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Kingdom of Morocco High Commision for Planning. European conference on quality in official statistics Quality management in the Statistics Department of Morocco Vienna, Austria, 3-5 June 2014. Outline. General framework Current status Quality approach. General Framework.
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Kingdom of MoroccoHigh Commision for Planning European conference on quality in official statistics Quality management in the Statistics Department of Morocco Vienna, Austria, 3-5 June 2014 Bouazza BOUCHKHAR
Outline • General framework • Currentstatus • Qualityapproach
General Framework • Official statistics provide an indispensable decision-making tool for monitoring development policies. • The quality management is an essential component of the statistical management.
International Context • The importance of quality management as guarantor of the credibility of official statistics. • Initiatives to establish Quality AssuranceFrameworks
National Context • High Commission for Planning (HCP) is the core of the National Statistical System. • HCP has been engaged for several years in a process of modernization and alignment of its statistical system to international standards. Bouazza BOUCHKHAR
CurrentStatus • In Morocco, improving the quality of official statistics is always considered: • Accession to the SDDS since 2005 • Coformity with international standards • Adoption of new classifications • Gradual increase in the sample size of statistical surveys • Consistency and validation checks of the data collected
CurrentStatus • The treatment of non-response • Methodologiesreforms • The development of metadata • The commitment in the archiving surveys process • The use of new technologies (CAPI,….) • The development of a web portal • The redesign of the Statistical Database,….
CurrentStatus • Limits : • Absence of a defined quality assurance framework • Deficiency in the training of human resources in this field • Lack of detailed procedures • Absence of a manual of procedures.
Working Group on Quality • Objectives • Establish a coherent national quality assurance framework • Implement quality processes • Promote a culture of quality • ExpectedResults • Diagnosis • Progrssive Construction of NQAF • Communication
Difficulties • Lack of administrative structure on quality • Lack of hierarchical commitment The proposalisn’tenough Need to have the support of the hierarchy Development of a project with an external support
Our project: Establishing a national quality assurance framework
Thankyou Bouazza BOUCHKHAR E-mail: bbouchkhar@gmail.com