Statistics Norway vision 2022 and ModernStats models

Trygve Falch (trf@ssb.no)

Jenny Linnerud (jal@ssb.no)

Why modernize our production processes?

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Modernisation Program – Expected Benefits

External:

Improved timeliness, reducing risk in decision-making

Improved relevance, underpinning current problems and discussions

Reduced response burden by more statistics derived from new data sources

Improved accessibility and easier use of data and statistics

Greater accountability

Internal:

More effective and scalable production

Improved utilisation of competence and resources and reduced HR vulnerability

Improved flexibility by standardised solutions and increased cross-cutting competence

Modern IT-platform & substantially reduced technical vulnerability

Statistics Norway (SN) has actively contributed to

• GSBPM
• GSIM
• GAMSO
• CSPA
• Modernisation Maturity Model and the Roadmap for implementing Modernstats Standards�

GSBPM - Changes made in SN version

• Translation into Norwegian
• SN version of the business process model in 2008
• in Norwegian as a reference model for internal and national communication and collaboration
• in English in order to participate in GSBPM revisions v3 -> v5
• Addition of a finer level of details which is not in the GSBPM already (the GSBPM currently consists of two levels: phases and sub-processes)
• Our national version has four levels
• Modification of phases which are in the GSBPM already
• Sub-processes in Process and Analyse phases were changed and moved between phases
• Addition of new sub-processes which are not in the GSBPM already
• Modification of sub-processes which are in the GSBPM already

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GSBPM - Benefits experienced in SN

• Ease of internal SN communication
• Ease of external communication with other Norwegian government organisations, other statistical organisations and data archives
• Ease of comparing processes and identifying inefficiency within SN
• Mapping of individual business processes to demonstrate similarities and identify opportunities for improvement (Lean methodology)
• Facilitate re-using/sharing of methods, service or capability within the organisation
• Facilitate re-using/sharing of methods, services or capability with other organisations

GSIM - Changes made in SN version

• Translation into Norwegian from GSIM v1.1
• Presentation
• Brochure
• Communication document
• Glossary
• Design principles
• Specification document
• Addition of new information objects which are not in GSIM v1.1
• Population Register, Target Population, Survey Population, Person, Household, Enterprise, Establishment
• Modification of information objects (e.g. definition, attributes, relationship, etc.) which are in the GSIM
• Definitions and relationships are unchanged, but more attributes are added.

Lessons learned: It takes time to communicate GSIM. It takes time for management & individuals to become familiar with the model. Communication needs to be at the appropriate level in the appropriate context.

GSIM - Benefits experienced in SN

• Ease of internal SN communication
• Ease of external (with other government organisations or data provider/consumers) communication
• Facilitate re-using/sharing of methods, service or capability within the organisation
• Facilitate re-using/sharing of methods, services or capability with other organisations e.g. data archives - They use DDI, have contributed to the development of GSIM and are interested in better documentation of data from statistical organisations.
• Potentially reducing the number of silo systems that have to be maintained – We are systematically mapping our systems to GSIM

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GSIM - Implementation in SN

• Statistical Classifications and Codelists
• Remote Access Infrastructure for Register Data
• Reporting from municipalities to state
• Experiences so far
• External consultants and developers become productive quicker
• Easier to communicate with our national data archive on joint collaboration
• Producers of statistics gain more control of their own work process – less dependent on IT.

Modernisation Program - GAMSO & CSPA

GAMSO

• Define vision for 2022
• Strategic management and cooperation
• Corporate support: Management of
• Quality
• Information
• Methods
• IT
• CSPA
• Service oriented architecture
• Modern IT platform using cloud native technology

Modernisation Program - GSIM

• Information Providers
• Exchange Channels
• Process Steps and Process Methods
• Information Resource
• Data Resource and Metadata Resource
• Metadata Resource
• Products, Concepts, Variables
• Information Consumers
• Security and Data lineage!

GAMSO - Changes made in SN version

• Translation into the national language
• Modification of activities which are in the GAMSO already

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• The Capabilities development area is not widely communicated internally as yet, but capabilities are being developed in our Modernisation Program.

GAMSO - Benefits experienced in SN

• Ease of internal SN communication
• Facilitate re-using/sharing of methods, service or capability within SN
• Facilitate re-using/sharing of methods, services or capability with other statistical organisations
• Facilitate communication with external consultants who are contributing on site to our Modernisation Program

CSPA in Statistics Norway

• CSPA starts to be implemented in SN as a concern of the whole organisation, but the implementation is partial and aligned to internal project needs

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Expected benefits:

• Facilitate re-using/sharing of methods, service or capability within SN
• Facilitate re-using/sharing of methods, services or capability with other statistical organisations

Statistics Norway 2022 Vision (full resolution)

http://bit.ly/ssb2022vision

Thank you!