The EBS methodological manual for R&D statistics aims to provide users and producers with an overview of the methodology used to compile R&D statistics. With the help of explanations and legal references, the Manual is meant to serve as a practical reference document for National Statistical...

The 'EBS Compilers Guide for European statistics on international supply of services by mode of supply' provides methodological guidance and practical information to the data compilers, on how to compile of statistics on the international supply of services by modes of supply. The guide builds...

The JRC was invited to statistically audit the 2023 ICT Development Index developed by The International Telecommunications Union which aims to assess economies on their level of meaningful and universal connectivity as defined by the United Nations. The audit covers the data quality and...

The European Central Bank (ECB), with the support of the European System of Central Bank's (ESCB's) Statistics Committee, compiles and publishes the balance of payments (b.o.p.) and the international investment position (i.i.p.) of the euro area. These statistics depict the economic relations of...

Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) account for a significant part of EU productivity and growth and are transforming our societies and economies in a profound and unprecedented way. The uptake of digital technologies by enterprises transforms the way they conduct their activities,...

The purpose of this publication is to support Member States in completing the OECD, Eurostat, WHO Europe Joint Questionnaire on Non-Monetary Healthcare Statistics (JQNMHC) in line with Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2294. It provides an outline of the transmission and dissemination processes,...

This paper offers a nontechnical review of selected applications that combine survey and geospatial data to generate small area estimates of wealth or poverty. Publicly available data from satellites and phones predicts poverty and wealth accurately across space, when evaluated against census...

To monitor the evolution of household living conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank conducted COVID-19 High-Frequency Phone Surveys in around 80 countries. Phone surveys are cheap and easy to implement, but they have some major limitations, such as the absence of poverty data,...