As of 11 January, 2017

PDF version of Agenda (PDF:76KB)

Location: "Ohgi" room on the 4th floor, South Tower of Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo. (See "Meeting Venue" for details.)

Internet service will be available at no charge at the conference venue.

November 8 November 9 November 10 November 11

Session 1: Country Progress Reports
Session 2: Role of Business Registers
Session 3: Administrative Data/ Agencies/ Units
Session 4: Quality and Coverage
Session 5: Technology
Session 6: Business Demography and Data Products from the Business Registers
Session 7: Globalisation and Profiling
Special Session: Follow-up of the Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers

Tuesday, November 8
8:00 ? 9:00	Registration
9:00 ? 9:30	Welcome
9:30 ? 10:00	Group Photo
10:00 ? 10:30	Coffee Break
10:30 ? 12:30	Session 1: Country Progress Reports(PDF:749KB) , (Excel:761KB) / Combined CPRs (Excel:2618KB) / Presentation (PDF:333KB) Session Leader: Masao TAKAHASHI, Director for planning, Economic Structure Statistics Division, Statistics Bureau, Japan Albania (PDF:19KB) Armenia (PDF:17KB) Australia (PDF:19KB) Austria (PDF:18KB) Azerbaijan (PDF:16KB) Belarus (PDF:19KB) Bosnia and Herzegovina (PDF:20KB) Bulgaria (PDF:19KB) Canada (PDF:22KB) China (PDF:41KB) Croatia (PDF:33KB) Denmark (PDF:18KB) Dominican Republic (PDF:21KB) Estonia (PDF:19KB) European Central Bank (PDF:23KB) Eurostat (PDF:19KB) Finland (PDF:19KB) France (PDF:21KB) Georgia (PDF:19KB) Germany (PDF:17KB) Hungary (PDF:21KB) Iceland (PDF:15KB) Indonesia (PDF:20KB) Ireland (PDF:16KB) Israel (PDF:18KB) Italy (PDF:22KB) Japan (PDF:17KB) Kosovo (PDF:18KB) Latvia (PDF:17KB) Macedonia (PDF:20KB) Malaysia (PDF:18KB) Mexico (PDF:19KB) Montenegro (PDF:21KB) Morocco (PDF:38KB) Netherlands (PDF:20KB) New Zealand (PDF:39KB) Norway (PDF:17KB) Oman (PDF:16KB) Poland (PDF:17KB) Portugal (PDF:16KB) Russian Federation (PDF:21KB) Serbia (PDF:17KB) Slovenia (PDF:18KB) South Africa (PDF:19KB) Spain (PDF:18KB) State of Palestine (PDF:19KB) Sweden (PDF:18KB) Switzerland (PDF:19KB) Tunisia (PDF:20KB) Ukraine (PDF:18KB) United Kingdom (PDF:18KB) United States BLS (PDF:38KB) United States Census Bureau (PDF:21KB)
12:30 ? 13:30	Lunch Break
13:30 ? 15:30	Session 2: Role of Business Registers Session Leader: Amerigo LIOTTI, Team Leader "Business Registers", Eurostat
	ABS Registers Transformation Program Sean Crick, Luisa Ryan, Jenny Foster and Tracey Rowley Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia	Abstract (PDF:79KB)	Paper (PDF:188KB)	Presentation (PDF:160KB)
	Multiple usage of the ESCB 'Register of Institutions and Affiliates Database' (RIAD) - features and challenges Peter Neudorfer European Central Bank	Abstract (PDF:112KB)	Paper (PDF:188KB)	Presentation (PDF:305KB)
	Business Register in an Integrated Business Statistics Production System Hanna Heljala Statistics Finland, Finland	Abstract (PDF:85KB)	Paper (PDF:198KB)	Presentation (PDF:213KB)
	The French business registers system: How to improve the quality of the statistics by combining different statistical units Haag Olivier INSEE, France	Abstract (PDF:79KB)	Paper (PDF:214KB)	Presentation (PDF:277KB)
	Users as producers - integrating survey information in the Statistical Business Register Roland Sturm Federal Statistical Office, Germany	Abstract (PDF:81KB)	Paper (PDF:486KB)	Presentation (PDF:241KB)
	The new role of the Business Register within the Integrated System of Registers M. Consalvi, G. Garofalo, C. Viviano Istat, Italy	Abstract (PDF:319KB)	Paper (PDF:614KB)	Presentation (PDF:536KB)
	How Big Data Drive Greater MSBR Siti Haslinda Mohd Din, Nur Aziha Mansor Department of Statistics Malaysia, Malaysia	Abstract (PDF:64KB)	Paper (PDF:738KB)	Presentation (PDF:1,831KB)
15:30 ? 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 ? 18:00	Session 2: Role of Business Registers (Continued)
	SBR as the center of the processes for producing economic statistics Arturo Blancas, Susana Perez, Hugo Hernandez INEGI, Mexico	Abstract (PDF:90KB)	Paper (PDF:127KB)	Presentation (PDF:694KB)
	Use of SBR in Statistical office of Montenegro as unique survey frame for national business statistics Marijana Popovic-Roncevic, MSc. Statistical office of Montenegro, Montenegro	Abstract (PDF:90KB)	Paper (PDF:213KB)	Presentation (PDF:669KB)
	Improvement of Dutch Statistical Business Register Barry Coenen Statistics Netherlands, The Netherlands	Abstract (PDF:91KB)	Paper (PDF:173KB)	Presentation (PDF:104KB)
	New functionalities of SBR - a central backbone on the horizon Aleksandra Lesnjek Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia	Abstract (PDF:117KB)	Paper (PDF:378KB)	Presentation (PDF:669KB)
	The redevelopment of the UK Business Register Andrew Allen Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom	Abstract (PDF:81KB)	Paper (PDF:92KB)	Presentation (PDF:202KB)
	The Business Register as a Service Provider: Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau Brandy L. Yarbrough U.S. Census Bureau, United States (Paper contribution only - unable to present at meeting)	Abstract (PDF:83KB)	Paper (PDF:583KB)	Presentation (PDF:196KB)
	(Discussion and Conclusion)
18:30 ? 20:30	Welcome Reception

