1. IMPORTANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Gundega Gajevska
CSB of Latvia

2. IMPORTANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Web data bases
Revised publication strategy for year 2005
Establishing of regional information centres
ESDS activities
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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
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4. 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
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5. 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;
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6. 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
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7. 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.
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8. 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.
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9. 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.
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ESDS ACTIVITIES
Web page – guide page;
Answers to user requests;
Lot of planned but delayed actions, the funding has not been received;
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11. 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.
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