1. Policy group on Statistical Cooperation , October 19-20, Skopje

2. Strategic Management Seminar, Lessons learnt, Albania -case
Need for design a national strategy for the development of statistical system in Albania.
Need for new marketing and dissemination strategy of statistical products
Draft of 5 years Statistical programme.(procedure and status of art)

3. Need for design a national strategy for the development of statistical system in Albania.
Scope of strategic development
Legal framework (statistical law, SAA, MOU)
Main objectives (short-medium-long term)
Main statistical activities and list of statistical indicators
Human and financial resources
Monitoring of the objectives of the strategy

4. Scope of strategic development 2007-2014
Mission
Vision
Values
Fundamental statistical principles

5. Legal framework Statistical law New government requirements
MOU-statistical agencies
MSA
Acquis communitaires

6. Monitoring of strategy objectives
INSTAT, tasks and the rights of the Institute of Statistics in pursuance of its responsibilities
The role of the Statistical Council

7. Need for new marketing and dissemination strategy
Strategic goals in the marketing and dissemination
Improvement of dissemination policies

8. Strategic goals -management aspects (1)
Building statistical capacity through addition of primary sources of data and education
Dissemination of statistical culture and stimulation of statistical information needed in Albanian Society
Dissemination policy in identifying potential users based on image’s results survey, INSTAT will adapt its production as far as possible to the different needs of users
Assuring statistical cooperation between all statistical agencies and developing statistical culture in the country

9. Strategic goals -statistical aspects (2)
Acknowledgement and usage of new methodologies (imputing methods that use advanced information technologies, econometric models for preliminary and definitive assessments, seasonal adjustments), partially offered by international institutions
Integration and harmonization of methods to be used in producing the statistical information, in accordance with the European and international requirements and recommendations
Consolidation of basic statistical knowledge (surveys and sampling methodology, data protection, software for data processing) to all statistical agencies
Improving our image, preparation of proper materials and texts for internal training programme, improving access to data and statistical information through the web, organization of workshops

10. Improvement of dissemination policies
The main strategic scopes are:
Equal access to statistical results
Professionalism
Transparency
Good cooperation with users
Improved access to data and statistical information through the web
Fulfilment of all international requirements addressed to INSTAT

11. Draft of 5 years Statistical programme,(procedure and status of art)
Legal Procedure for approval of OSP
Instat,
statistical agencies,
statistical council,
government and parliament
Dead-line foreseen-December 2006