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REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE

REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE. Towards Development Blagica Novkovska, MSc Director General, State Statistical Office Geneva, June 2009. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE. Content.

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REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE

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  1. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Towards DevelopmentBlagica Novkovska, MSc Director General, State Statistical OfficeGeneva, June 2009

  2. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Content • What is going on with collection of relevant information to measure development (more relevant MDG indicators);     • Lessons learned; • Future key challenges

  3. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Millennium Development Goals Indicators (MDGs) The country has developed a strategic and institutional framework for monitoring, analysis and reporting on progress towards the achievement of MDGs. The State Statistical Office plays an important role as a government institution responsible for data providing and analysing.

  4. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Measurement process • Status: • Redifined measurement instruments (pilot SILC survey was realized); • More complex sample designs are organized (more disaggregated indicators are expected); • The main sources of data on living standard measurement were redesigned; • -Intensive communication between all participants in the process of development of MDG1 was established • Plans: -Increase of the number of calculated indicators -Improvement of the quality of produced indicators • MDG 1.Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger: -Targets 2 -Indicators 5

  5. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Measurement process • Status: • All 3 indicatiors are produced; • About 8-9% of the pupils do not finish eighth grade of primary education; • Since 2007/08 started the 9-year primary education; • Continuous increase of enrolment in secondary education. • Since 2008/09 started the compulsory secondary education; • Plans: -Improvement of timeliness and relevance of educational statistics; -Enlargment of the scope of educational statistics; • Establishing survey on social exclusion of students. • MDG 2. Achieve universal primary education: -Targets 1 -Indicators 3

  6. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Measurement process • Status: • Redesign of the main source of data (LFS); • More complex sample design is organized (more disaggregated indicators are expected); • New surveys introduced; -Intensive cooperation between all participants in the process of development of MDG3 was established (statisticians, policy makers, NGOs, researchers). • Plans: -Increase of the number of calculated indicators; -Improvement of the quality of produced indicators; -Educate users to use correctly the indicators (avoid confusions) • MDG 3. Promote gender equality and empower women -Targets 1 -Indicators 4

  7. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Measurement process • Status: • Enhanced cooperation between institutions participants in the process of development of MDG4, MDG5 and MDG6; • -Development of health statistics ; • Plans: -Increase of the number of calculated indicators • MDG 4. Reduce child mortality; • MDG 5. Improve maternal health; • MDG 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria andother diseases; -Targets 4 -Indicators 12

  8. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Measurement process • Status: • The Statistical Office has established a Sector of Enviromental Statistics; • New surveys have been carried out; • New publications containing data on environment have been issued; • Cooperation between relevant institutions has been enhanced. • Plans: -Establishment of a sustainable system of environmental statistics -Increase of the number of calculated indicators • MDG 7. Ensure environmental sustainability; -Targets 3 -Indicators 8

  9. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Lessons learned • Cooperation with all ”players”, in order to improve transparency of measurement of development, is very important; • Harmonisation efforts are needed; • Standardisation of methods and procedures applied is important; • Monitoring process of all activities is necessary; • Dissemination of indicators in the way to reach as many users as possible; • Present it in a way that users can relate it to their own interests;

  10. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Future key challenges • New topics • Increasing importance of ad hoc surveys • Data sources • Shared data collection, integrated surveys • Improvement of existing data sources (increased role of estimations); • Data collection processes and tools -Introducing new methods of data collection; • Data disaggregation -By gender, ethnicity, region,etc. • Data estimations -By gender, ethnicity, region,etc.

  11. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE State Statistical Office - partner in the process of policy creation that enables the improvement of indicators YOU CAN COUNT THE SEEDS IN AN APPLE, BUT YOU CAN'T COUNT THE APPLES IN A SEED Ken Kesey

  12. REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE Thank you for your attention Vision without a task Is a dream A task without a vision Is only a hard work A task with a vision Is a success

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