Outline of Presentation
  • Driving forces for the improvement/ 
  changes in management and 
  organizational structure.
  • Management and organizational 
  structure of National Statistics 
  System (NSS) in Lao PDR.
  • Challenges and the Way-Forward.  
      Factors drive for the change/improvement 
    • Emerging national and international demand on the quality official 
      statistics to support evident-base policies formulation as well as the 
      process of monitoring and evaluation the progress, output, outcome 
      and impact as the result of the policies and programs 
      implementation: 
      –
        National  Development Vision 2030/2040 ;
      – th
        7  Five years National Socio-Economics Development Plan (NSEDP), 2011-2015 and 
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        next 8  NSEDP as well as Strategy for NSEDP 2025;
      –
        Other National programs: National Growth and Poverty Eradication Program, National 
        Nutrition and Food Security Program, Health and Education programs, etc,…  
      –
        The Growth and Expansion of Private Sector Development;
      –
        Globalization and Regional Integration (AEC, WTO,…) and the acceleration  of the 
        achievement of MDG (2015), LSC status 2020; 
      –
        Requirement for data exchange and data sharing to the international organizations and 
        development partners as well as to the public’s users;  
      –
        Others,…. 
         Factors drive for the 
      change/improvement(cont’d)
  • Support from international statistics communities, 
   development partners and international organizations    
   –The best practices on statistics international standard and 
    methodologies has been developed and capacity building 
    provided by all means as to facilitate the process of 
    adaptation and adaptation at the national level implemented.
   – Financial and technical supports in number of areas including 
    the management and improvement of the data sources.  
   –Actively participate in assisting the country to build up the 
    statistical awareness and literacy. 
   
    The way of thinking,…                            “ The law is not enough for statistics ”
            We also need:
           • Framework
           • Budget and other funding
           • Infrastructure/organisation
           • Cooperation/coordination of NSS
           • Training 
           • Common understanding
           • Good will
     Framework for Official statistics
     • Fundamental principles for 
      Official statistics
     • Law and Decree
     • Development Strategies for NSS 
     • International and regional 
      methods, classifications and 
      recommendations
     • Best practices