1. QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN NATIONAL STATISTICAL COMMITTEE OF BELARUS REPUBLIC  First Deputy Chairman of National Statistical Committee Kostevich Irina

2.  «As a rule the one who possesses better information succeeds in life » B.Disraeli (1804-1881)

3. THE OBJECTIVE OF BELORUSSIAN STATISTICS is to provide the users with high quality statistical information  Application of scientifically based methodology compliant with international rules and standards  Raising the quality of statistical process  Minimization of reporting load for the respondents  Extending the series of statistical annual books and specialized collected books, improvement of the structure and contents of statistical publications  Creation of highly professional, stable and optimally balanced personnel potential

4. QUALITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM 1.Internal audit 1.1. self-assessment 1.2. assessment by internal auditors 1.Internal audit 1.1. self-assessment 1.2. assessment by internal auditors 2.External audit 2.1. assessment of the respondent 2.2. assessment of the user

5. INTERNAL AUDIT – SELF-ASSESSMENT  June 2010 METHODS of statistical data quality assessment  October 2010 QUESTIONNAIRE on the statistical data quality assessment

6. METHODS OF QUALITY ASSESSMENT  Criteria of statistical data quality are established  Methodological approaches to receiving of the assessment of statistical data quality aimed at the stages of state statistics maintenance are established  Methodology of calculation of statistical data quality assessment is established (rating method)

7. QUALITY CRITERIA 1.integrity 2.demand 3.authenticity 4.accuracy 5.timeliness 6.accessibility 7.interpretability 8.conformity

8. INTEGRITY  Integrity is a scientifically based methodology and its steadfast compliance with the purpose of harmonization of state statistical activity with international standards and rules

9. DEMAND  Demand reflects the degree of need for the statistical data (i.e. how much the data serves the purpose for which they were generated, and whether they reached the user)

10. AUTHENTICITY  Degree of compliance with reality (adequacy, truthfulness, accuracy) of reflecting the economical, demographic, social and environmental phenomena and processes ongoing in the society

11. ACCURACY  Accuracy characterizes the degree of approximation of statistical indicators to their real values (as a rule in the random statistical survey)

12. TIMELINESS  Timeliness is the acceptable duration of the time period for the user from the survey to the moment of the publication issue

13. ACCESSIBILITY  Accessibility is the state of readiness of the data for official distribution, awareness of the users about the possibility and means of receiving of the required data

14. INTERPRETABILITY  Interpretability reflects the stringency of the used terminology, availability of additional information required for the adequate interpretation and use of the statistical data

15. CONFORMITY  Conformity reflects the degree of completeness of the statistical data and logical interrelation between the data of various surveys and administrative data. Conformed data are non-contradictory, comparable and can complete each other

16. PROCEDURE OF QUALITY ASSESSMENT  Filing out a questionnaire for each state statistical survey  Calculation of data quality by rating method of research  Analyses of the received data  Assessment and characteristics of the quality criteria accomplishment, recommendations for their improvement

17. Questionnaire- 78 questions are grouped together and correspond to 7 stages of state statistics maintenance: First stage: Decision on having a state statistical survey is taken Second stage: Planning of the state statistical survey Third stage: Preparation to the collection of primary statistical data 17 QUALITY CONTROL QUESTIONNAIRE

18. Fourth stage: introduction and processing of the primary statistical data Fifth stage: analyses of the criteria determining the quality of the issued consolidated statistical data 18 Sixth stage: Documenting, presenting and distribution of the consolidated statistical data Seventh stage: improvement of the state statistics maintenance

19. RATING METHOD  To calculate the rating assessment of the quality they apply the number of the given scores which represents the sum of the chosen variants of the answers to the question in the Questionnaire  The value of the question is assessed by a 5-score scale 0 – if the phenomenon is non-existent 5 (or summarized score) – if the phenomenon exists

20. SELF-ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY allows to:  Create a system of quality control at all stages of state statistics maintenance  Determine the level of quality of organization and conducting of all state statistical surveys  Reveal all possible imperfections and develop basic directions of improvement of the state statistics  Provide compliance with basic requirements presented to the quality of statistical data harmonized with international statistical practice  Provide improvement of quality of the statistical data

21. EXTERNAL AUDIT  Questioning of the respondents in all statistical surveys Dear respondent! In order to study the load of filling out the forms of state statistical reports please fill out the information about the time taken to fill out this form Time taken to fill out the form, hours (circle the required) Less than 1 1-22-44-88-40 More than 40 Thank you for information provided!

22. PRIORITY OBJECTIVE – 2012  To conduct random survey of the users of the official statistical information (calculation of the trust indexes)

23.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!