Russia will create a unified database of state statistics

The authorities will merge the disparate databases of numerous agencies into one. It is planned to invest 13.3 billion rubles in reforming state statistics in Russia by 2030. This follows from the preliminary version of the federal project "State Statistics", which was reviewed by Izvestia.

Most of these funds - almost 8 billion rubles - are planned to be spent on the creation of a "Digital Analytical Platform for the Provision of Statistical Data" (GIS DAC). The second largest item of expenditure - the development of Rosstat's information systems - is just over 4.2 billion rubles. These funds are intended for the development of software and hardware for data exchange between Rosstat and other agencies, a source familiar with officials from several specialized agencies told Izvestia. Just over 600 million rubles will be allocated for the third one - the development of a methodology for calculating statistical information on the basis of big data.

According to the idea of the developers of the document, these investments from the federal budget will lead to the fact that by 2030 all statistical data in the Russian Federation will be automatically entered into the Rosstat system. In this case, all transmitted information will comply with a single standard. And the amount of data that different departments must actually duplicate when transferring to statisticians can be reduced by almost a third, indicates a source familiar with officials of several departments. In his opinion, all this should make Russian state statistics not only more accurate, but also more timely.

Rosstat said that the DAC will become a unified system, which will provide not only the collection of all indicators, but also the centralized dissemination of statistical information.

Such a base will allow to make better and faster decisions on its basis and not to buy missing data from foreign consultants, experts say.

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