State statistical information system in Vietnam

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Regarding this issue, LawNet responded as follows:

The state statistical information system includes:

1. National statistical information system

- National statistical information system reflects socio-economic situations throughout the country.

- Statistical information in the national statistical information system includes:

+ Statistical information performed by concentrated system of statistical organizations;

+ Statistical information performed by ministries, departments supplied to central statistics agencies for compilation;

- The Minister of Planning and Investment shall preside over and unify management of national statistical information system, provincial and commune -level statistical information system; organize and coordinate connection and supply of data, information among state statistical information systems

(Article 13 of the Law on Statistics 2015)

2. Ministerial, department–level statistical information system in Vietnam

- Ministerial, department-level statistical information system reflects socio-economic situations at ministerial and department level.

- Statistical information in ministerial, department-level statistical information system includes:

+ Statistical information performed by ministries, departments;

+ Statistical information performed by professional bodies affiliated to People’s committees of provinces, high-level People’s Court, provincial-level People’s Court, high-level People’s Procuracy, provincial-level People’s Procuracy supplied to ministries, departments for compilation;

- Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, president of the Supreme People’s Court, the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, State Auditor General shall preside over the establishment and management of ministerial, department-level statistical information.

(Article 14 of the Law on Statistics 2015)

3. Provincial-level statistical information system in Vietnam

- Provincial-level statistical information system reflects socio-economic situations in provincial-level administrative divisions.

- Provincial-level statistical information system includes:

+ Statistical information performed by provincial-level statistics agencies;

+ Statistical information performed by professional bodies affiliated to People’s committees of provinces, provincial-level People’s Court, provincial-level People’s Procuracy, by professional bodies affiliated to ministries, ministerial-level agencies in provincial-level administrative divisions, supplied to provincial-level statistics agencies for compilation;

- Heads of provincial-level statistics agencies shall be responsible for management of provincial-level statistical information system.

Heads of agencies as prescribed in Point b, Clause 2, Article 15 of the Law on Statistics 2015 shall be responsible for management of statistical information within the areas assigned.

(Article 15 of the Law on Statistics 2015)

4. District-level statistical information system in Vietnam

- District-level statistical information system includes:

+ Statistical information performed by statistics agencies in district-level administrative divisions (hereinafter referred to as district-level statistics agencies)

+ Statistical information performed by professional bodies affiliated to People’s committees of provinces, district-level People’s Court, district-level People’s Procuracy, by professional bodies affiliated to ministries, ministerial-level agencies in district-level administrative divisions, People’s Committees of communes, supplied to district-level statistics agencies for compilation;

- Heads of district-level statistics agencies shall be responsible for management of district-level statistical information system.

Heads of agencies as prescribed in Point b, Clause 1, Article 16 of the Law on Statistics 2015 shall be responsible for management of statistical information within the areas assigned.

(Article 16 of the Law on Statistics 2015)

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