Dr. Abdul Rahman Hasan Department of Statistics, Malaysia abrahmanh@stats.my

1. QATARSTATISTICS DAY FORUM Statistics and Development in Qatar - Data Challenges Role of Official Statistics in Supporting Development Plans: A Case Study of Malaysia • Dr. Abdul Rahman Hasan • Department of Statistics, Malaysia • abrahmanh@stats.gov.my • Four Seasons’ Hotel, Doha Qatar • 10 December 2013 / 7 Safar 1435H

2. OUTLINE • OVERVIEW: DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA 1 • PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT & CURRENT STRATEGY 2 • POLICY FORMULATION & DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 3 • HOW DOSM FULFILLS ITS ROLE 4 • SCENARIO OF MALAYSIA’S SOCIO-ECONOMY 5 • CHALLENGES AND MOVING FORWARD 6 • CONCLUSION 7

3. OVERVIEW DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA (DOSM)

4. BACKGROUND OF DOSM

5. STATISTICS ATTRIBUTES FOR DEVELOPMENT PLANNING • Anticipate the need for detailed statistics /small area /sub-national statistics; • Relevance; • Fit for the purpose: Malaysia’s multicultural society needs more refined statistics (granular); and • Adopts the best practices & sound methodologies. • Ultimately, credible statistics drives government policies for people’s well-being

6. PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT AND CURRENT STRATEGIC PLANNING

7. MALAYSIA’S ECONOMIC PROGRESS

8. SNAPSHOT MALAYSIA’S ECONOMIC POLICIES Vision 2020 Comprehensive development National Vision Policy (NVP) Increase integrity and competitiveness, 2001-2010 National Development Policy (NDP) Balanced development,1991-2000 (develop unite and fair community) New Economic Policy (NEP) Growth with equity, 1971-90 (Eradicate poverty & reorganise society) • Opened economy/exports • Economy development and rural development Pra-NEP, 1957-70

9. MALAYSIA’S VISION 2020 VISION 2020 1 Malaysia People First, Performance Now Government Transformation Programme (GTP) Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) April 2009 January 2010 March 2010

10. POLICY FORMULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

11. MALAYSIA’S DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ECONOMIC STABILITY To strengthened the public sector Encouraging investment climate To speed up industrial and services development Increasing Productivity and competitiveness Knowledge Based Economy ECONOMIC MACRO STRATEGY Higher economic growth Lower inflation rate Lower unemployment rate Sustainability development

12. STRUCTURE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC POLICY FORMULATION PROCESS PARLIAMENT PEMANDU Cabinet Ministers National Development Council National Economic Action Council, National Economic Negotiation Council National Implementation Council Draft Policy National Development Planning Committee Main User Committee (MUC) Implementation & Coordination Unit Draft Secretariat Economic Planning Unit Dialogues with Private Sector General Framework Plan Inter Agency Planning Group (IAPG) Plan Circulars Dialogue/Meeting Circulars Ministries and Federal Agencies (including DOSM) Plan Private Sector State Governments

13. HOW DOSM FULFILL ITS ROLE

14. MAIN USER COMMITTEE Term of Reference: • Identify and define statistical priorities and requirements in line with national planning; • Coordinate, at the technical level, the collection and dissemination of statistics by government agencies in order to ensure, among others; • i. The efficient and effective utilisation of available resources; • The use of standard concepts, definitions and classifications; • The use of appropriate and effective methods in the collection and production of statistics; and • The production of integrity, reliable and timely data; • Set up Technical Working Groups for specific statistical activities where applicable; and • Meetings will be held minimum two times a year. Committee Members: • Chairman: Director General, Economic Planning Unit • Chief Statistician Malaysia and representatives from Ministry of Finance; Bank Negara • Malaysia; Ministry of International Trade and Industry; Malaysia Administrative • Modernisation and Management Planning Unit; Performance Management Development • Unit; Ministry of Human Resources; Inland Revenue Board; Companies Commission of • Malaysia; Malaysia Productivity Corporation; • Secretariat: Department of Statistics Malaysia and Economic Planning Unit. • Ultimately, credible statistics drives government policies for people’s well-being

15. KEY COMPILATIONS / STATISTICS 101 1,025,845 70 7,479,385 9

16. SOURCES AND SCOPE OF DATA PRIMARY SOCIAL & DEMOGRAPHIC LFS, HIS, HES, Migration, Domestic Tourism, Informal Sector, Salaries & Wages, Environment, Integrity Survey, Literacy, ICT Consumption, Population & Housing Census, etc ECONOMIC Agriculture, Manufacturing, Services, Construction, Mining, Prices (CPI, PPI, SPI), Environment and ITS, etc SECONDARY International Trade - Royal Malaysia Customs Department Balance of Payments - BNM/Dept. of Immigration Tourism - Tourism Malaysia Vital Statistics - National Registration Department Education - Ministry of Education Health - Ministry of Health Other social issues - Various OGAs Others - Various Sources (Accountant General, etc)

