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The internal factors influencing the governance model like human
resources management, appropriate budget management, internal
governance model and communication, as well as effective and efficient
planning processes were evaluated. Human resources management, internal
governance model and communication are indicators that were measured
using Staff Satisfaction Survey (SSS).
Effective and efficient planning processes have been evaluated by the
impact of the new law, related to INSTAT steering body, budget
implementation and revenues distribution.

3. Results
The legal framework is crucial for defining the governance model of the
NSS. In Official Statistics new law, mechanisms to collect, process and publish
official statistics, are specified. It empowers the statistical agencies in their data
collection and production processes. In order to achieve this goal provisions
are included to allow the production of official statistics, rights to access
confidential data for scientific purposes, right to access and use administrative
data, as well as the obligation to the statistical units to provide full and truthful
information to INSTAT or other statistical agencies, while respecting statistical
confidentiality and privacy.
Under the Law on Official Statistics, INSTAT coordinating activities of NSS
include the cooperation with statistical agencies in preparing and
implementing the OSP; guidance to the methodologies used for statistical
production in compliance with international standards and representation of
the NSS in the European Statistical System and international organizations.
Controlling and implementation of statistical quality has been enforced by
adding legal provisions regarding the conduct of statistical audits on official
statistics producers. It is INSTAT General Director's duty to guide the
coordination of NSS and request for statistical audits on statistical production
processes within the NSS, when appropriate.
As shown in the Figure 1, the new law and the higher level of hierarchy of
the institution has directly the impacted the user perception regarding the
professional independence.

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