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1 Stats SA on the move Pali Lehohla Statistician- General
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Pali Lehohla
Statistician-General
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Contents
• Strategic overview• Key strategic priorities• Key projects• The future
Presentation to the
Portfolio Committee on Finance
“Stats SA on the move”
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Purpose
To outline Stats SA’s work programme for 2007/08
in line with its strategy
Purpose of the presentation
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Legislative framework
Role of the Minister and Council
According to section 5(1) of the Statistics Act (Act No. 6 of 1999) the Minister must-
on the recommendation of the Statistician-General, and on advice of the Statistics Council,
prioritise the work programme of Statistics South Africa, in accordance with the purpose of official statistics and the statistical principles.
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Legislative framework
Role of the SG
According to section 7 of the Statistics Act the Statistician-General must, after receiving advice from the Council, make recommendations to the Minister on the policies and priorities of Statistics South Africa.
The Statistician-General determines, and exercises final responsibility regarding the implementation of the work programme of Statistics South Africa
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strategic overview
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Our direction
accurate, relevant and reliable statistics
trust in official statistics
transparent methods
highly skilled professional staff
numerate society
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Vision and Mission
Vision
To be the preferred supplier of quality statistics
MissionProvide a relevant and accurate body of statistics to inform users on the dynamics in the economy and society through the application of internationally acclaimed practices
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Strategic themes
Providing relevant information to meet user needs
Enhancing the quality of products and services
Developing and promoting statistical coordination and
partnerships
Building human capacity
Enhancing effective governance and accountability
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key strategic priorities
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Statistical information
Stats SA provides relevant and reliable statistical
information on:
Economic growth
Price stability
Employment and job creation
Life circumstances, service delivery and poverty
Demographic profile and population dynamics
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Key priorities
During 2007/08, the following key priorities:
Community Survey
Income and Expenditure Survey
Quarterly Labour Force Survey
Pilot Poverty Survey
Reweighted PPI
Data Management and Information Delivery project
International Relations
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key projects
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Community Survey
“Better understanding of our communities”
Aim: Provide service delivery information at municipal level
Planning the Community Survey commenced in 2005 and was
conducted in February 2007, visiting approximately 284 000
households
Currently processing and analysing CS data
Community Survey used to build technical and human capacity
for Census 2011
Results to be released by the 3rd quarter of 2007/08
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Income and Expenditure Survey
“A new basket for the CPI in the making”
Aim: Provide information on the income and spending patterns
in SA to update the basket of goods and services for the CPI
IES collection initiated in September 2005 to September 2006
visiting 24 000 households
Currently processing and analysing IES data
Engagement on initial results starting in June
IES results to be released in November 2007
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Quarterly Labour Force Survey
“Capturing the pulse of the labour market”
Aim: To comprehensively measure the dynamics of the labour
market. LFS is the primary instrument to measure employment
Re-engineering the LFS introduced in 2006
Improvements: Reviewed concepts and definitions of key
indicators, frequency, timeliness, redesigned questionnaire and
processes
New QLFS to be launched in January 2008
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Poverty Survey
“A working definition of poverty”
Aim: Measuring the extent of household poverty and monitoring
progress in poverty reduction
Proposes to develop a methodology to measure poverty
Engage the public for comments during development
Pilot to be completed in November 2007
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Producer Price Index
“Fresh factory-gate prices”
Aim: The PPI indicates changes in producer prices over time
Large Sample Survey of Manufacturers conducted in 2005/06
Extensive consultations with suppliers in the economy during
2006/07
Reweighted PPI to be released by February 2008
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International Relations
“Statistical world cup coming to South Africa”
SADC – towards statistical capacity building and product
harmonisation
African statistical development in an uneven political
environment – ASSD towards 2010 RPHC
Global statistical development and learning in a competitive
climate
Isibalo programme
Hosting ISI in 2009
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Data management and Information Delivery
“DMID… the foundation for building quality statistics”
DMID is a tool that will provide the ability to manage, monitor
and assess the quality of all elements of the statistical cycle
DMID is to provide:
- Common standards and definitions to govern the production
of statistical products
- Centralised storage of metadata
- A single access point in managing statistical data
- Infrastructure (physical, conceptual and skill) allowing
comparison between different collections over time
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the future
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Characteristics
Core Competency
Intellectual Techno-logical
Logistics Political Admini-strative
Intellectual
Technological
Logistics
Political
Administrative
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Core Competency
Collection Processing Reputation
Intellectual
Technological
Logistics
Political
Administrative
Strategic context
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The future
Beyond 2007 -
Poverty Survey in 2008
Tourism Survey in 2008
QLFS results in 2008
Reweighted CPI in 2009
Statistical Training Institute in 2009
ISI in 2009
Census 2011
New Building in 2009
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