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IMPORTANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

This presentation discusses important recent developments in the Latvian Statistical Services, including the establishment of regional information centres, revised publication strategy, and the availability of web databases. It also highlights the services provided by the regional information centres and planned future activities.

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IMPORTANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

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  1. IMPORTANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Gundega Gajevska CSB of Latvia

  2. IMPORTANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS • Web data bases • Revised publication strategy for year 2005 • Establishing of regional information centres • ESDS activities Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

  3. WEB DATABASES • Available data • annual statistical indicators • results of agricultural census • results of population census • short-term statistical indicators • From October of 2004 are available to all users free of charge • In development process • database on regional statistics • database on short-term foreign trade statistics Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

  4. REVISED PUBLICATION STRATEGY • The number of monthly and quarterly publications reduced: • only 2 remaining • data are (will be) available in public databases • Free of charge publications introduced: • statistikas aktualitates (statistical news) • send to subscribers, available in information centres. • The proposal for changes was discussed with key users: • business associations representing different economic branches Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

  5. REGIONAL INFORMATION CENTRES • As part of regional reorganization the district statistical offices were reorganized into information centres: • to help data users • to support interviewers service • First regional information centre was established in January 2003 in Valka; • Currently regional information centres are operating in all districts of Latvia; Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

  6. REGIONAL INFORMARTION CENTRES • Limbažu • rajons • Valmieras • Valkas • rajons • rajons • VENTSPILS • Alūksnes • rajons • Talsu • rajons • Ventspils • Cēsu • rajons • Gulbenes • rajons • rajons • RĪGA • Rīgas • Balvu • Kuldīgas • rajons • rajons • rajons • Tukuma • Madonas • JŪRMALA • rajons • rajons • Ogres • rajons • JELGAVA • Saldus • LIEPĀJA • rajons • RĒZEKNE • Ludzas • Liepājas • rajons • Dobeles • Aizkraukles • Jelgavas • rajons • rajons • rajons • Bauskas • rajons • rajons • Rēzeknes • Preiļu • rajons • Jēkabpils • rajons • rajons • Krāslavas • DAUGAVPILS • rajons • Daugavpils • rajons Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

  7. SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE REGIONAL INFORMATION CENTRES • to familiarise with, purchase and subscribe to CSB publications; • consultations on the issues of how to obtain information; • possible to use CSB web databases; • receive consultations on methodological issues. Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

  8. EVALUATION OF ACTIVITY • Regional Information Centres submit monthly reports on: • the customers attended and information requested; • the publications in the local press; • subscriptions to CSB publications; • orders that can not be fulfilled. Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

  9. MOST INTERESTING ACTIVITIES OF INFORMATION CENTRES • Informative seminar for teachers of geography; • Quiz in regional newspaper about knowledge of statistics: • simple questions; • how many nationalities are living in our district… • Support of survey organizational process including promotion activities: • articles about EU-SILC survey; • article was prepared in Central office as: • press release; • interview with officer of information centre. Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

  10. ESDS ACTIVITIES • Web page – guide page; • Answers to user requests; • Lot of planned but delayedactions, the funding has not been received; Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

  11. PLANNED FUTURE ACTIVITIES • Organizing of PC-AXIS reference group meeting • Redesign of web page: • outsourcing • Regional information centres: • evaluation of activity; • possible closure of some of them • Improvement of client database. Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

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