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Maximising the Effectiveness of National Statistical Offices: What Does It Mean?. Enrico Giovannini President of the Italian Statistical Institute. New York, February 2010. The Istat mission - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Enrico Giovannini
President of the Italian Statistical Institute
Maximising the Effectiveness of National Statistical
Offices: What Does It Mean?
New York, February 2010
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The Istat mission
To serve the society through the production and communication of high-quality statistical information and analyses, produced in full authonomy using rigourous ethical and professional principles and the most advanced statistical standards, in order to develop an in-depth knowledge of environmental, economic and social conditions of Italy, at different territorial levels, and to foster decision-making processes of all components of the society (citizens, policy makers, etc.)
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The Istat vision
Istat intends to be an innovative administration, committed to serve the society fostering the professionalism and the integrity of its staff, establishing appropriate working conditions and minimising its impact on the environment.
Istat respects the privacy of respondents, protects the confidentiality of data collected and carries out its work in a transparent and independent manner.
Istat is committed to achieve the maximum effectiveness and efficiency in the use of available resources and to foster the development of the National Statistical System and the collaboration with other public administrations, research institutes and civil society, also to improve statistical literacy.
Istat is part of the European Statistical System and cooperates with the other members of the international statistical system.
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The output of official statistics
A recent carried out on 28 countries indicates that the most frequently used output indicators include:
o number of publications (or number of releases); o number of publication copies sent to subscribers; o number of visits to the Internet page; o number of indicators accessible in the Internet
databases; o number of tables viewed in the Internet databases; o number of presentations at conferences and seminars;
number of media quotations.
Many NSOs also try to measure the quality of output with quantitative indicators (punctuality of releases, revisions in statistical database, etc.) or user’s satisfaction surveys
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How to measure the output of official statistics
According to the International Standard Industry Classification (ISIC Rev.1), the production of official statistics is a non-market service
Part of Section L, Division 75 “Public Administration and Defence”
Group 7511 “Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community”, which includes:o administration and operation of overall economic and
social planning and statistical services at the various levels of government
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How to measure the output of official statistics
According to the SNA93, services are the result of a production activity that changes the conditions of the consuming units
The changes that consumers of services engage the producers to bring about can take a variety of different forms such as:
(a) changes in the condition of the consumer’s goods
(b) changes in the physical condition of persons
(c) changes in the mental condition of persons
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How to measure the output of official statistics
According to the Atkinson’s Report
“the output of the government sector should in principle be measured in a way that is adjusted for quality, taking into account of the attributable incremental contribution of the service to the outcome”
So, what is the outcome of the consumption of statistics?
Knowledge
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How to measure the output of official statistics
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VAS = (QSA * MFi * RSi * TSi * NLi) – CS
i = 1
VAS = value added of official statistics
QSA = official statistical information produced
MFi = role played by media to disseminate QSA to the user
RSi = relevance of QSA to the user
TSi = trust in official statistics
NLi = user’s numeracy
CS = cost of producing official statistics
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Empirical evidence
69% of Europeans think that it is necessary to know economic key data
53% of Europeans are not able even to guess the GDP growth rate in their country. 8% know the right figure
45% of Europeans do not trust official statistics
In the US the five main TV channels report GDP figures only in the 46% of cases, the 27 main newspapers in the 39% of cases
40% of Americans never heard of official GDP data or the source agency
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Statistical information produced (QSA)
More information available than evero New domains, new breakdowns
o Longitudinal studies and microdata
o Indicators
o ...
Competition with the private sectoro Opinion polls
o Administrative data
o …
Growing users’ needso Globalisation
o Timeliness
o …
MAIN MESSAGE: resources are the constraint
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Role of media (MFi)
New channelso Internet
o YouTube
o ...
New toolso Visualisation and videos
o Wikis, blogs, twitter, ...
o ...
New information brokerso Specialised websites
o People
o ...
MAIN MESSAGE: be proactive and innovative
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Relevance for each and every user (RSi)
New formats of releaseso Redesign press releases, websites and datawarehouses
o Establish links to other content (tagging, wordclouds, etc.)
o ...
Engage users in designing productso Statistical tables and charts
o Wikis and blogs
o ...
Change the languageo Use layman’s language
o Engage young generations and “prosumers”
o ...
MAIN MESSAGE: harness the power of new technologies and of “collective intelligence”
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Role of Trust (TSi)
Measure trust and evaluate the “corporate image”o Opinion surveys
o Focus groups
o ...
Be transparento Admit mistakes and manage revisions
o Engage users in regular quality evaluations
o ...
Be authoritativeo Implement the IV fundamental principle in a balanced way
o Establish a continuous dialogue with media
o ...
MAIN MESSAGE: do not take trust for granted
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Role of numeracy (NLi)
Invest in statistical literacyo Statistics at school
o Training courses for journalists and policy makers
o ...
Establish partnerships o Governmental and non-governamental organisations
o Scientific associations
o ...
Engage parliaments at national and local levelso Provide dedicated services
o Establish a continuous dialogue with parlamentarians
o ...
MAIN MESSAGE: enhancing numeracy is part of statistical offices’ mandate
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Cost of producing statistics (CS)
Develop an effective system for planningo Continuous evaluation of positive and negative priorities
o Build medium term scenarios
o ...
Establish a quality framework o Rolling reviews to identify and share best practices
o Create a conducive environment for innovation
o ...
Engage external experts and reviewerso Exploit new developments in ICT
o Engage academics and research institutes to test new ideas
o ...
MAIN MESSAGE: exploit all opportunities and be ready to implement both minor and radical changes