1. Islamic Republic of Iran Country Report of the Islamic Republic of Iran STATISTICAL CENTRE OF IRAN By: Dr. Adel Azar Head, Statistical Centre of Iran www.amar.org.ir The 2nd Meeting of the ECO Heads of National Statistical Offices 27-28 May 2010 Astana, Kazakhstan

2. Islamic Republic of Iran IN THE NAME OF ALLAH An Introduction to: the Statistical Centre of Iran ( SCI)

3. Islamic Republic of Iran An Introduction to the Statistical Centre of Iran (SCI)  The SCI, a descendant of the former Department of Public Statistics–affiliated to the Ministry of the Interior – began to work in 1965 as a professional institute  The SCI is affiliated to the Vice Presidency for Strategic Planning and Supervision

4. Islamic Republic of Iran An Introduction to the Statistical Centre of Iran (SCI)  The Statistical Centre of Iran is the major supplier of statistical information in the country  Since establishment, the SCI, as the sole authority of the national statistics, has been continuously working to accomplish its mission in the best possible manner in order to promote the statistical awareness  The Centre annually conducts as many as 30 statistical surveys

5. Islamic Republic of Iran Organizational Chart of the Statistical Centre of Iran (SCI)

6. Islamic Republic of Iran Mission of the SCI Taking general censuses and sample surveys on social and economic issues Providing required statistics to meet data needed for planning and development programs Developing and maintenance of statistical frames Processing, analysis and dissemination of surveys results Compilation of national accounts and price indices Providing statistical concepts, definitions, standards and classifications in accordance with international recommendations

7. Islamic Republic of Iran Hosting ECO events in the field of statistics:  First meeting of the Heads of the ECO National Statistical Offices on 28-29 January 2008 in Tehran  First meeting of the ECO High Level Expert Group (HLEG) on statistics on 26-27 October 2008 in Tehran Implementation of ECO Plan of Action on statistics

8. Islamic Republic of Iran Establishment of the ECO Statistical Network (ECOSTAT)  Proposed by the SCI in the 1 st HNSOM  Presentation on the ECOSTAT by the SCI:  - In the 2 nd ECO HLEGM in Dushanbe on Oct. 2009  - at the ECO Secretariat on 17 January 2010  - in the 7th ECO National Focal Points in Antalya on 16 February 2010  Preparation of final version for consideration in the 2 nd ECO HNSOM

9. Islamic Republic of Iran Organizing and hosting two workshops : 1. Geospatial Information System (GIS) Organized by the SCI (Office of Map and Geographical Information) and held by the SRTC (Statistical Research and Training Centre) during 19-22 April 2009 Cooperation on capacity building on Statistics

10. Islamic Republic of Iran 2. Workshop on National Accounts Organized by the SCI (Office of Economic Accounts) and held by the SRTC (Statistical Research and Training Centre) during 17-20 May 2009 Cooperation on capacity building on Statistics

11. Islamic Republic of Iran Providing Metadata  Preparing a consolidated report based on the metadata reports from three member states (Turkey, Pakistan and Iran) in 2001  Providing Metadata for statistical items of the ECO key indicators and ECO socio-economic indicators in 2009

12. Islamic Republic of Iran Preparation of Roster of Leading Experts in Statistics  Proposed by the SCI in the 1 st HLEGM on Statistics in order to benefit from existing expert capacities of the region  Currently, Roster of Leading Experts of the SCI is available on the ECO website

13. Islamic Republic of Iran strengthening of balance of payments statistics on ECO trade  Importance of trade balance statistics for ECO  Updating and improvement of intra-trade statistics (table 24 from ECO Key Statistical Indicators)  Feasibility of providing intra-trade statistics in quarterly or monthly bases  Collecting data on balance of payments for services  Cooperating with other ECO related directorates (trade & investment and transport & communications)

14. Islamic Republic of Iran Use of administrative sources in production of statistical data  Office of Administrative Registers is responsible for register statistics in the SCI  Activities of the SCI on improvement of Administrative record:  Cooperating with government agencies on organizing register statistics (registration, transferring, processing, presentation)  First National Plan of statistics (2005-2009)

15. Islamic Republic of Iran Use of administrative sources in production of statistical data  2nd National Plan of statistics (2010-2014) Ongoing activities:  Supervision on organizing register statistics at national and regional level  Evaluating the quality of register items at national and regional level  Organizing specialized training and explanatory forums for registers statistics at national and provincial levels

16. Islamic Republic of Iran Thank you