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TAY SUAN SEEDEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA

www.statistics.gov.my

Electronic data collection by

Department of Statistics(e-QSS)

Warsaw, Poland

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Population 29.2 millionArea 329,847 square kilometres

(127,350 sq mi)

Total Fertility Rate (TFR) 2.64Per Capita Income (RM28,000)

USD9,000 (RM28,000)

GDP Growth 5.4%World Competitiveness 14th positionUnemployment Rate 3.0%Consumer Price Index 1.4%Literacy 98%

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• The Department of Statistics, (DOSM) Malaysia was established in 1949 under the Statistics Ordinance 1949.

• Statistics Act 1965 (Revised 1989)

• National statistical agency to collect, interpret and disseminate latest and real time statistics in the monitoring of national economic performance and social development.

• Centralised data collection but other agencies and Ministries collect data for their own needs

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• Set-up consists of 16 Divisions, 14 State offices with 28 operational centres

• Staff strength of 3,300 employees

• Needs of users for statistics routed through Main User Committee chaired by Economic Planning Unit

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DOSM generate official statistics through surveys/censuses and compilations of secondary data

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Demands for timely dataDemands for timely data

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• Development of Internet technologies has made e-Survey as another channel of information gathering increasingly important for government departments

• In line with the Government initiatives to implement the Electronic Government online services, the Department of Statistics Malaysia developed e-Surveys since 2008

• e-Survey is online survey submission of data on short-term surveys (monthly/quarterly)

• This system is implemented to save time and costs in the process of gathering and disseminating data

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10th Malaysia Plan (2015) :Services sector : 61.1%

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Recommendations of the United Nations’ Statistical Office and

Malaysia Standard Industrial Classification 2008 which adheres to International Standard Industrial Classification

(ISIC) Rev. 4

classification of the industry of the

establishment is based on the principal activity

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IoDT

IoS (Phase I)

IoS (Phase II)

IoS (Phase III)

Composite IoS

SOURCE OF DATA

SOURCE OF DATA

•Monthly Survey of DT

2012•Motor Vehicles•Wholesale Trade•Retail Trade

2012•Accommodation•Food & Beverage•Transport•Information & Communication

2013•Education•Health

2014•Finance and Insurance•Professional•Real Estate•Art, Entertainment and Recreation

2014

•Quarterly Survey of Services (commenced Q2 2009)

RELEASE DATERELEASE DATE

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Variable of selection:

REVENUE

Variable of selection:

REVENUE

Total sample:9,396

establishments

Total sample:9,396

establishments

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Data available

6 weeks after reference quarter

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ICT sub-sector has been selected to be the pioneer in implementing electronic data collection (e-QSS)

Total sample : 507 establishments

ICT sub-sector has been selected to be the pioneer in implementing electronic data collection (e-QSS)

Total sample : 507 establishments

Will be fully implemented Q3 2012 (October 2012)

Will be fully implemented Q3 2012 (October 2012)

Pilot test was done in Q2 2012 (July 2012) Respondents (76 establishments) with State Office

Pilot test was done in Q2 2012 (July 2012) Respondents (76 establishments) with State Office

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Description Past Practices New Practices Operational efficiencies to be gained from new

practices

Mode by which data are collected

MailFaxTelephoneEmailField visit

Online submission using e-QSS

Save time and costs in the process of gathering and disseminating data

Timing of the collection

5 weeks after reference quarter

3 – 4 weeks(KPI: 90%)

Timeliness

Follow-up operations used

Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory

An indication of whether companies embracing electronic reporting

Not applicable Results can be generated through the system

Monitoring method of submission

Promotion Courtesy visits to establishments

Invitation for hands-on training

Increase online data submission

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• First time collected in the Economic Census

• Refers to businesses owning computers

• Among the sectors, 68.4% of ICT usage are in the services sector1. Source : Economic Census 2011

2. Based on ITU Core ICT Indicators

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Source : Economic Census 2011

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