The OECD Accession Process: Review of Statistics and Statistical Systems

1. The OECD Accession Process: Review of Statistics and Statistical Systems

2. Overview 1. The Accession Process 2. The Statistical Accession Process 3. The Role of Committee on Statistics

3. The Accession Process • Nov. 2007: OECD Council approved Roadmaps for Accession of [5 countries] to OECD Convention • Israel, Chile, Estonia, Slovenia, Russia • Reflects the OECD Mandate as a hub for discussion of global issues • Ministerial Council will base decisions on: • Initial Memorandum: a country’s position with respect to each OECD Legal Instrument • Advice by OECD Committees on specific subjects • Aim is to ensure coherence of policies and practices of the A5 with those of existing members

4. The Accession Process Status • Candidate Countries named official Coordinators • OECD Process managed by DSG Thelma Askey • Most have completed the Initial Memorandum • Committees, and supporting OECD Secretariats, now examining statements and documentation • Committees to develop reports & recommendations • Council will take final decision

5. The Statistical Accession Process • No Legal Instruments pertaining to Statistics • But the OECD strategy included Statistics and Statistical Systems in the first round reviews • Statistics are fundamental. • Statistics underpin all the critical Policy Areas • Committee on Statistics (CSTAT) will conduct a review and provide a recommendation to the SG • Two experts from OECD Countries to participate in Final Review of each Accession Candidate

6. The Role of CSTAT A three-tiered review Legal and institutional framework Quality of available data ….in all domains Integration into data reporting systems

7. Statistical Reviews: Milestones & Dates

8. A complication: OECD Statistics are decentralised Economic Policy Committee Science & Technology Policy Committee CSTAT EPOC StatisticsDirectorate Main macro statistics & Indicators National Accounts, Trade, Business Economics Department Derived data and special statistics, e.g., product market regulation data Directorate for Science, Technology & Industry R&D Innovation IndustryStatistics Environment Directorate Environmental data …

9. The STD Co-ordination Role • Statistics Coordinators in all Candidate Countries • Please keep them informed on Statistical matters • Statistics Coordination Team in STD • Tim Davis • Olivier Brunet • OECD Directorates make direct contact with subject matter specialists in various agencies • Most are making serious efforts to keep STD and the A5 Statistics Coordinators well informed • A5 Coordinators keeping the OECD well informed!!

10. A5 Statistics Co-ordinators Estonia • Meelis Somelar, meelis.somelar@stat.ee Israel • Olivia Blum, blum@cbs.gov.il Chile • Veronica Oxman, veronica.oxman@ine.cl Russia • Serguei Egorenko, egorenko@gks.ru Slovenia • Andreja Hocevar, andreja.hocevar@gov.si

11. The STD Co-ordination Role • Key coordination tools: • The Statistical Requirements Paper and • The Accession Statistics Website • The Website allows the A5 statistics coordinators and their partners access to data, meta-data, questionnaires and status reports. • All key contacts and coordinates are listed there • The OECD has also provided open access to SourceOECD for all A5 Statistics Coordinators