A Workshop on Data Scope and Data Structures for National Material Accounts

在美国国家科学院/国家研究理事会最近的一份报告中，指出了材料库存和流动账户在为国家和公司政策提供信息方面的潜在用处，并认识到各种组织、大学和政府实体正在收集数据，这些数据可能开始填充到正式的材料账户中。然而，这些信息中存在程序和数据差距，而且尚未研究整合和补充现有数据获取方案的必要性。我们建议召开一次研讨会，探讨这些主题及其与国民物质账户(NMA)的关系。组委会将从美国和其他地方的数据收集组织中选择主题和发言者，以解决以下问题：(1)国家行动纲领的范围应该是什么；(2)应该包括什么材料，以什么优先顺序；以及(3)国家以下各级(例如，国家或城市地区)信息被包括在内(4)哪些数据结构和格式是可取的(5)现有的数据库如何被整合(6)MFA数据应该如何被广泛获得预期的主要结果将是一个多机构的提案，以编纂和实施工场的一些建议。广泛的影响国民经济金融账户是现代社会的重要方面，为经济、政府政策、商业战略和许多其他领域提供信息。这一讲习班提案将为发展国民物质账户提供框架，这是一种补充核算办法，预计在工业、商业和政府活动的许多领域也具有很大的实用价值。这些信息的所有潜在用途都是不可预见的，但在资源经济、工业生态、污染评估和政府政策方面的应用肯定包括在内。讲习班及其后续活动的最终结果可望成为工业和社会分析的常规工具。

0509634GraedelIn a recent report from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council, the potential usefulness of material stock and flow accounts for informing national and corporate policy was pointed out, and it was recognized that a variety of organizations, universities, and governmental entities are collecting data that could begin to populate formal material accounts. Procedural and data gaps exist in this information, however, and the need for integration and supplementation of the existing data acquisition programs has not been studied.We propose to convene a workshop to explore these topics and their relationship to national material accounts (NMAs). An organizing committee would choose subjects and speakers from data-gathering organizations in the United States and elsewhere to address questions such as the following: (1) What should be the scope of NMAs (2) What materials should be included, in what priority order, and in what level of detail (3) Should sub-national (e.g., state or urban area) information be included (4) What data structures and formats are advisable (5) How might existing databases be integrated (6) How should MFA data be made widely availableIt is anticipated that a principal out come will be a multi-institution proposal to codify and implement some of the suggestions of the workshop.Broader ImpactsNational financial accounts are vital aspects of modern society, providing information for economics, government policy, business strategy, and many other areas. This workshop proposal will provide the framework for the development of national material accounts, a complementary accounting approach expected also to have great practical value in many areas of industrial, commercial and governmental activity. All of the potential uses of such information cannot be foreseen, but application to resource economics, industrial ecology, pollution assessment, and governmental policy are surely include. The eventual result of the workshop and its follow-on activities is expected to be a routinely used tool for industrial and societal analysis.