Organisational Structure of Statistics Denmark

Organisational Structure
of Statistics Denmark
Study visit from ICBS 21. October
Kirsten Wismer
Official statistics in Denmark
 Highly centralised statistical system
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Ministry of Interior and Economics
 Statistics Denmark are producing statistics in all subjects
except in
- Health: Ministry of Health
- Environment: Ministry of Environment
 Only one location
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in Copenhagen
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Act on Statistics Denmark
Act on Statistics Denmark, 1 July 1966
 Latest amendment: December 2012
- concerning digital communication
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Framework for Statistics Denmark
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The Minister of Economic and Internal Affairs
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Annual budget and parliamentarian responsibility
§2: The Board of Directors
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7 members
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Decide on annual work programme
Approve the budget
Meets four times in a year
§2,2: National Statistician (Director General)
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Chairman: the National Statistician
6 members with insight into social
and economic conditions
Manager of Statistics Denmark
Appointed by the Queen upon the recommendation of the Minister after consultation
with the board
§3,4: Advisory users committees (9 at present)
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Staffing and budget to day
Employess:
526 man-years
Budget:
DKK 406 m.
Euro 54,5 m.
Of this own income:
DKK 130 m.
Euro 17,4 m.
All numbers of 2013
(workplan)
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The organisation of Statistics
Denmark
 Present organization was introduced in September
1995
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the aim was to make us more accessible for users
- statistics are organised after subjects
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cross-cutting tasks are combined in one department
 general management including international activities were
prioritized
- introducing an executive secretariat
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Developments in the organisational
structure since then
 From subject organization towards process
organization
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a methodology unit were established
 most commercial activities have been consolidated into one
department
 most data collection has been consolidated into one unit in
Business Statistics
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Organisation
The Ministry of Economic
Affairs and the Interior
The Board of Governors
National Statistician
Jørgen Elmeskov
Advisory Committees
Management Office
The Board of Governors
for the Economic Model Adam
Social Statistics
Business Statistics
Economic Statistics
Sales and Marketing
User Services
Niels Ploug
Hilmar Bojesen
Kirsten Wismer
Lars Thygesen
Karin Ravn
Population
Business Dynamics
National Accounts
Customer Centre
Communication
Education
Short Term Statistics
Government Finances
Interview Services
Personnel
Labour Market
Food Industries
Prices and Consumption
Research and Methods
Finance and Service
Earnings and Absence
Business Registers
External Economy
International Consulting
IT
Welfare
Business Surveys
Economic Models
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Daily Management of Statistics
Denmark
 Board:
- National Statistician, 5 directors and Head of Management office
- Secretary: Head of Communication
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meet
- every Wednesday 8.30
- alternates if members are absent
- both open and closed agenda and minutes
 Overall management:
- Board
- 34 heads and deputy-heads
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meet
- Wednesday 11.00 as required
- a yearly seminar
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Cross-cutting committees
 Cooperation Committees
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equal representation of management and employees
 Dissemination
 Commercial activities
 Quality
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Methodology
Confidentiality
Data provider policy
QAF
IT-security
 Statistics
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Shared registers and databases
Short term statistics
Environmental statistics
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Management of the 5 departments
 Board:
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Director, heads and deputy-heads
meets every Tuesday morning
 Director: general responsibility and
authority
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overall responsibility for the department's
production
- planning og performance
- quality assurance
- confidentiality
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responsibly for a budget
- man years and cost for travel, education etc.
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staff management
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