The Statistical Legislation &
posissioning of INE in the
Government
The case of Mozambique
João Dias Loureiro
President of National Institute of Statistics of Mozambique
Luanda, Angola
December 2006
Road Map
• Introduction
• Mozambique´s National Statistical System –
definition and mission
• Mozambique’s National Statistical System – organs
• The role of INE within the NSS-M
• The organization of INE
• Challenges and final remarks
Introduction
• UNSD (2001) National Statistical System
organization:
Centralized
Decentralized
Combination of Centralized and
Decentralized
• Mozambique – adopted a combined system
by Statistical Act in 1996
Mozambique´s NSS
definition, vision and mission
• Definition: set of competent institutions to perform the
official statistics activities
• Vision: deliver and disseminate reliable & timely statistics
information about the country to suit needs of planning,
social & macroeconomic management & users in general to
help them in decision making exercise, consolidation of
democracy and boost development
• Mission: to guarantee production & dissemination of socioeconomic & demographic information meeting the user´s
needs; to develop the national statistical literacy
NSS - organs
• CSE – High Council on Statistics
• CCRGP – Population & Housing Census Council
• INE – National Institute of Statistics (reports to the
Council of Ministers & INE attends some Cabinet
meetings on State Budget & Nat Develop Plans)
• BM – Bank of Mozambique (Central Bank)
• INE´s Delegate Organs: Ministries of Education,
Science & Technology, Health, Agriculture,
Fishery, Labour
The role of INE within NSS
• INE (NSS´s Central Executive Body) supervises and
co-ordinates the entire Statistics process in the
country including the management & strategic
planning of NSS and training of NSS staff
• Established in 1996, August by Presidential Decree
• INE takes care of NSS statistical international
relations and training
• Regular meetings with BM and Delegate Institutions
• Annual formal planning meeting with all NSS
stakeholders including coop partners
• Annual users´satisfaction survey conducted by INE
INE organization
• INE structure is defined by a Presidential Decree
• HQ (Presidency; 6 Directorates & 13 Dep)
• Presidency (President & 2 Vice Presidents) appointed and discharged
by the Head of State. Administrative rank – INE President - deputy
minister & Vice Presidents – permanent secretary
• By law INE Directors & Heads of Dep and Prov Branches are
appointed and discharged by the President of INE
• INE Governing bodies: Presidency, Consultative Council and
Technical Council for Methodological Coordination
• Total Staff: 404 – 30% prof.; 33% females
• HQ: 192 - 52% professionals; 35 % females
• 11Provincial Branches: 212 – 12-30 employees@ inc 2 or 3
professionals
• Source of INE budget: 40% Gov and 60% coop partners
Challenges
& Final Remarks
• Keep & improve the delivering of data & its quality covering the
district level annual demands in a sustainable way
• NSS-M keep relevant & our plans continue client oriented –
improve dialog users-producers
• To improve de use & perception of official Statistics as public
good
• Adjust the Statistics Act taking into accout the new UN
international recommendations and our experience in implement
the current Statistics Act approved in 1996
The final purpose of this exercise is to serve much better the users
& society at large
OBRIGADO
THANK YOU
ASSANTE SANA
MERCI
joao.loureiro@ine.gov.mz
www.ine.gov.mz