TTheheHungarian Statistical Hungarian Statistical SystemSystem

by Péter PUKLIby Péter PUKLIPresident, HCSOPresident, HCSO

93rd DGINS Conference, 93rd DGINS Conference, BudapestBudapest

21 September 200721 September 2007

OverviewOverview

►HistoryHistory

►The National Statistical ServiceThe National Statistical Service

►Key figures Key figures oonn HCSO HCSO

►ModernisationModernisation process process

History of the HCSOHistory of the HCSO I. I. Back to the 19th century – Back to the 19th century –

laying the fundaments laying the fundaments► 1848-491848-49: The short period of independence there : The short period of independence there

was an attempt to create national statistical service was an attempt to create national statistical service by by Elek FÉNYES (1807-1876)Elek FÉNYES (1807-1876)

► 18671867: Establishment of the independent Hungarian : Establishment of the independent Hungarian administration. administration. Károly KELETI (1833-1892) Károly KELETI (1833-1892) was was invited to lead the invited to lead the Statistical DepartmentStatistical Department as a part as a part of the Ministry of Agriculture, Trade and Industryof the Ministry of Agriculture, Trade and Industry

► 18711871: The foundation of the National Statistical Office: The foundation of the National Statistical Office

► 18761876: The : The third International Statistical third International Statistical Congress was held in BudapestCongress was held in Budapest

II. II. Statistics in the 20th centuryStatistics in the 20th century

► 1922: foundation of the Hungarian 1922: foundation of the Hungarian Statistical Society;Statistical Society;

► 1952: 4th statistical law: the socialist 1952: 4th statistical law: the socialist statistical system;statistical system;

► 1993: new statistical law: harmonization 1993: new statistical law: harmonization of the statistical system to ESS; of the statistical system to ESS;

► 2002: Global Assessment of the Hungarian 2002: Global Assessment of the Hungarian Statistical System confirmed that Hungary Statistical System confirmed that Hungary was able to fulfil the EU requirementswas able to fulfil the EU requirements..

I. I. MembersMembers► Central Statistical OfficeCentral Statistical Office;;► MinistriesMinistries;;► Office of the National Council of JusticeOffice of the National Council of Justice;;► Office of the Chief Public ProsecutorOffice of the Chief Public Prosecutor;;► National BankNational Bank;;► Office for Economic CompetitionOffice for Economic Competition;;► Financial Supervisory AuthorityFinancial Supervisory Authority..

The National Statistical The National Statistical ServiceService

II. II. RoleRole of HCSO in the of HCSO in theofficial statisticsofficial statistics

► Compiles the draft „Annual National Data Compiles the draft „Annual National Data Collection Program” Collection Program” in cooperationin cooperation with other with other members in official statistics;members in official statistics;

► Submits it for opinion for the National Submits it for opinion for the National Statistical Council;Statistical Council;

► Submits the program to the government for Submits the program to the government for admittance;admittance;

► The Program is published in official journals The Program is published in official journals and on and on the the website of HCSO;website of HCSO;

► HCSO is monitoring the implementation.HCSO is monitoring the implementation.

III. The III. The National Statistical National Statistical CouncilCouncil

Professional advisory body of the President of Professional advisory body of the President of HCSO.HCSO.

Representatives of:Representatives of:► members of the National Statistical Servicemembers of the National Statistical Service;;► trade unions; trade unions; ► trade associationstrade associations;;► local governments; local governments; ► academic statistics.academic statistics.

The members are nominated by the Prime The members are nominated by the Prime Minister,Minister, onon the proposal of the HCSO’s president.the proposal of the HCSO’s president.

IV. The IV. The National National Statistical Statistical Data Data Collection Collection ProgramProgram

► It covers the surveys of the members of the It covers the surveys of the members of the National Statistical Service;National Statistical Service;

► The draft is submitted to the National The draft is submitted to the National Statistical Council for opinion;Statistical Council for opinion;

► The proposal is sent to the government for The proposal is sent to the government for admittance;admittance;

► The Program is put in force, as the set of The Program is put in force, as the set of compulsory surveys by Government decreecompulsory surveys by Government decree..

Key figures of the Statistical Key figures of the Statistical

OfficeOffice

► 23 departments, 90 sections23 departments, 90 sections► Annual budget: 46.6 millions eurosAnnual budget: 46.6 millions euros► Human resources: 1390 employeesHuman resources: 1390 employees

75% female, 25% male75% female, 25% male 1000 statisticians, 390 for 1000 statisticians, 390 for

administrative and supporting administrative and supporting activitiesactivities

2600 interviewers on contract basis2600 interviewers on contract basis

Key figures of the Statistical Key figures of the Statistical

OfficeOffice► 420420 workwork programmesprogrammes including including

142142 data collections anddata collections and 8080 administrative data seadministrative data settss

► 218 first releases in 27 topics, 118 218 first releases in 27 topics, 118 publicationspublications

► 106106 gigabyte gigabyte information on the information on the webweb

► 112112 thousandthousand statistical tables statistical tables downloaded from Dissemination downloaded from Dissemination DatabaseDatabase

