Workshop on improving statistics on SMEs and Entrepreneurship

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In search of better SME statistics and relevant
indicators for SME Policy-Makers Towards
harmonized concepts and methodologies
ORGANISATION DE COOPÉRATION ET DE DEVELOPMENT
ÉCONOMIQUES
ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND
DEVELOPMENT

• Workshop on improving statistics on SMEs and
  Entrepreneurship
• OECD, 17-19 September 3003

Andreas Lindner
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STATISTICS DIRECTORATE TRADE STRUCTURAL
ECONOMIC STATISTICS SECTION
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Background

• Because of its relevance across themes,
  Statistics on SMEs is one of the two
  cross-cutting themes of the Bologna Process
• Clarification and harmonisation of conceptual
  and measurement issues are a prerequisite for
  accurate and comparable data on international
  level
• An international initiative aiming at fostering
  comparability and assessing better ways ways has
  to start at probing into national practices and
  compare these to other countries and country
  groups.
• Through these comparisons, some benefits can be
  expected for national authorities (exchange of
  approaches, know-how and solutions to problems)
• Therefore, OECD decided to invite countries and
  other stakeholders to share experiences and views
  on statistical questions relating to SMEs
• This Workshop is the forum for such an exchange
• The expected key output is the elaboration of
  proposals and recommendations for endorsement by
  Ministers at the Istanbul Conference

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Taking stockof existing SME statistics

• Which statistical strategies do countries pursue?
  gt the Strategy Questionnaire
• A first stocktaking of data availability and
  inventory of definitions and framework for a more
  exhaustive inquiry
• Taking stock of SME data and methodologies in the
  EU
• SME statistics in the Observatory of European
  SMEs

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What needs from a user perspective?

• Canadian requirements for SME financing data
• What are the needs from a Non-European (APEC)
  perspective? Looking at data demand and supply
  and possible priorities for better meeting needs
• Legal aspects and the necessity to have also
  qualitative criteria in addition to quantitative
  variables

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Data providers towards new approaches

• An analysis of Korean SME characteristics and
  proposed developments for data linking
• Some statistical issues arising from the use of
  different Statistical Units in Business Registers
• Canadas experience with SME statistics, recent
  initiatives and need for future statistical
  research
• The Australian SME experience and the need to use
  administrative data

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Possible ways forward

• Identifying possible avenues for action and
  further research
• Can we condense already fundamental
  requirements from a system perspective?
• Which key messages can be listed already for the
  conclusion session of this Friday?

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Enterprise demography

• Business Demography Statistics first results
  in the EU and Norway to SME data collection and
  need for further work
• The US experience on alternative measures of
  business entry and exit
• Differences in entry and exit in OECD countries
  findings, impact of methodological differences
  and the need to link policy variables to new firm
  survival and growth

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The role of gender in Entrepreneurship

• Statistics on women entrepreneurship in OECD
  countries
• The status of women and mens entrepreneurship
  in the UNECE region
• Statistical issues and policy concerning women
  entrepreneurships and women-owned business in
  Korea

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Statistics on factors of success and
entrepreneurship

• Enterprise survival and its determining factors
  and statistics about firm creations the French
  experience
• Statistics on start-ups in Sweden
• How can factors of business success be
  statistically measured ? Ongoing and planned work
  in the EU

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The role of data linking and longitudinal
analysis

• The recent experience in the UK about data
  linking
• Panel discussion on experiences in other
  statistical offices
• Which lessons have we learnt today? Possible
  recommendations for follow-up and future
  statistical research

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Special session on Members and Non-Members

• An international comparison of SME Statistics in
  the CEECs
• SME statistics in Chinese Taipei an overview
  and some suggestions for improvements in the
  future
• SME Characteristics and statistical needs in the
  Philippines

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Roundtable discussion and conclusions of the
Workshop

• Exchange of views amongst participants on key
  issues requiring particular attention on
• Statistical issues
• Statistical strategies
• Statistical methodologies
• Final conclusions of the workshop to be carried
  forward

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Thank you for your attention!