isic rev.4 draft, section t “public administration and defense; compulsory social security”
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ISIC Rev.4 draft, Section T “Public administration and defense; compulsory social security”. United Nations Statistics Division Workshop on Classifications, Montevideo, Uruguay, 14-18 march 2005. Scope/ boundary. Overall continuity with ISIC 3.1 in structure and detail is maintained - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ISIC Rev.4 draft, Section T
“Public administration and defense; compulsory social security”
United Nations Statistics Division
Workshop on Classifications, Montevideo, Uruguay, 14-18 march 2005
871 Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community
8711 General (overall) public service activities 8712 Regulation of the activities of providing health
care, education, cultural services and other social services, excluding social security
8713 Regulation of and contribution to more
efficient operation of businesses 8714 Other general government support activities
872 Provision of services to the community as a whole
8721 Foreign affairs 8722 Defense activities 8723 Public order and safety activities
873 8730 Compulsory social security activities
Scope/ boundary
Overall continuity with ISIC 3.1 in structure and detail is maintainedScope and boundary of this section with other sections Only activities of a governmental nature Independence from institutional sector
classification The aim is to define the scope/boundary in
terms of activities performed, not in terms of who performs the activities Try to separate “operating” part from the
“activity” part
Alternate structure presented as comment in the draft
T Public Administration and Safety Services87 Public Administration and Safety Services871 Public Administration8711 Government Administration8712 Justice8713 Domestic Government Representation8714 Foreign Government Representation872 Defence8720 Defence873 Public Order, Safety and Regulatory Services8731 Police Services8732 Investigation and Security Services8733 Fire Protection and Other Emergency Services (except Ambulance Services)8734 Correctional and Detention Services8735 Other Public Order and Safety Services8736 Regulatory Services(The administration of compulsory social security would be classified in class 8711 in this structure, but could also be separated in a new group or class.)
The majority of countries opposed such a structure and prefer keeping the
existing structure of ISIC Rev.3.1.