSIS participants Balanced specialisms and geographicsBalanced specialisms and geographics Term 2 yrsTerm 2 yrs Governed by CES bureau or subordinate Governed by CES bureau or subordinate

body.body.

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Operating proceduresOperating procedures

Methods of workMethods of work Bureau of CES will govern.Bureau of CES will govern. Proposals to be reviewed by MSISProposals to be reviewed by MSIS Annual report of work done to MSISAnnual report of work done to MSIS Annual updated Program of WorkAnnual updated Program of Work Annual report to CES Bureau and request for Annual report to CES Bureau and request for

mandatemandate

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2. Program of work 2. Program of work Report on 2009-2010Report on 2009-2010

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A.A. RECURRING TASKS (1)RECURRING TASKS (1)

A1. Maintenance of the SAB wiki and websiteA1. Maintenance of the SAB wiki and website– pilot pages on MSIS wikipilot pages on MSIS wiki

A2. Production and distribution of the A2. Production and distribution of the newsletternewsletter– Two published (ITDG and MSIS)Two published (ITDG and MSIS)

A3. Software inventoryA3. Software inventory– Initial survey done, in progressInitial survey done, in progress

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A. A. RECURRING TASKS (2)RECURRING TASKS (2) A4. CoordinationA4. Coordination

– ESSnet CORA meetings in Luxemburg and ESSnet CORA meetings in Luxemburg and RomeRome

– UNECE / Eurostat / OECD Work Session on UNECE / Eurostat / OECD Work Session on Statistical Metadata Statistical Metadata (METIS) in Geneva(METIS) in Geneva

– OECD / UNECE Expert Group Meeting on SDMX OECD / UNECE Expert Group Meeting on SDMX in Genevain Geneva

– UNECE Work Session on Statistical Data UNECE Work Session on Statistical Data Editing in NeuchatelEditing in Neuchatel

A5. ReportingA5. Reporting– Annual report producedAnnual report produced

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B. SPECIFIC TASKS B. SPECIFIC TASKS B1. Project brokerage (Must)B1. Project brokerage (Must)

– Pilot implementation on MSIS wiki.Pilot implementation on MSIS wiki. B2. Set rules for resourcing B2. Set rules for resourcing

projects(Should)projects(Should)– postponedpostponed

B3. Collaboration (Must)B3. Collaboration (Must)– B3(i ) B3(i ) cooperation in ESSnet cooperation in ESSnet -in progress--in progress-– B3(ii) B3(ii) Research possible cooperation models Research possible cooperation models

for for software development, software development, -in progress--in progress-– B3(iii) B3(iii) Research possible governance and Research possible governance and

management management (Should) -postponed-(Should) -postponed-

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C. ACTIVITIES CONTINUED C. ACTIVITIES CONTINUED FROM 2008/9 FROM 2008/9

C1. Set up administration of SABC1. Set up administration of SAB– C1(i ) C1(i ) Define subjects the SAB will be the Define subjects the SAB will be the

responsible administrative body forresponsible administrative body for. -in . -in progress-progress-

– C1(ii) C1(ii) Define a workflow for decision making; Define a workflow for decision making; (Should) –postponed-(Should) –postponed-

C2. CollaborationC2. Collaboration– Collaboration with the ESSnet for licencing Collaboration with the ESSnet for licencing

and judicial issues.and judicial issues.(Must) – awaiting CORA-(Must) – awaiting CORA- C3. Outreach (Must)C3. Outreach (Must)

– Initial inventory of existing initiatives Initial inventory of existing initiatives (Must) – (Must) – Version 1 ready-Version 1 ready-

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2. Program of work 2. Program of work Proposal for 2010-2011Proposal for 2010-2011

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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION The period covered is the interval between the joint The period covered is the interval between the joint

UNECE / Eurostat and OECD Meetings on the UNECE / Eurostat and OECD Meetings on the Management of Statistical Information Systems Management of Statistical Information Systems (MSIS), therefore the 2010/11 programme of work (MSIS), therefore the 2010/11 programme of work runs from 27 April 2010 to spring 2011.runs from 27 April 2010 to spring 2011.

Items are prioritized using the MoSCoW Items are prioritized using the MoSCoW prioritisation technique (Must, Should, Could, Wont) prioritisation technique (Must, Should, Could, Wont) to make sure that even if completing the whole to make sure that even if completing the whole programme might not be feasible, the most programme might not be feasible, the most important work gets done. The MSIS meeting is important work gets done. The MSIS meeting is invited to actively give input regarding this invited to actively give input regarding this program.program.

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A. RECURRING TASKSA. RECURRING TASKS

A1. Maintenance of SAB wiki and websiteA1. Maintenance of SAB wiki and website A2. Production and distribution of the A2. Production and distribution of the

newsletternewsletter A3. Software inventoryA3. Software inventory A4. CoordinationA4. Coordination

– Participate in projectsParticipate in projects– Attend meetingsAttend meetings

A5. ReportingA5. Reporting– Annual report to CES and MSISAnnual report to CES and MSIS

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B. SPECIFIC TASKS FOR B. SPECIFIC TASKS FOR 2010/112010/11

New activities New activities Activities that were proposed in Activities that were proposed in

earlier years but were not carried earlier years but were not carried out, but are important enough to get out, but are important enough to get a second chance of being done. a second chance of being done.

