摘要：The Italian National Statistical Institute (ISTAT) carries out the survey on the maritime transport of goods and passengers, as required by the Regulation (EU) No. 1090/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The survey is a census as it refers to the final overall amount of the arrivals and departures recorded in Italian ports. In order to improve the quality of data collection, within the new ISTAT organizational structure, introduced during 2016, the Central Directorate for data collection was created, specifically dedicated to the design, organization, implementation and integration of the data collection activities. Then a specific project assigned to a selected number of ISTAT territorial offices the new role of conducting data collection activities on the territory. The analysis is aimed at presenting the improvements both in terms of process efficiency and quality of the results expected from the new data collection approach.
