Statistics South Africa

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Presentation to the Portfolio committee on
Finance
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Statistics South Africa Annual report 2004/05
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Aims of presentation

• To highlight progress made in strategic
  priorities
• To report on the performance of Stats SA against
  stated targets
• To highlight challenges and future plans

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Contents

• Recommendations by Portfolio committee
• Strategic overview
• Programme performance
• Financial performance
• Challenges and future plans

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Portfolio Committee recommendations

• Recommendations made by the Portfolio Committee
  during 2004
• Address issues of Corporate Governance
• Address causes of tensions between Stats SA and
  the Council
• Clarify what will replace Census 2006 now that
  the next Census will be in 2011
• Identify meaningful measurable outputs
• Stats SAs response
• Unqualified audit report. Stats SA is improving
  corporate governance.
• New Statistics Council appointed in May 2005.
  Stats SA and Council are actively promoting good
  relations. Stats Act was analysed in light of
  Councils role
• Community Survey to be conducted in 2007
• Quantity and quality measures are reported on in
  Annual report

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Strategic overview
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National priorities
Priority area
Relevant statistics
GDP and set of economic surveys, CPI, PPI etc
Grow the Economy
Create jobs
LFS and QES
GHS, Census, Community survey, Municipal Census
Deliver services
Eradicate poverty
GHS, Census, Community survey
Improve health
Mortality statistics
Contribution to statistical development
Impact Africa and the world
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Vision and Mission
Vision To be the preferred supplier of quality
statistics
Mission Provide 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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Stats SAs strategy
Preferred supplier of quality statistics
Vision
Information to meet user needs
Advocacy and partnerships
Building Human capacity
Good governance
Quality of Products services
Themes
Improve accuracy, timeliness coherence
Develop the NSS
Compliance
Strategic Objectives
Mgt risks
Improving data governance
Plan execute in budget
Needs of users
Data governance
Integrate registers across government
Corporate image
Optimise technology
Mgt info
Employer of choice
Admin processes systems
International acclaimed methods
Align to Govt priorities
Equity in the work place
Promote integration amongst producers of
statistics
Increase accessibility and usage
Corporate culture and environment
Leadership mgt
Coverage of frames
Align to international frameworks
Learning organisation
BEE
Quality mgt
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Governance framework
Non
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Compliance
Compliance
Value adding
Unreliable
Informal
Monitored
Optimised
Standardised
Unpredictable Environment Controls not designed
or in place
Controls designed and in place but not
adequately documented
Controls designed and in place and are
adequately documented
Standardised controls with periodic testing and
management reporting
Integrated internal controls with real time
monitoring and continuous improvement
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Review of performance

• Strategic priorities
• Economic and Social Statistics
• Population Statistics
• Quality and Integration
• Statistical Support and Informatics
• Administration and Management

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Progress on strategic priorities
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Progress on strategic priorities
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Progress on strategic priorities
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Economic and Social Statistics

• Purpose To produce economic and social
  statistics to meet user requirements
• Measurable objective To inform socio-economic
  decision-making by providing accurate, relevant
  and timely economic and social statistics
• Comprises
• Industry and Trade Statistics
• Employment and Price Statistics
• Financial Statistics
• Social Statistics

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Economic and Social Statistics
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Economic and Social Statistics
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Economic and Social Statistics
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Population Statistics

• Purpose To provide population statistics and
  conduct a population census
• Measurable objective To inform policy and
  planning processes on the state of the population
  by providing relevant, accurate and timely
  information on the demographic characteristics of
  the country
• Comprises
• Population Census
• Demographic Analysis
• Health and Vital Statistics

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Population Statistics
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Quality and Integration

• Purpose To provide expertise on quality and
  methodology for official statistics, build
  capacity for the production and use of official
  statistics, compile national accounts and analyse
  statistical data
• Measurable objective To provide integrated
  social, economic and demographic information that
  enhances the quality and usage of national
  statistics
• Comprises
• Quality and Methodology
• Integrative Analysis
• National Accounts
• Human Capacity Development

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Quality and Integration
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Quality and Integration
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Statistical Support and Informatics

• Purpose To promote and provide better access to
  official statistics by optimising technology in
  the production and use of official statistics
• Measurable objective Improve service delivery
  and increase accessibility to statistical
  products and services through providing and
  strengthening system at national, provincial and
  district levels
• Comprises
• Geography
• Statistical Information Services
• System of Registers
• Information and Communication Technology
• Provincial Offices

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Statistical Support and Informatics
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Statistical Support and Informatics
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Administration and Management
Purpose To provide corporate support services
for the activities of the department including
strategic leadership, administrative services and
the office of the National Statistics System

• Comprises
• Executive management
• SGs Office, Communication and International
  Relations
• National Statistics System division
• Programme Office and Management Information
  Systems
• Administration
• Finance and Provisioning Management
• Human Resource Management
• Service Delivery Improvement

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Administration and Management

• Key achievements
• Executive management
• Weekly column by SG
• Weekly internal newsletter and monthly
  management report to staff
• SADC census analysis programme to improve
  collaboration with SADC statistics agencies
• Assessment of statistical capacity of eight govt
  departments
• A draft certification framework document
  developed to certify statistics as official
• Administration
• Online project and finance management system
  developed
• Rolled out HIV/Aids and employee assistance
  programmes
• Bar-coded asset management system and register
  implemented
• 188 permanent and over 5 000 contract employees
  appointed

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Monthly visitors to Stats Online
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Publications downloaded
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Service delivery

• Our statistics are widely used
• Total visits to Stats Online over 900 000
• Time series subscribers 7 400
• Newsletter subscribers 2 700
• Number of documents and data sets distributed
  700 000
• PX Web 5 000 downloads
• SuperCross 164 copies installed and 350 users
  trained
• Small area statistics 60 CDs distributed

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Financial Information
Note Approximately R90 million earmarked for the
community survey was not spent due to a delay in
reaching agreement between Stats SA and the
Council on the survey.
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Summary
Challenges and future plans
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Our challenges

• External stakeholders
• Meeting stakeholders needs
• Aligning to government priorities and
  international frameworks
• Implementing the NSS

• Statistical products
• Price Indices
• Income expenditure
• Poverty information
• Community Survey
• Labour market
• Informal sector
• Construction
• Service sector

• Governance
• Implementing and monitoring strategies and plans
• Being compliant
• Managing risks

• Investment in the future
• Statistics training
• Management training

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The future

• External stakeholders
• Monitoring and Evaluation framework
• Measuring government performance (economy and
  society)
• Focusing on users, producers and suppliers of
  statistics

• Statistical products
• Relevant, accurate and timely statistics
• Improved coverage of economic and social dynamics
• Application of internationally acclaimed
  practices
• Optimise technology

• Governance
• Implementing governance structures for NSS
• Integrative planning and management systems
• Data governance

• Investment in the future
• Statistical training institute (learning
  organisation)
• Representative staff complement
• Staff satisfaction

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Evolution of statistics in Stats SA
95/96
00/01
05/06
10/11
Fragmented statistics
Transformation
Stabilise standardise
Coherent national statistics
No social statistics
Set of social and employment stats
Stabilised social stats
Improved living conditions information
First inclusive Census
Second census based on geographic frame
Community survey
Census 2011
Start business register improvement
Stabilised economic stats
Expanded coverage of economy
Poor quality Economic statistics
1 black manager
6 (of 19) black SMS members
48 (of 94) black SMS members
82 (of 112) black SMS members
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Thank you
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