Research and Statistics -

The Joint Research Centre Perspective

Vladimír ŠuchaDirector General JRC

Brussels, 10 March 2015

NTTS 2015 Conference

Importance of statistics and research

Research

Official statistics (OS) necessary for performance of EU activities

Rapid social, economic and technological changes OS outdated?

NSI

Research centres

Universities EU Research FP

(Horizon 2020)

JRC

Eurostat

Land-Use/Land-Cover Area frame Survey (soil samples)

Sampling Archive Measurement Analysis

Agri-Environmental Statistics: LUCAS

Source JRC: G. Toth et al. 2014European Journal of Agronomy 55, 42-52

soil phosphorus concentration mg/kg

Fertiliser input requirementmg/kg

LUCAS application

Soil phosphorous content to estimate fertiliser requirements

Low soil phosphorous

contentHigh fertiliserrequirementleads to

Global input-output data

European Statistics for Competitiveness in a Globally Competitive World

"The economy rolls smoothly if all dimensions of the

Wheel of Competitiveness are met. Otherwise, it gets stuck

and motionless"

Development of dashboard with relevant indicators to analyse competitiveness from various perspectives

The European Wheel of Competitiveness (EWoC) as statistical reference framework

Big Data: a change of paradigm?

• Make sense of Big Data for the provision of scientific data-driven evidence(e.g. use of new integrative models)

• Incorporate Big Data solutions to complement the production of official statistics (e.g. definition of new statistical indicators)

• Research and innovation need to leverage the potential of Big Data for official statistics!

Big Data

Include Big Data in the production of official statistics

Use of citizen-generated content to develop new indicators of quality of life in urban areas

Develop new indicators on mobility from mobile phone data or car-sharing platforms

Using low-cost sensors to complementofficial environmental measurement networks

Examining methods to complement Euro Barometer survey with on-line questionnaires to push via social media and use of hashtag analysis