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- Development of new methodologies for regional GDPs and informal
sector,
- Improvement of quality of environment statistics and scope of data
with dissemination,
- Proposal a new organisation of the NIS based on the international
standards,
- Improvement of the quality of communication and relation with users.

4. Discussion and Conclusion
In conclusion, it is very important to note that the general objective is "to
promote the establishment of a coherent, efficient and permanent public
statistical information system", and the work carried out in the framework of
the twinning has enabled the consolidation of the NIS activities in line with
European and international good practice. Indeed, a plan for implementing
the Tunisian Statistical Charter, in line with European recommendations and
the African Charter on Statistics, has been proposed and validated by the NIS.
The NIS staff have been trained in international statistical standards such as
GSBPM and SDMX. An architecture of a new integrated information system
has been proposed and tested in a pilot area related to foreign trade statistics.
The NIS staff have been trained in quality according to European standards
and a roadmap for ISO certification has been defined for a pilot survey.
National accounts have become compliant with the international standard of
SNA 2008. The work to change the base year (2015 and 2016) has been
initiated and requires the development of current sources, the mobilization of
new sources and the updating of the nomenclatures of activities and products.
The calculation of regional GDPs has been finalized for the 2013 reference
year.
The list of statistical domains where the NIS has come close to EU
standards and international standards are important including the Tunisian
Statistical Charter, national and regional accounts and reorganization
according to the GSBPM standard, ISO 9001 certification process for Wage-
job survey and SDMX standard integration.
If the results foreseen in the Twinning Contract are achieved, several
activities remain to be achieved. This is mainly the transition to the 2008 SNA,
the base year change and the activities for which roadmaps have been
established and must now be implemented. This involves, for example, setting
up a quality unit and a training unit to certify a statistical process and set up
an integrated information system.

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