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STATISTICAL LEGISLATION AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE
Ben Kiregyera
NSDS Workshop,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
9 August 2005
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COVERAGE
I. Statistical Legislation
II. Other Infrastructure
physical environment
statistical library
statistical
ICT
management systems
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I. Statistical Legislation
Statistical legislation essential. It:
is the lifeline of a NSS
provides institutional and regulatory framework for
production and management of official statistics
ensures professional independence of NSO to enhance
integrity, impartiality & credibility of official
statistics
ensures uttermost effectiveness of official
statistics
should provide for a distinct National Statistical Office
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UN recommends that “a statistical agency should be distinct from those parts of government that carry out enforcement and policy making activities…..”
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Integrity and credibility of data better assured if:Integrity and credibility of data better assured if:
o official statistics official statistics free from free from perniciouspernicious political political
influenceinfluenceo NSO enjoys a high profile NSO enjoys a high profile (Mozambique, (Mozambique,
Malawi, S. Africa, etc)Malawi, S. Africa, etc)o best practices and highest professional best practices and highest professional
standards appliedstandards appliedo transparency of sources and methods transparency of sources and methods (GDDS)
well-definedwell-defined dissemination policydissemination policy• advance publication of release calendaradvance publication of release calendar• simultaneous release of datasimultaneous release of data
(Fundamental principle of equal access to data)(Fundamental principle of equal access to data)
o More More congenial Statistics Actcongenial Statistics Act
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Country Year
Nigeria 1957 rev.1958
Kenya 1961 rev. 1972
Zambia 1964
Swaziland 1967
Namibia 1976
Liberia 1966
Botswana 1967
Egypt 1967
Ethiopia 1972
Gambia 1972
Malawi 1967 rev.1985
Rwanda 1945
STATISTICS ACTS
o Almost all countries have a
Statistics Act
o Most Statistics Acts are
outdated (see table)
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Outdated Acts generally do not:
define the National Statistical System (NSS) provide for independence and objectivity of official statistics define qualifications & appointment of Head of National Statistical Office & staff provide for stronger coordination of the NSS provide for a professional code of conduct provide for disseminating data collected at public expense provide for equal and simultaneous data release provide for the development and maintenance of national socio- economic-demographic database
Important that Act reviewed as part of NSDS process
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Checklist of items to include in a Statistics Act
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Application of the law
spirit of the law
application of the law
(examples from Zanzibar, Namibia, Swaziland,
Uganda)
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II. Other Infrastructure
Physical infrastructure – buildings & facilities
Statistical library - focal point for increasing knowledge base Does the NSO have a library? Is the library well stocked with books & other reference materials? Does the library receive journals? Does the library have sitting space? Is the library used regularly by staff?
Statistical infrastructure
Field organization ad hoc or permanent? Effectiveness Sustainability Major constraints
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Business Registers
Basis for collecting reliable economic statistics
Proliferation of business registers?
Are registers updated regularly? When were they
last updated?
A case for a Central Business Register?
National Master Sample (NMS)
Important tool for integrating different household-based surveys or survey rounds
Does the country have a NMS?
How up-to-date is the NMS?
Apart from the NSO, who else uses the NMS?
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• Geographic frame (GF)
GF is used as a sampling frame for household-based surveys
do the Enumeration Areas (EAs) have adequate boundaries?
are EAs digitized, etc.
Population Census data
source of benchmark information
basis for calculating many rates used to
compute key development indicators
e.g. Infant mortality rates,
maternal mortality rate
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ICT infrastructure
IT policy and strategy
computer equipment – numbers, how old
Local Area Network – existence and effective use
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Intranet
Internet
GIS Infrastructure (mapping capability e.g. poverty mapping)
Databases
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Dataset
A set of data consisting of a list of subjects and data vector associated with each
Database
One or more large structured sets of data, usually associated with a software to update and query the data
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Management systems
Systems that will cater for management of both human
resources and finances
systems and procedures for staff recruitment and
promotion
Terms and Conditions of Service
Financial Regulations
Accounting Guidelines
Procurement Guidelines
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