TSG-CBF meeting
Meeting of the Technical Subgroup on the Classification of Business Functions
- Virtual Meeting
- 4 - 5 November 2020
A View of the UNHQ from the East River. © UN Photo.
View of General Assembly Hall. © UN Photo # 821843. Cia Pak, 22 September 2019.
A view of the flags outside the General Assembly building. © UN Photo # 846354. Rick Bajornas, 23 September 2020.
Overview
The Technical Subgroup on the Classification of Business Functions (TSG-CBF) was created by the Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications to develop an international classification of business functions for the analysis of outsourcing. Nowadays multinational enterprises organize their businesses among various enterprises across the world. An international classification of business functions that reflects the way in which companies structure their operations, is important for the measurement of outsourcing, Global Value Chains (GVCs) as well as the link of business functions with international trade flows.
The main objective of the meeting of the TSG-CBF is to review and finalize the draft classification of business functions that was developed by Eurostat based on country practices and the experience in the international survey of outsourcing.
Meeting Documents
Agenda
Day 1 - Wednesday, 4 November 2020
7:00 - 10:00am
1. Introduction
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Opening statements
Ivo Havinga (UNSD) and Nikola Sunjka (Eurostat) - Adoption of the agenda, objectives of the meeting — Ilaria Di Matteo, UNSD
2. Setting the stage
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Process and guidelines for developing international statistical classification — Andrew Hancock, Chair of the Expert group on International Statistical Classifications, and Principal Analyst, Data Standards and Design, Statistics New Zealand
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Need for an international business function classification — Timothy Sturgeon, Senior Researcher, MIT Industrial Performance Center
- Discussion
3. Classification of Business Functions
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Introduction to the Classification of Business Functions: motivation, structure and manual — Nikola Sunjka, Eurostat (20 min)
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Use of the classification of business functions in Eurostat’s International sourcing survey — Peter Nielsen, Statistics Denmark
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Uses of the classification of business functions in India — Amitava Saha Deputy Director General, India
- Discussion
Day 2 - Thursday, 5 November 2020
7:00 - 10:00am
4. Issues in the implementation of the Classification of Business Functions
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Issues in the implementation of business functions in EU — Nikola Sunjka, Eurostat
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Issues in the implementation – Tim Sturgeon, Senior Researcher, MIT Industrial Performance Center
- Discussion
5. The way forward
- Summary of the conclusions of the discussion
- Process and timeline for the approval of the Classification of Business Functions (Eurostat and UNSD)
- Discussion