Peer review in the Republic of Macedonia Tatjana Mitevska Head of Department for International Cooperation and European Intergration State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia

Content Foundations and goals of the Peer Review Preparation Control documents Training and cooperation with ONAs Assessment process Next activities

Foundations and goals of the Peer Review Assessment of compliance with the European Statistics Code of Practice; Strengthening of the capacity to produce high quality statistics; Identify areas where further improvement is needed; Improve the transparency and credibility of the statistical system; Highlight the innovative practices in the European Statistical System;

Foundations and goals of the Peer Review The basis of evaluation is the European Statistics Code of Practice; Second Peer Review of the State Statistical Office; Assessment of the statistical system as a whole; It encompasses all 15 principles of the Code of Practice on European Statistics.

Preparation Working Group; Filling in the compliance questionnaire; Filling in the questionnaire for the coordinating role of the SSO; Preparation of required documents; Preparation for the mission assessment

Control documents Programme of Statistical Surveys Strategy of SSO Dissemination Policy Quality Policy Policy of Statistical Confidentiality Communication Strategy Metadata Strategy Dissemination Strategy Statistical Data Revision Policy

Training and cooperation with ONAs Filling in simplified self-assessment questionnaire; Meetings and trainings with ONAs; Continuous support by the SSO in the preparatory process; Coordination between SSO and ONAs concerning the progress of NSS compared to the previous Peer Review.

Review process Duration - 4 days Evaluators (2 independent experts) Representative from Eurostat Observers from other NSI

Review process Participants from SSO Top management Coordination team Junior staff Thematic Working Groups

Review process Other participants ONAs (including NBRM and MF) Main data users Main data providers Statistical Council

Review process Final meeting with the management Coordination of the evaluators and the management Discussing the conclusions and mapping of the areas for recommendations and improvement

Next activities Peer Review report Action plan defined in accordance with recommendations received and with proper timetable Continuous monitoring of the realization of the action plan

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