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Data Department

Tasks of the Data Department

 

1. elaborating the data strategy of HCSO, including:
1.1. following up and evaluating the fulfilment of data strategy goals,
1.2. data source consolidation and optimisation,
1.3. contribution to exploring new data sources, and participation in specialist discussions,
1.4. ensuring a framework for co-operation in data adoptions, jointly with the Statistical Coordination and Legal Affairs Department,
1.5. fulfilling co-ordination tasks of data utilisation within HCSO;
2. technical supervision of the Data Bank, including:
2.1. technical supervision of the Virtual Hungary system,
2.2. technical supervision of the Single Data-processing System,
2.3. elaboration and application of data storage conventions,
2.4. providing individual data processing services to the organisational units of HCSO,
2.5. IT planning of data adoptions and their organisation into a database,
2.6. ensuring internal access to data, and preparation of data for analysis, research, processing and dissemination;
3. Completion of domestic and international tasks related to area (spatial, territorial, regional development and rural development) statistics, and their co-ordination within HCSO, including:
3.1. methodological development of spatial typologies and territorial delimitations, maintenance of territorial nomenclatures,
3.2. cooperating with public bodies involved in regional development in the preparation of regional development concepts, development strategies and operational programmes,
3.3.  planning, preparation, organisation, processing and quality control of statistical data surveys for the registration of administrative changes,
3.4.  maintaining the Gazetteer of Hungary, editing the Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary,
3.5.  technical supervision of the Statistical Address Register, management of the Country Register,
3.6.  content development of Geoportal,
3.7.  utilisation of spatial data, and completion of application development tasks based on spatial data.