IMPORTANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Gundega Gajevska CSB of Latvia

IMPORTANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Web data bases Revised publication strategy for year 2005 Establishing of regional information centres ESDS activities 12/11/2018 Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki WEB DATABASES Available data annual statistical indicators results of agricultural census results of population census short-term statistical indicators From October of 2004 are available to all users free of charge In development process database on regional statistics database on short-term foreign trade statistics 12/11/2018 Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

REVISED PUBLICATION STRATEGY The number of monthly and quarterly publications reduced: only 2 remaining data are (will be) available in public databases Free of charge publications introduced: statistikas aktualitates (statistical news) send to subscribers, available in information centres. The proposal for changes was discussed with key users: business associations representing different economic branches 12/11/2018 Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

REGIONAL INFORMATION CENTRES As part of regional reorganization the district statistical offices were reorganized into information centres: to help data users to support interviewers service First regional information centre was established in January 2003 in Valka; Currently regional information centres are operating in all districts of Latvia; 12/11/2018 Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

REGIONAL INFORMARTION CENTRES Limbažu rajons Valmieras rajons Valkas VENTSPILS rajons Alūksnes rajons Talsu Ventspils rajons Cēsu rajons rajons Gulbenes rajons RĪGA Rīgas Kuldīgas rajons Balvu rajons rajons Tukuma Madonas rajons JŪRMALA rajons Ogres rajons JELGAVA LIEPĀJA Saldus rajons RĒZEKNE Ludzas Liepājas rajons rajons Dobeles Jelgavas Aizkraukles rajons rajons Bauskas rajons rajons Rēzeknes Jēkabpils Preiļu rajons rajons rajons DAUGAVPILS Krāslavas rajons Daugavpils rajons 12/11/2018 Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE REGIONAL INFORMATION CENTRES to familiarise with, purchase and subscribe to CSB publications; consultations on the issues of how to obtain information; possible to use CSB web databases; receive consultations on methodological issues. 12/11/2018 Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

EVALUATION OF ACTIVITY Regional Information Centres submit monthly reports on: the customers attended and information requested; the publications in the local press; subscriptions to CSB publications; orders that can not be fulfilled. 12/11/2018 Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

MOST INTERESTING ACTIVITIES OF INFORMATION CENTRES Informative seminar for teachers of geography; Quiz in regional newspaper about knowledge of statistics: simple questions; how many nationalities are living in our district… Support of survey organizational process including promotion activities: articles about EU-SILC survey; article was prepared in Central office as: press release; interview with officer of information centre. 12/11/2018 Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki ESDS ACTIVITIES Web page – guide page; Answers to user requests; Lot of planned but delayed actions, the funding has not been received; 12/11/2018 Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki

PLANNED FUTURE ACTIVITIES Organizing of PC-AXIS reference group meeting Redesign of web page: outsourcing Regional information centres: evaluation of activity; possible closure of some of them Improvement of client database. 12/11/2018 Country presentation / Marketing Conference in Helsinki