Data Architecture

Progress

Document on Architecture v 1.1 available for external revision
Maturity Model and Maturity levels in discussion
Leaflet available for external revision by July
UseCases to be completed using the UN-GWG template
First version of the Guidelines in discussion

Next Steps

Planning September meeting in Warsaw
Discuss external contributions on Document on Architecture v 1.1
Discuss external contributions on Leaflet
Improve Maturity Levels and Guidelines

Risks and Issues

Issue	Mitigation
Holydays in progress	Continue to keep the Calls with the members from time to time available

Strategic Communication Framework

Progress

Several members of the project team met in Cork Ireland on June 28
Team reviewed the work produced to date, considered feedback from the CES Workshop on Communications (June 18-20) and assessed any relevant input from (e.g. case studies) from the Dissemination and Communication Workshop
Work objectives established for each of the five work teams including the development of a progression road map (associated with the Maturity Model) using the HLG Modernization Maturity Model and roadmap as an example
A revised draft report has been circulated within the project team for feedback

Next Steps

Continue to work on objectives established in Cork
Draft document will be circulated to the broader communication and dissemination community to seek feedback
Consultation is underway with the UNECE Risk management/Business continuity team to obtain their feedback and determine common risks
Collaboration continues with the DIGICOM project to ensure there is no overlap
Next meet of the project scheduled for early September

Risks and Issues

Although work continues, summer holidays have slowed down progress.

News from the Groups
Blue-skies Thinking	Machine Learning paper	IN PROGRESS
Developing Organisational Resilience	Organisational Resilience	IN PROGRESS	In reply to our e-mail on Target Operating Models and mission, vision we have received responses from the following countries: UK, New Zealand, Norway, France, The Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, Moldova, Mexico and Canada. On the initial read we realized that there is not a lot of standardization between the countries. We decided to pull together these examples and make some conclusions on where organisations are going. When ready this paper could be submitted to the Executive Board for their review, and afterwards it will be circulated to the broader group.
	Training Framework	IN PROGRESS	During the workshop on Statistical Data Dissemination and Communication in Ireland, there were discussion about skills needed for the people in the communication function in the statistical office. It can be a good start for the soft skills training framework. Moreover, during the HRMT workshop in Oslo, we plan to have an interactive session, there we can try to discuss other soft skills, and see if they could be developed.
	Risk Management	IN PROGRESS	The team made some progress on putting together training materials in the modular format that will be put on the public wiki page. This page will also have Guidelines on Risk Management (in both languages), high-level video on RM from ONS and paper on Risk appetite prepared this year. When all materials will be available on the public wiki page we will advertise it to the relevant people in NSO's.
	Other	Preparation for HRMT workshop in Oslo is going according to agenda.
Supporting Standards	Integrated View	IN PROGRESS	Future work for 2018 will support the integrated view of modernisation standards. The work will be carried out by task teams after the GSBPM and GSIM revision work is finished. Examples of future activities are consolidating existing materials, developing targeted communication material, linking GSIM objects as input/output of GSBPM, describing overarching processes in GAMSO and GSBPM, work on the common terms appear in multiple models (how they are defined, which one to use, etc.). A new proposal is to work on a cliccable version of the GSBPM.
	GSIM Review	IN PROGRESS	GSIM Revision team went through most issues, it remains to implement the changes agreed by the team in Enterprise Architecture file, Clickable GSIM, and then documents. Draft is expected to be shared by end of July.
	GSBPM Review	IN PROGRESS	The revised GSBPM was sent out for consultation end of June, as scheduled. It was labeled as "version 5.1" but this mught change to version 5.5. Feedbacks from countries are due by end of July and will be then revised by the task team. In order to align GAMSO to the revised version of the GSBPM, in particular regarding the overarching processes, some amendments were made in the GAMSO. Several updates have been made to GAMSO (v1.1) in areas related to GSBPM as well as statements that were no longer valid (e.g. due to outdated reference). Format of the document was also updated to make it consistent with other ModernStats Model docs. The new GAMSO (tentatively version 1.2) was agreed upon by the Supporting Standards Group members
	Ontology Work	ON HOLD	The document prepared during HLG 2016 project is under internal review
	Other	GSBPM revision work as well as GSBPM Quality Indicator were presented at the Q2018 Conference in Krakow, Poland and were very well received GSIM and GSBPM revision work was presented at Eurostat Standard Working Group (SWG) meeting. Eurostat offered to circulate the GSBPM draft among SWG members and Eurostat intra-net. GSBPM wiki space has been revamped. New page "GSBPM resources repository" (https://statswiki.unece.org/x/7AATCw) is available for central repository for the GSBPM-relevant materials.
Sharing Tools	CSPA Review	IN PROGRESS	Reviewed both online and printed options for new version of the CSPA document. Decision was that we need both options. We will do some trials with option to print from a digital 'first' option. The content will be drafted during the European summer with initial content available for review early September.
	Architecture Patterns	IN PROGRESS	Sprint planned for September
	Catalogue	NOT STARTED	Latest version of the new catalogue available for testing. Very positive response to content and navigation. Next testing will be for new content.
	Methods Architecture	NOT STARTED	Work to commence in September.
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