HR-ZAGREB: IPA — TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS STATISTICS AND UPGRADING OF DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM 2012/S 233-382117

Contract description

The project is designed to increase the compliance level of the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) with the EU'acquis' in the following priority areas:
   - further development of business statistics with sub-projects on energy statistics, short-term statistics,modernisation of business statistics
     surveys (MEETS) and information society statistics (ISSs)
   - upgrading of the existing data collection system.
These statistical domains are considered priorities both by the Central Bureau of Statistics of Croatia and by Eurostat.
The project will facilitate further alignment with the 'acquis communautaire' in the areas of business statistics,such as energy statistics in order to extend the scope of energy efficiency data (new survey on energy final consumption in the transport sector), additional developments in short-term statistics — STSs (new surveys concerning missing short-term indicators), technological modernisation of business statistical surveys with the objective of increasing efficiency and reducing the administrative burden on enterprises, as well as a need to apply changes in the 'acquis communautaire' introduced in the ISSs.
Regarding the upgrading of the existing data collection system, due to the growing demand on increased cost-effectiveness of data collection activities, the aim of the project is to upgrade the existing computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) — computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) and computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI).

Budget

Maximum budget: 770 000 EUR.

Eligibility

Participation is open to all legal persons (participating either individually or in a grouping (consortium) of candidates) which are established in a Member State of the European Union or in a country or territory of the regions covered and/or authorised by the specific instruments applicable to the programme under which the contract is financed (see also item 29 below). Participation is also open to international organisations. The participation of natural persons is governed by the specific instruments applicable to the programme under which the contract is financed.


Deadline: 21 January 2013

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