Coordination of statistics and data

Program Description

Coordinates the decentralized system of statistical production for government entities, including aspects such as establishing quality criteria, the elaboration of uniform standards and the validation of statistical methodology.

Objectives

• Plan, develop, and continuously update a website on the government's portal to provide quality statistics, as well as promote quick and universal access to data, emphasizing governmental inter-agency exchange, private companies, universities and citizens in general.

• Establish and spread the statistical nomenclature, as well as the criteria and standards that will rule the processes of collection and analysis of data originating from the government agencies.

• Develop and implement a coherent and updated program for the professional development of government officials who work in statistical units, to create a culture of continuous improvement which will result in high quality statistical production.

• Identify urgent statistical projects that can transform data collection systems and, in coordination with the pertinent agencies, provide technical assistance and financing for their planning, development and implementation.

Statistical Data	2010	2011	2012
Customers served	37,143	50,000	55,000
Provide 2 balanced meals and a daily snack to 18,814 children	4,228	2,917	4,000

The statistical data was provided by the Agency during the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 budget formulation process.

Contact hours for statistics training: This indicator measures the development of human capital in statistics, a product of the Program of Academies of the Institute, through the training contact hours. The goal of this Program is to develop human capital in statistics and promote continuous theoretical and practical training of the personnel assigned to the collection of data and statistics in the government agencies (Art. 5(i) of the Law of the Institute).

Number of statistical reports sent: This indicator arises from the recurring requests for statistical reports from the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, free of charge and available to any citizen. It measures the number of reports sent by the institute to its users and the institutes progress toward compliance with its goal of facilitating public access to statistics. .

Customers

Agencies from the three branches of government, municipalities, federal agencies, universities, academic centers, the private sector, non-profit organizations and the general population.

Human Resources

Authorized and Proposed Positions	2009	2010	2011	2012
Managerial,Technical, Administrative, and Office Staff	3	3	3	3
Planning, Budget, Statistics, Auditing, and Finance	3	3	2	2
Information Systems	1	1	1	1
Total, Positions	7	7	6	6

FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012 ADOPTED BUDGET

The adopted consolidated budget for fiscal year 2011-2012 totals $742,000. Resources include: 641,000 derived from the joint Resolution General Fund and $101,000 from Other Income.

The Institute of Statistics has administrative and fiscal autonomy, in accordance with the dispositions of ACT No. 209 of August 28, 2003, as amended, and ACT No. 217 of August 9, 2008.

ACT No. 209, supra, authorizes the Institute to receive donations and to set and bill reasonable fees to obtain information, and create, analyze or divulge studies. This income can go to the Special Fund for the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, and will be used exclusively to cover operating expenses. It can also make collaborative agreements with local government entities, federal government entities and entities from other countries/international.

The recommended funds will cover the Institutes operating expenses and will allow the Institute to comply with the commitments imposed by its law.

SUMMARY OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES