1. STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
SMGSC on Compliance Database
27 June 2003, Bratislava

2. AIM AND MAIN TASKS
collecting, processing, evaluating and providing reliable, unbiased and good quality statistical information on social and economic development of the society
The SO SR mainly:
- ensures development of official statistics
- proclaims classifications, nomenclatures and registers
- is responsible for contents and realisation of the Programme of Statistical Surveys
- provides statistical results to state administration
institutions, international organisations
- realises transformation of statistical system for the conditions of market economy, and harmonisation with EU statistics

3. ORGANISATION STRUCTURE OF THE SO SR

4. STATISTICAL LEGISLATION
Law on State Statistics
Law on Statistical Surveys of Population
Law on State Information System
Law on Personal Data Protection

5. LAW ON STATE STATISTICS (I.)
Valid since 1/1/2002
Tasks and responsibilities of statistical bodies (semi-centralised system)
Preparation of the Programme of Statistical Surveys
Statistical Council
Obligations of reporting units
Confidentiality and protection of individual data
International obligations
Dissemination rules
Access to administrative data sources

6. LAW ON STATE STATISTICS (II.)
Main changes in comparison with the previous Law:
Full compliance with the EU statistical legislation
Standardisation of reporting obligations
Harmonisation of terminology
More precise and specific confidentiality rules
Clarification of SOSR’s rights of access to administrative data sources
Programme of Statistical Surveys - 3 years
Fixed term of appointment of the president of SO SR (5y)
Internal organisation of SO SR - regional offices became integral parts of the Headquarters

7. PROGRAMME OF STATISTICAL SURVEYS
Compiled for a 3-year period
Includes surveys that:
are necessary from the society point of view
are carried out efficiently without duplicities
stressing purposeful use of administrative sources
provide good quality and comparable data

8. STAFFING OF THE SOSR offices) 70 % are women
1128 employees (334 at headquarters ; cca 800 at regional
offices)
70 % are women
42,2 % with university education
age mainly between 46 – 55 (38%)
2002 – 20 new employees approved by government, 17 hired
2003 – 30 new employees approved – till 31 May no posts
filled
Law on Civil Service (since 1 April 2002)

9. COMPLIANCE MONITORING
Integration Mondays (1999)
- systematic evaluation of harmonisation
- improve awareness of SOSR employees
- clarification of competencies and responsibilities for
individual legal norms
Working group 12. STATISTICS
- tasks division between SOSR and other ministries
Annual Work Plan of the SOSR
Annual Report of the SOSR

10. COMPLIANCE MONITORING (II)
Compliance Database
Useful for internal compliance monitoring
Helps in evaluation and planning
Identifying problem areas
Up-to-date acquis (SRC)
Progress Report
Informs the SOSR staff on state of harmonisation process

11. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY of STATE
STATISTICS for 2003 – 2006 (I.)
Goals achieved in 2002:
New law on State Statistics valid since 1/1/2002
Application of internationally valid classifications
NA compiled in line with ESA95
More effective use of administrative data sources
Completion of demographic statistics in line with EU methods
Population and Housing Census 2001
Farm Structure Census 2001
Improved data collection and dissemination
Harmonisation of short-term and structural statistics

12. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY of STATE
STATISTICS for (II.)
Strategic goals for 2003:
NA - revision of time-series in line with ESA95
General extension of data sets provided to Eurostat (business,economic, social statistics)
Improvement of branch and social statistics
Improvement of economic and regional accounts
Harmonisation of price statistics
Introduction of international trade statistics - FATS
Setting up registers of SMEs
Preparation of INTRASTAT
Extension of information sources on living standard of population
Introduction of TQM system ISO 9001

13. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY of STATE STATISTICS for 2003 - 2006 (III.)
Strategic goals for :
Finalisation of pilot and national projects on implementation of acquis communautaire
Adoption of new statistical approaches related to the globalisation process, new economic behaviour, European trade…
Development of satellite accounts in economic and social statistics
Development of model approach in SNA
EMU - improvement of BoP, financial and sectoral QNA
Providing data in NUTS2 (regional statistics) - structural funds
Consistency and comparability of long time-series with MS

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