Transcript Presentation on the mandate by Kevin Roberts of Statistics Canada

Working Group on Quality
Reviews of Energy Data
Kevin Roberts, WG Chair
10th Meeting of the
Oslo Group on Energy Statistics
May 2016
Overview of Today’s Session
 Review the efforts of the WG since the 10th OG
meeting
 Present the WG recommendations for the next
projects to be conducted
 Reach agreement on the topics to be addressed
 Get commitments from members to contribute to
the upcoming work
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Summary of Activities of the WG
 Established at the 9th Meeting of the OG
(June 2014)
 Prepared a mandate for the WG (fall 2014)
 Solicited suggestions on topics, approaches
 Developed 6 potential projects for consideration
 Gathered feedback on these potential projects
 Today: Proposing a workplan for moving forward
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The 6 Projects Under Consideration
1. Promote the sharing of country practices on ensuring
data quality
2. Serve as a clearinghouse for information on data
quality tools and practices
3. Prepare guidelines for conducting periodic quality
reviews
4. Collaborate with existing energy data quality initiatives
5. Develop a manual on energy data quality
6. Support regional efforts to improve quality
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Feedback from the Consultations
 Key messages:
• Start with priority topics
• Select options that are practical, doable,
helpful
• Avoid duplication of efforts with other
organizations
• Build on the good work already being done
 Start with the following 3 projects
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1. Promote the Sharing of Country
Practices on Energy Data Quality
 Objective: to assemble and disseminate
examples of good country practices for ensuring
quality energy data
 Strategies:
• Seek out more good practices
• Organize them by theme
• Actively disseminate them to countries &
organizations
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2. Serve as a Clearinghouse for
Information on Energy Data Quality
 Objective: to improve access to information on
energy data quality from a broad range of sources
by enhancing the OG site and its content to serve
as a clearinghouse
 Strategies:
• Identify links to other sites and sources
• Establish partnerships with other organizations to share
information
• Broaden the OG site to house this new function
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3. Prepare Guidelines for Conducting
Quality Reviews of Energy Programs
 Objectives: to develop and share guidelines for
conducting periodic quality reviews
 Strategies:
• Gather examples from countries that do this
• Create a generic set of guidelines that can be shared
• Disseminate these guidelines
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Projects not to be launched
at this time
4. Collaborate with existing quality initiatives
5. Develop a manual on energy data quality
6. Support regional efforts to improve quality
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Next Steps of the WG
 Begin work on the 3 proposed projects:
• Establish a workplan with concrete deliverables
• Allocate work among the WG members
• Get contributions from a broad range of countries and
organizations
 Put these in place prior to the next OG meeting
 Discuss the potential future activities of the WG
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Questions for Discussion
 Do you have questions or comments about any of
these proposed projects?
 Do you agree with the recommendation to start
with the 3 identified projects?
 Do you have suggestions about best practices,
documents or other quality initiatives that the WG
should consider?
 Any other questions, comments or ideas?
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