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B1. Set rules for collaboration B1. Set rules for collaboration projects projects

B1(i ) Create a proposal for SAB resourcing or B1(i ) Create a proposal for SAB resourcing or funding (Should)funding (Should)

B1(ii) Consider a default proposal for funding (small) B1(ii) Consider a default proposal for funding (small) collaboration projects to be agreed on by all collaboration projects to be agreed on by all statistical organizations taking part in MSIS. statistical organizations taking part in MSIS. (Should)(Should)

B1(iii) Enhance the possible forms of collaboration B1(iii) Enhance the possible forms of collaboration with templates and prefab agreements etc. and have with templates and prefab agreements etc. and have them ratified by the MSIS countries. In this way them ratified by the MSIS countries. In this way creating an international collaboration will be easy to creating an international collaboration will be easy to give form and easy to be approved in different give form and easy to be approved in different countries if the "mother form" of the agreement has countries if the "mother form" of the agreement has been approved alreadybeen approved already(should)(should)

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B2. CollaborationB2. Collaboration

B2 Keep track of how successful the inventory of B2 Keep track of how successful the inventory of existing initiatives and collaborations is and existing initiatives and collaborations is and upgrade the guidelines for collaboration models upgrade the guidelines for collaboration models looking at those models that appear to be more looking at those models that appear to be more successful from the inventory. (Must)successful from the inventory. (Must)

B2(ii) Seek input from MSIS 2010 meeting about B2(ii) Seek input from MSIS 2010 meeting about possible follow up on the current ESSnet CORA possible follow up on the current ESSnet CORA which is producing a first start for a common which is producing a first start for a common reference architecture linked to the GSBPM. reference architecture linked to the GSBPM. (must)(must)

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B2. Collaboration (2)B2. Collaboration (2)

B2 (iii) Create a mapping of existing initiatives and B2 (iii) Create a mapping of existing initiatives and existing solutions and concepts to a single existing solutions and concepts to a single overarching architectural framework(Must)overarching architectural framework(Must)

B2 (iv) Contact ESSnet on SDMX about possible B2 (iv) Contact ESSnet on SDMX about possible collaborations.(must)collaborations.(must)

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C. ONGOING ACTIVITIES FROM C. ONGOING ACTIVITIES FROM 2009/102009/10

These are activities started in These are activities started in 2009/10, which will require further 2009/10, which will require further work in 2010/11.work in 2010/11.

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C1. Set up administration of C1. Set up administration of the SABthe SAB

C1(i ) Define the subjects that the SAB C1(i ) Define the subjects that the SAB will be the responsible administrative will be the responsible administrative body for, in line with the Terms of body for, in line with the Terms of Reference. (Must)Reference. (Must)

C1(ii) Define a workflow for decision C1(ii) Define a workflow for decision making; how are proposals made by the making; how are proposals made by the SAB to be executed. This is closely SAB to be executed. This is closely related to the mandate. (Should)related to the mandate. (Should)

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C2. Collaboration (1)C2. Collaboration (1) C2(i)Work in collaboration with the ESSnet C2(i)Work in collaboration with the ESSnet

to develop information on licencing and to develop information on licencing and judicial issues related to sharing of software judicial issues related to sharing of software in and outside EU. (Must)in and outside EU. (Must)

C2(ii) Work in collaboration with the C2(ii) Work in collaboration with the European Union funded "ESSnet" project on European Union funded "ESSnet" project on a common reference architecture to a common reference architecture to produce documentation about prerequisites produce documentation about prerequisites for sharing of software on a technical level. for sharing of software on a technical level. (Must)(Must)

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C2. Collaboration(2)C2. Collaboration(2)

C2(iii) Research possible cooperation models C2(iii) Research possible cooperation models for software development, identify those that for software development, identify those that are successful, and develop guidelines for are successful, and develop guidelines for this type of collaboration. (Must)this type of collaboration. (Must)

C2(iv) Research possible governance and C2(iv) Research possible governance and management models for the outputs from management models for the outputs from collaborative development projects, identify collaborative development projects, identify those that are successful, and develop those that are successful, and develop guidelines for future projects.(Should)guidelines for future projects.(Should)

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C3. OutreachC3. Outreach

C3 (i) Expand the inventory of existing C3 (i) Expand the inventory of existing initiatives and collaborations (including initiatives and collaborations (including persons to contact) and open this for persons to contact) and open this for maintenance and inputs from national maintenance and inputs from national and international statistical and international statistical organizations. organizations. (Must)(Must)

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RecommendationsRecommendations

Follow up on ESSnet?Follow up on ESSnet? Given that we all want to collaborate, Given that we all want to collaborate,

the questions is only: HOW?the questions is only: HOW?– ??