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Fundamental Principles for
Official Statistics – Threats and
Responses
Some Observations
Brian Pink
Australian Statistician
RELEVANCE
Adapting More Quickly To Change in the 21st C
• International Statistical frameworks, standards and
classifications and the flow through to National Statistical
frameworks etc
• NSO and others collection activities based on these
frameworks, etc
• ALSO
• Do we have the balance right between needs of
developed and developing countries
CAN WE REMAIN RELEVANT TO OUR KEY USERS IN AN AGE OF
INCREASING REAL TIME DATA DEMANDS
INTEGRITY/IMPARTIALITY
• INDEPENDENCE
• TRANSPARENCY
• EQUITY OF ACCESS
(Release Practices)
• PROFESSIONALISM
THE DATA DELUGE
• Using more administrative data as strategic
resources to inform decision making
• Data integration for statistical and research
purposes
• The Next Data Deluge - Looking beyond
administrative data
• Statistical Infrastructure challenges
HOW MIGHT THE ROLE OF NSOs EVOLVE