Statement of Strategy Template for the Implementation Programme of the 2008 SNA and supporting statistics

Regional Seminar on Developing a Programme for the Implementation Programme of the 2008 in

Latin American region17-18 September, IBGE, Rio de Janeiro

oMandate,

oMission statement

oValues

oHigh-level goals

oSpecific goals

oRequired actions

Elements of the statement of strategy

Mandate, is determined by national and regional policy objectives and underpinned by the regulatory and institutional framework

oLegal mandate o Statistical act and other relevant

legislation, with possible review, revision and promulgation of new legislation

oInternational standards o UN Fundamental Principles of Official

Statisticso Standards 2008 SNA, BPM6, GFSM, MFSM,

ISIC Rev4

Mandate

Mission statement describes the purpose, users, outputs, markets, philosophy and basic technology

The efficient and timely dissemination of high quality national accounts and supporting economic statistics in response to policy needs in an interconnected regional and global economic environment

Mission statement

Values need to reflect the values and principles portrayed by the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics to produce useful high-quality data

Statistical professionalismRelevance, public utility and equal accessIndependence and integrityExcellent service to our customersRespect and understanding for our data suppliersValue for money

Values

High-level goals represent the overall accomplishments to be achieved

Improving scope, quality and timeliness of economic statisticsMinimizing response burdenIncreasing use of administrative data for statistical purposesAchieving cost effectiveness using best practicesRaising public awareness and use of national accounts and economic statistics

High-level goals

Specific goals describe the ultimate results that need to be accomplished

Compile national accounts according to MRDS

Develop a national central hub for short term economic statistics

Specific goals

Required actions to be carried out:

Regulatory and institutional frameworko strengthening the functioning of NSS, its

programming, management and performance

Statistical infrastructure o strengthening of use of standards (2008 SNA),

classifications (ISIC Rev 4), registers and frames, modernizing information management and information technology

Statistical operations o strengthening of data collection, compilation,

dissemination and analysis

Required actions

o The staged upgrading of regulatory and institutional framework

o Modernisation of the national regulatory and institutional framework for 2008 SNA and supporting statistics by strengthening

o Statement of strategy (by November 2013) with deliverables by 2015/16 and 2018/19

o Implementation plan reflected in annual and medium-term work programme of NSO (by 2013/14)

o Establishment of national technical coordination board/working group for statistical standards (data producers, data providers, policy users, academia)

o Updated and new MoUs with data providers of administrative data

o Senior management and statistical training – human development

o Other as relevant

Regulatory and institutional framework

The staged upgrading of statistical infrastructure

o 2008 SNA compliance- o Scope 2008 SNA – SUTo Scope 2008 SNA – minimum up to net lending/net borrowing

(MRDS+)o Periodicity - quarterly GDP by production, income and

expenditureo Periodicity - annual simplified SUTo Periodicity - quarterly institutional sector accounts upto net

lending/borrowingo Agreed set of minimum short term statisticso Scope BPM6 – BOP and IIPo Classification compliant – ISIC rev4, CPC2, HS2012o Detailing sources and methods on national accounts -

metadatao Harmonisation of business registerso Modernization of information management and information

technologyo Others as relevant

Statistical infrastructure

Staged upgrading of statistical operations

o Comprehensive revision, new benchmark 2011/12 using SUT

o Inclusion of 2008 SNA issues (GDP level and where relevant)

o Elaboration of use of administrative sourceso Autonomous measure of expenditure

components on annual basis, including HIES, GFCF surveys

o Inclusion of owner-occupied dwelling services (including second/vacation homes)

o Inclusion of capital stock of produced assets and consumption of fixed capital, including government consumption of fixed capital

o Exhaustive measure of GDP (including selected 2008 SNA that are GDP level related)

Statistical operations

Staged upgrading of statistical operations

o Compliance adjustments to business and household surveys - 2008 SNA/BPM6/GFSM/MFSM and ISIC/CPC

o Integration of BPM6 and 2008 SNA-related surveys

o Extension of coverage of monthly and quarterly production/turnover for goods producing and services industries

o Extension of measures of international trade in services

o Extension of price surveys (CPI, PPI Export and Import Price Indexes)

Statistical operations

Staged upgrading of statistical operations

o Harmonisation of quarterly and annual GDP methodologies

o Harmonisation of prices methodology (CPI, PPI, Export and Import Price Indexes)

o Harmonisation/integration of household surveyso Harmonisation/integration of

enterprise/business surveyso Harmonisation of informal sector surveyso Harmonisation of labour force surveyso Optional: tourism, health, non-profit, research

and development, culture satellite accountso Backcasting (1995 onwards)o Dissemination (advance release calendar,

revision policy, communication strategy)o Others as relevant

Statistical operations

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