INFOSTAT - Institute of Informatics and Statistics

INFOSTAT is a research and development (partially subsidised) organisation established by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
In accordance with its foundation charter, the main mission of INFOSTAT is to support the development of statistical system of the SR and its integration into the European Statistical System by solving relevant research, methodological and development tasks. 

The long-term professional scope of activities of INFOSTAT is focused on:

• solving of conceptual and content-methodological tasks of state statistics,
• design and development of information systems and tools supporting statistical surveys, analyses and presentations of statistical data,
• applied demographic research aimed at the assessment of demographic development and processes, set up of analyses and forecasts for the public administration,
• set up of macro-economic analyses and forecasts, mainly for the public administration,
• conceptual and methodological tasks in the field of information and knowledge society development,
• development of tools and systems supporting e-government solutions in (informatisation of) the public administration,
• research and development activities in the fields of statistics and information and knowledge society development,
• education activities (training, testing, accreditation) in the fields of statistics and information technologies.
   

In compliance with its foundation charter, INFOSTAT conducts  also commercial activities in the following areas:

• conceptual and methodological tasks in the fields of statistics, demography and information society development,
• design and development of information systems,       
• operation of  information systems and data processing, 
• analyses and forecasts set up in compliance with the institute’s scope of activities,       
• consulting services within the institute’s scope of activities,
• organisation of the professional events (conferences, seminars), education and training programmes (training, testing) and related publishing activities.