17. SOURCES AND SCOPE OF DATA(cont’d) ECONOMIC STATISTICS - EXAMPLES • Consumer Price Index • National Accounts • Balance of Payment • External Trade • Producer Price Index • Employment • Capital Stock • Input-Output Table • Regional IO • Economic Indicators: Leading, Coincidence & Lagging Indexes • External Trade Indices • Social Accounting Matrix • System Economic Environment Accounts • ITS Report • Inwards & Outwards FAT • International Investment Position • State GDP • External Trade Statistics • Supply and Utilization Accounts Selected Agricultural Commodities • TSA • ICT SA • Gross Fixed Capital Formation • Index of Industrial Production • Distribution & Use of Income Accounts and Capital Account • Index of Distributive Trade • SME

18. SOURCES AND SCOPE OF DATA(cont’d) SOCIAL STATISTICS - EXAMPLES • Household Expenditure • Environment • Health • Education • Housing • ICT Usage • Domestic Tourism • Other Social Statistics • Population • Vital Statistics • LabourMarket • Migration • Wages & Salary • Informal Sector • Household Income • Poverty • MDGs

19. DOSM CONTINUES TO EVOLVE Formulate strategic plans that identify focus areas and strategies in tandem with developments plans • Area of focus include identification, collection and compilation of priority data for; • Economic development; • Evaluations and monitoring of New Economics Policy; and • Manpower planning • Strategies are flexible and in line with the 10th Malaysia Plan and main thrusts of national vision and “1 Malaysia – People First, Performance Now” concept; and • Take into account globalisation, economic liberalisaton, Economic Transformation Programme and Government Transformation Programme. The first Strategic Plan (SP) 1988-1993 SP 2010-2014

20. PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS In relation to the strategic plan, DOSM continuously strengthen its roles as a Producer of National Statistics for planning and development of the country. Current progress and achievements are: 7 5 1 Adoption of best practices and methodologies Strengthening of competent human capital & innovation Compilation of new statistics (Index of Services, Satellite Accounts); to fulfill needs of ETP/GTP & Government new policies Statistical advice service (Technical Working Group) E-Survey, CATI & PDA 8 Enhanced role/network internationally Integrated Households & Establisments Frame System Expertise service (local & oversea) Geospatial Set-up Statiscal Training Institute ASEAN Statistics National Enterprise-Wide Statistical Systems (NEWSS) 6 Economic & Social Commission For Asia and The Pacific (ESCAP) Strengthening statistical dissemination 2 Adoption of latest technology, Data Tapping and Data Mining Statistical, Economic And Social Research & Training For Islamic Countries (SESRIC) Portal / e-Services - free download - databased (MysIDC, PQI, METSS) 3 Development of Data Warehouse United Nation Statistics Division (UNSD) Engagement with respondents/users 4 Continuously research on statistical analysis; Journal of Dept. Statistics Others (International Agency, NSO, Attachment Programme etc.)

21. CORE VALUES Customers’ Satisfaction Core Values

22. SCENARIO OF MALAYSIA’S SOCIO-ECONOMY

23. POPULATION (‘000)

24. LIFE EXPECTANCY 2012 72.3 2011 72.0 77.2 2010 71.7 77.1 2000 70.0 76.8 1990 68.9 74.7 1980 66.4 73.5 1970 61.6 70.5 65.6

25. GDP SHARE BY INDUSTRY

26. INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE Merchandise Trade Malaysia with ROW, 1980-2012 Subprime mortgage crisis in US

27. EMPLOYMENT

28. PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS BY INCOME CLASS

29. CHALLENGES & MOVING FORWARD

30. CHALLENGES AND MOVING FORWARD Riding the big data wave Increasing cost & difficulty of acquiring data New competitors & changing expectations Competition for skilled resources Reducing budget Rapid changes in the environment

31. CONCLUSION

32. CONCLUSION Effective policy for development planning and implementation requires reliable statistics. Thus, the role of NSO is paramount in producing relevant statistics that is timely and of high quality. • Ultimately, credible statistics drives government policies for people’s well-being

34. Ultimately, credible statistics drives government policies for people’s well-being TERIMA KASIH Thank You www.statistics.gov.my