Building Partnerships to Enhance the Value of Official StatisticsCARMELITA N. ERICTA

Why is there a need for national

statistical system (NSS) to build partnerships?

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Users:• Governmen

t• Academe• Research• Media• Business

Sector

Production of Statistics

Sources:• Data

providers• Other Data

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Users:• Governmen

t• Academe• Research• Media• Business

SectorSubject Matter Specialist

Development of New Statistics

National Statistical System

Subregional Community

Regional Community

Global Community

Statistical Communities

Subregional Community

•Harmonization of Statistics - to be aligned with integration effort

•concepts and definitions•classification systems•reporting protocol

•Sharing of experiences

•Discussion of common issues

• Joint exercises

•Helping one another to attain higher level of statistical development

Regional Communities

•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

Asia Pacific Region

•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

Global Community

It is at the national and subregional levels where

the collaboration results in specific positive impacts.

What enables an NSS to enter into

partnerships?

•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

Legal Framework

•Technical staff should be empowered to initiate technical discussions that may lead to formal agreements

•The NSS has adequate coordination mechanisms

Legal Framework

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Case Study: Philippine Statistical System

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Case Study: Philippine Statistical System

PSA Organizational StructureCase Study: Philippine Statistical System

PSA BoardOffice of the

National Statistician

Sectoral Statistics Office

Censuses and Technical

Coordination Office

Civil Registration and Central

Support Office

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PSA was recognized by the Makati Business Club as

one of the top ten government agencies in

the Philippines

Case Study: Philippine Statistical System

•Competence

• Integrity

•Responsiveness

Characteristics of NSS as a good partner

Competence

•Proper equipment of staff

•Continuous training of staff

•Rigorous research and development

•Regular review of its performance and its process

•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.

Integrity

Leadership example is crucial in projecting the

integrity of the NSS.

Integrity

•State of readiness to satisfy reasonable demands of data users

•Client orientation

Responsiveness

Responsiveness

Competent Staff

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Political Will

Disseminate available products and services

Modify existing work programs to accommodate emerging demands

Other Characteristics ?

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