1. ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) ASEANstats Regional Workshop on Strategic Statistical Planning 28 November 2012

2. Outline Evolution of AHSOM to ACSS Committee ACSS Committee Legal framework, organisation, functions, reporting Enabling Mechanisms of the ACSS Challenges facing ACSS

3. Evolution of the AHSOM into the ACSS Committee 1997: Establishment of ASEAN Heads of Statistical Offices Meeting (AHSOM) AHSOM 1 (1997)- agreed to establish an ASEAN Primary Database, endorsed the formulation of an ASEAN Plan of Action in Statistics, recommended the establishment of a statistics unit at the ASEAN Secretariat (2000). AHSOM 2 (1999) – discussed the early drafts of the ASEAN Framework of Cooperation in Statistics (AFCS), ASEAN Statistical Indicators (ASI)

4. Evolution of the AHSOM into the ACSS Committee AHSOM 3 (2000) – adopted the AFCS and Plan of Action in Statistics AHSOM 4 (2002) – endorsed the ASI, agreed to set up the Task Forces on the harmonization of statistical classifications, harmonization of SITS, and poverty statistics AHSOM 5 (2004) – drafted the statistics section in the Vientianne Action Programme.

5. Evolution of the AHSOM into the ACSS Committee AHSOM 6 (2005) – agreed to provide statistical support to the ASEAN Baseline Report, endorsed the Task Force on Statistical Classification, agreed to support the publication of the ASEAN Statistical Yearbook, endorsed project plan on the harmonization of trade in goods and services indicators

6. Evolution of the AHSOM into the ACSS Committee AHSOM 7(2006) – endorsed the ASEAN Commodity Industrial Classification (ACIC) -Endorsed workplans/creation of TFIMTS, TFSITS -Agreed to institutionalize ASEAN Statistical Yearbook -Agreed to report to ASEAN Leaders through the ASEAN Senior Economic Officials & Ministers Meeting (SEOM) -Endorsed the ASEAN Community Progress Monitoring System and ASI Expansion projects

7. Evolution of the AHSOM into the ACSS Committee AHSOM 8 (2007) – endorsed the preparation of a regional strategic plan on ASEAN statistics -Recommended ACPMS to serve as the main coordinating mechanism -Agreed to expand ASI

8. Evolution of the AHSOM into the ACSS Committee AHSOM 9 (2008) - Adopted the Broad Framework for the Development of ASEAN statistics -Endorsed the strategic planning process and creation of a task force toward the regional strategic plan -Preparation of a regional strategic plan on ASEAN statistics -Recommended ACPMS to serve as the main coordinating mechanism -Created the Working Group on Data Sharing, Dissemination and Analysis (WGDSA)

9. Evolution of the AHSOM into the ACSS Committee AHSOM 10 (2010 January) -Agreed in principle the draft ACFS, including the rationale, objectives, scope, broad areas of cooperation and strategies. -Recognized the need to strengthen the ASEANstats -Recognized the need to strengthen the institutional capacity of NSOs. -Strongly advocated for concrete mandate to integrate NSOs in the ASEAN process

10. Evolution of the AHSOM into the ACSS Committee AHSOM 11 (2010 December) -Agreed to finalize the Broad Framework foe the Sustainable Development of Statistics -Endorsed the AWP3, the EASCAB Programme on the harmonization of IMTS, SITS, FDIS -Endorsed the Data Transmission Protocol

11. ●2007: ASEAN Charter was adopted – gave rise to new demands on national and regional statistics ●2010: the AFCS 2010-2015 was adopted by the AHSOM and acknowledged by the ASEAN Leaders at the 17 th ASEAN Summit in October 2010. ●2011: First Session of the ACSS Committee was held on 2-3 November 2011; and the ACSS Committee were launched on 4 November 2011 Evolution of the AHSOM into the ACSS Committee

12. ACSS Committee ●AFCS 2010-2015 ●Defines the Statistical System of ASEAN ●Called for the establishment of an ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) by 2015 ●Called for the establishment of an ACSS Committee in 2011 ●AEM endorsement of the ACSS Committee ToRs ●August 2011 Legal Frameworks

13. Stronger Mandate: ●the highest regional policy-making and coordinating body on statistical matters in the ASEAN region ACSS Committee

14.  Strategic Plan for the development of ASEAN statistics  Annual Work Plan on ASEAN statistics  Statistical policies on confidentiality  Measures related to the 3 pillars of the ASEAN Community and ASEAN Secretariat  Issues arising from the establishment or implementation of statistical programmes ACSS Committee Mandate: Shall be consulted on:

15. The Functions Formulate statistical policies Promote improvement of statistical infrastructure and facilitate institutional capacity building Ensure supply of timely and comparable ASEAN statistics Promote and maintain an efficient statistical system Monitor and evaluate progress of the implementation of statistical policies, plans and programmes Establish and enhance institutional linkages with other international statistical bodies ACSS Committee

16. Organisation  Consists of Chief Statisticians or Heads of National Statistical Offices of all AMSs and Head of ASEANstats of the ASEC  A ‘Bureau’ within the ACSS Sub-Committee  Chaired on a rotating basis (alphabetical order), with ACSS Committee Chairmanship to follow that of ASEAN Chairmanship.  Meet once a year ACSS Committee

17. Reporting structure Support Coordination Report ACSS Committee

18. ●National focal point ●Coordinator of statistical development and harmonisation ●Coordinator of statistical provision to the ASEC Stronger Mandate NSOs:

19. ●Member of the ACSS Committee ●Regional focal point ●Link between ACSS Committee, ASEAN bodies and international statistical organisations ●Technical arm of the ACSS Committee ●Secretarial function Stronger Mandate ASEANstats:

20. ●Strategic Plan 2011-2015 ●Multi-Year Action Plan (MYP) and AWP ●Rules of Procedure ●Sub-Committee, TFs and WGs ●ACSS Code of Practice ●Being developed:  Monitoring tools for Statistical Cooperation and Quality  User-Produce Forum Enabling Mechanisms Under the ACSS

21. ●Varying levels of statistical developments ●Resource constraints at ASEANstats and most AMSs ●Statistical capacity at the ASEANstats and most AMSs ●Rapid developments of statistical concept, methodology and standard at international level ●Coordination among data producing agencies at national level ●Coordination at the regional and ASEC levels ●Political support and commitment for greater investment in statistics Major Challenges

22. Email: stats@asean.orgstats@asean.org Website: www.asean.org/aseanstats