High-Level Meeting of Directors-General and Presidents of NSIs in the European Statistical System on the use of privately held data under the revised Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European Statistics
Warsaw, Poland 10-11 April 2025
| Timing | Content | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 – 09:00 | Registration and welcome refreshments | 30’ |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Opening session | 60’ |
| 09:00 – 09:20 |
Mr. Marek Cierpiał-Wolan – welcoming remarks Ms. Mariana Kotzeva - setting the scene, introductory remarks |
20’ |
| 09:20 – 09:50 | Interventions by the representatives of the Polish Government | 30’ |
| 09:20 – 09:35 | Ms. Henryka Mościcka-Dendys, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs | 15’ |
| 09:35 – 09:50 | Mr. Piotr Borys, Deputy Minister for Sports and Tourism | 15’ |
| 09:50 – 10:00 | Technical Break | 10’ |
| 10:00 – 12:00 |
Privately held data for statistical purposes in practice Use cases/business cases/good practices session – countries’ presentations Chair of the session: Ms. Apolonija Oblak Flander, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia |
120’ |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | 1. Statistics Finland, Mr. Markus Sovala „Negotiating voluntary access to privately held data – success stories and challenges” | 15’ |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | 2. INSEE France, Mr. Jean-Luc Tavernier „The Long Road to Accessing Scanner Data” | 15’ |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | 3. Statistics Portugal, Mr. Antonio Rua „Unlocking Private Data for Official Statistics in Portugal” | 15’ |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | 4. INE Spain, Ms. Elena Manzanera Diaz „The win-win approach of the PHD access for official statistics in Spain" | 15’ |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | 5. Statistics Belgium, Ms. Marie Vandresse „Accessing privately held data in Belgium: Insights & challenges” | 15’ |
| 11:15 – 11:25 | Key takeaways from the session – summary by the chair | 10’ |
| 11:25 – 12:00 | Discussion | 35’ |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch | 90’ |
| 13:30 – 13:35 | Introduction by Mr. Marek Cierpiał-Wolan | 5’ |
| 13:35 – 13:55 | Keynote speech - Mr. Karol Jaroszewski, Head of Data Solutions, Europe, VISA „Democratisation of data - how to build a trust in innovations for business” | 20’ |
| 13:55 – 14:15 | Questions and answers moderated by the chair | 20’ |
| 14:15-14:35 | Coffee break | 20’ |
| 14:35-16:00 | Breakout sessions – 4 groups discussion domain-based use/business cases privately held data access and use | 85’ |
| 14:35-16:00 |
Domain 1: Smart meters for energy statistics, platform data for tourism statistics Chair: Mr. Marek Cierpiał-Wolan, Statistics Poland |
85’ |
| 14:35-16:00 |
Domain 2: Bank cards data for business and economic indicators Chair: Ms. Baiba Zukula, Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia |
85’ |
| 14:35-16:00 |
Domain 3: Mobile network operators’ data Chair: Mr. Urmet Lee, Statistics Estonia |
85’ |
| 14:35-16:00 |
Domain 4: Web data/ web scrapping data Chair: Mr. Johannes Huurman, Statistics Netherlands |
85’ |
| 16:00-16:15 | Plenary session – introducing day 2 + housekeeping remarks (dinner, trip, concert guidance) | 15’ |
Social programme: 17:00-22:30
| Timing | Content | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 – 11:00 |
Debriefing from the group’s discussion. Exchange on the group’s summaries and findings. Chair: Ms. Hrafnhildur Arnkelsdottir, Statistics Iceland |
60’ |
| 11:00– 11:30 | Coffee break | 30’ |
| 11:30 – 13:00 |
Closing panel discussion – Implementation of the revised Regulation 223 – the way forward Chair: Mr. Marek Rojíček, Czech Statistical Office Panellists:
|
90’ |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | 60’ |