Presentation to the
Portfolio committee on
Finance
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Statistics South Africa
Annual report 2004/05
Aims of presentation
1. To highlight progress made in strategic priorities
2. To report on the performance of Stats SA against stated targets
3. To highlight challenges and future plans
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Contents
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Recommendations by Portfolio committee
Strategic overview
Programme performance
Financial performance
Challenges and future plans
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Portfolio Committee recommendations
Recommendations made by the Portfolio Committee during 2004
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Address issues of Corporate Governance
Address causes of tensions between Stats SA and the Council
Clarify what will replace Census 2006 now that the next Census will be
in 2011
Identify meaningful measurable outputs
Stats SA’s response
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Unqualified audit report. Stats SA is improving corporate governance.
New Statistics Council appointed in May 2005. Stats SA and Council are
actively promoting good relations. Stats Act was analysed in light of
Council’s role
Community Survey to be conducted in 2007
Quantity and quality measures are reported on in Annual report
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Information can change lives
Strategic overview
National priorities
Priority area
Relevant statistics
Grow the Economy
GDP and set of economic surveys,
CPI, PPI etc
Create jobs
LFS and QES
Deliver services
GHS, Census, Community survey,
Municipal Census
Eradicate poverty
GHS, Census, Community survey
Improve health
Mortality statistics
Impact Africa and the world
Contribution to statistical
development
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Vision and Mission
Vision
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Mission
Provide a relevant and accurate body of statistics to
inform users on the dynamics in the economy and
society through the application of internationally
acclaimed practices
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Stats SA’s strategy
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Vision
Information Advocacy
Quality of
to meet
and
Products
user needs partnerships & services
Themes
Develop the
NSS
Strategic
Objectives
Needs of
users
Corporate
image
Align to Govt
priorities
Increase accessibility
and usage
Align to international
frameworks
Improving
data
governance
Integrate
registers
across
government
Promote
integration
amongst
producers
of statistics
Improve
accuracy,
timeliness
& coherence
Good
governance
Compliance
Mgt risks
Data
governance
Plan &
execute in
budget
Optimise
technology
Mgt info
International
acclaimed
methods
Coverage of
frames
Quality mgt
Building
Human
capacity
Admin
processes &
systems
Leadership
& mgt
BEE
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Employer
of choice
Equity in the
work place
Corporate culture
and environment
Learning organisation
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Governance framework
Non-Compliance
Unreliable
Unpredictable
Environment;
Controls not
designed
or in place
Compliance
Informal
Controls
designed
and in place
but not
adequately
documented
Value adding
Standardised
Controls
designed
and in place
and are
adequately
documented
Monitored
Standardised
controls with
periodic
testing and
management
reporting
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Optimised
Integrated
internal
controls with
real time
monitoring and
continuous
improvement
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Review of performance
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1. Strategic priorities
2. Economic and Social
Statistics
3. Population Statistics
4. Quality and Integration
5. Statistical Support and
Informatics
6. Administration and
Management
Progress on strategic priorities
Strategic priority
Key strategic achievements
Enhancing the quality •Benchmarking and rebasing GDP (Nov 2004)
of statistical
•Introducing direct price collection methodology for CPI
information
•Developing and testing new collection methodology for Income
and Expenditure Survey
•Researching and developing standards and policy frameworks
for the production, storage and dissemination of all data holdings
•Improving the supply of administrative data
•Establishing 29 regional offices to improve field collections
Developing human
capacity
•Stats SA’s sponsored tertiary education (Wits, University of
Pennsylvania, EASTC & ISAE)
•On-the-job training and mentoring
•Introducing an internship programme (15 interns)
•Training SMS members on labour relations and PFMA
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Progress on strategic priorities
Strategic
priority
Key strategic achievements
Enhancing statistical
integration through
geography and
registers
•Drawing new samples annually for economic statistics from
improved business register
•Conducting a quality improvement survey to enhance classifications
of large businesses
•Updating master sample on which all household surveys are based
•Initiating interdepartmental collaboration to develop and implement
an address system
•Geo-referencing of businesses
Transformation
•Reviewing strategy and structure
•Conducting an employment equity audit and compiling EE plan
•Launching an employee assistance programme
•Implementing an HIV/Aids awareness and support programme
Refocusing
statistical information
in line user
requirements
•Compiling a comprehensive report on causes of death and mortality
(1997 – 2003)
•Obtaining a more complete measurement of commercial agriculture
•Measuring service provision by municipalities
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Progress on strategic priorities
Strategic priority
Key strategic achievements
National Statistics
System (NSS)
•Assessing statistical capacity in 8 government departments
•Supplying statistical information for the country report on the
Millennium Development Goals
•Providing technical assistance to the Department of Education
•Signing MoUs with 4 key stakeholders as partners in the NSS
Improving governance
•Introducing quarterly review meetings
•Implementing risk management strategy and policy
•Establishing a combined asset register
