IAOS-OECD 2018 conference, 19-21 September 2018, Paris. More information at: http://www.oecd.org/iaos2018/

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MARDZIAH NAWAMA
KANAGESWARY RAMASAMY
Presenting for:

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01 - INTRODUCTION
04-MODERNISATION OF
OFFICIAL STATISTICS
05 - CONCLUSION
02-OFFICIAL STATISTICS IN
MALAYSIA
03-COMMUNICATIONS IN
STATISTICS

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Globalisation…
Interaction -
between people,
companies, etc
Due to
communication
& technology Overloaded
information owing
to internet and
social media
Information - easy to
access and fast
Industrial
revolution

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Collect, interpret and disseminate latest
and real time statistics
1
The focal point for planning formation
and national development
2
Strategic partner in various Expert & City
Groups ie UNSC, OIC, ASEAN, ISI, IAOS
3
Providing statistical products & services
that are relevant to current needs
4
The focal point for the compilation and
coordination of SDGs Indicators
5
Establishing a quality, user-oriented and
timely information system
6
Department of Statistics, Malaysia (DOSM)

5. 5
Prior to 2010 2010 2014
Hardcopy publication -
stored in CD-ROMS
designed in Adobe
Acrobat
Statistical tables
designed in MS
Excel
Softcopy publication
can be downloaded
for free
Download
publication
Data request
Evolution of statistics publication in Malaysia
monthly quarterly annually
193
2017
60
2010
143
2017
12
2010
97
2017
-
2010
statistical products
complemented with
softcopy publications
663,644
July 2018
150,069
2010
2017
22,023
2010
11,300

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BRIEFING SESSION2
3 4
ENGAGEMENT WITH RESPONDENTS
 Aims: getting accurate,
complete and timely
responses
 platform for the statistical
literacy among public,
including students
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 a platform to communicate and
deliberate on the produced statistics
 conducted to avoid misinterpretations
 for users, stakeholders, researchers,
academicians, media and journalist
STATISTICS SESSION WITH COMMUNITY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoU)
 28 MoUs with agencies and higher
learning institutions
 facilitates in acquiring secondary data
 opportunity for universities’ students to
expand research activities by using
statistics
Communications through engagement
 Organiser: Regional Offices
 Aims:
- to highlight significance of statistics
- to facilitate higher response rate
 Engagements: 2017 - 782
June 2018 - 478

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Communications through conference
Malaysia Statistics
Conference- Mystats62nd International
Statistical Institute World
Statistics Congress
(ISI WSC) 2019
• Compilers: able to share
statistical methods and
dissemination
• Users: to discuss the
transition of complex data into
meaningful and useful
• Officially declared 20th October as National
Statistics Day starting 2017
• Aims: to create awareness on the
significance of statistics and to promote the
statistical products
• Programmes: ASEAN Stats Run, Dialogue
Sessions and Mini Statistics Carnival
National Statistics Day
• Venue & date: Kuala Lumpur on
18-23 August 2019
• Expected audience: 2,500
including industry, academia,
government, students,
researchers and policymakers
• Aims: to share insights on the
development and applications of
statistics and statistical science

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Modernisation…
redesign data
dissemination process
incorporated with the
current technologies
in line with DOSM’s
mission of “Merakyatkan
Statistik” (citizen centric
statistics)
Modernisation of data dissemination
To ensure the produced
statistics cater to users’
requirements
Public has wide ranging
access on the available
information
The objectives are…
Data produced are well-
understood, complemented
with metadata… due to rapid urbanisation, industrialisation,
communications…

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Medium of
Statistical
Processes
e-Surveys
Computer-assisted
telephone
interviewing (CATI)
Computer-assisted
personal
interviewing (CAPI)
National Enterprise-
Wide Statistical
Systems (NEWSS)
Statistics Big Data
Analytics
(StatsBDA)
Generic Statistical
Information Model
(GSIM)
Statistical Data and
Metadata eXchange
(SDMX)
Data Documentation
Initiative (DDI)
Common Statistical
Production Architecture
(CSPA)
collection compilation framework

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Data dissemination via website
Graphic visual
representation ie graphs
and photos are also used
E.g. CPI, SEEA and
economic statistics
Video
Communication
Press releases
Statistical tables
Newsletters
www.dosm.gov.my
Complemented with infographics

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The step of releasing data…
TEASER
Teaser will be uploaded in
DOSM’s Facebook 2 days
before release
STATSALERT
Circulates among
users via email and
WhatsApp
PRESS RELEASE
Press releases
complemented with
statistical infographics
Before
Release
day

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Data dissemination via social media
Facebook, twitter and
instagram
Platform to
communicate with
users
High facebook hits
during release day
Circulates latest
statistics to relevant
users, journalists and
medias
Circulated by Chief
Statistician Malaysia
Enables users to
communicate directly
Social Media WhatsApp
StatsMalaysia
Dr_Uzir
StatsMalaysia
DrUzirMahidin

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Data dissemination via mobile applications
MyLocal Stats BizCode@Stats
Statistics at the district
level contains:
 number of
establishments by
district;
 key sectors for the
year 2015;
 birth and death; and
 population
estimation by district
 Platform for sharing activity
code and statistics
classification from DOSM
 Developed based on
International Classification
Standards

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Data warehouse
One enterprise data warehouse
Historical data
Data as early as 1974 from various censuses and
surveys & economic indicators
Interactive platform
• interactive platform through eDataBank, Data
Visualisation and Location Intelligence
• users can explore and utilise freely
eDataBank
 An electronic data bank of DOSM
 Users may compile their own tables and graphs
and export these tables in different file formats.
Data Visualisation
 First introduced in 2015
 A clearer insight of the data on the interaction of
specific area.
Location Intelligence
 To relate data to location and geographic trends
rather than using chart or table
 Used for visualising location-based statistical data
through interactive maps, graphs & charts
Interactive platform of statDW
Data dissemination via statsDW
2016 PM Office
Innovation Award
– 1st place for ICT
category

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Statistics are the important tools in shaping the
economic development of a nation
Modernisation in data dissemination is crucial to adapt
with the profound changes and evolution of a nation
DOSM will improve its data dissemination to reach
large population to create an informed society
This society will be one of the influential factors in
ensuring the good policy formulation

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