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This page contains links to detailed documentation on improving timeliness or reducing costs in the production of short-term economic statistics by effectively combining technology and staff resources. The papers below provide detailed information on methods relevant to this topic which have been implemented within statistical organisations. Issues covered include:
• Creating specialised teams of staff on certain aspects of the statistical production process to work across several surveys in accordance with processing workflows to optimise use of staff resources
• Re-engineering the statistical production processes to ensure optimal interaction between staff and technology resources
The papers below focus primarily on the issue of effectively combining technology and staff resources. They may also contain information on other statistical processes defined in the STES Timeliness Framework .
Improving Timeliness through Electronic Data Reporting in Finland (2005)
The Embedding of a Uniform Process for Business Statistics in the Netherlands (2005)
An Integrated System for Data Input Processing at the U.S. Bureau of Census (2000)
Integrated Automated Statistical Information System in the Slovak Republic (2003)
Secondary papers
The papers below refer to the issue of effectively combining technology and staff resources to some extent. They also provide more detail on other statistical processes defined in the STES Timeliness Framework .
UK Working Practices that Allow an Early Delivery of the Production Index (2002)
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