Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007 Re-organizing the production of national statistics A challenge for pre-accession countries ROMANIA Authors: Prof. Vergil VOINEAGU Ilie DUMITRESCU Daniela STEFANESCU Tatiana BARSANESCU Strategic Management seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007 Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007 Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007

Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007 Re-organizing the production of national statistics A challenge for pre-accession countries ROMANIA Official statistics – a tool for knowledge and decision Objectives - production of quality information and timely dissemination Future in statistics built on the past ! Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007 Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007

Structural & organizational changes in official statistics : 1990-1997 Re-organizing the production of national statistics A challenge for pre-accession countries ROMANIA Structural & organizational changes in official statistics : 1990-1997 Organizational “readjustments” were absolutely necessary: The logistic system was adopted to meet the requirements imposed by the shift from exhaustive surveys to modern surveys The reference papers of the time outlined the forecasted changes The sectors of statistics were defined Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007

Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007 Re-organizing the production of national statistics A challenge for pre-accession countries ROMANIA 1990-1997 New departments were set up (statistical logistics, computer logistics, etc.) Some departments have been developed (analysis, dissemination, etc) new organizational framework has been set up to include IT in the statistical activity A new circuit of data collection Changes in the activity at the territorial level New approach of personnel training Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007

Re-organizing the production of national statistics A challenge for pre-accession countries ROMANIA 1990-1997 Main objectives of the period: production and timely provision of short-term information implementation of methodologies and surveys compatible with the European and international practices identification of keys for the conversion of historical series of data to the new methodologies introduction of IT in the statistical production process adequate dissemination of statistical production development of international co-operation Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007

Changes imposed by the need of refinement Re-organizing the production of national statistics A challenge for pre-accession countries ROMANIA Changes imposed by the need of refinement 1997 – 2000 A balance between accomplishments and solutions (not many) that proved in time to be non valid Redesign of social statistical system: delayed decision (1997) The same with the agricultural statistical system (2000) Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007

Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007 Re-organizing the production of national statistics A challenge for pre-accession countries ROMANIA 1997 – 2000 A genuine national statistical system existed on paper, as a tentative future objective New law on statistics adopted Promotion of statistical culture (NCTS) “Economic studies” added to the name of INS Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007

Re-organizing the production of national statistics A challenge for pre-accession countries ROMANIA 1997 – 2000 Main objectives of the period: establishing priorities in accordance with the importance of the topics and resources revitalizing the national statistical system by involving the sectoral partners easing the respondents’ burden, resorting to administrative data sources Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007

Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007 Re-organizing the production of national statistics A challenge for pre-accession countries ROMANIA 1997 – 2000 assuring an optimal correlation between central and territorial-level statistics improving the relations with mass media adapting the dissemination of statistics to the urgent needs intensifying the cooperation with the international bodies increasing the involvement of academic environment Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007

Refined tools of the present replace organizational restructuring Re-organizing the production of national statistics A challenge for pre-accession countries ROMANIA Refined tools of the present replace organizational restructuring Quality – the key word Strategic Management Seminar, Split, Croatia, 22-23 November 2007

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