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ADB / PARIS21 High Level Forum
on
Statistical Capacity Building for ASEAN Countries
EDSA Shangri-la Hotel
7-9 November 2002
THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL
SYSTEM: STATUS, ISSUES
AND PROSPECTS
High Level Forum on Statistical Capacity Building for ASEAN Countries
November 7-9, 2002, EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Ortigas
Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Slide No. 2
Outline of Presentation
è The Philippine Statistical System
(PSS)
è Problems and Issues and Statistical
Capacity Building Requirements of
the PSS
Slide No. 3
Philippine Statistical System
èDecentralized statistical system
Slide No. 4
Philippine Statistical System
èMechanisms for improving quality
èCoordination / policy setting
èData production
èData dissemination
èHuman resource development
èAdvocacy
Slide No. 5
Philippine Statistical System
èMechanism for improving quality
èPhilippine Statistical Development
Program
èSystem of Designated Statistics
èStatistical Budget Review
èStatistical Advisory Council
èTechnical and Subject-matter
Interagency Bodies
èStatistical Survey Review and Clearance
System
Philippine Statistical SysStlidee Nmo. 6
èRegional Statistical Coordination
Committees (RSCC)
èNational Statistical Information Center
(NSIC)
èUsers’ Fora
èSpecial Data Dissemination Standards
èGovernment Statistics Accessibility
Program (GSAP)
èStatistical Research and Training
Center
Slide No. 7
Philippine Statistical System
èPerformance Measurement Scheme
for Statistical Agencies
èNational Statistics Month / National
Convention on Statistics / Philippine
Statistics Quiz /Statistical Oratorical
Contest
Slide No. 8
Philippine Statistical System
èStatistical Manpower in National
Government Agencies and LGUs
èStatistical manpower per million of
population 32 in 2002 lower than in 1999 (34)
Slide No. 9
Philippine Statistical System
Data Production
èMajor Censuses and Surveys
è32 regular and 16 periodic surveys
èOn the average, almost two surveys
conducted daily
èCatalogue of Statistical Publications
(containing 145 publications)
Frequency No.. Freequeency No.
Daiillyy/3x a week/ weekly 4 Every 22 years 3
Monthhly 10 Every 33 years 2
Quarteerllyy 10 Every 44 years 3
Semestral 2 Every 55 years oor more 8
Annnuual 6
Slide No. 10
Philippine Statistical System
è246 government agencies have
websites
è63% of national government agencies
è3% of local government units
èA number of LGUs are now using GIS
èPublic Use Files (PUF)
èDecentralized Dissemination
(Geographic)
Slide No. 11
Philippine Statistical System
Statistical Research and Training
èAn average of 28 trainings per year
èAn average of 23 participants per
training program
Slide No. 12
Problems and Issues
THEME 1 Production of data including
accessibility and quality issues
èNeed for a widely accepted framework for
data quality
èresponsibility matrix for quality information
Diimeennssiioonn//
Stakeholders
Accccuurraaccyy //
Reliabillityy /
Consistency//
Validitty
Addeeqquuaaccyy //
Relevaanccee
Tiimeelliinneessss
Accessibility
Cosst
IInntteeggrriittyy
Obbjectivvity
Inndependdence
Coomppaa--
rabbility
Producers YES YES YES YES YES
Ussers NO YES NO YES YES
Providers YES NO YES NO NO
Goovernmeentt YES YES YES YES YES
Slide No. 13
Problems and Issues
THEME I
èNeed to continue building confidence
on official statistics
èNeed for methodological improvements
of major surveys and compilation
systems
èNeed to promote transparency of
methodologies
èNeed to strengthen compliance to
Statistical Standards
èNeed to develop a Culture of
information Sharing
Slide No. 14
Problems and Issues
èNeed to improve capability for statistical
analyses by users and producers
èNeed to address emerging concerns and
local data needs
èAre there users of our statistics?; need to
rationalize data collection
èNeed to inculcate a statistics-culture in
departments / ministries
èContinuous building of statistical
knowledge and capability of major
statistical agencies and local government
units
Slide No. 15
THEME III Financing the Statistical System
èPerennial inadequacy of resources for
statistics
Budget of Statistical Agencies
1996-2003, in thousand pesos
Agency 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total* 566,511 733,390 1 ,008,319 958,694 814,132 871,172 1 ,021,106
% increase
(decrease)
29.5 37.5 (4.9) (15.1) 7.0 17.2
Total budget
as % of total
government
budget
0.27 0.25 0.31 0.29 0.36 0.21 0.25
Problems and Issues
*Excludes budget for censuses
Slide No. 16
THEME III Financing the Statistical System
èNeed for reform in budgeting for statistical
operation
èPolitical will of ministries / national
leadership
Problems and Issues
Slide No. 17
THEME IV What the country is
expecting from the international
community?
èContribution of international community
to the PSS
èLess of statistical capacity diversion
and debilitation
èCreation of a statistical fellowship fund
(SFF)
Slide No. 18
THEME V What the country could offer to
the other countries of the region?
èSharing of good practices
èStudy visits and technical assistance
èAdvisory services on some areas in
response to the call of ESCAP
èSupport, assistance or partnerships by /
with the SRTC