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88th DGINS
The future of the European
Statistical System
Palermo, Italy
Palazzo dei Normanni
September 2002
19th-20th
The Italian Statistical System
88th DGINS
The future of the European
Statistical System
First part:
The National Statistical System
SISTAN
Milestones in Official Statistics
1861
Division of General Statistics within the
Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Internal Trade
1926
Central Institute for Statistics of the Kingdom of Italy
1989
Legislative Decree 322 (Statistical Act):
• National Statistical System - Sistan
• National Institute of Statistics - Istat
Sistan
L.D.
322/1989
objective
To regulate the activities carried out by public statistical
bodies and agencies for the collection, compilation,
analysis, dissemination and storage of data
Mission
To ensure uniform policy, homogeneous
organisation and rationalised information flows
at central and local levels
To provide Italian and international bodies with official
statistical information
Focus on:
Structure
A decentralised system
Main Actors
• National Statistical Institute – Istat
• Statistical offices of central and local
government administrations
• Other bodies and organisations dealing
with statistical information
Organisational structure
Committee for Directing and Co–ordinating
Statistical Information (COMSTAT)
Commission for
Guaranteeing Statistical
Information (CGIS)
Ruling bodies
COMMITTEE FOR DIRECTING AND CO-ORDINATING STATISTICAL
INFORMATION - COMSTAT
Addresses and co–ordinates central
and local statistical offices
Deliberates on the National Statistical
Programme
The National Statistical Programme
Is a three–year programme, annually updated
Drawn up by Istat upon decision of the Committee
for Directing and Co-ordinating Statistical
Information; supervised by the Commission
for Guaranteeing Statistical Information
and Authority for Privacy; comes into force
with a Prime Minister’s Decree
Defines the statistical surveys of public interest
to be assigned to the National Statistical System
and identifies their objectives
Ruling bodies
COMMISSION FOR GUARANTEEING STATISTICAL INFORMATION - CGIS
Supervises impartiality and completeness
of statistical information
Safeguards confidentiality
of the data collected
Controls the quality of statistical
methodologies and techniques
Supervises compliance of data collections
with EU and international recommendations
Strengths (set)
Coherency
Non-state-run
national system
Statistical culture
inside the Public
Administration
Functionality with
reference to
National Statistical Network of operators,
Quality Groups,
Programme
cohesion-oriented
initiatives
Weaknesses (assessed)
Not complete
exploitation of
administrative
sources
Difficulty of
interaction
between
statistical and
other offices
Not well-rooted
network attitude
Uneven
development of
Information Systems
Weak production
of statistics
for territorial needs
A vision for the future
Strengthening of the system identity
Development of statistical culture and consent
Quality improvement
Internal and external authoritativeness
Economies of scale
88th DGINS
The future of the European
Statistical System
Second part:
National Statistical Institute
Istat
Istat
Istat is the core of public statistical
information supply
Its role is supported by:
• long-term strategic vision
• ability to integrate information into a system
The mission
To supply quality information
to interpret social, economic,
environmental phenomena and
their dynamics, and to guarantee
the compliance with the principles
of independence, impartiality,
reliability and transparency
The vision
Improving user-oriented quality
Promoting information systems
Growing the statistical function at the international level
Growing the statistical function at the national level
Improving Istat’s organisation
Council
 International relations
Board of Auditors
 Communication and press
President
Directorate General
 Directorate for Budget,
Organisational structure
Direct Collaboration Offices
 Cabinet
Accounting and Treasury
SISTAN Central Secretariat Department
 Directorate for Regional Offices Co-ordination
Economic Statistics Department
 Directorate for Structural Statistics
 Directorate for Short-Term Statistics
 Directorate for Archives and Censuses of Economic Units
Social Statistics Department
 Directorate for Population Censuses and Territory
 Directorate for Surveys on Social Institutions
 Directorate for Surveys on Living Conditions and Quality of Life
Integration and Technical Standards Department
 Directorate for National Accounts
 Directorate for Information Technology and Telecommunications
 Directorate for Dissemination of Statistical Information and Culture
Personnel and Administration Department
 Directorate for Personnel and General Services
 Directorate for Contracts and Assets
Evaluation and
Strategic Control
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Number of Regional Offices: 18
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Total staff: 313
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Basic principles of organisation
Separation between ruling and managing
responsibilities
Departments autonomy and decentralised functions
