Upgrading the statistical system of Cuba: The role of the other entities producing official statistics

Abstract

Official statistics constitute an essential public good, ensuring that the different actors in the government and society have the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions, implement policy actions, and measure their results. In this context, all components of the national statistical system should have sufficient capacities to address the increasing demands of statistical information and to implement new methods for its production and dissemination. Cuba is currently undertaking a modernisation process of its National Statistical System, under the leadership of the National Statistics and Information Office, which aims to tackle the critical aspects affecting the Other Entities Producing Official Statistics, as a result of the quality limitations of the statistical processes they implement. The objective of this work is to elaborate a statistical process management model for the Other Entities Producing Official Statistics, which should take into account the organisational and methodological principles that derive from national and international standards. The implementation of this statistical process management model can contribute to the fulfilment of the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.