Uzbekistan’s President signed a resolution on improvement and development of the national statistics system.

The document enshrines the principle of independence of the State Statistics Committee – from all state bodies and organizations, regional offices and district (city) departments of the Committee – from local authorities.

Any interference in the work of statistical bodies is prohibited, including in the process of collecting official statistical reports and conducting surveys, their publication. Statistical information published by the State Statistics Committee is official.

The State Statistics Committee also received the right to audit the statistical methodologies of other producers of statistics for their compliance with international standards.

The committee can interact with the information systems of ministries and agencies to conduct surveys, form and analyze official statistical materials. Heads of ministries and agencies are personally responsible for ensuring access and use of their information systems at the request of the State Statistics Committee.

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