1、Data Accessibility, Confidentiality, Copyright and Meta-Data Experience of Nepal,Pushpa Raj Poudel Computer Officer Data Processing and GIS Section Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal,Contents,2,National Statistical System in NepalCentral Bureau of Statistics Introduction Objective StructureCo
2、verage of Information Demographic and Social Statistics Economic StatisticsCompilation of Information Primary Sources Secondary Sources Data Accessibility Confidentiality Copyright and Meta-Data,Statistical System in Nepal,Organizational Domain CBS Central Office with 3 Divisions and 15 Sections 33
3、Branch Statistical Offices (BSOs) Other Agencies Only few have separate section for statistical activities/work Mostly within administrative wing,3,Statistical System in Nepal (cont:),Legal DomainStatistical Act 1958 The Act mandates CBS and no other agency of the government, person or organization
4、to collect data for professional purposes. Central Bank (NRB) Act : permits to collect financial statistics.Self Governance Act : permits local bodies to collect information of its needs. Etc. Human ResourcesNepal Economic Planning and Statistics Service in CBS and some ministries. Not related to St
5、atistical Service in many other ministries and organizations.,4,Statistical System in Nepal (cont:),Technical Domain Data Collection enumeration, office records, GPS Analysis use of micro computer, statistical software Dissemination news media, electronic media, publications (hard print copies), CDs
6、, micro data,5,Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS),IntroductionCBS was created in 1958 -)!% ;fn kfif !& ut_ by virtue Statistics Act, 2015 as the sole agency for the collection, consolidation, publication and analysis of statistics.,6,Objectives,To produce and provide reliable socioeconomic data to t
7、he government for plan and policy making. To maintain coordination among all the governmental and non-governmental organization that conduct economic and social data collection, processing, analysis, and publication activities. To provide appropriate condition for the development of standardized Sta
8、tistical System in Nepal. To provide training and develop statistical manpower in the country.,7,8,Organizational Structure of CBS,Branch Statistics Offices,10,Coverage of Information,Demographic and Social Statistics Size and growth of population Vital Statistics Information on Health Education Lab
9、or Force Refugee Crimes Natural Disaster,11,Coverage of Information (contd:),Economic StatisticsInformation on Food and Agriculture Manufacturing establishments (Industries) Tourism, Transport and Communication Water, Power and Irrigation Prices, Money and Banking Government finance Foreign trade an
10、d BOP National Accounts3. Environmental Statistics Information on Climate Fauna and Flora Waste collection and disposal,12,Compilation of Information,Primary Sources Through Surveys and Censuses by CBS & BSOsFor example: Population Censuses Population statistics Food and Livestock Surveys Agricultur
11、e statistics Nepal Living Standards Surveys Poverty estimates Nepal Labor Force Surveys Economic activities & Labor force information Censuses of Manufacturing Establishments Industrial input and output,13,Compilation of Information (contd:),Secondary Sources Collection of official records from diff
12、erent governmental and non-governmental organizationsFor example: Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Annual estimates of crop yield, area under crops and livestock products Central Bank of Nepal CPI, WPI, BOP, Household budget survey (in every 5 years) Ministry of Health Annual Health Report,
13、Demographic Health Survey (in every 5 years) Ministry of Education and Sports Flash report on education (number of students, teachers, schools) Department of custom Foreign Trade statistics Ministry of Finance Public finance and expenditure, Economic Survey,Data Accessibility in Practices,Publicatio
14、n of results and reports Leaflet, Books Use of electronic media Press release Free distribution and sale of publications (50%/50%) Dissemination workshops/seminars at national, regional and district levels Dissemination in electronic formats CDs Statistical Year Book/Statistical Pocket Book (Every T
15、wo years) Population and Agriculture Census Results/Reports Population census results from 1952-54 that previously published in hard copies are now converted to electronic formats and provided in CDs. Household Survey Reports (NLSS, NLFS, ) In Website (http:/www.cbs.gov.np; census.gov.np) Availabili
16、ty of Micro Data (for specific users need),14,Data Confidentiality,15,Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2063 (2007): “right to information“ is balanced by “right to privacy“. The Constitution guarantees that every citizen has the right to demand and receive information on any matter of public importanc
