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Glossary of terms and abbreviations
AMRADS
Accompanying Measure to Research and Development in Official Statistics (AMRADS) website at http://amrads.jrc.cec.eu.int/.
COSMOS
Cluster of Systems of Metadata for Official Statistics (COSMOS) website at http://www.epros.ed.ac.uk/cosmos/.
Corporate Metadata Repository (CMR)
A database system that stores metadata records for an organization or group of organizations.
Designer
People responsible for the technical design of a statistical metadata system.
GESMES
GESMES/TS (formerly called GESMES/CB) is the message used by the European Central Bank to exchange statistical data and metadata with its partners in the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and other organizations world-wide. For more information see the website at http://www.ecb.int/stats/services/gesmes/html/index.en.html.
Metadata
A term used to describe data about data. This may include any information that is stored about the nature of data such as format, source, language, creation date, etc. Metadata may also be referred to as metainformation.
MetaNet
MetaNet was created as a network of excellence to harmonise and synthesise statistical metadata developments. It started in November 2000 and finished at the end of July 2003. See their website at http://www.epros.ed.ac.uk/metanet/index.html.
METAWARE
Statistical Metadata Support for Data Warehouses. See their website at http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/eurostat/research/retd/metaware.html.
SDMX
Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange website at http://www.sdmx.org/.
Statistical Metadata System (SMS)
The processes and resources used to manage metadata within a Statistical Information System.
Statistical Information System (SIS)
The processes and resources used to produce statistical information.
Senior Management
The highest level of management in an organization, responsible for ensuring the organization meets its goals efficiently and effectively. May also be referred to as ‘Executive’ or ‘Top’ management.
Statistical Organization (SO)
An organization that is responsible for the collection, processing and dissemination of official statistics.
XML
Extensible Markup Language – a markup language primarily used to facilitate the sharing of data across different systems, either within or between organizations.
XBRL
Extensible Business Reporting Language.
A.1. Introduction
A.2. Target audiences
A.3. Corporate Value Proposition for Metadata Management
A.4. Metadata management strategies and policy framework
A.5. Core principles for metadata management
A.6. Corporate Governance Models for Metadata Management
A.7. Case Studies and Experiences
References