RESOLUTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of August 3, 2020 No. PP-4796

About measures for further enhancement and development of National system of statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan

In the country consecutive work on improvement of quality and reliability of statistical information is carried out, measures for ensuring objective and reliable display, including in special editions and databases of the international organizations of the social and economic processes happening in the republic are taken.

At the same time there is need of further improvement of quality of statistical information, creation of full databases of statistics, their reductions in compliance with international standards, implementations of modern methods of statistics to social and economic and demographic spheres.

For the purpose of enhancement of national system of statistics, ensuring independence of state bodies of statistics, increase in objectivity and reliability of statistical information, and also ensuring execution of the tasks determined in the State program by strategy implementation of actions in five priority directions of development of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017 - 2021 in "Year of development of science, education and digital economy":

1. Determine the priority directions of enhancement of national system of statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

transformation of bodies of statistics to the professional independent service directed to forming of demanded, high-quality and reliable information, increase in transparency and openness of statistical information;

ensuring full functioning of Statistical council under the State committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan according to the statistics by strengthening of its powers and obligations directed to maintaining single policy in the sphere of statistics;

the organization of complete system of collection, processing, the analysis, edition and accumulating of statistical information with wide use of the advanced information and communication technologies;

enhancement of the methodical bases and the guidelines applied within all national system of statistics of the country for the purpose of production, distribution and coordination of official statistics;

step-by-step optimization of inspections by integration of departmental databases into single system of data management, reduction of freight of the reporting by respondents, and also enhancement of system of forming of statistics due to carrying out census and replacement of general statistic reports with selective inspections;

increase in trust of users to statistical information by realization of effective policy of interaction with users of statistical information and increase in awareness of the public on the available statistical information;

step-by-step optimization of structures and tasks of territorial authorities of statistics due to further improvement of material and technical support of activities of state bodies of statistics, creation of worthy conditions for effective work of their workers, and also effective implementation of the advanced information and communication technologies;

increase in professional level of employees of state bodies of statistics, carrying out scientific research, development of the advanced statistical techniques and technologies, including innovative developments in the sphere of open data, for their further practical application.

2. Establish procedure according to which:

The state committee according to the statistics performs the powers connected with forming of official statistics irrespective of all state bodies and the organizations;

any intervention in legal activities of bodies of statistics, including in processes of collection of official statistic reports and carrying out inspections, and also their edition and publication is not allowed;

the statistical information created by the State committee according to the statistics is published in quality of official statistical information;

managements of statistics of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, areas and the city of Tashkent (further - territorial administrations), and also departments of statistics of areas (cities) are independent of public authorities on places and directly submit to the State committee according to the statistics;

chiefs of territorial administrations are appointed to position and chiefs of departments of statistics of areas (cities) - the chairman of the State committee according to the statistics on representation of chiefs of territorial administrations are dismissed by the chairman of the State committee according to the statistics.

3. Grant to the State committee according to the statistics the right:

carrying out audit regarding compliance to international standards of statistical methodologies of other producers of statistics, following the results of audit - entering into the ministries and departments of obligatory representations to execution;

implementation of electronic interaction with information systems of the ministries and departments for the purpose of carrying out inspections, forming and the analysis of official statistical materials.

At the same time heads of the ministries and departments bear the personal responsibility for ensuring access and use of the information systems at the request of the State committee according to the statistics within its competence.

4. Approve:

The national strategy of development of statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2020 - 2025 (further - Strategy) developed with assistance of the World Bank according to appendix No. 1;

"Road map" on implementation of the National strategy of development of statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2020 - 2025 (further - "Road map") according to appendix No. 2;

structure of Statistical council under the State committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan according to the statistics according to appendix No. 3;

Regulations on Statistical council under the State committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan according to the statistics according to appendix No. 4.

5. To the Cabinet of Ministers (D. A. Kuchkarov):

organize full strategy implementation and "Road map", to establish permanent monitoring of course of execution of the established tasks;

in a month to create the industry working groups consisting of qualified specialists of the interested ministries and departments responsible for realization of adequate measures for the directions of Strategy;

provide timely, high-quality development and introduction in accordance with the established procedure of drafts of the regulatory legal acts aimed at providing strategy implementation and "Road map";

set up close cooperation with the World Bank in implementation of measures for strategy implementation, and also establish monitoring of target expenditure of the funds allocated by the World Bank for their realization;

provide entering into Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of annual information on the course of strategy implementation and "Road map".