Wednesday, November 9
9:00 ? 10:30	Session 3: Administrative Data/ Agencies/ Units Session Leader: David TALAN, Chief, Division of Administrative Statistics and Labor Turnover, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
	The Basic Data Programme in Denmark Steen Eiberg Joergensen Statistics Denmark, Denmark	Abstract (PDF:87KB)	Paper (PDF:552KB)	Presentation (PDF:861KB)
	Use of administrative data for production of business register in Georgia Gogita Todradze National Statistics Office of Georgia - GEOSTAT, Georgia	Abstract (PDF:101KB)	Paper (PDF:104KB)	Presentation (PDF:355KB)
	The Selection of Administrative Data Sources for Statistical Business Register Updating in BPS - Statistics Indonesia Lien Suharni, Ratih Putri Pertiwi BPS - Statistics Indonesia, Indonesia	Abstract (PDF:85KB)	Paper (PDF:676KB)	Presentation (PDF:1,097KB)
	An Italian experience to evaluate the quality of integrated administrative data Simonetta Cozzi, Marco Di Zio, Danila Filipponi Istat, Italy	Abstract (PDF:87KB)	Paper (PDF:521KB)	Presentation (PDF:965KB)
	How can the HCP assure the quality and coverage of the SBR by using only the administrative sources J. RAHALI and Abelkader Choqiri High Commission of Planning (HCP) , Morocco	Abstract (PDF:46KB)	Paper	Presentation
	Network of basic registers Rico Konen Statistics Netherlands, The Netherlands	Abstract (PDF:84KB)	Paper (PDF:316KB)	Presentation (PDF:507KB)
	Administrative Data/ Agencies/ Units Flutura Sala Institute of Statistics Albania, INSTAT, Albania (Paper contribution only - unable to present at meeting)	Abstract (PDF:106KB)	Paper	Presentation
10:30 ? 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 ? 11:45	Session 3: Administrative Data/ Agencies/ Units (Continued)
	(Discussion and Conclusion)
11:45 ? 12:30	Session 4: Quality and Coverage Session Leader: Roland STURM, Head of Section Business Register Developments - Enterprise Groups - Methodology of Statistical Units, Federal Statistical Office Germany - DESTATIS, Germany
	Measures for ensuring the quality of the classification codes in the Austrian Statistical Business Register Norbert Rainer, Andrea Bruder Statistics Austria , Austria	Abstract (PDF:81KB)	Paper (PDF:202KB)	Presentation (PDF:298KB)
	Quality and coverage issues for statistical business register in Georgia Gogita Todradze National Statistics Office of Georgia - GEOSTAT, Georgia	Abstract (PDF:100KB)	Paper (PDF:103KB)	Presentation (PDF:320KB)
12:30 ? 13:30	Lunch Break
13:30 ? 15:30	Session 4: Quality and Coverage (Continued)
	Restructuring the maintenance methods of the Business Register in Japan Isao Takabe, Takashi Ioka Economic Structure Statistics Division, Statistics Bureau, Japan	Abstract (PDF:85KB)	Paper (PDF:610KB)	Presentation (PDF:1,068KB)
	Quality Improvements to the ABS Business Register Luisa Ryan and Linda Bencic Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia	Abstract (PDF:79KB)	Paper (PDF:96KB)	Presentation (PDF:117KB)
	A consistency unit for a consistent picture of the Italian economy Simone Ambroselli (Presenter: Monica Consalvi) Istat, Italy	Abstract (PDF:83KB)	Paper (PDF:196KB)	Presentation (PDF:409KB)
	Statistical Business Registers as Backbone; issues regarding Business Register and outcome quality Irene Salemink Statistics Netherlands, The Netherlands	Abstract (PDF:83KB)	Paper (PDF:234KB)	Presentation (PDF:476KB)
	Measuring Data Quality in the BLS Business Register: A Local Regression Model Approach David Talan, Kevin Cooksey, and Akbar Sadeghi Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States	Abstract (PDF:63KB)	Paper (PDF:468KB)	Presentation (PDF:205KB)
	Quality of the EuroGroups Register - facts and plans Amerigo Liotti and Susanne Maus Eurostat	Abstract (PDF:80KB)	Paper (PDF:134KB)	Presentation (PDF:348KB)
	How to Communicate the Content of the Quality Indicators of a Statistical Business Register Fabio Tomasini, Paul Andre Salamin Swiss Federal Statistical Office University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Switzerland	Abstract (PDF:101KB)	Paper (PDF:233KB)	Presentation (PDF:246KB)
	Editing and Imputing Measure of Size Variables on the U.S. Census Bureau's Business Register Erica Marquette U.S. Census Bureau, United States (Paper contribution only - unable to present at meeting)	Abstract (PDF:90KB)	Paper (PDF:68KB)	Presentation (PDF:93KB)
15:30 ? 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 ? 16:45	Session 4: Quality and Coverage (Continued)
	(Discussion and Conclusion)
16:45 ? 17:45	Special Session: Follow-up of the Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers (PDF:746KB) Session Leader: Norbert RAINER, Head of Registers, Classifications and Geoinformation Division, Statistics Austria, Austria

