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With the above mentioned facts, the NSDS of Nepal is favorable and
encouraging to develop the big data system in the country. Further, the NSDS
has mentioned in its working policy that Big Data will be integrated in the
Statistical System of the country. Hence, NSDS is one of the evidence of the
government’s commitment and policy document in opening the door to adapt
big data for the production and supply of new statistical products.

5. Big Data in Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (FPOS)
As mentioned earlier, a space has been created to initiate big data activities
within the framework of NSS. CBS as a leading authoritative agencies in Nepal
has been following the fundamental principles of official statistics in the
statistical production process and dissemination in statistical system of Nepal.
It is a matter of study that whether FPOS can fascilitate statistical production
process with the utilization of Big Data. However, natioanl statistical
organizations need to follow FPOS while producing statistics through big data
system.
According to FPOS Principle 1, the official statistics generated with the
utilization of big data should provide an indispensable element in the
information system with relevant data. Such big data are to be compiled and
made available on an impartial basis by official statistical agencies to honour
citizens’ right to public information. The principle 5 shows the possibilities of
big data as one of the statistical data sources that can be for statistical
purposes. It should be taken care of the quality, timeliness, costs of big data.
With the use of big data, the burden on respondents will be minimum in terms
of collection and compiling the data.According to principle 6, the big data as
one of the eminent source are to be strictly confidential and used exclusively
for statistical purposes only.

6. Challenges and Opportunities to accommodate Big Data in National
Statistical System
Challenges and opportunities' exist while accommodating new system in
the prevailing system with transformation or reformation of the whole
statistical system. Likewise, NSS of Nepal has to face with the challenges in the
context of prevailing statistical system of the country. The issue on big data
accommodation has also created opportunities in advancing towards more
modernised official statistical system of Nepal. Some of points has been
mentioned as challenges as well as opportunities below:
Challenges:
• Reform current statistical infrastructures like legal provisions, policy
formulations, organisational structure, extension of ICT friendly
statistical human resources, standards and methods, classification
systems, Coordination and Cooperation mechanism etc.,
• Develop Guidelines, methodology

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