UGANDA BUREAU OF STATISTICS QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE DATA Challenges and Opportunities Presentation at the National Data Forum By James Muwonge Director, Socio-economic Surveys Uganda Bureau of Statistics November 2017 Uganda Bureau of Statistics ¤ Plot 9 Colville Street, Kampala Uganda ¤ Website: www.ubos.org Tel: +256(0)-41-4706000 ¤ E-mail: ubos@ubos.org 9/12/2018

Tel: +256(0)-41-4706000 ¤ E-mail: ubos@ubos.org OUTLINE The Role of UBOS The National Statistical System (NSS) Dimensions for quality assurance Administrative Data : Challenges and Opportunities Conclusion 9/12/2018 Uganda Bureau of Statistics ¤ Plot 9 Colville Street, Kampala Uganda ¤ Website: www.ubos.org Tel: +256(0)-41-4706000 ¤ E-mail: ubos@ubos.org

Tel: +256(0)-41-4706000 ¤ E-mail: ubos@ubos.org UBOS’s Role in the NSS UBOS plays a dual role in the development and maintenance of the National Statistical System (NSS): It is the principal agency responsible for collecting, processing, analyzing and disseminating official statistics; It is also responsible for coordinating, monitoring and supervising the National Statistical System. Uganda Bureau of Statistics ¤ Plot 9 Colville Street, Kampala Uganda ¤ Website: www.ubos.org Tel: +256(0)-41-4706000 ¤ E-mail: ubos@ubos.org

THE NATIONAL STATISTICS SYSTEM Data Users Data Suppliers Institutional Framework Data Producers Ministries, Departments & Agencies Policies, Principles, procedures, & Statistical production practices Research Training Institutions Households, Businesses, Individuals 9/12/2018

Administrative data: A key data source Data records were the main source of data in the pre-independence period They were cheaper and covered mainly economic statistics including; trade, prices (CPI) labour and agriculture Social statistics covering education mainly through schools and health (through health records at facilities) Registration system established to register companies, births, deaths marriages and divorce also produced administrative data UNHS 2016/2017

Quality Assurance dimensions We need to address the following dimensions: Institutional environment Relevance of the data Comparability and compatibility of data (coherence) Accuracy of the data Accessibility of data Interpretability Timeliness UNHS 2016/2017

Challenges with Administrative data Data usually incomplete, inadequately processed and disseminated to a very limited extent Inadequate capacity to produce quality data (financial, human and ICT infrastructure) Limited coordination within and among data producing units Limited documentation of procedures and processes UNHS 2016/2017

Challenges with Administrative data Within MDAs, there is limited or no internal mechanisms among data producing units to share information geared towards data quality improvement Dissemination of administrative data not regular UNHS 2016/2017

What opportunities exist The increasing demand for more frequent data Sector Strategic Plans for Statistics Statistical Committees to handle subject specific sectors (e.g. Agriculture, Health ,Education, Employment, etc.) Annual reporting of government performance provides an opportunity to better organise admin data Support towards Statistics exists (from Govt and DPs) Technology to facilitate the production and dissemination of administrative data UNHS 2016/2017

What opportunities cont’d The legal framework conducive with a possibility for a review Rules to guide survey implementation in the offing The Coordination Directorate at UBOS Regional Economic Communities (RECs) statistical requirements good for administrative data Creation of Statistical Audit committees: for self assessment and reflection UNHS 2016/2017

Looking ahead “What steam was to the 19th century, and oil has been to the 20th century, data is to the 21st. It is the driver to prosperity, the revolutionary resource that is transforming the nature of social and economic activity, the capability that differentiates successful from unsuccessful societies”- Royal Statistical Society

Tel: +256(0)-41-4706000 ¤ E-mail: ubos@ubos.org Conclusion The ever increasing demand for data and information requires producers to improve on the quantity and quality of all available data if we are to contribute towards the transformation of society Uganda Bureau of Statistics ¤ Plot 9 Colville Street, Kampala Uganda ¤ Website: www.ubos.org Tel: +256(0)-41-4706000 ¤ E-mail: ubos@ubos.org

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