Thursday, November 10
9:00 ? 11:15	Session 5: Technology Session Leader: Andrew ALLEN, Head of Business Register Strategy & Outputs, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
	Monthly bitemporal historicized data management within the new business register application at Statistics Austria Nadine Bachholz, Christian Schakerl Statistics Austria, Austria	Abstract (PDF:88KB)	Paper (PDF:179KB)	Presentation (PDF:335KB)
	Tuning Statistical Business Register System Matching Feature Rr. Nefriana, Said Mirza Pahlevi, and Irien Kamaratih Arsiani BPS - Statistics Indonesia, Indonesia	Abstract (PDF:100KB)	Paper (PDF:571KB)	Presentation (PDF:574KB)
	The Design and Implementation of Statistical Business Register (SBR) System of BPS Said Mirza Pahlevi, Irien Kamaratih Arsiani, and Rr. Nefriana BPS - Statistics Indonesia, Indonesia	Abstract (PDF:131KB)	Paper (PDF:443KB)	Presentation (PDF:1,130KB)
	A Unit-base derived from the Statistical Business Register as springboard to a Data-lake Irene Salemink Statistics Netherlands, The Netherlands	Abstract (PDF:83KB)	Paper	Presentation (PDF:1,264KB)
	New tools for data collection and maintenance in the Swedish Business Register Christian Ekstrom, Mikael Landhall Statistics Sweden, SCB, Sweden	Abstract (PDF:84KB)	Paper (PDF:804KB)	Presentation (PDF:341KB)
	SBER and its new Business Architecture Solution Natalia Dorontsova Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Switzerland	Abstract (PDF:82KB)	Paper (PDF:223KB)	Presentation (PDF:262KB)
	Automating Processes for the U.S. Census Business Register Michael E. Kornbau U.S. Census Bureau, United States (Paper contribution only - unable to present at meeting)	Abstract (PDF:58KB)	Paper (PDF:174KB)	Presentation (PDF:252KB)
	(Discussion and Conclusion)
11:15 ? 12:15	Lunch Break
12:30 ?	Excursion