•Decentralising certain finance and human resource functions to our
provincial offices
•Introducing a business process improvement project to enhance
corporate support processes and ensure alignment to legislative
requirements
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Economic and Social Statistics
Purpose: To produce economic and social statistics to meet
user requirements
Measurable objective: To inform socio-economic decisionmaking by providing accurate, relevant and timely economic
and social statistics
Comprises:
• Industry and Trade Statistics
• Employment and Price Statistics
• Financial Statistics
• Social Statistics
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Economic and Social Statistics
Output
Target
Statistics on primary,
secondary and
tertiary sectors of the
economy
Timely and accurate:
•Monthly series (13) with an
average response rate of
over 80%
•Quarterly series (1) with a
response rate of 70%
•Commercial Agriculture
census with a response rate
of 80%
•Large sample surveys (4)
with a response rate of 80%
Statistics on the
workforce in formal,
non-agricultural
businesses
Timely and accurate:
Quarterly series with a
response rate of 80%
Actual output
•9 monthly series produced with an
average response rate of over 90%
according to release schedule
•Quarterly release with a response
rate of 74%
•Annual statistical release and report
with a response rate of 80%
•4 Statistical releases published with
an average response rate of over
85%
4 quarterly statistical releases
published with a response rate of
82% according to the release
schedule
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Economic and Social Statistics
Output
Target
Actual output
Statistics on price
changes
Timely and accurate:
Monthly series (4):
•CPI/CPIX (Headline and
smaller cities and towns)
•CPI (Rural and total
country)
•PPI
All releases published according to release
schedule
•12 statistical release meeting targeted
response rate
•12 statistical releases meeting targeted
response rate
•12 statistical releases meeting targeted
response rate
•12 statistical releases based on CPI and
PPI data
•Building contracts
adjustment indices
Statistics on the
financial results of
government and
the private sector
Timely and accurate:
•Quarterly series (3)
•Annual series (10)
•12 quarterly releases published according
to the release schedule meeting targeted
response rate
•10 statistical releases published according
to the release schedule with 4 releases
exceeding targeted response rate
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Economic and Social Statistics
Output
Target
Statistics on the living Timely and accurate:
conditions of the
General household
population
survey (annual)
Statistics on labour
market dynamics
Timely and accurate:
Labour force survey
(bi-annual)
Actual output
•1 statistical release published according to
release schedule
•2 statistical releases published according
to the release schedule
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Population Statistics
Purpose: To provide population statistics and conduct a
population census
Measurable objective: To inform policy and planning
processes on the state of the population by providing relevant,
accurate and timely information on the demographic
characteristics of the country
Comprises:
• Population Census
• Demographic Analysis
• Health and Vital Statistics
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Population Statistics
Output
Target
Actual
Census 2011
Planning and census
reviews
2 draft documents on
census strategy and
planning
Community Survey
Operational plan and
supporting documents
Draft project charter
Draft operational plan
Thematic reports on
demographic issues
Mid-year estimates
Mid-year estimates
published according to
release schedule
3 draft analytical reports
on migration, gender and
population dynamics
Census 2001 analytical
reports
Statistics on tourism,
migration, births, deaths,
marriages and divorces
1 monthly series
5 annual reports
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All targets met
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Quality and Integration
Purpose: To provide expertise on quality and methodology for
official statistics, build capacity for the production and use of
official statistics, compile national accounts and analyse
statistical data
Measurable objective: To provide integrated social, economic
and demographic information that enhances the quality and
usage of national statistics
Comprises:
• Quality and Methodology
• Integrative Analysis
• National Accounts
• Human Capacity Development
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Quality and Integration
Output
Target
Actual
Research, development of 2 documents
compendium of concepts 8 methodological manuals
and definitions and
1 research report
methodological support
1 document and 4
manuals finalised
1 report finalised on
master sample design
Classification and related
standards
Train 30 staff members in
the use of new
classification software
Trained 78 staff members
Reports analysing and
integrating findings
3 reports
No reports produced as all
resources were deployed
to methodological support
Data about the level of
economic activity within a
coherent system of
concepts and definitions
Quarterly GDP estimates All targets met
Annual GDP estimates
Natural resource accounts
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Quality and Integration
Output
Target
Actual
External training to
municipalities and media
150 participants trained
34 people trained
In-house staff training
160 staff members trained 175 staff trained (8 on
basic sampling, 136 on IT
and 31 on project mgt)
Statistical training at
tertiary level
40 staff members trained
24 staff trained (3 at ISAE,
3 at EASTC, 1 at UPenn
and 17 at Wits)
Additional training at
tertiary level
20 staff members trained
56 bursaries awarded to
staff members
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Statistical Support and Informatics
Purpose: To promote and provide better access to official statistics
by optimising technology in the production and use of official
statistics
Measurable objective: Improve service delivery and increase
accessibility to statistical products and services through providing
and strengthening system at national, provincial and district levels
