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iassist-615	Tubaro, Paola; Cros, Marie; Silberman, Roxane	Access to Official Data and Researcher Accreditation in Europe: Existing Barriers and a Way Forward	2013	6	.pdf	application/pdf	4943	159	34	Finally, the architecture of NSIs’ websites differs widely across countries, so that data access and accreditation issues are not always classified under the same headings, in a way that makes it difficult for external users to navigate through the European network of official statistics websites. To achieve this, we have identified a set of best practices in accreditation, that may provide guidance to all NSIs on how to make progress even in the very short run: • Availability of complete English translations of NSI websites, particularly the pages dedicated to data access and accreditation; • Adoption of a more common terminology, use of more similar website structures or of indicators and visual clues that help users to more easily locate information on data access and accreditation; • Clarity and completeness of information on both general criteria and any special conditions (in particular for trans-national access, but also for a number of other less clear-cut cases such as students’ access); • Clarity and completeness of information on how to apply (including prices, if any, and expected timing); • Standard application forms (rather than a more generic request of a written letter) with English translations, ideally downloadable from the web and allowing both online and email submission.	cache/iassist-615.pdf	txt/iassist-615.txt