Friday, November 11
9:00 ? 11:00	Session 6: Business Demography and Data Products from the Business Registers Session Leader: Mariarosa LUNATI, Head of Entrepreneurship, Productivity and Microdata Section, Trade and Competitiveness Division Statistics Directorate, OECD
	The "Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME)-attribute" in the business register of the Austrian central bank (Oesterreichische Nationalbank) - objectives and challenges of implementation Reinhard Petschnigg Austrian central bank, Austria	Abstract (PDF:326KB)	Paper (PDF:186KB)	Presentation (PDF:716KB)
	Data Products from the Statistical Register in Belarus Svetlana Nichiporuk National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, Belarus	Abstract (PDF:82KB)	Paper (PDF:370KB)	Presentation (PDF:2,459KB)
	Business Demography in Israel Lior Shilony-Zisman Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel	Abstract (PDF:332KB)	Paper (PDF:230KB)	Presentation (PDF:178KB)
	Analysis of the effective utilization of the Business Register in Japan Mikio Suga Statistical Research and Training Institute, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Faculty of Economics, Hosei University, Japan	Abstract (PDF:85KB)	Paper (PDF:685KB)	Presentation (PDF:682KB)
	Punctual monitoring of establishments in the period 2009-2014 and its comparison against results from a study on the demography of establishments Arturo Blancas, Susana Perez, Hugo Hernandez INEGI, Mexico	Abstract (PDF:64KB)	Paper (PDF:159KB)	Presentation (PDF:317KB)
	The Swiss SBR, administrative data and the production of business statistic data Claude Macchi Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Switzerland	Abstract (PDF:84KB)	Paper (PDF:136KB)	Presentation (PDF:164KB)
	(Discussion and Conclusion)
11:00 ? 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 ? 12:30	Session 7: Globalisation and Profiling Session Leader: Pierrette SCHUHL, Head of Department on business registers infrastructure and structural statistics, INSEE, France
	The Determination Study of the Selection Criteria for Particular Group Enterprises/ Enterprises to be Profiled in BPS - Statistics Indonesia Lien Suharni, Ratih Putri Pertiwi BPS - Statistics Indonesia, Indonesia	Abstract (PDF:85KB)	Papert (PDF:575KB)	Presentationt (PDF:665KB)
	Profiling for large and complex enterprises in China Wang Weiyu, Shen Na Census Center, National Bureau of Statistics of China, China	Abstract (PDF:110KB)	Paper (PDF:317KB)	Presentation (PDF:194KB)
	Globalization Profiling at Statistics Canada Tammy Hoogsteen Statistics Canada, Canada	Abstract (PDF:90KB)	Paper (PDF:152KB)	Presentation (PDF:319KB)
	Enterprise Group Register and delineation of Enterprise units Almira Hecimovic, Bernt Sjodin Statistics Sweden, SCB, Sweden	Abstract (PDF:114KB)	Paper (PDF:843KB)	Presentation (PDF:746KB)
12:30 ? 13:30	Lunch Break
13:30 ? 14:45	Session 7: Globalisation and Profiling (Continued)
	Developing a Global Statistical Register for Multi-National Enterprise Groups Lessons learned from the Euro Groups Register Amerigo Liotti and Ronald Jansen Eurostat and UNSD	Abstract (PDF:82KB)	Paper (PDF:227KB)	Presentation (PDF:277KB)
	The Legal Entity Identifer: An industry standard providing open and reliable data for unique identification management Clare Rowley Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)	Abstract (PDF:35KB)	Paper (PDF:640KB)	Presentation (PDF:376KB)
	Unique global identifiers - an opportunity to strengthen statistics on globalisation Fabio Tomasini Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Switzerland	Abstract (PDF:101KB)	Paper (PDF:162KB)	Presentation (PDF:71KB)
	(Discussion and Conclusion)
14:45 ? 15:15	AOB/ Closing
	Updating of the Terms of Reference of the Wiesbaden Group Masao TAKAHASHI The Steering Group of the Wiesbaden Group Statistics Bureau of Japan	Draft Updated TOR (PDF:85KB)	Current TOR (PDF:48KB) Comparative Table (PDF:124KB)	Presentation (PDF:527KB)
15:30 ? 17:00	Meeting of the Steering Group (Restricted access) Chair: Masao TAKAHASHI, Chair, the Steering Group of the Wiesbaden Group (Statistics Bureau of Japan)