Measures to ensure efficient use of resources are implemented

Article 5(X) of INEGI’s Bylaws states that the governing board shall approve the annual work program of the INEGI, which shall be prepared on the basis of the annual program of statistics and geography and the preliminary draft annual budget. The work programs and their strategies are disseminated among the various layers in the chain of command, because it is necessary to set deadlines for achieving the expected results on a basis of consensus. Furthermore, this

implementation strategy involves the entire staff and includes three presentations by the director. Monthly progress reports are prepared for the Internal Comptroller's Office.

INEGI is attempting to make more efficient use of resources by applying consistent and

standardized concepts both in the statistics-generating areas as well as in the DGACN. Within the DGACN, working meetings are held to discuss and comment concepts and international

recommendations relating to guidelines and new statistics requirements of the 2008 SNA. Also, the national accounts areas have made suggestions to the surveys and censuses areas (2014) for improving and aligning basic statistics, according to the framework and some of the data

requirements of the 2008 SNA, and collaborating to facilitate census personal for the collection of data on the energy and banking sectors, through the office of respondents to National Accounts data requirements.

The INEGI applies a semi-annual “Performance Appraisal Form” to its staff: this covers goals achieved with respect to the quality, timeliness and reliability of their statistical products/works. Actually, includes a theoretical-empirical course on the topics that national accounts areas are working on since the implementation of the 2008 SNA, and a test to measure the level of comprehension about them.

Working procedures are designed to minimize coding, editing and tabulation errors. The process of producing and coding data has been systematized and simplified, and the results are reviewed more quickly and efficiently by identifying activities that can be pursued at the same time as, or

immediately after, recurrent calculations, such as statistical cross-checks, calculation of consistency ratios and variables, preparation of graphs and summary tables, correlation analysis, and other statistical techniques. The areas producing the calculations are no longer responsible for printing, but for the preparation of tables, graphics and data files which will be published on INEGI´s website for three types of users (tourist, farmer and miners of data), with the support of the Directorate of Information Technologies.

The Internal Comptroller Office of the INEGI is responsible, inter alia, for carrying out audits and inspection visits to the INEGI’s administrative units to verify that the INEGI’s goals and objectives are being achieved in an efficient, effective, and economical fashion; it is also responsible for monitoring compliance with the provisions of applicable laws and regulations.

the Governing Board from a shortlist made by the Superior Auditor of the Federation. To consult information on the functions of the Audit Office, click on the following link:

http://www.inegi.org.mx/transparencia/x_resultados.aspx/.

Programs and working procedures are reviewed regularly with the planning staff of the DGEE, which promotes the review of working processes in the context of an activity entitled "Management of Working Procedures," which main purpose is to detect suitable areas for proposing processes and activities designed to achieve improvements. Currently, planning unit is working on a project called Control Board, which is going to integrate all planning tools in order to monitor advances on each programmed statistics product. In addition, manuals of organization and procedures have a proposal for updating since May 2014, to reflect the actual DGACN´s working areas and to be consistent with the general rule of the Federal Public Administration (AFP).

The national accounts area is aware of the importance of the efficient administration of financial resources with a management review process that allocates resources to high priority activities such as maintaining the work program and preparing new products such as: Changing of the base year to 2008 and implementing the 2008 SNA, elaborating annual sectoral balance sheets and accounts, a new short-term economic indicator, the 2008 Input-Output Table, satellite accounts on culture and housing, and maintaining and developing programs and a database of national accounts, within the constraints of the current budget and internal limitations, but also negotiating additional resources for projects on information of national interest.

Innovations have been introduced to reduce time and costs throughout the chain of statistics production, edition and dissemination, by making full use of the available information technologies. For data production, steps have been taken to systematize processing and calculation, using

database managers instead of the previous worksheets, an approach that reduces errors and saves time and resources, such as paper, printer cartridges, and machine time, not to mention the use of multifunction devices which make it possible to obtain printouts, photocopies, and document scanning.

The actual release of documents for mass dissemination is carried out by each of the DGACN Area Directorates, supported by Area Directorate of Information Technologies and Deputy Directorates of Public Service of Information and Computing and Data Processing in accordance with the normative criteria specified for the edition of institutional publications and the register in the National Institute of Copyrights and other provisions pertaining to editorial production for the release of electronic publications.

IMF experts conducted visits to Mexico in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009 to assess the

methodology and systems for the compilation of the input-output table 2003 and the new national accounts annual series as well as the new quarterly series and provided recommendations for improvement, all of which were tested and implemented as available statistics facilitate them. In addition, the DGACN participates in the technical meetings of international agencies such as the

United Nations, the OECD, the World Bank, and ECLAC, and responds to specific questionnaires on national accounting practices with transparency.