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Annual Report 2015 Annual Report 2015 INTRODUCTORY WORDS annual report 2015 annual report 2015 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Dear Reader, Another year of intensive work has passed, a year of development and international activities. Owing to six preceeding presidencies efforts, during the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union amendments were adopted to the Regulation on European Statistics, strengthening the ESS governance, and professional independence of official statistical institutions. The amendments also affect statistical quality issues and reduction of respondent burden, entitling statistical institutes to take a more active role in production and use of administrative data sources. The new Statistics Law which was drafted by the CSB and adopted by the Parliament this year is closely related to this. It includes legal framework of operating principles for statistical institutions set forth in the national legislation, the Regulation on European Statistics, and the European Statistics Code of Practice. The CSB faces new challenges associated with the accession to the OECD; its recommendations are consistent with the development of the ESS and CSB operating strategy for 2014–2016. We have joined the Vision 2020 strategy by promoting standardisation of statistical processes, use of innovative solutions in infrastructure, quality improvement, identifying and meeting the needs of data users, as well as by taking measures for raising the level of competence, skills and knowledge of our employees. In 2015 the CSB received the highest e-index rating among the public authorities, thus proving effeciency of e-governance in the Central Statistical Bureau. I am very happy and satisfied, since the expertise of CSB employees is the key drive towards our success. Thanks to the initiative and responsible work each and every day, I can say with confidence that by working together we can set even more ambitious goals. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to our respondents and co-operation partners! President of the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia 3 CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY WORDS 3 7 CONTENTS, VISION, MISSION, VALUES AND ACTIVITIES ABBREVIATIONS, MISSION CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2015 9 KEY PRIORITIES IN 2015 16 STATISTICAL DIMENSIONS 20 THE NEW STATISTICS LAW 32 ACTIVE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 35 RESPONDENT SURVEY 42 COMMUNICATION WITH SOCIETY 44 PERSONNEL 49 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF 2015 54 KEY PRIORITIES IN 2016 57 5 CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY WORDS 3 7 CONTENTS, VISION, MISSION, VALUES AND ACTIVITIES ABBREVIATIONS, MISSION CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2015 9 KEY PRIORITIES IN 2015 16 STATISTICAL DIMENSIONS 20 THE NEW STATISTICS LAW 32 ACTIVE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 35 RESPONDENT SURVEY 42 COMMUNICATION WITH SOCIETY 44 PERSONNEL 49 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF 2015 54 KEY PRIORITIES IN 2016 57 5 VISION, MISSION, VALUES LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES CAWI CAWI - Computer Assisted Web Interviewing Aim CRAN on-line library (http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/surveyplanning/) The main aim of the CSB is to create and develop a unified national statistical CSB Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia system on economic, demographic and social phenomena, processes and EC European Commission environment, following internationally recognised principles. ECB European Central Bank ESA European System of Accounts Mission ESS European Statistical System The main objective (mission) of the CSB is to provide users of statistical ESSnet European Statistical System network information with independent and high quality official statistics. ESSPROS European System of Integrated Social Protection Statistics EU European Union Vision Eurostat Statistical Office of the European Union EU-SILC European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions Vision of the CSB: an internationally recognised institution which is a producer FR Farm Register and coordinator of high quality official statistics in Latvia. GDP Gross Domestic Product GNI Gross National Income Values HICP Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices ICT Information and Communication Technologies The CSB bases its activity on the following values: knowledge, cooperation, Intrastat System for collecting information and producing statistics on the trade in goods openness, rule of law and responsibility. between countries of the European Union Our core value is highly-educated, professional, honest and reliable, quality ISDMS Integrated Statistical Data Management System and goal oriented personnel possessing excellent communication skills. NACE Rev. 2 Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community CSB building at 1 Lâèplçða Street, Riga NPSI National Programme of Statistical Information Within the process of data compilation the CSB applies data collection tools, NRME National Reference Metadata Editor alternative data sources, data processing methods and mathematical models, OCMA Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs which enable the reduction of respondent burden. OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development PPP Purchasing Power Parities User-friendly methods are applied for dissemination of statistical data – PRODCOM List of Products of the European Community Internet has become the primary dissemination channel. Statistical QMS Quality Management System information is supplemented with quality reports. SBR Statistical Business Register The CSB employees are professional, well-educated, and able to defend SRS State Revenue Service national positions and interests at international level. The methods applied for SSIA Social Security Insurance Agency personnel training allow junior staff members to efficiently acquire the Twinning Twinning project required skills, as well as serve as a valuable tool for raising professional UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe competences of senior employees. 6 7 VISION, MISSION, VALUES LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES CAWI CAWI - Computer Assisted Web Interviewing Aim CRAN on-line library (http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/surveyplanning/) The main aim of the CSB is to create and develop a unified national statistical CSB Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia system on economic, demographic and social phenomena, processes and EC European Commission environment, following internationally recognised principles. ECB European Central Bank ESA European System of Accounts Mission ESS European Statistical System The main objective (mission) of the CSB is to provide users of statistical ESSnet European Statistical System network information with independent and high quality official statistics. ESSPROS European System of Integrated Social Protection Statistics EU European Union Vision Eurostat Statistical Office of the European Union EU-SILC European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions Vision of the CSB: an internationally recognised institution which is a producer FR Farm Register and coordinator of high quality official statistics in Latvia. GDP Gross Domestic Product GNI Gross National Income Values HICP Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices ICT Information and Communication Technologies The CSB bases its activity on the following values: knowledge, cooperation, Intrastat System for collecting information and producing statistics on the trade in goods openness, rule of law and responsibility. between countries of the European Union Our core value is highly-educated, professional, honest and reliable, quality ISDMS Integrated Statistical Data Management System and goal oriented personnel possessing excellent communication skills. NACE Rev. 2 Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community CSB building at 1 Lâèplçða Street, Riga NPSI National Programme of Statistical Information Within the process of data compilation the CSB applies data collection tools, NRME National Reference Metadata Editor alternative data sources, data processing methods and mathematical models, OCMA Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs which enable the reduction of respondent burden. OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development PPP Purchasing Power Parities User-friendly methods are applied for dissemination of statistical data – PRODCOM List of Products of the European Community Internet has become the primary dissemination channel. Statistical QMS Quality Management System information is supplemented with quality reports. SBR Statistical Business Register The CSB employees are professional, well-educated, and able to defend SRS State Revenue Service national positions and interests at international level. The methods applied for SSIA Social Security Insurance Agency personnel training allow junior staff members to efficiently acquire the Twinning Twinning project required skills, as well as serve as a valuable tool for raising professional UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe competences of senior employees. 6 7 Vision, mission, values and activities CSB activities Collection, processing and analysis of statistical information. Provision of information required by data users. Quality of official statistics. Development of information technologies. CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2015 CSB priorities Effective methods and informative data sources: assessment of the impact of the normative regulation of statistics, introduction of updates to such regulation, and promotion of public participation. Reduction of respondent burden and development of cooperation. Use of information provided by administrative data sources and regular CSB surveys in production of statistics. Preparation for Population and Housing Census 2021. Development
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