(administrative, IT, methodological, dissemination)
Integration between departments and promotion
of technical standards
Strategic planning and control
Ruling bodies
PRESIDENT
Is Istat’s legal representative, is responsible for technical
and scientific co-ordination and for institutional
relationships at national and international level
COUNCIL
Plans, directs and evaluates Istat’s activity
BOARD OF AUDITORS
Checks the validity of administrative and accounting
activities
Presidency
President
Direct Collaboration
Evaluation and
Offices
Strategic Control
Cabinet
International Relations
Communication and Press
Directorate General
Director General
Directorate for Budget,
Accounting and Treasury
Administrative
Co-ordination
Organisational Innovation
and Internal Auditing
Personnel and Administration
Department
Personnel and Administration
Department
Directorate for Personnel
and General Services
Directorate for Contracts
and Assets
Sistan
Central Secretariat Department
Sistan Central Secretariat
Department
Directorate for Regional
Offices Co–ordination
National Statistical
System Development
National Statistical
Programme
Economic Statistics Department
Economic Statistics
Department
Directorate for
Structural Statistics
Directorate for
Short–Term Statistic
Directorate for Archives
and Censuses
of Economic Units
Social Statistics Department
Social Statistics
Department
Co–ordination
and Integration
Directorate for
Population Censuses
and Territory
Directorate for
Surveys on Living
Conditions and
Quality of Life
Directorate for
Surveys on
Social Institutions
Integration and Technical
Standards Department
Integration and Technical
Standards Department
Co–ordination,
Integration and Quality
Methodology for
Statistical Production
Directorate for
Dissemination of
Statistical Information
and Culture
Directorate for
Information
Technology and
Telecommunication
Directorate for
National Accounts
Key figures on personnel
Gender
Male
45%
Female
55%
Educational
level
1138
1147
Total staff: 2663
378
University
graduates
high school
leavers
other
Key figures on personnel
Type of
employment
Temporary staff
16%
Permanent staff
84%
275
Level III
Vocational
profile
50
Total staff: 2663
Level I
70
Level II
Researchers
217
Other servants
10%
Level III
Officers
27%
77
30
Level II
Level I
Technical staff
Clerical staff
63%
Training Policy
USERS
• Istat’s and Sistan’s employees
(Directors, Executives and other Civil Servants)
MAIN TOPICS
• Statistics
• Technology for statistics
• Management
AIMS
•To learn how to use statistical data for decision-making purposes
•To correctly understand and analyse data
•To collect, enter and process data
METHODS
•To identify needs through highlighting the professional identity
Financial and operational
management
Funding sources
State funds (92%)
Grants by European Commission, other national
or international entities (4,5%)
Revenue from selling data and publications (3,5%)
International
organisations
4,5%
State funds
92%
Sales of data
3,5%
Expenditure (year 2001)
ITEMS
Personnel
Goods and services
Data collection and dissemination
Durable goods
Other
Total (censuses not included)
Population and economic activities censuses
Data collection and
dissemination
13%
Goods and services
17%
Durable goods
1%
Million Euro
97,00
25,00
19,00
2,00
7,00
150,00
155,00
Other
5%
Personnel
64%
ITEMS
Expenditure (1997-2001)
Personnel
Goods and services
Data collection-Dissemination
Durable goods
Other
Total
Total (Million Euro) - censuses not included
Percentage values per year
1998
1999
58,2
55,2
15,7
16,6
20,2
20,6
1,5
3,4
4,4
4,2
100,0
100,0
145,00
161,00
1997
60,0
15,8
13,0
1,0
10,2
100,0
135,00
Agriculture census
Population and economic activities censuses
2000
55,8
18,4
12,3
9,2
4,3
100,0
168,00
100,00
2001
64,8
16,4
12,9
1,2
4,7
100,0
150,00
155,00
320,00
Personnel
280,00
Goods and
services
240,00
200,00
Data collectionDissemination
160,00
Durable goods
120,00
80,00
Other
40,00
Total (Million Euro)
0,00
Censuses included
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Istat’s activity
Almost half of the production deals with economic information
The importance of social statistics is growing: new surveys
on households, citizens and institutions are foreseen
The value of integration is recognised and pursued
Innovation in survey techniques is promoted
Growth of Istat’s role as supplier of statistical information for public institutions
Planned projects
per area
Year 2002
Environmental
Censuses
Statistics
Methodology 3%
5%
4%
Health
Statistics
4%
Economic
Statistics
45%
Demographic
Statistics
5%
Social
Statistics
34%
Planning
Guidelines defined by the Council
Strategic objectives
Projects and activities
Internal
auditing
Evaluation and
strategic control
Operational
programme
and budgeting
Future perspectives for Istat and Sistan
Integration of Information Systems
Dissemination of statistical culture, especially for Public
Administration’s staff, through ad-hoc widespread tools
and training
Enhancement of e-statistics: a growing use of Internet for data
collection and dissemination
Users’ empowerment: development of greater access to data,
particularly inside Sistan and for research purposes
Increase in territorial statistics for regional and local policy