Checklist of considerations for data regulatory environment

✓ national law on official statistics which…

  • designates a key statistical authority
  • defines the purpose and use of statistical data
  • regulates the relationships between members of the NSS
  • sets common standards, definitions, and methods
  • facilitates access to administrative data sources for the key statistical authority
  • guarantees the protection and privacy of individual data

✓ MoUs spelling out the roles and responsibilities of members of the NSS

✓ national strategy or action plan on migration data and statistics

✓ regulations promoting the (re)use of data, such as, open-by-default approaches

✓ legislation reinforcing cybersecurity and data protection among data producers & users

✓ national inter-ministerial working groups on migration data and statistics

✓ regional inter-governmental collaboration through…

  • comparative analysis of the data collection systems of member states
  • regional technical working group that brings together migration data experts
  • regional data reporting recommendations/guidelines for member states
  • regularly updated migration data report (or profile) and accompanying database
  • regional capacity-building programs, trainings, and workshops
  • regional data storage and exchange points