17、e (except as provided by law). The Constitution, on the other hand, has declared the privacy of person, house, property, document, correspondence or information of anyone as inviolable (except as provided by law). Besides, there is a statistical act, which preserves the confidentiality of the respon
18、dents in the censuses and surveys.Statistics Act, 2015: “any information or details relating to any person, family, firm or company, which has been supplied, obtained or prepared . shall not be described or published directly except to the Director General or to any officer of the Bureau without the
19、 written permission or of his authorized representative supplying such information or details“.,Data Confidentiality (Cont),16,CBS maintains the confidentiality and privacy of data providers in accordance to the Nepal Statistics Act, 2015. It guarantees the confidentiality of the individual data pro
20、viders. Further, CBS has to publish the notified order in the Gazette before collecting any information through censuses and surveys. These provisions support all dissemination activities, from publication to Internet access. Under these prevailing rules and regulations, the CBS is striving to make
21、available and fully known to users the non-confidential information gathered by the Bureau.,Meta Data,17,CBS has maintained the Meta data since 1993 by the help of ADB (Crops and Livestock Survey (CLS) in Nepal. Crops and Livestock Survey (CLS) 19993 Nepal Living Standard Survey (NLSS) 1995/96 Nepal
22、 labor Force Survey (NLFS) 1998/99ADP in NepalIn October 2009, the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) requested to be considered for the program after learning of the ADP from a participating country. Training on the Microdata Management Toolkit was held on 17-21 May 2010 to determine the coun
23、trys readiness to participate in the Program. After the training a Support Proposal was drawn up for the ADP implementation in the country. ADP in Nepal is being coordinated through PARIS21 with the assistance of the Philippine based consultants.,Meta Data (Cont),18,Support is provided to CBS for: -
24、 Conducting a DDI Production Workshop to document 10 surveys with microdata. - Controlling and improving the quality of the survey archives produced. - Developing and publishing an on-line catalog of surveys based on the IHSN NADA cataloguing application , which provide users with access to rich met
25、adata. - documentation of surveys and online publication of DDIs.Meta Data Source: ADP,Copy Right,19,CBS has no formal mechanism to protect the copyright of data it produces yet. I hope it will come in practice near future. In other sector it is gradually emerging this issue in Nepal even late hour.
26、Some Conditional provision A new practice in CBS All potential users of the NLSS and NLFS data set will be required to adhere to the following conditions: 1. NLSS and NLFS data is given to all users subject to the provision that (i) they duly acknowledge that the data used has been provided to them
27、by CBS, and that (ii) CBS be provided with one copy of all publications in which NLFS data has been used.2. They provide an undertaking that they will not pass copies of the data received to other individuals or organizations without first obtaining written permission from CBS allowing them to do so
28、.3. A fee will be levied on all users to cover the cost of preparation of the following materials. In the interests of encouraging as many users as possible to use the NLSS and NLFS data, this fee will be levied at a different rate on users according to the following criteria: ,Annex - I,Statistics
29、Act 2015 (1958) :+7 A. Permission of Central Bureau of Statistics required to collect dataAny government office, government owned such other organizations receiving government aid for this purpose or foreign national or any other institution desiring to collect any detail, information or data for pr
30、ofessional purpose shall have to obtain permission from the Central Bureau of Statistics.(2) Any person or organization, desiring to obtain permission for the purposes of collecting data under subsection (1), shall provide detailed information to the Central Bureau of Statistics regarding the purpos
31、e of collection of data, the area in which the collection is to be made, the methodology for the collection of data and the programme for carrying out such activities. (3) If the request to collect data pursuant to subsection (1) appears to be reasonable, the Central Bureau of Statistics shall give
32、its permission. The Bureau may specify in its permission the methodology and other conditions deemed to be essential for such collection. + As inserted by the Statistics (Second Amendment) Act, 2030.,Annex I (Cont),21,+7 B. Data to be authenticated before use or publication Any person organisation,
33、having obtained permission pursuant to Section 7A to collect data, shall before making use of or publishing such data, cause them to be authenticated by the Central Bureau if Statistics. (2) In case the Central Bureau of Statistics has to incur expenses in connection with the authentication of the d
