Global Assessments for the Development of National

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Global Assessments for the Development of

National Statistical Systems

B. Badamtsetseg

Senior Chairperson

NSO, Mongolia

1 Oct. 2014, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

THE RESULTS OF THE GLOBAL ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED IN

MONGOLIA

NATIONAL STATISTICAL OFFICE OF MONGOLIA

• Global assessment as a diagnostic tool for NSS

• Key findings

• Legal framework

• NSS and SAM

• Resources and Infrastructure

• Data sources, processing and quality

• Statistical domains

• Conclusion

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CONTENTS


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GLOBAL ASSESSMENT AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR NSS

What have we accomplished?

Where are we now? Where should we go

next?

AGA –a unique opportunity to obtain

a comprehensive picture of NSS


Legal framework

NSS and Statistical Authority of Mongolia

- Structure and organization

- Resources and infrastructure

- Dissemination and user

relations

- International cooperation

Data sources, processing and quality issues

Statistical domains

AGA-baseline showing strengths and challenges in

the areas

GLOBAL ASSESSMENT AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR NSS


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Clear argument and

ground for revision

of the Law on

Statistics (LS)

KEY FINDINGS - LEGAL FRAMEWORK


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KEY FINDINGS - LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Clear argument and ground for revision of the Law on

Statistics (LS)

Challenges

UN Fundamental principles of official

statistics is not fully enforced at

ministerial and territorial levels.

Ministries shall have a specific unit responsible

for sectorial (official) statistics in their

respective organisational structures. Law on

Statistics, Mongolia.

Standards for Quality management of

Mongolian official statistics are not

integrated into the LS.

Strengths

Mandate, role, rights and

obligations of the NSO

Mongolia (NSOM) and

other producers of official

statistics.

UN Fundamental

Principles such as

professional independence

and confidentiality

A set of statistical

indicators and main surveys


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KEY FINDINGS - NSS AND STATISTICAL AUTHORITY OF MONGOLIA (SAM)


NSS and SAM are defined in the

Law, but no clear delineation

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NSS and SAM are defined in the Law, but no clear

delineation

Strengths

SAM

Law specifies composition of Statistics Authority of Mongolia

• NSO Mongolia

•Statistics Department and divisions at the Governors of the Capital-City,

aimags and districts

• Officers of Governor’s office of suoms

•Governors of bags and khoroos

Statistical Council

“Statistical Council advises and supports NSOM in its activities and is

involved in NSDS”

A role of NSO

Empowers a role of NSO Mongolia as a coordinator of the system.


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NSS and SAM are defined in the Law, but no clear

delineation between them.

Challenges

Vague delineation of NSS restricts the scope of the mandate of

NSO to activities of SAM.

• NSS should be a set of government organisations and units within a country that

produces statistics in full compliance with the LS and UN-FPs.

• Producers of official statistics should be organised in specific structural units.

• Structural units in agencies and ministries would be a part of NSS.

• SAM should be under direct subordination of NSOM, Professionally and from an

administrative point of view.

Unclear delineation of NSS impacts coordination tools such as NSDS

and the main advisory body-Statistical Council • Statistical Council should assist NSOM in coordination of statistical activities.

• Advice on multi-annual (strategic) and annual programmes are the main tools.


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Mongolian system of administrative and official

statistics according to LS



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Schematic view of a possible delineation and

organisation of the Mongolian NSS



KEY FINDINGS - RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE


Strong link between NSDS and

budget, good investment, but still

not sufficient.

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KEY FINDINGS - RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Strong link between NSDS and budget, good

investment, but still not sufficient.

Investment through Monstat (IT

network security system)

Strengths Challenges

The investment and use of tablets

for conducting surveys made

large efficiency gains

The application of GSBPM

(Generic Statistical Business

Process Model) as a long-term

vision for ICT development

Professionalism, hard work and

dedication of IT staff.

Keep pace with the ICT

development and advancement

Understaffed at all levels,

challenges of recruitment and

retention of qualified staff

Meeting both institutional and

personal career development

goals of staff


KEY FINDINGS - DISSEMINATION AND USER RELATIONS


Much progress has been made,

but there is a space for

improvement

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KEY FINDINGS - DISSEMINATION AND USER RELATIONS

Challenges Better metadata to

support and guide

users

Clear data revisions

policy is necessary

Shorter

publications with

more analytical

text

Statistical literacy

of users should be

enhanced

How to meet

increasing &

changing needs of

users

Strengths

Advanced release calendar and simultaneous access to

the statistics

Subscribes to the General Data Dissemination System of

the IMF

Data dissemination system www.1212.mn and hotline

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MonStat and EZSTAT applications

Corporate design of published products

Use of advanced technologies, such as the GIS

Entrance to Special Data Dissemination Standard

(SDDS) as a target.

Significant improvement in user relations and user

satisfaction of 61,3% in 2012 from 47% in 2010.

Trust of users as respondents.

Much progress has been made, but there is a space for

improvement


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KEY FINDINGS - INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION


International collaboration is

crucial for development and

long term capacity building

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KEY FINDINGS - INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

International collaboration is crucial for development

and long term capacity building



NSOM is a popular

counterpart for international

agencies: dedicated,

committed and responsive

leadership, management and

staff

Multilateral and bilateral

collaboration

Many projects

requiring time for servicing

international consultants,

organisation

of missions may hold on

transfer

of knowledge in the process.

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KEY FINDINGS - DATA SOURCES, PROCESSING AND QUALITY


Impressive progress of NSO in the

modernization of data

collection, statistical registers, and

data processing

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KEY FINDINGS - DATA SOURCES, PROCESSING AND QUALITY

Impressive progress of NSO in the modernization of data

collection, statistical registers, and data processing


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Quality team and the

development of QPMOS


Up-to-date about existing

international standards and

classifications in most

statistical domains

National classifications used in

economic registers and

business census are in line

with international standards.

Established BR management

system

Cost efficiency of data

collection and processing

Improvement of quality

through enhanced production

processes

How to ensure quality for

other producers of official

statistics.

KEY FINDINGS - STATISTICAL DOMAINS


International methodological

frameworks are introduced.

But Lack capacities in new areas of

statistics.

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KEY FINDINGS - STATISTICAL DOMAINS

International methodological frameworks are introduced.

But Lack capacities in new areas of statistics.


Collaboration with other producers of

official statistics (Ministries &

agencies) Leadership role, coordination, professional

advice and training


The formalization and regularization

of collaboration through agreements

and establishment of working groups

is a good practice Frequent exchanges of information and

clarity of division of responsibilities

The commendable role taken up by

NSOM in Ulaanbaatar city group

Build and strengthen capacities as a

whole system (Ministries & Agencies)

Professional independence and

confidentiality of data at ministerial

as well as lowest territorial level.

How to further introduce and ensure

standards, classifications and

methodologies that are comparable

and consistent internationally

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Significant accomplishments made and NSO is in a right direction for development.

Prioritize our goals in the short and medium term

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Achieve best results within the maximum available

resources

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CONCLUSION


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