Agency on Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan

1. Agency on Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan Development of Kazakhstani statistics 8th National Focal Points on Economic Research and Statistics Meeting (NFPM) 21-22 April 2011, Baku, Azerbaijan

2. Strategy of state statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan maximum satisfaction of user needs with an aim to provide statistical information about the strategic objectives of development creating the conditions for the growth of Kazakhstan competitiveness capacity building and successful interaction with the world's national statistical services of other countries

3. Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan «On state statistics» Innovations in the Law • Introduction of "administrative data, administrative sources“ concepts • Determination of state statistics bodies • Provision of an access to administrative dataforan authorizedbody • Provision of confidentiality • Fixation of the norm that statistical classifiers are binding for the statistical activities • Ensuring the independence of an authorized body

4. Strategic Plan of the Agency for 2010-2014 Basic guidelines: Improvement of statistical methodology and statistical tools Improvement of work with respondents Improvement of work with statistical information users Improvement of the efficiency of the state statistics system Obtainment of international experience in the field of statistical activities

5. Enhancement of statistical methodology • Introduction of a new international standard "SNA 2008"; • Improvement of comparability between different calculations within the • system of national accounting; • Transition to more detailed calculations of input-output balance On macroeconomic statistics • New indicators in accordance with the questionnaires of the International Telecommunication Union and the Regional Commonwealth of Communications are included; On communication statistics • Methodical recommendations on the formation of tourism statistics indicators are developed in accordance with international recommendations of the 2008 World Tourism Organization On service statistics • Completely new method on formation of 36 environment statistics • key indicators was developed and approved On environment statistics • Use of the space monitoring resultsis planned, to be conducted by the JSC “National Center of Space Research and Technology" which includes assessment of cultivated areas, remote diagnostics of spring crops condition, yield prediction and monitoring of the harvesting dynamics On agricultural statistics • In 2010 a tripartite Memorandum of Understandingon “Multi-Indicator Cluster Survey” Round 4 between the Agency, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) was signed On socio-demographic statistics

6. Results of 2009 population census • Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan; • Ethnic composition, confessionandlanguage proficiency; • Migration of population; • Education; • Households; • Population employment; • Income and population means of living • Marriage and family; • Men and Women; • Women; • Elderly population; • Youth; • Children; • Housing characteristics of the population; • City portrait; • Portrait of the village 16 case series of publications on census

7. New Project Cooperation with the World Bank Basis: GlobalAssessment of theStatisticalSystemof Kazakhstan (UnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope & EconomicandSocialCommissionForAsiaandthePacific, 2007-2008) Purpose: "ImprovetheStatisticalSystem of Kazakhstan to provide userswithqualitativestatisticalinformationinaccordancewithinternationalmethodologyandbestpractice " Financing mechanism: Financing mechanism: World Bank investment loan in the amount of 20 million US dollars co-financing from the Government of Kazakhstan in the amount of about 3 million US dollars. Time of realization: 5 years (2012-2016)

8. Goals Improvement of institutional environment and statistical systemfunctioningImprovementof information-communication systems and physical infrastructureImprovement of staffingImprovement of statistical infrastructure, standards and methodologyImprovement of relationships between users, respondents and statistical bodies

9. Innovation processes in Kazakhstani statistics

10. Investment – innovation project «e-Statistics» Purpose Creation of a unified statistics database; G O A L S Innovativeapproachforautomationprocesses of collection,processinganddistributionofstatisticalinformation Creation of mechanismsforcollaborationand integrationwithinformationsystemsofstatebodies; Quality improvement of statistical information; Providing respondents with analternative optionoffillingoutthestatisticalformson-line, usingweb-technology; Providingwiderangeofuserswithofficial statisticalinformation.

11. Architecture of IIS «Е-statistics»

12. IS Interaction and integration with state bodies 2010 2011

13. www.stat.gov.kz News and press-releases Internet resource of the Agency presents reliable and updated information for users Plan of press-releases Archive of news and Press-releases

14. www.stat.gov.kz Starting from 2010 an archive of statistical publications since 1998 is posted on the Internet resource and available to all users.

15. Information-analytical system- new approach to reporting statistical information 100 key indicators of the country’s development

16. Types of information presentation in information-analytical system chart GRAPH table map Astana, 2011

17. On-line data collection before after - Use ofweb-technologies Electronic digital signature • use of digital signature • elimination of administrative barriers • reduction of financial, labor and time costs of an enterprise • reduction of the risk of errors in data entry

18. On-line data collection Goal: implementation of all statistical reporting forms

19. Benefits and advantages of “E-statistics” IIS

20. Thank you for attention! Contact information Agency on Statisticsof the Republic of Kazakhstan 010000, Astana, House of Ministries, 4 entry. www.stat.gov.kz statistika@stat.kz