The software architecture of the statistical information system of the German Democratic Republic

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Rauch, Lars¹

Note: [1] Lars Rauch is, since 1972, chief of the System Development Department in the Computing Centre of the State Central Statistical Office of the GDR. He graduated in 1965 (physics) from the Humboldt University Berlin, was chairman (1977–1981) of an international research team for data base systems in statistical offices (CMEA-countries) and represented the GDR in the ‘Statistical Computing Project’ of the ECE/UNDP. He has contributed several reports to ISIS seminars and meetings of the EDP Working Party of the Conference of European Statisticians.

Abstract: The software architecture of the State Central Statistical Office (SCSO) of the German Democratic Republic derives from the general data processing requirements in the Office. The present software architecture includes the usual components data base software, data evaluation software, data aggregates and data editing software. The envisaged future developments of the software extend to data editing, data base management and data evaluation. Possible solutions to the problems raised by the introduction of a more complex and powerful software are obtained on the basis of their careful analysis in the context of the operations carried out by the SCSO.

DOI: 10.3233/SJU-1985-3104

Journal: Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 45-54, 1985