Country Report NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS Tanzania

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Country ReportNATIONAL BUREAU OF
STATISTICSTanzania

• Presenter Fred E. Matola
• DepartmentSocial Statistics and Demography

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Introduction
Tanzania is in the Eastern part of Africa Area
940,000 sq.km. With population of 34m (projected
to the year 2002)
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NB - Responsibilities

• NBS is a Government agency responsible for
• Data management
• collection,processing,analyzing,Data bank)
• Disseminating Censuses and surveys results and
  publications
• Performing statistical consultancy to private
  firms, NGOs and public sector (s)

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Organization chart
DIRECTOR GENERAL
Internal Audit
DIRECTORATE of Finance, Administration
Marketing
DIRECTORATE of Social Statistics
DIRECTORATE of
Economic Statistics
DIRECTRATE of Statistical Operations
Department of Finance
Department of Social Demographic Statistics
Department of National Accounts
Department Of Statistical methods Standards
Department of Agriculture statistics
Department of Administration And Personnel
Department of Labour Price Statistics
Department of Field operations, CRE
GEO Information
Department of Industrial Construction Statistic
s
Department of Marketing,Information And Data
management
Department of Trade Transport,Tourism Migration
statistics
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AVAILABLE RESOURCES(Sorely Owned by the NBS

• Hard wares
• 56 computers ( PCs and Laptops)
• 4 Servers(Compaq)
• 5 Printers ( HP Lazer jet)
• 3 Overhead projectors and 2 PPP
• NB we also keep and use other resources from
  different project- donors like DFID,UNFPA UNICEF
  etc.

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Software's

• Used in Censuses and surveys for
• Data capture,processing,and analysis
• Lotus 123, dBase, SAS, ISSA, IMPS, SPSS, OMR,
  Teleform, Access, Excel and Word
• ( Both for Dos and Windows)

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Human Resources

• 3 computer specialists (with formal training).
• 49 Statisticians with computer experience at
  different levels - analysts.
• More than 50 non-degree holders with a fairly
  computer knowledge.
• Few programmers( with non-formal training).

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My department and ICT

• Conducts Population and Housing
  censuses,Household budget survey ,TKAPs,TSAs,
  Welfare indicators (cwiq), Demographic and health
  surveys,and many more
• Mostly, we use Questionnaire for data collection
• IMPS,ISSA,(OMR currently introduced) for data
  capture
• and SPSS, ISSA for processing and analysis

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ICT-TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE
ORGANIZATION

• Subjective to Project/research attached staff
• Training mainly for data keying
• Few staff go abroad for training prior to
  undertaking of a survey e.g Pop.census
• JICA is currently revising and setting up ICT
  strategies

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NEEDS FOR ICT TRAINING (with existing problems)

• Diversification of Basic ICT programs to all
  statisticians
• Brush-up courses for the dynamic advanced
  technology (IMPS/CSPro, Dreamer weaver, Advanced
  Power point etc)
• Directors and managers introduced to ICT
• All staff members to be equipped with basic word
  processing and spread sheets (Ms word, Excel
  ,Access etc)

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My project ideas

• Present action plan to top management
• Evaluate existing gaps Vs advanced ICT
• Act in descending pattern starting with the ICT
  trained staff
• Strengthen the just introduced organization Web
  site

• Benefits
• As agent, more reliable clients
• Able to undertake many surveys at a time
• Improve Data processing budget

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In a nutshell

• Tanzania is geographically big,with high pop.so
  needs strengthening in ICT
• There is a need to change from the current
  statistical performances in my organization.
• NBS has few staff,so ICT will cover the gap
• I do expect to equip my organinzation with
  advanced ICT in SPSS, IMPS/CSPro, GIS, Web
  designs ppt etc

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Advanced ICT for better statistical performance
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Avanced ICT for better statistical performnce

• Your comments are welcome