Development of Sectoral Statistics Through FGDs of Pati Regency Data in 2022

Located at the New Merdeka Hotel on January 26, 2022, the Central Bureau of Statistics of Pati Regency held a Sectoral Statistics Development activity towards One Indonesian Data for Pati Regency which was presented in a Focus Group Discussion on Pati Regency Data in Figures 2022. In this event, BPS for Pati Regency invited 32 government agencies/institutions in Pati Regency. Attended by the Head of BPS, function coordinator, FGD committee, and invited government agencies, this activity was carried out on time. The purpose of the FGD being held is that the data presented/generated meets the data standard rules. Starting with a speech given by the Head of BPS for Pati Regency, Anang Sarwoto, S.Si., M.M., he conveyed in the forum that it was important to collaborate with agencies to get to One Data Indonesia, especially for Pati Regency.

Starting this FGD event, the Head of BPS Pati Regency explained about the Statistical Implementation Procedure for One Indonesian Data. It was explained that improvements in government data governance were needed for several reasons, namely the difficulty of finding government data that required optimal coordination and communication, the differences in statistical data between agencies due to different concepts and definitions without metadata, and the need for quality data for planning, monitoring and evaluation of development. national. Furthermore, he explained that according to PP 51 of 1999 concerning the Administration of Statistics, that every sectoral statistical survey operator is required to notify BPS of the plan for conducting the survey, follow the recommendations given by BPS, and submit the results of the survey carried out to BPS. From this explanation, it is hoped that government agencies attending the event will coordinate with BPS to obtain recommendations for statistical activities before conducting survey activities. Then, it is also explained about One Data Indonesia, where BPS is the builder of statistical data which has the task of setting data standards, determining the structure and standard format of metadata, providing recommendations, conducting re-examinations, and providing guidance on the implementation of SDI.

The next event was the presentation of material delivered by Mr. Suparman, S. ST., M.M. regarding filling in metadata on the sirusa.bps.go.id website. Metadata is information in the form of a standard structure and format to describe the data, describe the data, and facilitate the search, use, and management of data information. With this metadata, it is hoped that the collected data will have concepts and definitions that are directed to produce quality data. In this session, the presenters explained the procedure for filling in metadata on the BPS website in a structured and clear manner. After that, it was followed by filling out the Data Needs Survey questionnaire by government agencies attending the event. Towards the end of the event, FGD participants were invited to have a discussion at their respective tables which had been previously grouped accompanied by the committee in charge of BPS. This FGD activity has been carried out smoothly and is supported by government agencies that have been present in the activity.