A. Products

StatWatch

     The StatWatch is an info sheet presenting the major and most common social and economic indicators for the region used by government and business planners and decision makers as the general public. The StatWatch will be updated and released periodically or as soon as the latest data releases. This type of publication provides timely trends of developments.

FactSheet

     The FactSheet showcases relevant data/indicators and brief analyses, statistical concepts, methodologies, standards and other statistical developments most of which are not commonly know or readily available to users in the region. The FactSheet is disseminated to government and business planners and researchers to promote their understanding and awareness of events, etc.

StatTrivia

     The StatTrivia features important indicators from the various sectors of the community and brief analyses of information.

Stat Q&A

     The Stat Q&A features statistical definitions and concepts presented in layman's term coupled with example(s).

Central Mindanao in Figures

     Central Mindanao in Figures gives the statistical profile of the physical, social and economic conditions in the region which enhances the business prospects/promotes possible investment areas and toursim in the region. It will be updated/published annually.

Press Releases

     Brief articles/data features on the latest data/indicators, concepts, methodologies and developments are oublished in a column or Stat Corner in local dailies to reach a wider audience and the general public to make them more informed, thus contributing to people empowerment and mass information.

Inventory of Statistics Available in the Government

     The inventory provides a profile of the statistics being generated/produced by government agencies and local government units in the region and is also used to identify data gaps and deficiencies. The accompanying statistical directory serves as a locator of various statistical personnel/organizations of government agencies and local government units in the region. It serves as a useful guide in locating information in the region to facilitate research, thus, saving on time and resources in data sourcing.

Statistical Databoards (SDBs)/Bulletin Boards (SBBs)

     The SDB is a mass-oriented information bulletin to keep the public updated on the major physical, social and economic attributes of their community situated in strategic points in the region. The SBB, on the other hand, is agency-based and gives out information on the specific program areas of agencies and local government units.

B. Services

National Statistical Information Center (NSIC)

     The NSIC will serve as the one stop shop for data and statistical servies in the region where data users can avail of these facilities under one roof.

Regional Web Page

     The RU XII Website will feature a profile of the physical, social and economic situation in Central Mindanao, through historical and current data series, statistical analyses and updates on develpments in the region's statistical community. The RU XII Website will be appended to/linked with the NSCB main website to enable access to and sharing of information resources with other NSCB sites. The RU XII Website services data requests and inquiries from Internet/World Wide Web users locally adn around the globe. It is a useful channel for providing immediate access to data needed by investors, businessmen, etc.

Library Services and Technical Assistance

     The RU XII maintains a statistical library containing various statistical publications such as yearbooks, databook, and census and survey results of government agencies and local government units and textbooks, journals and other references and thus serve as a one-stop source of available regional and local statistics in the region. The RU XII, likewise, provides technical assistance on statistical data management, data analysis and interpretation, concepts and applications. The library will save researchers' resources in going around the region for collecting data, while thru the technical assistance, users will learn how to use available data and how to use them correctly.

Bookshoppe

     This facility provides statistical publications for sale to the general public. It makes available to users, especially from the private and foreign sectors, publications of agencies. It is also one vehicle for recouping investments put by data producers in the collection and publication of data.

Statistics Inquiry and Frontline Services

     This service is provided to all users of data providing them information on what data are available, when they are available and where they can be accessed. The frontline service is a direct type of service whereby clients visiting or calling the center are immediately provided with the information they need.

Technical Assistance to Government Agencies and Local Government Units

     Technical assistance covers a wide range of services from advice on data collection techniques, data management, analysis and interpretation to review and sampling design, project proposals and socio-economic profiles.