34、ata pursuant to subsection (1) above, the person or organisation which seeks such authenticity shall pay the cost to the Bureau. (3) No statistical information shall be given to any foreign national or institution or international institution without the permission of the Central Bureau of Statistic
35、s.8. Restriction on publication of information and detailsAny information or details relating to any person, family, firm or company, which has been supplied, obtained or prepared pursuant to section 3, section 4, section 5, section 6 to section 7, or any part of such information or details, shall n
36、ot be disclosed or published directly except to the Director General or to any officer of the Bureau without the written person or of his authorised representative supplying such information or details. For the purpose of instituting any suit under this Act, nothing mentioned in sub-section (1) shal
37、l be deemed to prevent production of such information before any court of law.,Annex I (Cont),22,9. Punishment Any person, having the duty to supply information or details pursuant to section 3, section 4 or section 5 committing any of the following offences shall be liable to be punished with *fine
38、 up to two hundred rupees or imprisonment up to two months or both for each offence. *(a) Deliberately withholding or refusing to supply information or details within the prescribed period; Deliberately giving or causing to give false information or details. Provided that if any offence Under this s
39、ub-section is committed by any company or any corporate organisation, except when it is Proved that the crime was committed without their knowledge or that they had done their utmost to Prevent such crime, the Director, Manager, Secretary or any other Officer or representative of such company shall
40、be punishable with +fine up to three hundred rupees or with imprisonment up to three months or both. (2) Any person obstructing the exercise of power of the Director General or any other officer authorised by him under section 6 to make entry into any house or land pursuant to clause (a)of the same
41、section, or deliberately refusing to produce any document or article required to be produced pursuant to clause (b) of the same section, or refusing to answer any queries or deliberately giving false answers to inquiries made pursuant to clause (d) of the same section, shall be liable to be fined up
42、 to rupees one hundred or imprisonment upto one month or both. + As inserted by the Statistics (Second Amendment) Act, 2030. * As amended by the Statistics (Amendment) Act, 2018.,Annex I (Cont),23,*(2.A) Any person or organisation, who collects data without obtaining prior permission in accordance w
43、ith section 7 A, or who collects the data against the methodology or the conditions stipulated while granting permission or who makes use of any data or published it without obtaining prior authentication pursuant to section 7 B. Before using or publishing them, shall be punishable with a fine upto
44、five thousand rupees for each such offence. Provided that if any offense is committed under this subsection by any corporate organisation, the punishment under this section shall be imposed on the General Manager, Manager of the chief of the organization except it is proved that the offence was comm
45、itted without hisknowledge.In case the Director General or any officer of the Bureau or any officer authorised under this Act commits any of the following offences he shall be liable to punishment for each such offence with a fine upto two hundred rupees or with imprisonment up to two months or both
46、:- Has published any information or details or any part thereof in contravention of Section 8. Does not carry out or refuses to carry out any order issued in pursuant to this Act or the rules there under, or does not exercise due care or show promptness; or (c) Has destroyed statistical records negl
47、igently, or deliberately or has caused damage to such record in any manner, or has fabricated or used in any other manner, so as to cause wrong results, or has used such record for his personal gains or unauthorized purpose.,Annex I (Cont),24,Any person who obtains information or details from any au
48、thorised officer or any officer of the Bureau in contravention of Section 8, shall be liable to punishment with fine up to two hundred rupees or with imprisonment up to two months or both. Provided that if the information so obtained has been published as well, the punishment shall extend up to five
49、 hundred rupees as fine or imprisonment up to two months or both. (5) Any person who induces the general public not to obey any order issued pursuant to thisAct or not supply information or details lawfully demanded by any authorised officer, shall be liable to be punished with *fine up to five hundred rupees or imprisonment up to five months or both.,Thank You !,25,
