Kingdom of MoroccoHigh Commision for Planning

Directorate of Statistics

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International Association for Official Statistics

IAOS 2014

STATISTICS OF TRANSPORT IN MOROCCO: NEW NEEDS AND NEW STATISTICAL STRATEGY

Da Nang, Vietnam, from 8 to 10 October 2014

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Plan

General Framework Current Context System of transport statistics New needs SWOT analysis Proposals

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General Framework

The transport sector is an essential component for the national economy.The implementation of several strategies in different sectors.The launch of several strategies and action plans for the development of the transport sector.Official statistics provide an indispensable decision-making tool for monitoring development policies.

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Current Context

• Several laws and legislations• The organization and reform of

the transportRegulatory framework

• Urban transport• Interurban transport

Institutional

environment

Institutional environment5

The key stakeholder

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Ministry of Equipment, Transport and Logistics; National Office of Railways, National Office of Airports; National Ports Agency;, Tangier Med Special Agency; National Society of Transport and Logistics; National Motorway Company of Morocco; Shipping companies and airlines companies;Other transportation companies.

Ministry of the Interior;Transportation companies.

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System of transport statistics

• Households and individuals;• Transportation companies;• Institutions of management of transport

infrastructure.Providers of

transport statistics

• The High Commission for Planning; • Ministry of Equipment, Transport and

Logistics; • Ministry of the Interior;• National Office of Railways; • National Office of Airports; • National Ports Agency.

The main producers

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System of transport statistics

• Infrastructure ;• equipment transport;• transport of persons and goods;• the activities of transport companies;• and others.

Statistical production

• Ministry of Equipment, Transport and Logistics;

• The High Commission for Planning; • Other government departments and

agencies; • Professional organizations; • Embassies, international organizations and

others .

The main users

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New needs

Monitoring and evaluation of development strategies of transport; Analysis and evaluation of the impacts of reforms and development policies;The planning and monitoring of the management and operation of infrastructure.

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SWOT analysis

• The importance and the need for the use of statistical data

• Producing statistics by several institutions

• The existence of cooperation and collaboration

Strengths

• The absence of a national register of business enterprises

• Informal sector• The multitude of sources• The lack of optimal use of

administrative records

Weaknesses

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SWOT analysis

• International projects and programs

• The importance of statistical information

• Policy-based evidence

Opportunities

• Lack of coordination between producers

• Lack of funding Threats

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Proposals

Exploiting of existing administrative data sources

Producing new indicators and measurement tools

Connection and link automatically all databases

The use of new tools for collecting data

Improving the relationship between producers and users

Impro

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Conclusion

It is necessary to have national statistical system on the transport sector well structured and sufficiently developed to respond appropriately to new needs.

What about the future: Intelligent transport systems?

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Thank you

Bouazza BOUCHKHARDirectorate of Statistics

High Commission for PlanningMorocco

Tél: +212 6 78 57 62 06 Fax: +212 5 37 77 32 17

E-mail: bbouchkhar@hotmail.com bbouchkhar@gmail.com