Welcome to the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia! Meeting with the Members of Estonian Business Chamber 14/05/2008

Statistics of Latvia 2008 The Central Statistical Bureau coordinates: the flow of all statistical information on the state level mutual harmonization of statistical indicators to be included in state registers and other information systems activities of ministries and other central and local institutions in the field of statistics

Data Collections and Processing Centres i Ventspils rajons i Talsu rajons RĪGA ℂ Kuldīgas rajons i Liepājas rajons i Tukuma rajons ℂ Rīgas rajons i Limbažu rajons Valmieras Rajons ℂ i Valkas rajons i Bauskas rajons i Aizkraukles rajons i Jēkabpils rajons i Krāslavas rajons i Ludzas rajons ℂ Preiļu rajons i Madonas rajons i Gulbenes rajons i Alūksnes rajons i Balvu rajons i Rēzeknes rajons i Jelgavas rajons i Daugavpils rajons Statistics of Latvia 2008

The existing levels of organisation of the CSB central office Department Indepemdent division 1 st level 2 st level Section Group Conventional level Statistics of Latvia 2008

Organisational structure PRESIDENT Vice President Social statistics Department Business statistics Department Agricultural and environment statistics Department Information, publishing and printing Department President's office Legal Division Mathematical support Division Statistical Methodology and Organization Division Price statistics Department Internal Audit Division Personnel management Division EU affairs coordination Division Macroeconomic statistics Department Department of Statistical Scientifical Research Informatics Department Administrative Department Data Collection and Processing Centres Statistics of Latvia 2008

Distribution of resources Thsd LsPlan Subsidy from general income Foreign financial aid in the revenue of the institution Revenue from market services and other own revenue Statistics of Latvia 2008

Distribution of resources (thsd Ls) Statistics of Latvia 2008

Expenditure structure thsd LsPlan Capital expenditures Goods and services Wages andsalaries Statistics of Latvia 2008

Expenditure structure (thsd Ls) Statistics of Latvia 2008

The number of employees in May 2008 The CSB has 632 positions, which are divided by statue  civil servants  contracted employees – 383, of which interviewers employees perform functions of technical personnel and 11 employees are engaged for the time of implementing foreign projects About 26% of employees work in regions Statistics of Latvia 2008

The National Programme of Statistical Information includes all official statistical information and it formulates:  contents of the statistical information  data source  periodicity  the method of obtaining aggregated data  available aggregates of statistical data production Statistics of Latvia 2008

Process of working out the National Programme of Statistical Information The following steps (rounds): preliminary inquiry on the possible changes, additions:  data producers (other government institutions)  main data users  social partners draft Programme to be discussed in the public, which is prepared to be submitted for the approval by the Cabinet of Ministers approved in the Cabinet of Ministers annually in October-November Statistics of Latvia 2008

Activities in the field of human resources management (strategy of human resources development) Regular assessment of the results of employees’ work Finding out and planning of training needs Regular informative workshops for new employees (at least twice a year) Regular satisfaction surveys of employees Description of competences enumerating professional and personal skills necessary for the performance of one’s professional duties Statistics of Latvia 2008

Main tasks in 2008 Introduction of NACE Rev.2 classification Improvement of information and communication technologies in enterprises and households statistics Preparations for current Population and Housing and Agricultural censuses Improvement of international comparability of migration statistics Improvement of tourism statistics after joining the Labour market forecastingSchengen zone Statistics of Latvia 2008

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