Alikhan Smailov reported to the President on the results of the agency’s activity and prospects of further improvement of the statistical methodology in country, development of information systems and statistical data provision for users.
The Chairman of the Agency also informed on the new Law “On State Statistics”, introducing the norms and standards based on the recommendations of the United Nations and the principles of integrated information system e-Statistics directed at automation of statistical data gathering and processing process.
“According to statistics, the present-day average life expectancy in Kazakhstan is already close to 70 years, including the life expectancy of women reaching more than 74 years. This demonstrates the dynamic development of the health sector and the result of the effective public policy aimed to improve the quality of life of Kazakhstan’s citizens,” Nursultan Nazarbayev said.
During the meeting, the President also noted the increase in the efficiency and effectiveness of the national statistical system providing users with the necessary and timely data.
At the end of the meeting, the President gave tangible instructions to integrate the information system of the agency with the systems from other state authorities and to adopt international statistical standards.