THE STATISTICAL ACT AND THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM UGANDA EXPERIENCE

1. THE STATISTICAL ACT AND THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEMUGANDA EXPERIENCE PRESENTATION BY JOHN B. MALE-MUKASA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UGANDA BUREAU OF STATISTICS (UBOS) NATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICS WORKSHOP ADDIS ABBABA, ETHIOPIA - AUGUST 10, 2005

2. CONTENTS • UBOS Act • Mandate • UBOS Management • UBOS Corporate Plan • The National Statistical System and its Coordination • The Plan for National Statistical Development (PNSD) • Statistical Advocacy • New Developments

3. THE STATISTICS ACT, 1998 • Replaced the 1961 Act • Defines the NSS • Defines Statistical independence • Specifies the qualifications of the Bureau Head • Underpins the confidentiality of official statistics Establishes the Bureau and its governance structure

4. UBOS MANDATE Enshrined in the UBOS Act No 12 of June 1998 to: • develop and maintain a National Statistical System (NSS) so as to ensure collection, analysis and publication of integrated, relevant, reliable and timely statistical information; • coordinate, monitor and supervise the National Statistical System • UBOS is a Semi autonomous body of Govt

5. UBOS MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE • Minister in charge of Statistics • Board of Directors • UBOS Management • Staff

6. ORGANOGRAM Board of Directors Executive Director DED/SB-DF&A Directors Principals Seniors Officers Semi Professional staff Support Staff

7. MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS • Financial Management System • Terms and Conditions of Service • Staff Appraisal • Planning Committee • IT Strategy

8. THE UBOS CORPORATE PLAN2002-2007 • Designed by UBOS Management to fulfill the Mandate • Specifies Governing Principles • Professional Independence • Trustworthiness • Usefulness • Problem – Exclusively for UBOS Activities

9. THE NSS “Includes all agencies in Uganda, whether Government or not; under any enactment or otherwise; responsible for gathering statistical data through either surveys or administrative action”(Statistics Act, 1998)

10. Role of UBOS in the NSS MONITOR COORDINATE HARMONISE NSS SUPERVISE

11. Status of the NSS in Uganda • Uganda’s NSS as a whole is still characterized by weak capacity and low level of institutional coordination • Now the PNSD – aims at strengthening, widening scope and increasing opportunities for development of the NSS

12. STRUCTURES IN SUPPORT OF THE NSS • Statistics Donor Committee • General Data Disseminating System • Technical Workings Groups (EAC) • Producer - Producer committees • UBOS Planning Committee • Uganda Statistical Society

13. PLANNING COMMITTEE’S ROLE • Regularly review the Corporate Plan (CP) • Participate and advise on the budgeting process for all programs • Monitor progress of work programmes and budget performance on a quarterly basis. • Prioritize work programmes in line with available budgets

14. PLAN FOR NATIONAL STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT (PNSD) – WHAT IT WILL DO • provide a vision for the NSS (5-10 years) with set milestones • present a comprehensive and unified framework for continual assessment of evolving user needs • present priorities for statistics and build the capacity needed to meet these priorities in a more coordinated, synergistic and efficient manner.

15. WHERE ARE WE WITH PNSD? Institutional visits to enlist support for a coordinated effort

16. STATISTICAL ADVOCACY • Africa Statistics day celebrated every year • Arising from the Addis Ababa Plan of Action (1992) • For creating awareness about statistical products and their utility • Uganda celebrates a week

17. NEW DEVELOPMENTS • UBOS NEW HOME IN KAMPALA • TRAINING IN DATA ANALYSIS FOR STAKEHOLDERS • E-DISSEMINATION – IMPROVED WEBSITE; ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS, ETC

18. THE END THANK YOU