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STATISTICAL REVIEWS for the RUSSIAN FEDERATION ACCESSION to the OECD General Comments of Rosstat for Peer Review Mission. Assessment and Review of Russian Statistics : key actions within the accession process. 2007 OECD decision to invite Russia to negotiations on accession
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STATISTICAL REVIEWS for the RUSSIAN FEDERATION ACCESSION to the OECDGeneral Comments of Rosstat for Peer Review Mission
Assessment and Review of Russian Statistics :key actions within the accession process 2007 OECD decision to invite Russia to negotiations on accession 2008 “Road Map” of accession - general assessment of Russian economic policy, legal and institutional bases (since 2008) For statistics – Instruments for Assessing and Reviewing NSS 2008-2012 Global overview of Russian statistical system (assessment of legal and institutional framework; quality and comparability of available data; information capacity) – pilot questionnaires, missions, consultations 2010 Draft report on National Accounts 2011 (June) Presentation of Draft Accession Report to CSTAT 2012 (April) Peer Review Mission 2012 (June) Final Report 2
Legal and Institutional Framework: independence Remarks from the Review “...in practice, technical independence of Rosstat is weakened by the role of the Ministry in the approval and decision-making process” “…administrative regulations and arrangements appear to limit Rosstat's independence for methodological decisions” “ Rosstat should be authorized to adopt and implement methods and technical solutions without requiring approval of the Ministry” Comments of Rosstat Adherence to UN Fundamental Principles Sound legislative basis (Statistical Law with by-laws and regulations) Federal Plan of Statistical Works – instrument for coordination and monitoring Rosstat approves statistical methodology and official statistical forms Working groups on statistical methodology 3
Legal and Institutional Framework: use of administrative data Remarks from the Review “…limitations on access to administrative records for statistical purposes reduces the effectiveness of statistical cooperation and impacts on the quality of official statistics” • Comments of Rosstat • Existing tools: • Legal obligation to provide adm.data to Rosstat • Interagency agreements • EMISS • Need of further developments: • Changes in legal basis • Use of current information base
Legal and Institutional Framework: dissemination in English Remarks from the Review “…the Secretariat encourages the Statistics Service to furnish as much information in English as it does in Russian” Comments of Rosstat Step-by-step approach Legal acts - centrally for all authorities Key tables and calendars – high priority Methodology and other materials – mid-term goal (after August 2012)
Statistical Reviews. Chapters 2-13 National Accounts Population Statistics Business Statistics, Register Prices, labour, Indices Set of Recommendations – all included into SNA plan till 2017 Population projections till 2075 will be available in 2012 No comparable data for OECD Business Demography Purely methodological remarks – Rosstat ready to provide plans and dates for implementation
OECD Statistical Requirements:Internal Instruments for Implementation Government Level 1. Plan of Legislative Activities 2. Interagency mechanism for coordinated data provision to OECD Level of Statistical System 3. Inclusion of OECD components to mid-term plans for statistical areas 4. Follow-up to Statistical Review - long-term plan of implementing OECD recommendations 5. Enlargement of participation in OECD working parties, related to statistics 6. Wide dissemination of Final Report – possible conference for stakeholders 8