Comprises:
• Geography
• Statistical Information Services
• System of Registers
• Information and Communication Technology
• Provincial Offices
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Statistical Support and Informatics
Output
Target
Actual
Geographic frame for
spatial analysis
90% complete
90% complete
Dwelling frame
10% allocation of standardised
addresses
10% completed (1,3 million
addresses in urban formal
areas and 6 518 in
traditional areas)
Sample frame for the Updated sample frame annually
collection of economic produced in June
statistics
Sample updated in June
Consolidate storage
and backup
SAN commissioned and
backup/recovery plans in place
90% of plans implemented
Accessible Stats SA
statistical information
2 500 web user sessions per
month
3 200 web user sessions
per month
86 software installations for
Census products
102 installations completed
with training
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Statistical Support and Informatics
Output
Target
Actual
Fieldwork capacity
for Stats SA’s data
collection
90 000 questionnaires
collected for LFS & GHS
95% response rate
Pilot for IES
Pilot successfully completed
Roll-out of CPI direct price
collections in Mpumalanga
Rolled-out in Mpumalanga,
Western Cape and Gauteng
9 000 Census research and
publicity questionnaires
completed
98% response rate
Training and information
workshops with users
233 workshops successfully
conducted
Statistical
information
dissemination
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Administration and Management
Purpose: To provide corporate support services for the
activities of the department including strategic leadership,
administrative services and the office of the National Statistics
System
Comprises:
Executive management
• SG’s Office, Communication and International Relations
• National Statistics System division
• Programme Office and Management Information Systems
Administration
• Finance and Provisioning Management
• Human Resource Management
• Service Delivery Improvement
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Administration and Management
Key achievements
Executive management
• Weekly column by SG
• Weekly internal newsletter and monthly management report to
staff
•SADC census analysis programme to improve collaboration with
SADC statistics agencies
• Assessment of statistical capacity of eight govt departments
• A draft certification framework document developed to certify
statistics as official
Administration
• Online project and finance management system developed
• Rolled out HIV/Aids and employee assistance programmes
• Bar-coded asset management system and register implemented
• 188 permanent and over 5 000 contract employees appointed
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Monthly visitors to Stats Online
100 000
95 969
95 000
90 094
89 190
90 000
85 000
83 931
83 692
83 154
79 864
80 000
75 000
74 848
70 000
65 000
60 000
64 486
60 766
M a y04
J un04
J ul04
A ug04
S e p04
Oct04
Total visits since May 2004
805 994
Visits: Average per month
80 599
Visits: Average per day
2 651
N o v04
D ec04
(May’ 04 – Feb ‘05)
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J a n05
F e b05
3 427 (Feb ‘05)
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Publications downloaded
41 970
42 000
40 000
38 000
36 383
36 000
34 000
32 000
34 928
33 335
32 871
32 385
30 650
30 000
28 000
27 134
26 000
24 000
22 947
22 000
20 000
Jun04
Jul04
Aug04
Sep04
Oct04
Nov04
Dec04
Total downloads since June 2004
292 603
Downloads: Average per month
29 260
Downloads: Average per day
962
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Service delivery
Our statistics are widely used
•Total visits to Stats Online – over 900 000
•Time series subscribers – 7 400
•Newsletter subscribers – 2 700
•Number of documents and data sets distributed – 700 000
•PX Web – 5 000 downloads
•SuperCross – 164 copies installed and 350 users trained
•Small area statistics – 60 CDs distributed
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Financial Information
R ’000
2003/04
2004/05
Appropriation
293 884
500 190
Expenditure
280 935
349 117
12 949
151 073
Difference
Note:
Approximately R90 million earmarked for the
community survey was not spent due to a delay in
reaching agreement between Stats SA and the
Council on the survey.
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Summary:
Challenges and future plans
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Our challenges
External stakeholders
Statistical products
•Meeting stakeholders’ needs
•Aligning to government priorities and
international frameworks
•Implementing the NSS
•Price Indices
•Income & expenditure
•Poverty information
•Community Survey
•Labour market
•Informal sector
•Construction
•Service sector
Governance
Investment in the future
•Implementing and monitoring
strategies and plans
•Being compliant
•Managing risks
•Statistics training
•Management training
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The future
External stakeholders
Statistical products
•Monitoring and Evaluation
framework
•Measuring government performance
(economy and society)
•Focusing on users, producers and
suppliers of statistics
•Relevant, accurate and timely statistics
•Improved coverage of economic and
social dynamics
•Application of internationally acclaimed
practices
•Optimise technology
Governance
Investment in the future
•Implementing governance structures
for NSS
•Integrative planning and
management systems
•Data governance
•Statistical training institute (learning
organisation)
•Representative staff complement
•Staff satisfaction
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Evolution of statistics in Stats SA
95/96
Fragmented
statistics
00/01
05/06
10/11
Transformation
Stabilise &
standardise
Coherent
national
statistics
No social
statistics
Set of social and
employment stats
Stabilised social
stats
Improved living
conditions information
First inclusive
Census
Second census based
on geographic frame
Community
survey
Census 2011
Poor quality
Economic
statistics
Start business
register
improvement
Stabilised economic
stats
Expanded coverage
of economy
1 black manager
6 (of 19) black
SMS members
48 (of 94) black
SMS members
82 (of 112) black
SMS members
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Thank you
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