Customer council

Microdata services has a customer council which serves as a sounding board and a consultation platform for CBS. The customer council provides solicited as well as unsolicited advice about products and services of Microdata Services. 

Members

The Council is composed of around ten people who are associated with institutions which use the services of Microdata services. These members represent the interests of the research community in the broad sense. They elect a chairperson from among their number. Representing CBS as a member is the Director Statistical Services and Information. The senior accountmanager at Microdata Services performs the role of secretary.

Frequency of meetings

The Customer council meets at least twice a year.

Composition of the Customer Council Microdata Services

Members of the following organizations serve on the council in a personal capacity:

  • SEO Economisch Onderzoek
  • In Fact Research
  • UMC Utrecht Julius Centrum
  • Centraal Planbureau (CPB)
  • Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
  • NIVEL
  • Ministerie van EZK DG Bedrijfsleven en Innovatie
  • ODISSEI
  • Gemeente Amsterdam Onderzoek en Statistiek
  • Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau (SCP)
  • De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
  • Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM)