THE STATISTICAL ACT AND THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM

UGANDA EXPERIENCE

PRESENTATION BY

JOHN B. MALE-MUKASAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

UGANDA BUREAU OF STATISTICS (UBOS)

NATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICS WORKSHOPADDIS ABBABA, ETHIOPIA - AUGUST 10, 2005

CONTENTS UBOS Act

Mandate

UBOS Management

UBOS Corporate Plan

The National Statistical System and its Coordination

The Plan for National Statistical Development (PNSD)

Statistical Advocacy

New Developments

THE STATISTICS ACT, 1998Replaced the 1961 ActDefines the NSSDefines Statistical independenceSpecifies the qualifications of the

Bureau HeadUnderpins the confidentiality of

official statisticsEstablishes the Bureau and its

governance structure

UBOS MANDATEEnshrined in the UBOS Act No 12 of June 1998 to:

develop and maintain a National Statistical System (NSS) so as to ensure collection, analysis and publication of integrated, relevant, reliable and timely statistical information;

coordinate, monitor and supervise the National Statistical System

UBOS is a Semi autonomous body of Govt

UBOS MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE Minister in charge of Statistics

Board of Directors

UBOS Management

Staff

ORGANOGRAM

Board of Directors

Executive Director

DED/SB-DF&A

Directors

Principals

Seniors

Officers

Semi Professional staff

Support Staff

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Financial Management System

Terms and Conditions of Service

Staff Appraisal

Planning Committee

IT Strategy

THE UBOS CORPORATE PLAN2002-2007

Designed by UBOS Management to fulfill the Mandate

Specifies Governing Principles

Professional Independence

Trustworthiness

Usefulness

Problem – Exclusively for UBOS Activities

THE NSS

“Includes all agencies in Uganda, whether

Government or not; under any enactment

or otherwise; responsible for gathering

statistical data through either surveys or

administrative action” (Statistics Act, 1998)

NSS

Role of UBOS in the NSS

COORDINATE

SUPERVISE

MONITOR

HARMONISE

Status of the NSS in Uganda

Uganda’s NSS as a whole is still characterized by weak capacity and low level of institutional coordination

Now the PNSD – aims at strengthening, widening scope and increasing opportunities for development of the NSS

STRUCTURES IN SUPPORT OF THE NSS

Statistics Donor Committee General Data Disseminating

System Technical Workings Groups (EAC) Producer - Producer committees UBOS Planning Committee Uganda Statistical Society

PLANNING COMMITTEE’S ROLE

Regularly review the Corporate Plan (CP)

Participate and advise on the budgeting process for all programs

Monitor progress of work programmes and budget performance on a quarterly basis.

Prioritize work programmes in line with available budgets

PLAN FOR NATIONAL STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT (PNSD) – WHAT IT WILL DO

provide a vision for the NSS (5-10 years) with set milestones

present a comprehensive and unified framework for continual assessment of evolving user needs

present priorities for statistics and build the capacity needed to meet these priorities in a more coordinated, synergistic and efficient manner.

WHERE ARE WE WITH PNSD?

Institutional visits to enlist support for a coordinated effort

STATISTICAL ADVOCACYAfrica Statistics day celebrated every

year

Arising from the Addis Ababa Plan of Action (1992)

For creating awareness about statistical products and their utility

Uganda celebrates a week

NEW DEVELOPMENTS

UBOS NEW HOME IN KAMPALA

TRAINING IN DATA ANALYSIS FOR STAKEHOLDERS

E-DISSEMINATION – IMPROVED WEBSITE; ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS, ETC

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