Process and Rationale for the New DDI 3.3 Version, a User Point of View

Insee has made a heavy use of DDI 3.2 for several years, especially the data collection and logical product parts.

Although DDI 3.2 is a major enhancement from DDI 3.1 and has proven to be quite complete, some specific features were considered as missing by Insee. They were then reported back to the DDI Technical Committee over the course of years.

This presentation will:

• Describe the interaction process between the DDI Technical Committee and Insee
• Give an overview of the different requests for change issued by Insee
• Depict which ones were integrated in DDI 3.3 and were not, and the reasons why
• Outline the process Insee intends to set up to integrate the official DDI 3.3 schemas as soon as they are published.