Category: NSS
Hits: 55385

Statistics Advisory Council

The Statistics Advisory Council is established in accordance with Article 15 of the Statistics Law and has the following members:

1

Minister of Planning Chairperson
2 Secretary of State, Ministry of Planning, in charge of Statistics Vice Chairperson
3 Secretary of State, Council of Ministers Member
4 Secretary of State, Ministry of interior Member
5 Secretary of State, Ministry of Rural Development Member
6 Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance Member
7 Secretary of State, Ministry of Commerce Member
8 Secretary of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and sports Member
9 Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Member
10 Secretary of State, Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy Member
11 Secretary of State, Ministry of Social Affairs, Veteran and Youth Rehabilitation Member
12 Secretary of State, Ministry of Post and Telecommunication Member
13 Secretary of State, Ministry of Health Member
14 Secretary of State, Ministry of Public and Transport Member
15 Secretary of State, Ministry of Tourism Member
16 Secretary of State, Ministry of Women’s Affairs Member
17 Deputy Governor, National Bank of Cambodia Member
18 Representative, Academia Member
19 Director General, National Institute of Statistics Permanent Secretary

The Statistics Advisory Council shall conduct meeting at least twice a year. Every meeting of the Statistics Advisory Council, a quorum is at least half of all members for conducting the meeting. The Statistics Advisory Council has function to advise the Minister of Planning, in relation to:

- Identification of the policy of official statistics.

- Requirements of official statistics and prioritizing the project of statistical matters that are requested by the National Institute of Statistics and designated statistical units.

- Improvement, extension and coordination of the National Statistical System and designated official statistics for public purposes.

- Updating the Statistics Law, Sub-Decree, and judicial standard letter in relation with statistical matters.

- Annual, medium, and long term priorities of statistical work programs of the National Institute of Statistics and designated statistical units involved in producing official statistics.

- Statistical master plan.

- Determining the dates of conducting the population, agriculture, and establishment censuses.

- Any other matters relating generally to the National Statistical System and official statistics.

- Seeking assistance and support, financial and human resources required by the National Institute of Statistics and designated statistics units, in order to conduct census, survey, produce, and disseminate official statistics for public purposes.

Every meeting of the Statistics Advisory Council shall have a minute:

SAC #1 Minute - 30 April 2007