Quality control of the Quality control of the statistical register in the statistical register in the

Republic of BelarusRepublic of Belarus

Svetlana NichiporukSvetlana Nichiporuk Head of Statistical Register Department of Head of Statistical Register Department of National Statistical Committee of the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus Republic of Belarus

Joint UNECE / OECD / Eurostat Meeting Joint UNECE / OECD / Eurostat Meeting of the Group of Experts on Business Registers, 2013of the Group of Experts on Business Registers, 2013

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Table of contentTable of content

1.1.UseUse

1.1.UseUse

2.2.Compliance with Compliance with quality standardsquality standards

2.2.Compliance with Compliance with quality standardsquality standards 3.3.

UpdatingUpdating

3.3.UpdatingUpdating

4.4.Cooperation with Cooperation with

experts of the experts of the fieldfield

4.4.Cooperation with Cooperation with

experts of the experts of the fieldfield

5.5.Data controlData control

5.5.Data controlData control

6.6.Possible ways to Possible ways to improve quality improve quality

6.6.Possible ways to Possible ways to improve quality improve quality

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Statistical registerStatistical register

Administrative partAdministrative part Statistical partStatistical part

Legal units Statistical units

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Functions and types of uses of the statistical Functions and types of uses of the statistical registerregister::

•• providing common enumeration of the providing common enumeration of the respondentsrespondents•• ensuring common principle of identification of ensuring common principle of identification of the respondentsthe respondents•• organizing and conducting statistical surveysorganizing and conducting statistical surveys•• establishing consolidated statistical establishing consolidated statistical informationinformation•• establishing the list of respondents and establishing the list of respondents and summary data on the number of business entities in summary data on the number of business entities in the country in various breakdowns and groupings. the country in various breakdowns and groupings.

Common identification code of units according to

nationwide classifications

Common identification code of units according to

nationwide classifications

Administrative dataAdministrative data Statistical surveys dataStatistical surveys data

Sufficient characteristics to allow groupings and

different selections

Sufficient characteristics to allow groupings and

different selections

Statistical register

Statistical register

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Quality of the statistical Quality of the statistical registerregister

quality of the SR is the extent to which it is in accordance with generally accepted quality criteria and meets information needs and expectations of users

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Quality standardsQuality standards

• Relevance (demand)Relevance (demand) Compliance with register information and needs of users

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Quality standards (continued)Quality standards (continued)

• Accuracy (reliability) Accuracy (reliability) correct reflection of reality in the register

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Quality standards (continued)Quality standards (continued)

• Timeliness and Timeliness and punctuality punctuality

The period of time when the register is updated to reflect actual state of events

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Quality standards (continued)Quality standards (continued)

• Accessibility and Accessibility and clarity clarity

• Comparability Comparability

free access to documentation

Spatial comparability

Comparability over time

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Quality standards (continued)Quality standards (continued)

• ConsistencyConsistency Internal consistency Consistency with other registers

• OKPO codeOKPO code – – the registration number the registration number assigned by the state statistical assigned by the state statistical authoritiesauthorities

• NCLEE code NCLEE code – – the registration the registration number assigned by the registration number assigned by the registration authoritiesauthorities

• UNP code UNP code – – the registration number the registration number assigned by the tax authoritiesassigned by the tax authorities

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Updating of the statistical business registerUpdating of the statistical business register

Administrative sourcesAdministrative sources

Information provided by the statistical experts

Information provided by the statistical experts

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AIS «Cooperation»

• laws and regulations

• bilateral agreement on information exchange

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Cooperation with experts of the fieldCooperation with experts of the field

Rules and regulations of updating of statistical registerRules and regulations of updating of statistical register

Data fromData fromstatistical surveysstatistical surveys

• Updating local units of statistical registerUpdating local units of statistical register

• Updating characteristics of the units of Updating characteristics of the units of statistical registerstatistical register

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Data controlData control

•• visual check of source data (depending on the amount visual check of source data (depending on the amount

of information)of information)

•• comparison of data from the data source and SR comparison of data from the data source and SR

(changes control)(changes control)

•• comparison of similar data from different sources comparison of similar data from different sources

(consistencies check)(consistencies check)

•• completeness and duplication checkcompleteness and duplication check

•• check of National Classification of Businesses and check of National Classification of Businesses and

Organizations code (for the control number)Organizations code (for the control number)

•• check of the characteristics values, to match the check of the characteristics values, to match the

reference classifications used in the SR reference classifications used in the SR

•• check of the interrelations between different values of check of the interrelations between different values of

characteristics and other controlscharacteristics and other controls

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Possible ways to improve quality of the SR Possible ways to improve quality of the SR and directions of its future development and directions of its future development

Transition to new software and technology tools for formation and

maintenance of the administrative part of the SR

Transition to new software and technology tools for formation and

maintenance of the administrative part of the SR

Increase the level of automatisation of analytical and Increase the level of automatisation of analytical and

methodological processes in the updating and maintenance of the methodological processes in the updating and maintenance of the

registerregister

Possible ways to improve quality of the SR Possible ways to improve quality of the SR and directions of its future development and directions of its future development (continued)(continued)

Development of the updating system of statistical register is the

result of integration of informative resources of state authorities in

National Computerized Information System (NCIS)

Development of the updating system of statistical register is the

result of integration of informative resources of state authorities in

National Computerized Information System (NCIS)

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National Computerized Information System (NCIS)National Computerized Information System (NCIS)

Department of Justice

NationalCadastralAgency

Ministry of Internal Affairs

Ministry of Taxation

Ministry of Education

Internet

Administrators of NCIS

Core of NCIS

Security Administrator

Internet

Users

Free national informative resources

Data processing centre RUP “Beltelekom”

National Bank

BelGISS Government authorities

Official websitesExchange rateOKPB

Limited access of the national informative resources

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Possible ways to improve quality of the SR Possible ways to improve quality of the SR and directions of its future development and directions of its future development (continued)(continued)

Current work on recoding of the main types of activities according

to the new classification based on NACE Rev.2, it is planned to

conduct recoding and quality control of the SR in a few years’ time

Current work on recoding of the main types of activities according

to the new classification based on NACE Rev.2, it is planned to

conduct recoding and quality control of the SR in a few years’ time

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Thank you for your Thank you for your attention!attention!