National Strategy for the Development of Statistics in Georgia 2011-2014

The National Strategy for the Development of Statistics in Georgia 2011-2014 is a national sectoral strategy. Its vision is for the national statistical system in Georgia is to put in place the institutions, the processes and the infrastructure that provide the statistical evidence needed by Government and other users to support the economic, social and environmental development of the country; meet our obligations to report statistical data to regional and international agencies; and use scarce national resources effectively and efficiently.
Among others, it provides for improving the quality and coverage of Geostat’s statistics including in national accounts, business statistics, prices, external statistics, agricultural and environmental statistics, population census and demographic statistics, and social statistics. Notably, it provides to develop a new sampling frame for the agricultural survey, making use of the proposed new combined population and agricultural census discussed in the next section; in collaboration with the Social Statistics Division and in line with the recommendations of the recently developed Global Strategy for the Development of Agricultural and Rural Statistics, investigate the development of a common survey framework for the agricultural survey and the household survey. It is anticipated that the common framework will be put into effect following the next population census; from 2012 onwards establish a permanent pool of enumerators and to help improve the quality of the field work with more intensive training; cover gaps in the current coverage of agricultural statistics and establish cost-effective procedures for compiling data for new and developing activities; develop a mechanism for more regular consultation with data users and to raise awareness of the importance of agricultural and food security statistics; in consultation with data users review both current and future data needs and investigate the potential for improving the timeliness of both agricultural and food security statistics; develop a framework for compiling and disseminating statistics about the physical environment in Georgia; depending on the outcome of the research and analysis a revised and updated integrated household survey will be developed with the aim of coordinating the field work with an up-dated agricultural survey. The aim will be to increase the consistency of the data sets and to reduce the costs of field work and any changes to the current procedures will be carried out following extensive field testing; development and implementation of a data documentation, archiving and analysis plan; and development of a comprehensive strategy to improve and extend the gender focus of all Geostat statistics.