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role of government is necessary to be changed to adapt to quick decision
driven big data technology. The sources of data from the use of internet,
public private partnership programs, crowd sourcing, social media activities
and data sharing activities has advanced the compulsion of big data system.
The government service delivery and e-governance can be made efficient and
transparent by introducing big data missions.

3. Prospects of Big Data in the Nepalese National Statistical System
Generally, NSS is composed of network of data stakeholders in terms of
data respondents, data production, data users, academic in the field of
statistics. According to OECD definition, the system is the collaborative of
statistical organizations and units within a country that jointly collect (demand
and data), compile, process and disseminate official statistics to its’ users. The
national statistical system of Nepal is envisaged by Statistical Act 1958. Other
laws are also prevalent which has designated different agencies to produce
statistics of their respective areas. In the future, NSS of Nepal need to deal
with Big Data as a new dimension of data sources in the context of
technological advancements. It is quite challenging to address the issues to
operationalize within NSS in terms of defining and identifying data producers,
data users, data suppliers and data products. However, NSDS of Nepal has
made provision to integrate big data in national statistical system. A
compatible statistical infrastructure has to be established while adopting the
big data in the system.
Statistical literacy along with big data to users and producers are must to
make the users to demand data as well as supply proper statistics with the
utilization of big data. Academia and the research institutions are also one of
the parts of NSS which should also involve big data in research and academic
activities. The ICT oriented NSS can only fully exploit the Big Data in generating
the quality statistics. Similarly, the NSS should address the issues on legal
framework, in-depth policy, professionalism, standard concepts, definitions,
classifications and methodologies, scientific methods, reference period,
coordination, designated agencies for specific statistics, human resources
capacity development, research and training, strengthening organizational
units, advocacy and sustainable investment towards establishing Big Data
statistical system.

4. National Strategy for Development of Statistics of Nepal as a
platform to Big Data
National Strategy for Development of Statistics (NSDS) is the country’s
overall vision, mission, strategies and activities on the development of the
national statistical system. The constitution of Nepal has ensured the statistical
duties of federal, provincial and local level governments. It has made
conducive environment to enhance the Statistical system. There has been

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