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Building Partnerships to Enhance the Value of Official Statistics

Building Partnerships to Enhance the Value of Official Statistics. Carmelita N. Ericta. Why is there a need for national statistical system (NSS) to build partnerships?. Production of Statistics. Sources:. Data Producer. Users:. Data providers Other Data producers. Government

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Building Partnerships to Enhance the Value of Official Statistics

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  1. Building Partnerships to Enhance the Value of Official Statistics Carmelita N. Ericta

  2. Why is there a need for national statistical system (NSS) to build partnerships?

  3. Production of Statistics • Sources: • Data Producer • Users: • Data providers • Other Data producers • Government • Academe • Research • Media • Business Sector

  4. Development of New Statistics • Sources: • Data Producer • Users: • Data providers • Other Data producers • Government • Academe • Research • Media • Business Sector • Subject Matter Specialist

  5. Statistical Communities

  6. Subregional Community • Harmonization of Statistics - to be aligned with integration effort • concepts and definitions • classification systems • reporting protocol

  7. Regional Communities • Sharing of experiences • Discussion of common issues • Joint exercises • Helping one another to attain higher level of statistical development

  8. Asia Pacific Region • Committee on statistics • Meets every two years • Endorses priorities for statistical development • Maps out medium and long-term programs • Countries share experiences and practices • Geographic representation in selecting members of working groups

  9. Global Community • Aggregate of subregional and regional groups • Seeks to respond to demands for statistics on global concerns and agreements • Develops and prescribes standards for statistical development

  10. It is at the national and subregional levels where the collaboration results in specific positive impacts.

  11. What enables an NSS to enter into partnerships?

  12. Legal Framework • Should empower the NSS to enter into agreements and commit to its resources to developmental work • The stature and rank of the chief statistician should be such that he/she is empowered to make commitments without having to seek further ministerial approval

  13. Legal Framework • Technical staff should be empowered to initiate technical discussions that may lead to formal agreements • The NSS has adequate coordination mechanisms

  14. Case Study: Philippine Statistical System

  15. Case Study: Philippine Statistical System

  16. Case Study: Philippine Statistical System PSA Organizational Structure • PSA Board • Office of the National Statistician • Sectoral Statistics Office • Censuses and Technical Coordination Office • Civil Registration and Central Support Office • Field Offices • Field Offices • Field Offices • Field Offices • Field Offices • Field Offices • Field Offices . . . . . . . . . .

  17. Case Study: Philippine Statistical System PSA was recognized by the Makati Business Club as one of the top ten government agencies in the Philippines

  18. Characteristics of NSS as a good partner • Competence • Integrity • Responsiveness

  19. Competence • Proper equipment of staff • Continuous training of staff • Rigorous research and development • Regular review of its performance and its process

  20. Integrity • Affects public perception of the quality of its products and services • It becomes apparent when the NSS faces challenges from interested parties who have a stake in specific outcomes of statistics that it produces. • It connotes openness to external evaluation of its methodologies, and the fortitude to withstand pressure to “adjust” its estimates by disregarding those methodologies.

  21. Integrity Leadership example is crucial in projecting the integrity of the NSS.

  22. Responsiveness • State of readiness to satisfy reasonable demands of data users • Client orientation

  23. Responsiveness Competent Staff Processes Infrastructure Disseminate available products and services Political Will Modify existing work programs to accommodate emerging demands

  24. Other Characteristics ?

  25. Cảmơnbạn! Thank you! Maramingsalamatpo!

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