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Work Programme 2007/08 Presented By: Pali Lehohla Statistician-General

Work Programme 2007/08 Presented By: Pali Lehohla Statistician-General. Contents. Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Finance. 1 Augustus 2007. African statistical development National statistics system Key performance information concepts Priorities in the NSS.

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Work Programme 2007/08 Presented By: Pali Lehohla Statistician-General

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  1. Work Programme 2007/08 Presented By: Pali Lehohla Statistician-General

  2. Contents Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Finance 1 Augustus 2007 • African statistical development • National statistics system • Key performance information concepts • Priorities in the NSS

  3. National Statistics System The NSS is a requirement by the Statistics Act To promoteco-ordination among producers of official statistics In order to advance the quality, consistency, comparability and optimum use of official statistics As well as to avoid unnecessary duplication.

  4. National Statistics System Demand for information Non-official statistics Official statistics Information gap Quality gap Skills gap Stats SA Other producers

  5. Key performance information concepts IMPACTS What we aim to change Manage towards achieving results OUTCOMES What we wish to achieve OUTPUTS What we produce or deliver ACTIVITIES Plan, budget, implement What we do INPUTS What we use to do the work

  6. Producing statistical information IMPACTS Indicators Stats SA Surveys: produce statistical information OUTCOMES Indicators Government: All 3 spheres Indicators OUTPUTS Management information systems and registers: produce statistical information ACTIVITIES Indicators Indicators INPUTS

  7. Priorities in NSS Improving statistical information collected through surveys Business register Dwelling frame Improving statistical information based on administrative sources Education indicators Service delivery indicators

  8. Priorities in NSS “Business register” Business register is a list of all businesses Business register is the basis for economic statistics Business register compiled based on information received from SARS and Dti Quality of economic statistics depends on the quality of the business register Way forward: Collaboration between Stats SA, SARS and Dti to improve business registration information

  9. Priorities in NSS “Dwelling frame” Dwelling frame is a list of all dwellings in SA Dwelling frame is the basis for household surveys and censuses Quality of household statistics depends on the quality of the dwelling frame Way forward: Development of the frame Update and maintenance of the frame Prerequisites: Standards and collaboration with partners especially with Local Municipalities & Metros, and the Post Office

  10. 3. Mutale Municipality • 22, 810 Geo-referenced points

  11. Priorities in NSS “Education indicators” Collaboration with Department of Education to identify: - Information gap - Skills gap Conduct Census of Schools Prerequisites: - Buy-in from Heads of Departments - Political support

  12. Priorities in NSS “Service delivery indicators” Collaboration with Municipalities to improve service delivery information Pilot six Municipalities Challenge: weak administrative and governance systems Prerequisites: - Buy-in from Municipalities - Political support

  13. Way forward “Strategic thinking” Partnering with tertiary institutions to provide analytical and technical support Development of Statistics regulation Building capacity in local municipalities – aligning information infrastructure with governance/administrative structures

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