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Meeting on the draft Strategic Plan of the African Union Institute for Statistics

Assessment Tool for the Analysis of National Statistical Legislation the Principles of the African Charter on Statistics. Meeting on the draft Strategic Plan of the African Union Institute for Statistics Dakar, Senegal: 17-19 October 2013. Statistics Division Economic Affairs Department

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Meeting on the draft Strategic Plan of the African Union Institute for Statistics

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  1. Assessment Tool for the Analysis of National Statistical Legislation the Principles of the African Charter on Statistics Meeting on the draft Strategic Plan of the African Union Institute for Statistics Dakar, Senegal: 17-19 October 2013 Statistics Division Economic Affairs Department African Union Commission Email: austat@africa-union.org

  2. Principles for legislation Principle Indicators Sub-principle Out of total 1.1.1 Freedom from interference 1 / 4 1.1 Scientific independence 1. Professional independence 1.2.1 Release of statistical information 1.2 Impartiality 2 / 4 1.2.4 Legal mandate to comment publicly

  3. Principles for legislation Principle Sub-principle Out of total Indicators 1.3.4 Authority responsible to ensure the principle of adherence to international standards 1 / 4 1.3 Responsibility 1. Professional independence

  4. Principles for legislation Principle Sub-principle Indicators Out of total 1.4 Transparency 1. Professional independence 1.4.3 Access to legislation continuously promoted 1 / 4 1.4.3 Principle of transparency of methods applied specified

  5. Principles for legislation Principle Indicators Sub-principle Out of total 2. Quality 2.1 Relevance 2.1.4 Quality of statistics defined in legislation 2/5 2.1.5 Principle of relevance in terms of meeting user needs specified 2.3.1 Sources of data specified with confidentiality provisions 2.3 Data sources 2/5

  6. Principles for legislation Principle Indicators Sub-principle Out of total 3. Mandate for data collection and resources 3.1 Mandate 3.1.1 Mandate of authority to collect information specified 3.1.2 Access to and receipt of data specified 3/3 3.1.3 Respondent obligation to provide information

  7. Principles for legislation Principle Indicators Sub-principle Out of total 3. Mandate for data collection and resources 3.2 Resource adequacy 3.2.4 Provision of adequate resources by governments specified 1/4 3.3 Cost effectiveness 3.3.7 Use of administrative records for statistical purposes specified 1/11

  8. Principles for legislation Principle Indicators Sub-principle Out of total 4. Dissemina- tion 4.1.2 Public’s right to equal access to official statistics included 4.1 Accessibility 1/6 4.3 Clarity and understanding 4.3.7 Principle of clarity and understanding is specified 1/8 4.4.1 Simultaneity of dissemination of statistics is specified 1/3 4.4 Simultaneity

  9. Principles for legislation Principle Indicators Sub-principle Out of total 4. Dissemina- tion 1/7 4.5 Correction 4.5.7 Principle of dissemination in terms of correction, suspension and withdrawal specified

  10. Principles for legislation Principle Indicators Sub-principle Out of total 5.1.1 Confidentiality of data including willful breaches guaranteed 5. Protection of individual data, information sources and respondents 5.1 Confidentiality 2/3 5.1.2 A provision binding staff to commit to confidentiality is in place

  11. Principles for legislation Principle Indicators Sub-principle Out of total 5. Protection of individual data, information sources and respondents 5.3.1 Non-use of data for judicial and punitive purposes against individual respondents except under Statistics Act are guaranteed 1/2 5.3 Objective 5.4 Rationality 1/4 5.4.2 Rationalisation of statistical production to remove overlapping and duplication

  12. Principles for legislation Principle Indicators Sub-principle Out of total Coordination and cooperation 6.1.1 Principle of coordination and collaboration among statistics authorities specified 6.1 Coordination 3/15 6.1.5 Designation of statistics as official (good quality) is specified 6.1.15 Mandate to certify statistics as official is specified

  13. Principles for legislation Principle Indicators Sub-principle Out of total 1 / 6 Coordination and cooperation 6.2.6 Principle of international cooperation is specified 6.2 Cooperation

  14. Summary Total indicators For legislation % of Principle Principle 1. Professional independence 5 31 16 3 2. Quality 57 5 5 3. Mandate for data collection & resources 18 28 4. Dissemination 21 4 19 5. Protection of individual data, information, sources and respondents 11 5 45 6. Coordination and cooperation 19 4 21 TOTAL 26 18 144

  15. Instrument layout in text version Principle Description Sub-principle Description Legislation (Indicator …) Legal status Evidence (queries) Indicator (as above) … [If YES] Provide section in Statistics Law Query whether indicator is legislated for NSO and/or NSS Questions to ascertain the evidence Response: YES / NO

  16. Thankyou for yourkind attentionEmail: austat@africa-union.orgwww.austat.orgTel:+251-115-18-26-51

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