USE OF ICT FOR STATISTICAL

REPORTING IN VIETNAM’S

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND

RURAL DEVELOPMENT (MARD)

Nguyen Viet Chien,

Center for Informatics and Statistics (CIS)

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)

Email: nvchien@mard.gov.vn

ORGANIZATIONAL CHAT

OF MARD’S STATISTICAL SYSTEM

MARD Center for Informatics

& Statistics (CIS

Statistics Units under MARD

Provincial DARD

Statistics

Statistics Sub- Units

District DARD Statistics

Statistics Station of Sub- Units

Commune Statistics

MARD’S STATISTICAL INDICATORs (186)

Group of Indicators Number of Indicators

General 6 (5A, 1B)

Land use 5

Agriculture 26 (crop production: 17 (16A, 1B) livestock: 9)

Forestry 16 (15A, 1B)

Aquaculture 6

Salt Production 3

Plant Protection 8

Veterinery 14

Water Resources 12 (10A, 2B)

Mechanization, food processing and rural industry

7

Quality control 2

Construction management 5

MARD’S STATISTICAL INDICATOR

Group of Indicators Number of Indicators

Import and Export 4

Rural Development 41

International Cooperation 3

Training 7

Science and Technology 8

Production Cost 6

Agricultural Extension 4

Busyness Reform 3 B

INPUT TABLES FOR THE MARD’S STATISTICAL

REPORTING AND TASKS FOR UNITS OF MARD

Name of Units Number of Input Tables

Dep. Crop Production 8

Dep. Livestock 10

General Dep. Forestry 27

General Dep. Fishery 10

Dep. Plant Protection 8

Dep. Veterinary 11

General Dep. Water Resources 15

Dep. Commercial, Processing and salt production

17

Dep. Quality Control 2

Dep. Economic Cooperation and Rural Development

33

Dep. Construction Management 01

INPUT TABLES FOR THE MARD’S STATISTICAL

REPORTING AND TASKS FOR UNITS OF MARD

Name of Units Number of Input Tables

Dep. Planning 4

Dep. Personnel 7

Dep. Finance 01

Dep. Science, Technology and Environment

8

Dep. International Cooperation 03

National Center for Water supply and Sanitation

03

National Center for Agr. Extension

04

Unit of Innovation and Busyness management

12

PROBLEMS OF MARD’S STATISTICAL REPORTING

SYSTEM AND NEEDS OF APPLICATION OF ICT

1. MARD’s statistical indicator system is very diversified and complicated which need to collect data from wide range of organizations (63 provinces and units of MARD). In order to have data on time it needs to apply online reporting

2. There are many different input tables. In order to analyze and process data it needs to apply software with the same format and items in input tables. It will save time and human resources

3. Application of ICT will overcome problems that statisticians in lower organizations have to report, at the same time to different address

4. Application of ICT will help to store better data and improve data sharing process in MARD

PRINCIPLE SCHEME OF THE MARD’S ONLINE

STATISTICAL REPORTING SYSTEM

INTRODUCTION OF MARD’S ONLINE STATISTICAL

REPORTING SYSTEM

FUNCTIONS OF THE MARD’S STATISTICAL

REPORTING SYSTEM AND NEEDS OF

APPLICATION OF ICT

1. Data input function: design input tables (forms for Provincial statisticians and for those in different units of MARD)

2. System administration: CIS will assign rights to access to the system for different users, of which CIS has highest power to interfere into the system.

3. Management of the list of indicators. CIS assumes that the indicators may be change flexible. In that case the software enables the change items in the system accordingly to relevant changes

4. Data searching for different purposes

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Use of ICT for online statistical reporting system is a positive direction which brings much effectiveness to statistical activities so it should be encouraged to implement widely.

2. In order to successfully to apply ICT in , it is crucial condition to create right statistical indicators and to standardize them properly then to set up powerlful reporting regime

3. Use of ICT for statistical reporting in Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development (MARD) has achieved some positive results but its should be continue in coming time, particularly to extend the system to district level for whole country

Thank you !