“…As a conclusion, it will have to be considered whether and to what extent a complementary approach should be developed alongside the existing one, in which the aim is to assess the integrity and independence of statistics from a global perspective, comparable to the World Press Freedom Index, 20 the Academic Freedom Index 21 or the OECD Public Integrity Maturity Model. 22 In this way, a broader peer community and regular resonance with the public would be generated, a novel institutional design responding to "the wider societal conditions of confidence and trust [41]. "…”