Stats go hi-tech
18 June 2001 - 18 June 2001
Crete will host two key international conferences from 18 to 22 June, ETK '2001 and NTTS '2001, organised by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, and the Institute for Systems, Informatics and Safety of the Joint Research Centre, Ispra.
ETK '2001, the second International seminar on the Exchange of Technology and Know-how, provides a forum in which the producers of official statistics and the developers of statistical methods and tools can meet to map needs to methods, to identify gaps to be filled and to network.
Special emphasis is placed on research efforts that have already reached maturity and have generated products, tools and methods that are transferable, in particular, to projects that originate from the multi-annual research programmes managed by Eurostat (such as DOSIS and EPROS).
Relevance and efficiency of the methods for the statistical production system are key issues, as well as the best available strategies for technology transfer.
Such a joint organisation acknowledges that, in official statistics, technology transfer and research form a dynamic interactive feedback loop.
Technology dissemination, transfer and implementation, which define the scope of the ETK conference, are linked to current best practice arising from research and development, which is addressed by NTTS. Holding the two conferences jointly will offer a unique opportunity to stimulate and accelerate this interaction, bridging the gap between official statistical production and academic concerns.
ETK'2001 will also address other topics, specific to the transfer of technology and know-how, such as intellectual property rights and software licensing issues.
NTTS '2001, the fourth in the series, following the tradition of the 1992, 1995 and 1998 seminars on New Techniques and Technologies for Statistics, is an international scientific conference on the impact of new technologies on statistical collection, production and dissemination systems. Key topics are the construction of information systems, data collection and processing procedures, and the quality of the whole statistical process. NTTS '2001 is intended to stimulate and facilitate the preparation of new innovative projects, to encourage co-operation and possible building of consortium by researchers with the aim of enhancing the quality and usefulness of official statistics;
A number of sessions will run in parallel to both conferences, ETK '2001 and NTTS '2001, covering topics from the point of view of both: new research needs and development and research results that can be transferred. These are:
- automated data capture,
- metadata,
- quality,
- business registers,
- statistical disclosure control,
- time series analysis, including seasonal adjustment.
These sessions will allow users to express their problems and to view the new tools and know-how available. They will allow product providers to display their new developments and will allow researchers to present their work.
For further information, please contact:
Christian Guittet
Tel. +39-0-332789686 (Conference secretariat)
E-mail: etk-ntts@jrc.it
URL: http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/eurostat/research/conferences/etk-ntts2001(opens in new window)
ETK '2001, the second International seminar on the Exchange of Technology and Know-how, provides a forum in which the producers of official statistics and the developers of statistical methods and tools can meet to map needs to methods, to identify gaps to be filled and to network.
Special emphasis is placed on research efforts that have already reached maturity and have generated products, tools and methods that are transferable, in particular, to projects that originate from the multi-annual research programmes managed by Eurostat (such as DOSIS and EPROS).
Relevance and efficiency of the methods for the statistical production system are key issues, as well as the best available strategies for technology transfer.
Such a joint organisation acknowledges that, in official statistics, technology transfer and research form a dynamic interactive feedback loop.
Technology dissemination, transfer and implementation, which define the scope of the ETK conference, are linked to current best practice arising from research and development, which is addressed by NTTS. Holding the two conferences jointly will offer a unique opportunity to stimulate and accelerate this interaction, bridging the gap between official statistical production and academic concerns.
ETK'2001 will also address other topics, specific to the transfer of technology and know-how, such as intellectual property rights and software licensing issues.
NTTS '2001, the fourth in the series, following the tradition of the 1992, 1995 and 1998 seminars on New Techniques and Technologies for Statistics, is an international scientific conference on the impact of new technologies on statistical collection, production and dissemination systems. Key topics are the construction of information systems, data collection and processing procedures, and the quality of the whole statistical process. NTTS '2001 is intended to stimulate and facilitate the preparation of new innovative projects, to encourage co-operation and possible building of consortium by researchers with the aim of enhancing the quality and usefulness of official statistics;
A number of sessions will run in parallel to both conferences, ETK '2001 and NTTS '2001, covering topics from the point of view of both: new research needs and development and research results that can be transferred. These are:
- automated data capture,
- metadata,
- quality,
- business registers,
- statistical disclosure control,
- time series analysis, including seasonal adjustment.
These sessions will allow users to express their problems and to view the new tools and know-how available. They will allow product providers to display their new developments and will allow researchers to present their work.
For further information, please contact:
Christian Guittet
Tel. +39-0-332789686 (Conference secretariat)
E-mail: etk-ntts@jrc.it
URL: http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/eurostat/research/conferences/etk-ntts2001(opens in new window)