1. High Level Forum for Long term development on SNA 17 – 18 Nov. 2008
Justification, criteria, implementability
considerations for revisions
Developing country perspective by
Department of Statistics, Malaysia

2. Justification
To simplify the explanation especially for basic stage compiler e.g. FISIM
To cater for new development in economic activity and market
outsourcing and process by inter-country
enhancement by specific new products e.g. TSA
Capital stock and treatment for interest
Meet the understanding and usability in participating country, specifically the developing

3. Justification (Con’t.)
Boost the moral of compilers
Meeting new requirements
GDP , IO Tables at provincial level- treatment for import and export.
Increasing use of administrative data –
how to influence the potential data providers in the manuals
Public and private and in-between

4. Criteria Implementable regularly
Comparable with the developed countries at least at minimum level.
Meet the minimum adequacy of SNA – audit by UN org.
Availability of personals with knowledge on SNA
With minimum years of experience
Regular review on validity and acceptability

5. Criteria (con’t.)
Provides beneficial perspectives/ product s to stake-holder or planners
Business accounting vs national accounting- should be in tandem
emphasize the regularity body to coordinate between NSO and data providers- OGAs, businesses and industries
Impact on cost of compiling
input data and system

6. Implementability consideration for revision
Review the practice of developing countries
At what level of specificity-the milestone achieved
Opportunity for expansion
Asses the capability
manpower
input
regularity
Resources for facilitating the countries
Workshop and course, attachments, budget

7. For Your Kind Attention From Omi Kelsom Elias
THANK YOU
For Your Kind Attention
From
Omi Kelsom Elias