Integrating external registers within LPIS or how to improve administrative controls

2009 MARS PAC Annual Conference, Taormina

Two years ago, we have presented how it is possible to use LPIS infrastructure to support external processes (“Extending the Use of LPIS Infrastructure”).

How is it the other way around? Which registers can we integrate within LPIS? Why one should do it? The first important reason is to make the workflow more efficient (e.g. finding a farmer’s name in the database compared to filling out all the data). The second, and perhaps even more important, is to fulfill EC’s request to use all available data for administrative controls.  We will discuss potential troubles that may occur and give some thoughts about best practices of setting up such systems.

Our experience from Slovenia will be presented. LPIS has now been in use for five years and it has evolved quite a bit during this time. We will describe most important registers and how we have integrated them with the LPIS. In some cases we were even able to make a feedback loop and thus improve both LPIS and the specific register during the process.

We will show some specific use-cases, technical approaches and benefits to the quality of data.