The National Statistics Board launched its Strategic Priorities for Official Statistics 2015-2020 on September 10, 2015. In a document entitled A World Class Statistical System for Ireland it sets out a vision for the Irish Statistical System to become an example of best international practice in the production and dissemination of official statistics. Realising this vision will involve using the broadest possible range of data for the compilation of official statistics and require significant changes in the structure, management and quality of administrative data holdings across the public sector. These changes will need leadership of the public service from the highest level and the willingness of public bodies to embrace change in the management of their data holdings.
The Strategy was launched by the Minister of State with special responsibility for Data Protection Dara Murphy, TD at a seminar which included presentations from two of the world's leading thinkers on official statistics and data, Mr Jorgen Elmeskov of Statistics Denmark and Prof Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University.
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