Social Services Statistics DepartmentSocial Services Statistics Department

PresidentPresident

Internal audit section

Planning Department

Financial Management Department

Technical Department

Administration and International Department

IT Department

Dissemination Department

Business Statistics Department

Living Standard and Labour Statistics Department

Price Statistics Department

Regional Directorate of Veszprém

Regional Directorate of Szeged

Regional Directorate of Pécs

Regional Directorate of Miskolc

Regional Directorate of Győr

Regional Directorate of Debrecen

Foreign Trade Statistics Department

National Accounts Department

Population Statistics Department

Statistical Research and Methodology Department

Sector Accounts Department

Services Statistics Department

Deputy President responsible for statistical issuesDeputy President responsible for economic

affairs

National Statistical Council

Agriculture and Environment Statistics Department

The The modernisationmodernisation process of process of the the HCSOHCSO

I. PrecedingsI. Precedings

Harmonisation of subject-matter areas. Harmonisation of subject-matter areas. Screaning negotiationsScreaning negotiations

Audits of international experts from EU and Audits of international experts from EU and Canada catalyzed a new approach to Canada catalyzed a new approach to manage the developing work of manage the developing work of the office.the office.

► Peer Review by Ivan Fellegi and Jacob Peer Review by Ivan Fellegi and Jacob Ryten, Ryten, October 2001;October 2001;

► Global Assessment by Tim Holt and Jan Global Assessment by Tim Holt and Jan Byfuglien, Byfuglien, April 2002April 2002

The modernisation programThe modernisation program:: o on the basis of the conclusionsn the basis of the conclusions

► The The Strategic Development Strategic Development CouncilCouncil (SDC) was formed; (SDC) was formed;

► An overall An overall strategic development strategic development plan for 2005–2008plan for 2005–2008 was was elaborated;elaborated;

► The top management of the HCSO The top management of the HCSO started to reengineer the office by started to reengineer the office by wide range of reformwide range of reform steps.steps.

II. Driving ForcesII. Driving Forces

► Social awarenessSocial awareness► Governmental Governmental

motivationmotivation► Business motivationBusiness motivation► Development in ITDevelopment in IT

► Social awarenessSocial awareness To strengthen public confidence we need To strengthen public confidence we need

to increase the transparency of our to increase the transparency of our serviceservice..

Our professional independence lies on the Our professional independence lies on the transparency of our production processtransparency of our production process;;

To assure equal access to To assure equal access to our our data for all data for all users, from the government to the general users, from the government to the general publicpublic. .

Internet creates environment of equal Internet creates environment of equal opportunity foropportunity for them; them;

The burden on our respondents must be The burden on our respondents must be reducedreduced..

Driving Forces (1.)Driving Forces (1.)

► Reform of the public administrationReform of the public administration

■ Regional Regional centralicentralissationation of public services of public services■ MergeMergerr of institutions, cleaning profiles of institutions, cleaning profiles■ New performance assessment methodsNew performance assessment methods

Driving Forces (2.)Driving Forces (2.)

► Business motivatioBusiness motivation: resources n: resources vs. demandsvs. demands

■ Continuous budget cutsContinuous budget cuts;;■ The dissemination policy turns towards The dissemination policy turns towards

freefree of charge of charge information service, information service, resulting in a loss of revenuesresulting in a loss of revenues;;

■ The resourcesThe resources provided provided in in the EU-the EU-accession period have been reducedaccession period have been reduced;;

■ On the demand side new user-groups: On the demand side new user-groups: EEuropeanuropean Com Commmission and ECB;ission and ECB;

■ The answer to the challenges is to The answer to the challenges is to increase the efficiency of our workincrease the efficiency of our work..

Driving Forces (3.)Driving Forces (3.)

► Development in Development in information information technologytechnology

■ The fast development in IT has a great The fast development in IT has a great influence on influence on the the working environment of working environment of statisticiansstatisticians; ;

■ Information technology Information technology supports, even supports, even demands the integrated production demands the integrated production processprocess;;

■ The Internet opens the world for statistics. The Internet opens the world for statistics. The number of our users has multiplied. The number of our users has multiplied.

Driving Forces (4.)Driving Forces (4.)

III. III. The main fields of The main fields of modernisationmodernisation

► Modernisation of the legal Modernisation of the legal frameworkframework

► Modernisation of managementModernisation of management► Modernisation of institutionModernisation of institution► Modernisation of productionModernisation of production

Main goalsMain goals

► improve improve the operational efficiencythe operational efficiency

► increaseincrease the level of our the level of our

professional professional workwork

► improve improve thethe quality of our servicesquality of our services

► improveimprove thethe transparency of our transparency of our

activityactivity

► increase increase the prestige of the officethe prestige of the office

► reduce reduce thethe burden of burden of

respondentsrespondents

Modernisation of the legal Modernisation of the legal frameworkframework

► Modifications in the Statistical LawModifications in the Statistical Law■ Revise the role and function of the Revise the role and function of the

National Statistical CouncilNational Statistical Council;;■ Direct reference to ESS Code of Practice Direct reference to ESS Code of Practice

principlesprinciples;;■ Legal basis for easier access to Legal basis for easier access to

administrative dataadministrative data;; ■ To strengthen the coordinating and To strengthen the coordinating and

supervising position of the HCSO within the supervising position of the HCSO within the official statisticsofficial statistics..

