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30 January – February 1,2013Kingston, Jamaica
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica
Institutional arrangements are critical in the development of an integrated economic statistics system
Institutional arrangements will vary based on the statistical arrangements of the respective countries
Coordination in the Statistics System Legislative framework Organizational Structure Strategic Management Process Management Human & Financial Resources
Coordination among data producers, providers and users
Use of advisory committees memorandums of understanding service level agreements cross-agency teams;
Jamaica has a decentralised statistics system –The major players are:-◦Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Responsible for collecting, compiling,
analyzing, abstracting and publishing statistical information relating to the commercial, industrial, social, economic and general activities and condition of the people
◦Ministry of Finance and Planning Responsible for producing government financial statistics including
statistics on debt
◦Bank of Jamaica Responsible for financial and monetary statistics and balance of
payments
◦Ministries, Departments and Agencies, for e.g. Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries – statistics on agriculture & fisheries Ministry of Education – statistics on education Ministry of Tourism – statistics on visitor expenditure and arrivals Ministry of National Security – statistics on crime
There is no governing legislation for a national statistics system in Jamaica
No coordination at the national level and no standards throughout the system
Exceptions Bank of Jamaica – Balance of Payments Ministry of Finance – Government Finance
Statistics Jamaica Tourist Board- Tourism Expenditure
• Statistics Act is currently being amended to incorporate the establishment of a national statistics system
• Assessment of the capacity of the MDAs in the production of official statistics and a user needs gap analysis of both private & public sectors
Meetings with agencies in the compilation of statistics on an ad hoc basis
Service level agreements regarding the provision of data such as Tax Administration Jamaica
Developing MOU with the Central Bank regarding the compilation of Trade in Services Statistics
The Statistics Act governs the operations of STATIN – not the entire statistics system
Addresses ◦responsibility of the Institute◦ sets out the framework under which
statistical information is collected, collated and disseminated
◦issues of confidentiality
Proposed amendments to establish the Statistical Commission
To establish the supremacy of the Act in relation to the collection of data
Release of micro data
STATIN in the process of restructuring the organization to make it more flexible as the demand for statistical products
increase To increase efficiencies in the business processes
Strategic Plan 2002-2005 documented and shared with staff
Personnel & Organization Service Activities – client service culture,
efficient business processes Technology Statistics programmes Funding of the organization
Draft 2012-2017 Strategic Plan Continuation of the modernization process
started under previous plan Highlighted achievements of previous plan Analysis of targets not achieved –”Lessons
Learnt”
STATIN has started the review of core statistical business processes and related quality assurance systems
Value Chain was developed, demonstrates the connectivity and relatedness of the support systems to efficient delivery of statistical products and services to the clients of the Institute
The Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM) version 4.0 was used as a guide
DQAF will be used as the standard to guide the documentation of metadata
Statistical Products &
Services
IT - Infrastructure
Design & Planning
Data Collection
Data Processing
Data Analysis & Reporting
DisseminationData Storage
&Archiving
Legal Framework
Core Processes Evaluation
Physical Infrastructure
Administrative Framework – HR Systems, Financial Systems & General Administration
Figure 1: Business Process Model
1.1Specify Needs
1.2Design
1.3Build
2Collect
3Process
5Disseminate
6Archive
7Evaluate
4Analyze & Report
1.1.1Determine needs
for information
1.1.2Consult and
confirm needs
1.1.3Establish output
objectivs
1.1.4Identify concepts
1.1.5Check data availability
1.1.6Prepare business
case
1.2.1Design outputs
1.2.2Design variable
descriptions
1.2.3Design data
collection methodology
1.2.4Design frame &
sample methodology
1.2.5Design statistical
processing methodology
1.2.6Design production
systems and workflow
1.3.1Build data collection instrument
1.3.2Build or enhance
process components
1.3.3Configure work
plan
1.3.4Test production
system
1.3.5Test statistical
business process
1.3.6Select Sample
1.3.7Finalize
production systems
2.1Set up collection
2.2Run collection
2.3Finalize collection
3.1Integrate data
3.2Classify and code
3.3Review, validate &
edit
3.4Impute
3.5Derive new & add’l
variables & statistical units
3.6Calculate weights
4.1Prepare drafts
outputs
4.2Validate outputs
4.3Scrutinize &
explain
4.4Apply disclosure
control
4.5Finalize outputs
5.2Manage release of
dissemination products
5.1Update output
systems
4.6Produce Analysis
& Reports
Quality Management / Metadata Management
3.7Calculate
aggregates
3.8Finalize data files
6.2Manage archive
repository
6.4Dispose of data &
associated metadata
7.1Gather evaluation
inputs
5.3Promote
dissemination products
5.4Manage user
support
6.1Define archive
rules
6.3Preserve data and
associated metadata
7.2Conduct
evaluation
7.3Agree action plan
1Design & Planning
Figure 2: Levels 1& 2 of the Statistical Core Processes (as agreed July 10, 2012)
Strategic plans recognise the fact that one strength of STATIN resides in its corporate intellectual capacity
Succession planning◦ Plan to rotate staff at middle management to
expose them to the other programmes◦ Managerial training
Training Threats facing the organization is
inadequate budgetary support
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