1. 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

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

3. 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;

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

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

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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Thank you for your attention