Abstract
This paper identifies deficiencies in agencies' electronic dissemination practices noting that while new technologies can help increase the quantity of statistics and the level of service provided, there are old, persistent gaps in the quality of our statistics. It suggests that statistical data and metadata must possess new attributes if agencies are to satisfy their duty of care “electronically” and identifies data and metadata management practices and systems which aim to achieve this.
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