National Institute of Statistics Strategic Plan 2002-2007
Strategic Management
National Institute of Statistics (NIS)
The National Institute of Statistics (NIS) is strategically managed to achieve the NIS mission and vision by influencing and shaping its future and its surrounding environment as a continuous process. The strategic planning process is clearly set out in the NIS Strategic Plan and Forward Work Program and the Planning and Reporting Framework, which were approved by the MOP/NIS Management Meeting in May 2002.
This Strategic Plan
which sets out the vision, mission, objectives, and strategies of the NIS, is an integral part of this planning framework. It clarifies what management and staff want the NIS to become. It helps encourage management and staff to think long-term to respond to the changing environment and to review what the NIS does and how it does it.
Strategic Plan
which sets out the vision, mission, objectives, and strategies of the NIS, is an integral part of this planning framework. It clarifies what management and staff want the NIS to become. It helps encourage management and staff to think long-term to respond to the changing environment and to review what the NIS does and how it does it.
Plan
This plan involves the mix and balance of products and services and the generation and allocation of resources for all offices of the NIS. Most importantly, it defines the overarching framework within which the NIS 5-year Forward Work Program is reviewed annually, and in this context, the NIS seeks donor and government budget support and ensures that resources are used efficiently and effectively.
Especially
In addition, this plan facilitates tactical planning at the Department and Bureau levels. In the case of the NIS, we apply Program Strategic Management, which involves specific products or groups of products (such as Economic Statistics) and services provided by or within the NIS (such as Information Technology and Data Management). These sub-plans are reviewed annually within the context of the 5-Year Forward Work Program, as the Strategic Plan has a strong influence, and it also strongly influences the 5-Year Forward Work Program.
This strategy
This strategic management process provides for continuously changing strategies that drive the NIS toward the direction defined by the objectives in the plan. Some strategies in the plan may not be fully realized; instead, new strategies will emerge from throughout the organization and will be implemented. The success of this process depends on the extent to which all staff understand, accept, and effectively follow these directions.
Coordinated and Improved National Statistical System for the Kingdom of Cambodia
1.1 Joint commitment at the Royal Government, provincial-municipal, and commune-sangkat levels to the concept of a National Statistical System capable of providing the official statistics needed by key data users, regardless of the data source, through:
– Establishing and ensuring the successful operation of the Statistics Coordination Committee.
– Establishing and promoting agreements and coordination mechanisms that clearly define the obligations of ministries and government institutions in managing and disseminating official statistics from their administrative sources for each statistical sector.
– Agreeing on a National Information Development Plan that sets out specific activities leading to increased accessibility of all official statistics, as well as the roles and responsibilities of key actors.
– Building effective partnerships with these actors by promoting and supporting the implementation of good statistical practices and data management.
1.2 Active leadership in establishing national statistical and dissemination standards through consultation with data providers and data users.
1.3 Improved utilization of administrative and transactional data sources from both the government and private sectors for the purposes of the National Statistical System, through:
– Harnessing the potential of government administrative data sources—such as customs, taxation, investment approvals, and other administrative sources—to provide cost-effective official statistics.
– Developing methodologies for utilizing large, yet incomplete, datasets available through administrative and transactional data holdings for statistical purposes.
– Increasing the accessibility of non-NIS (National Institute of Statistics) data within NIS dissemination publications and other products.
2. An NIS statistical service that is timely, relevant, responsive, and respected for its integrity and quality.
2.1 An NIS work program that remains relevant to current and emerging issues through:
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Establishing and ensuring the successful operation of the Statistical Advisory Council.
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Establishing and maintaining a clear understanding of user statistical needs.
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Discussing the NIS work program with the Statistical Advisory Council and other user groups focused on specific issues.
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Regularly reviewing the NIS work program and its associated priorities to ensure that all high-priority statistical activities are included.
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Engaging with data users regarding changes to key concepts and methodologies in NIS statistics.
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Responsiveness to reasoned criticism of NIS statistics.
2.2 Establishing clear objectives for:
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Data quality and quality assurance in the coordination, collection, processing, compilation, analysis, and dissemination of NIS data.
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The timely and cost-effective provision of customer service, statistical products, and dissemination materials.
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Increasing the coherence and comparability of data across the NIS and other statistical units of the Royal Government.
2.3 Strengthening the analytical and research capacity of NIS staff so that:
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New economic, environmental, and social indicators and measures can be developed from existing data, adding value to the data collected by the NIS and improving the quality of official statistics.
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New technological applications and statistical methods can be developed and implemented to enhance timeliness and data quality.
3. Informed and increasing use of official statistics
3.1 Providing quality statistical information services through:
Providing a wide range of high-quality statistical products and services that meet user needs.
Ensuring that NIS databases, directories of statistical sources, and the NIS website support our statistical information services.