Modernisation of managementModernisation of management

► A A programme planningprogramme planning system and system and procedure has been introduced; procedure has been introduced;

► Management Information SystemManagement Information System (integrated information from several (integrated information from several sources) has been implemented;sources) has been implemented;

► System forSystem for assessment of assessment of programmesprogrammes (KPI-s), (KPI-s), product and product and process quality monitoringprocess quality monitoring is under is under construction.construction.

Programme and resource planning

„WHAT? FOR HOW MUCH?”

System of process quality assurance

„HOW?”

Assessment of our OUTPUTS

Performance assessment, cost/benefit assessment, product quality monitoring, self assessment, audits

„WHAT RESULTS?”

Analysis,

co-ordination,

feedback

Management Information System

MANAGEMENT CONTROLLING MANAGEMENT CONTROLLING FRAMEWORKFRAMEWORK

Modernisation of the institutionModernisation of the institution

The structure of the office The structure of the office isis 50 years old.50 years old.

► Organisational centralisationOrganisational centralisation;;

19 county offices 19 county offices 6 regional offices 6 regional offices;;

((20 legal units 20 legal units 1 legal unit 1 legal unit););► Supporting activities in one centreSupporting activities in one centre;;► Introduction of the integrated financial and Introduction of the integrated financial and

budget management systembudget management system..

Modernisation of Modernisation of productionproduction

Strategic domains:Strategic domains:

► Streamlining of the operations;Streamlining of the operations;► Integrated IT tools;Integrated IT tools;► Quality assessment;Quality assessment;► Training (HCSO School).Training (HCSO School).

Streamlining of the operationsStreamlining of the operations

► Changes in the division of labour along Changes in the division of labour along the value chainsthe value chains;;

► The production unitThe production units ares are responsible for responsible for input and through-put phasesinput and through-put phases;;

► TThe statistical unithe statistical unitss perform the survey perform the survey design, macro operations and design, macro operations and dissemination. dissemination.

Integrated IT toolsIntegrated IT tools

► Standardized IT applicationsStandardized IT applications TTo minimize the heterogeneity of o minimize the heterogeneity of

applications used in the productionapplications used in the production 150 stove-pipes 150 stove-pipes 3 or 4 stove-pipes 3 or 4 stove-pipes

► Extension of electronic data Extension of electronic data collection methods and toolscollection methods and tools

Quality assessmentQuality assessment

► Documentation of the production processDocumentation of the production process. . ► Quality standards/guidelines for the Quality standards/guidelines for the

different process stepsdifferent process steps. . ► Measurement of the process quality Measurement of the process quality

(process variables)(process variables)..► Checklist for the fulfilment of the Checklist for the fulfilment of the

guidelinesguidelines..► Assessment of the performance based on Assessment of the performance based on

these quality toolsthese quality tools..

Quality assessmentQuality assessmentActivitiesActivities Current activityCurrent activity Future activityFuture activity

Product Product quality projectquality project

►Internal standard Internal standard quality indicatorsquality indicators►Internal standard Internal standard quality reportsquality reports

►Feedback talksFeedback talks►Self assessmentSelf assessment►Internal and external Internal and external auditsaudits

Process Process quality projectquality project

►Quality guidelinesQuality guidelines►ChecklistsChecklists►DocumentationsDocumentations

►Process variablesProcess variables►Improvement, Improvement, assessment, and feedbackassessment, and feedback

FrameworkFramework ►Quality trainingQuality training►Quality network – Quality network – representatives of representatives of subject matter subject matter departmentsdepartments►PromotionPromotion►Code of practiceCode of practice

►Quality management Quality management systemsystem

► The quality of our work is influenced by The quality of our work is influenced by the statistical culture, knowledge and the statistical culture, knowledge and skill of the staff.skill of the staff.

► This can be improved by TRAINING.This can be improved by TRAINING.■ 25 courses are held in a year25 courses are held in a year;;■ Subject matter courses, IT courses and Subject matter courses, IT courses and

management courses are in the programmanagement courses are in the program;;■ Tutors are usually experienced members Tutors are usually experienced members

of staff, sometimes external consultancy is of staff, sometimes external consultancy is usedused;;

■ The programme uses 1% of annual human The programme uses 1% of annual human resources. resources.

HCSO SchoolHCSO School

The The ffutureuture and its and its challengeschallenges

►HCSO Strategy 2009HCSO Strategy 2009––20122012 2008 – the year of preparation2008 – the year of preparation

►Population and general agricultural Population and general agricultural censuses within 3 yearscensuses within 3 years

►Strenghtening international Strenghtening international cooperation – active participation cooperation – active participation in collaborative networksin collaborative networks

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