Transcript 1.2 Challenges in the implementation of SIMSTAT introduction

Challenges in the
implementation of SIMSTAT
Introduction
Nordic meeting
16 September 2014
Jennie Bergman
Introduction
• Sweden is not part of ESSnet and the pilot study
• Presenting SIMSTAT to the Advisory Scientific
Board of Statistics Sweden in October 2014
• Professors from universities and representatives
from other statistical institutes
• Discussion and recommendations on future work
• Main focus on methodological questions
What will happen if SIMSTAT is
implemented?
• Mandatory exchange of micro-data for dispatches
• One/two new variables for dispatch
• partner id and/or country of origin
• Optional collection of arrivals (coverage rate not
regulated in EU legislation)
• Member states decide themselves how to use the
exchanged micro-data
• Not at all
• Only for quality checks and asymmetry studies
• Mixed mode: use the exchanged data to some
extent and still collect some arrival data
• Use the exchanged data and no collection of arrivals
What will happen in Sweden?
• The burden for the Swedish dispatch PSIs will
increase
• Only collects mandatory variables today
• Short term: Will not be able to use the exchanged
micro-data due to resource constraints
• Medium term: Use the exchanged data for asymmetry
studies and quality checks
• Long term: Have to reduce the burden -> lower the
coverage rate for arrivals so less enterprises have to
report and use the exchanged data
Opportunities and challenges
• Response burden
• Data quality
• Time-series
• Asymmetries
• Confidentiality and trust of PSIs
• Changes in publishing
• Work process
• Publishing date
• Data handling and administrative problems
• Collaboration and interdependence between NSIs
• Control over the data
Questions for discussion
• Which are the main challenges and how should we
deal with them?
• Which are the most important questions to discuss
with Eurostat?
• Do you see any problems with adding ‘country of
origin’ on dispatch?
• If using a mixed-mode approach, how will you
handle it?
• Results of the quality evaluation (DK)?