Improving staff understanding of how official statistics are used, user perceptions and needs, and addressing the most critical deficiencies.
3.2 Expanding the use of the National Statistical System through:
Training staff on statistics, products, and services to better equip them to discuss with NIS data users.
Ensuring that our dissemination, pricing, and revision policies are applied consistently and are understood by NIS data users.
Promoting awareness of and accessibility to NIS statistics and relevant non-NIS official statistics.
Actively promoting newly released reports and services to relevant target audiences.
3.3 Better informing users of NIS statistics through:
Explaining the quality of NIS statistics and other characteristics of disseminated data so that users can make informed and appropriate use of these statistics.
Publishing documentation on concepts, sources, and methods to enable users to understand the basis of NIS statistics.
Effectively using the media to promote awareness and understanding of NIS statistics.
4. An active participant in international statistical activities of importance to the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Southeast Asian region.
4.1 Increasing the availability of internationally comparable statistical data through participating in the development and implementation of international and regional statistical standards of importance to the NIS.
4.2 Encouraging cooperation and statistical development in the Southeast Asian region through active participation in regional statistical conferences, development, and workshops.
4.3 Improving the frequency, timeliness, and quality of existing NIS statistics, as well as the collection, compilation, and dissemination of new official statistics to fulfill our obligations as a member country of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the General Data Dissemination System (GDDS).
5. An institution that encourages learning, innovation, and high performance in all its statistical activities and development.
5.1 A skilled and highly motivated staff who will lead the NIS into the future through:
Establishing and using performance management schemes that encourage, recognize, and reward achievement, innovation, adaptability, and teamwork.
Establishing and using effective approaches to training and skills development, recruitment, and work practices that deliver merit and value diversity.
Identifying and promoting the development of those who will provide leadership within the NIS in the future.
5.2 Developing and using staff access to knowledge and a modern technological environment through:
Improving methods of capturing, sharing, organizing, and accessing knowledge and skills.
Implementing and capitalizing on computing, internet, and network technologies as enablers of innovation, productivity, and high performance.
5.3 Improving NIS and staff performance through:
Developing staff leadership and project management capabilities and promoting the widespread use of good leadership and project management practices.
Conducting regular reviews of NIS statistical activities and benchmarking NIS performance against leading statistical agencies in the Southeast Asian region.
Establishing NIS performance indicators in key areas and regularly monitoring results.
Ensuring that productivity improvements are captured to enable the NIS to expand its services.
5.4 Working collaboratively with other Royal Government statistical units and national statistical agencies and institutions, particularly in sharing innovative developments.
5.5 Embracing suggestions from key data users to help identify and generate major innovations in products and services provided by the NIS.
6. Trust and cooperation of NIS data providers
6.1 Maintaining good relationships with data providers through:
Explaining to data providers the value of information the NIS obtains from administrative data sources and collects directly from respondents for all levels of government and the community as a whole.
Ensuring that all NIS staff who deal with data providers are appropriately trained and behave professionally.
6.2 Developing and maintaining a good reputation for maintaining the confidentiality of data provided by NIS data providers through:
Ensuring a secure technical and physical environment for the capture and processing of data from data providers.
Promoting awareness among staff of the importance of maintaining data confidentiality.
6.3 Effectively managing the reporting burden of NIS censuses and surveys through:
Always testing collection forms and collection methods.
Ensuring that required data is available at a reasonable cost to our data providers.
Identifying and accessing alternative data sources where available, particularly using administrative data.
Developing and using efficient survey designs to minimize the reporting burden on our data providers.
Establishing and using the proposed statistical clearing house to eliminate unwanted or unnecessary statistical collection activities by the NIS and other government statistical units.
6.4 Taking full account of the cost of statistical demands on our data providers through:
Measuring and reporting on the load placed on businesses, government agencies, individuals, and households.
Taking steps to reduce costs for data providers in data collection decisions and collection design.
7. Recognition and strong support for the NIS among decision-makers and the community.
7.1 Improving NIS performance and credibility through effective leadership and management and ensuring that the work and outputs of the NIS are of high integrity.
7.2 Ensuring that the NIS has appropriate procedures for protecting the security of embargoed publications.
7.3 Promoting awareness of NIS achievements, mission, and vision through:
Using the media to promote awareness of the NIS and its achievements.
Ensuring that the Secretary of State in charge of statistics, the Minister of Planning, and other relevant ministers receive clear briefings on NIS achievements and NIS-related issues.
Providing effective and responsive service on ministerial correspondence and requests from parliamentarians.
Enabling NIS staff to engage with the media and ensuring that they have the necessary training.
Building and maintaining close and collaborative working relationships with senior management of other ministries and government institutions.
Promoting awareness of NIS achievements, mission, and vision through active participation in external forums.
Equipping and encouraging staff to explain the role and achievements of the NIS to the broader Cambodian and international community.