Strategic planning for statistical activities

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Group 3

• Strategic planning for statistical activities

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Key elements of the mission of an NSO

• Quality data
• Timeliness of data
• Providing good technical services
• Data and services being relevant and well
  directed to different groups of users
• Services delivered in a user-friendly manner
• Statistical coordination
• Standardization within the NSS, taking adequate
  account of international standards
• Services performed in a cost-efficient manner
• Upgrading statistical literacy of users and the
  general community

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Values that NSOs should hold dear

• Transparency
• Integrity
• Scientific principles
• Impartiality
• Absence of political and administrative
  intervention in professional matters
• Respect for, and absolute safeguarding of,
  confidentiality of individual data

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Values (continued)

• Innovative in methods development
• Willingness to take up new challenges and
  responsibilities
• Work force is capable and motivated, and feels
  genuinely part of the organization
• Good image and reputation of the organization

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Strengths Weaknesses

• Brand name/credibility
• Legal back-up
• Good long-term planning
• Motivated and capable staff
• Good international support

• Stringent financial situation
• Inadequacy of some categories of staff
• Coordination within NSS (but not NSO)
• Insufficient cooperation of respondents
• Inadequate statistical literacy of the community

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Opportunities Threats

• Access to administrative data
• IT
• MDG/HDR- induced and other demands for data
• Closer networking among NSOs
• Global trend of advocacy for good governance

• Competition from compilers of convenient-quick
  data
• Computer security (viruses, hacking etc.)
• Security, health, safety and other concerns, both
  nationally and globally
• Rising demand for data, yet decreasing allocation
  of resources to NSO
• Brain drain away from NSO