6. Take into consideration that under the State committee the Public council which is the permanent advisory advisory body performing the activities on a voluntary basis according to the statistics functions.

Assign the following additional tasks to Public council:

development of offers on enhancement of activities of the State committee according to the statistics and mechanisms of satisfaction of need of users for official statistical information;

ensuring increase in transparency, openness and availability of statistical information;

rendering assistance in forming by the State committee according to the statistics urgent, high-quality and reliable statistics;

establishment of close connection with users for increase in awareness and trust of the public to statistical information.

7. To the state committee according to the statistics:

take measures for attraction to activities of Public council of representatives of non-state non-profit organizations, subjects of entrepreneurship, scientific community, mass media, and also national and international experts;

together with the interested ministries and departments annually till December 1 to develop and introduce in Public council for review the Program of the state statistical works, considering at the same time reliability and completeness of processes of reforming of national economy and the social sphere performed in our country;

annually in time no later than October 1 to provide entering into Statistical council of the report on results of program implementation of the state statistical works, and also efficiency of activities for enhancement of methodology and the organization of works in the sphere of statistics.

8. Allocate to the State committee according to the statistics 65 additional established posts for the organization and carrying out processes of census, including:

to central office - 17 established posts;

to territorial administrations - 48 established posts.

At the same time limiting increase in number of managerial personnel of the State committee according to the statistics and its territorial administrations is performed due to reducing number of employees of bodies of the State Tax Service.

9. To the ministries and departments, according to the list according to appendix No. 5 to this resolution, in a month within the extreme number of workers to create the departments specialized on forming of departmental statistical information and ensuring mutual exchange of information with the State committee according to the statistics.

10. To the Ministry of Finance:

in case of assignment for program implementation of the state statistical works to consider the offers created by Statistical council and Public council proceeding from need of users for official statistical information;

allocate within parameters of the Government budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan the means necessary for expenses within implementation of this resolution in 2020, since 2021 - annually to provide necessary budgetary funds.

11. To the state committee according to the statistics together with other interested ministries and departments in two-month time to bring in the Cabinet of Ministers:

project of the Regulations on procedure for carrying out audit of statistical methodologies of producers of statistics;

offers on the changes and amendments in the legislation following from this resolution.

12. Ceased to be valid according to the Presidential decree of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 19.06.2024 No. UP-91

13. Declare invalid the order of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of August 30, 2003 No. R-1838 "About structure of Statistical council under the State committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan according to the statistics".

14. To impose control of execution of this resolution on the deputy prime minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan D. A. Kuchkarov and the adviser to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan R. A. Gulyamov.

 

Appendix No. 1

to the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from 3 August, 2020 No. PP-4796

The national strategy of development of statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2020 - 2025

Chapter 1. General provisions

Perspective stable development of national system of statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan requires realization of state policy in the sphere on the basis of new approaches. The national strategy of development of statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2020 - 2025 (further - Strategy) forms basis for realization of this task.

Main objective of Strategy - complex development of all national system of statistics of the country promoting increase in the relevance of the statistics meeting user requirements, enhancement of management and coordination of system of statistics, and also covering the following strategic objectives:

improvement of legal and organizational infrastructures;

enhancement of statistical infrastructure;

improvement of relations between users and suppliers of statistical information;

improvement of information and communication infrastructure of processing of statistical information;

enhancement of the separate statistical directions and methodologies.

Strategy implementation in 2020 - 2025 gives opportunity of achievement of the following large-scale strategic results:

high level of satisfaction of users of statistical information;

high-quality motivation of suppliers of statistical information;

full support of development of national statistics by the government and partners;

motivation and high qualification of workers;

effective coordination of system of national statistics of the country.

Development of national system of statistics is based on achievement of the main target indicators determined in appendix No. 1, and timely implementation of actions stated in annex No. 2 to Strategy.

Chapter 2. Priority directions of Strategy

I. Enhancement of organization-legal infrastructure

In view of importance of the specific legal basis and effective organizational structure in high-quality accomplishment of the tasks, the State committee according to the statistics and all other producers of official statistics forming national system of statistics of the country it is planned to review the legislation in the sphere of statistics and to modernize organizational infrastructure of national system of statistics.

The management program quality takes root, coordination of national system of statistics amplifies, more effective distribution and distribution of statistical information is planned.

