Experiences with security in statistics Finland

Issue title: Electronic Data Reporting

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Björkqvist, Sven | Räikkönen, Toni | Koljonen, Eero

Affiliations: Statistics Finland, Työpajakatu 13, FIN-00022, Finland. Tel.: +358 9 17341; E-mail: sven.bjorkqvist@stat.fi; toni.raikkonen@stat.fi; eero.koljonen@stat.fi

Abstract: This paper describes the experiences of Statistics Finland concerning security in electronic data collection. It gives an overview of the structure of the data collection in Statistics Finland, informs on current technologies and their lifecycles as well as gives some views about the role of security in electronic data collection. To support these views, the paper also presents some of the basic security requirements for Internet-based data collection through a real-life case study on how Statistics Finland has addressed security issues in Internet-based data collection of the building cost index system. Then the paper touches on the issue of using PKI (public key infrastructure) as a potential solution for some of the problems in Internet-based data collection and evaluates the applicability and current status of this technology in Finland at the moment.

DOI: 10.3233/SJU-2002-19311

Journal: Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 211-218, 2002