1. Workshop on Governance of Statistical Systems
Mexico’s National Statistical and Geographical Information System (SNIEG)
Workshop on Governance of Statistical Systems
October 19th, 2010

2. The constitutional reform
Democratic Planning System for National Development
National Statistical and Geographical Information System (SNIEG)
Institute with technical and managerial autonomy
Board of Governors: 5 members appointed by the President, ratified by the Senate

3. Institutional architecture
Central Bank
(BANXICO)
Federal Elections Institute (IFE
National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)
Federal
State
Municipal
Congress
Judicial Council
Supreme Court
Executive
Legislative
Judiciary
Agriculture
Treasury
Social Development

4. INEGI as autonomous entity
Other autonomous entities. the Central Bank (BANXICO), the Federal Elections Institute (IFE) and the National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH).
Principles: Access to information, transparency, objectivity and independence.
Benefits: good quality, relevant, reliable and timely:
Provides facts for decision making;
Supports the design, follow-up and evaluation of public policies;
Civil society can evaluate government’s performance.

5. INEGI’s Challenges: autonomy
To maintain the trust of different users.
To strengthen the generation processes through sound statistical methods, transparent and validated information.
To establish permanent processes to assess the quality of products and services and to identify gaps and major improvements required.
To guarantee the confidentiality.

6. SNIEG

7. National Subsystems of Information
CTE Tourism
CTE Agriculture
CTE Trade
CTE Science &tech
CTE Directory of Economic Units
CTE National Accounts
Communications Infrastructures
Transport
CTE Communications
CTE Energy
CTE Geography
CTE Vegetation
CTE Water
CTE Climate Change
CTE Emissions & Wastes
CTE Cadastre
CTE Social Development
CTE Employment
CTE Population & Demographic trends
CTE Housing
CTE Health
CTE Education
CTE Millenium Development Goals
CTE Government
CTE Justice
CTE Justice Procurement
CTE Public Security
CESNI Economics
CESNI
Geographical & Environmental
CESNI
Social & Demographics
CESNI
Justice

8. National Subsystem of Demographical and Social Information:
Executive Committee SNIDS
CTE Social Development
CTE Employment
CTE Population & Demographic trends
CTE Housing
CTE Health
CTE Education
CTE Millenium Development Goals

9. Comité Ejecutivo SNIGMA
National Subsystem Geographical and Environemental Information:
Comité Ejecutivo SNIGMA
CTE Energy
CTE Geography
CTE Vegetation
CTE Water
CTE Climate Change
CTE Emissions & Wastes
CTE Cadastre

10. SNIEG’ s Challenges
To guarantee information’s integrity, independence and objectivity
To meet our users needs
To enhance sound statistical methodologies
To assure quality
To optimize burden on informers
To improve resource allocation