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Blok D, Wisma Statistik Chronology
History of the Department:

In 1990’s, the role and responsibilities of the State Branch Offices Social/Demographic Programme
were expanded from performing merely the functions of data - Prices, Income and Expenditure Statistics
collection and manual editing and coding to a more effective Division
role in statistical operations. In the process, the management - Population and Housing Census Statistics
of the household frame was transferred from the Population Division
- Demographic Statistics Division
and Housing Census Division to the State Branch Offices. In - Manpower and Social Statistics Division
responding to the demand for more timely data, computerised - Agriculture and Agro-Based Statistics
Division
data processing was handed over to the State Branch Offices. - Environment Statistics Division
The first of such survey was the Labour Force Survey in 1994.
Economic Programme
In 2001, the State Branch Offices were upgraded and known - Services Statistics Division
as the Department of Statistics State Office and each was - National Accounts Statistics Division
- Industrial Production and Construction
headed by a Director. In the same year, the Headquarters was Statistics Division
relocated from Wisma Statistik, Jalan Cenderasari Kuala Lumpur - Balance of Payments Statistics Division
- External Trade Statistics Division
to the Federal Government Administrative Centre in Putrajaya. - Economic Indicators Division
• The Data Coordination Division was
Along with the economic development, the role and established to coordinate the development
responsibilities of DOS increased significantly. With the of integrated database to support the
restructuring of DOS in 2007, there were ten additional delivery system of the Department, the
activities of State Offices and cadre
POs and 1,033 new posts. At present, DOS has 19 divisions in the service;
Headquarters, 14 State Offices, 28 POs and 3,314 staff of which
194 are cadre officers. • The Agriculture Section under the Industrial
Production and Construction Statistics
Division was upgraded to become
Agriculture and Agro-based Statistics
Division. The Division is entrusted to collect
comprehensive data on agriculture;
• Approval for 10 new POs in Langkawi,
Kajang, Gombak, Putrajaya, Besut, Kerteh,
Kuala Krai, Kapit, Lahad Datu and Kota
Marudu, giving a total of 28 POs; and
• The administration of PO Labuan came
under the purview of the Department of
Statistics, Wilayah Persekutuan.

Perbincangan anggota Jabatan mengenai Sistem Maklumat Geografi (GIS)
A discussion on Geographical Information System (GIS)
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