Press release No. 157 of 30 March 2021
WIESBADEN – In a virtual workshop to be held on 31 March 2021, the Directors-General of the European National Statistical Institutes will discuss – in the context of changing data ecosystems – the future role envisaged for the European Statistical System in a digital landscape changing ever more rapidly. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) will be represented by its President Dr. Georg Thiel.
Introducing the Data Stewardship approach is currently subject to very intensive discussion in the European Statistical System. That approach comprises data management, data competence and data service. It is to ensure compliance with data quality standards even beyond official statistics. This includes timeliness, facilitating data access, promoting common standards, developing data strategies, and promoting data competence.
As chairman, President Dr. Georg Thiel will chair a workshop session on Data Stewardship roles, which have been successfully introduced in some National Statistical Institutes. The results and findings obtained will be discussed in the afternoon by all participants to assess its importance for the European data strategy.
The workshop will be held by the Council Presidency trio partners Germany-Portugal-Slovenia in cooperation with Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union.
