date_of_issue: 27 February 2001

last updated: 01/03/01 11:58

Reference to be quoted :WG1 ToR 2001-Draft2.doc

Expert Group 6 (Statistical Sector) of the European Board for EDI Standardization (EBES)

Terms of Reference: Working Group One

Status of this document

This is a working draft of the Terms of Reference for EEG6/WG1. It was reviewed and and discussed by its members at the EEG6/WG1 meeting in Eltville before being presented to the EEG6 group for approval.

Delegated authority

WG1 is a sub-committee of EBES Expert Group 6 (EEG6). It works on behalf of EEG6 on matters related to the standardisation of the exchange of aggregated statistics, including multi-dimensional statistical arrays and time series.

Before submission and dissemination to other EDI standardisation bodies or other structures of EBES, standards produced by the group must be agreed by EEG6.

Membership

Every interested member of EEG6 is invited to participate. Experts may also be invited for specific topics.

Activities and responsibilities

The scope of WG1’s involvement in the standards activity for the exchange of aggregated statistics covers:

· Development of a common model that defines the classes and associations between them of the data and related metadata to be exchanged

· Development of syntactic specifications that implement the model

· Development of associated user and technical documentation to aid implementation of the specifications

· Awareness and promotion

· Act as the forum for issues raised relating to the use of the syntactic specifications

The activities of WG1 are:

1. Determine the requirements for the transfer by electronic means of data and related metadata for aggregated statistics and time series.

2. Develop models, technical specifications, and related user and technical documentation that fulfil these requirements.

3. Act as a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences relating to the implementation of technical specifications developed by WG1.

4. Assist EEG6 in progressing WG1 specifications through the international standardisation processes.

5. Promote the use of WG1 specifications both within the statistical domain and in other relevant domains.

6. Establish and maintain a workplan agreed with EEG6.

Working procedures

For the working procedures of WG1 please refer to EEG6 Terms of Reference.

Review

The continuing need for the working group should be reviewed by group's members every two years or sooner if necessary and a recommendation should be made to the EEG6 on whether to continue or not.