1. Enhancement of the legislation in the sphere of statistics

Accomplishment by the State committee according to the statistics and all other producers of official statistics of the tasks, requires the specific legal and organizational structure of official statistics including: first, creation of national system of statistics, legal status of bodies of statistics, and also legal status, functions, the rights and obligations of other state departments and organizations within national system of statistics of the country; secondly, specific powers of the organizations of national system of statistics on collection of statistical information.

The bill "About Official Statistics" according to the conventional international standards is drafted for elimination of gaps in the current legislation. In particular, the new law is directed on:

increase in transparency of official statistics by systematization and association in the uniform act of acts of the legislation in this sphere;

strengthening of the status of the State committee according to the statistics as authorized and independent body and expansion of powers of his heads;

development of necessary regulatory legal acts for the purpose of enhancement of interdepartmental cooperation in the sphere of statistical activities;

review of current agreements between the organizations of statistics on the basis of the enhanced legislation for the purpose of ensuring effective cooperation and exchange of information;

creation in the state departments making information and forming national system of statistics of the country, producers of information on separate divisions of statistics;

enhancement of rules of exchange of information for obtaining and improvement of information access and to documents of bodies of the public and economic board for use in the statistical purposes;

accounting of the last changes in activities of bodies of statistics and other organizations of the sphere;

creation of the mechanisms of permanent interaction between producers and users of statistical information which are important in increase in relevance of statistical information;

specific determination of producers of official statistics, their rights and obligations;

development of methodology of forming, maintaining and use of databases of bodies of the public and economic board;

holding actions for census, inclusion of procedures about responsibility for participation in these actions and answers to questionnaires of citizens and subjects;

determination of procedure for control of quality of distribution of statistical information.

2. Improvement of coordination of activities of producers of statistical information

Statistical council as interdepartmental committee shall have certain powers for motivation of all departments to observance of agreements, and also the sufficient potential for adoption of strategic decisions.

At the same time Statistical council in the previous structure did not perform activities up to standard, in recent years enhancement of coordination of system of statistics between producers of information became topical issue.

Improvement of coordination of activities of the departments which are engaged in forming of information covers the following events:

strengthening of powers and obligations of Statistical council;

creation of the technical working groups having powers in the respective spheres for harmonization of information, methods and qualifiers of statistics with national interests;

implementation of review of current agreements, memorandums and relations of the bodies of the public and economic board which are engaged in forming of information for the purpose of harmonization of their statistics.

3. Enhancement of organizational structure of national system of statistics

Availability of carefully developed, performing effective activities and provided with sufficient resources body of statistics is basis of strong system of statistics in the country.

At the same time proposed measures on increase in the coordinating role and enhancement of statistical activities of the State committee according to the statistics, implementation in these activities of Standard model of production of the statistical information allowing to integrate information and metainformation, can demand more effective and authorized structure.

Besides, for timely production of high-quality and reliable information the need for review of organizational structures of separate divisions of statistics and most the organizations which are engaged in forming up to standard of information without human resources is observed.

For enhancement of organizational structure of national system of statistics the following events are provided:

reorganization of organizational structure of the State committee according to the statistics with appropriate authority;

optimization of organizational structure of the State committee according to the statistics, including obligations and job descriptions;

determination of number and qualification of required workers, assessment of the acting personnel on compliance to requirements and carrying out the analysis of the existing gaps in system.

4. Development of national basic quality principles of national system of statistics

The quality management system, conducting monitoring and assessment is integral part of national system of the statistics providing compliance of important aspects of quality of statistical information and processes to national and international systems of quality evaluation.

However now in the country there is no single complex policy of quality management of statistical information, in particular the policy of collection and information analysis is conducted, but the policy of its planning and distribution is not developed.

For the purpose of ensuring effective functioning of quality management system the following measures are implemented:

implementation of basic quality principles according to controls quality of ISO 9001-2008 and management on national basic quality principles of the UN;

increase in awareness of employees of the State committee according to the statistics in questions of quality management, training in their principles and processes of quality;

development of management tools quality and realization of policy in the field of quality;

enhancement of the model of quality including indicators of quality of statistical products, their relevance, reliability, timeliness of accomplishment, convenience, clearness and coordination;

enhancement of policy in the field of quality for the purpose of satisfaction of need of users and updating of the operating processes;

development of indicators of quality and efficiency, and also systems of their measurement and control of quality, programs of quality check;

realization of policy in the field of quality and the program of its assessment.

5. Improvement of personnel capacity of system of statistics

The management system human resources promotes enhancement of selection processes and training of the qualified personnel making contribution to goal achievement of provision of reliable, high-quality and timely information.

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