Statistical Metadata in a Corporate Context: a guide for managers (Common metadata Framework, Part A)

The development of a common framework for statistical metadata was initiated by the 2004 Joint UNECE/Eurostat/OECD Work Session on Statistical Metadata (METIS), which concluded that a framework was needed to provide links and context to previous and current international metadata standards initiatives together with comparisons of selected examples of current practices, to help statistical organizations to develop their metadata systems.