ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE 3rd PUBLIC SECTOR

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ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE 3rd PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMISTS’ FORUM DATE: 28 November 2011 to 30 November 2011 Input prepared by Quantec Who is Quantec? Quantec is a South African consultancy providing economic and financial data, business and country intelligence, and quantitative analytical software for more than 18 years. Data and Analysis. We maintain and distribute a comprehensive set of economic data collections covering RSA macroeconomic, RSA regional socio-economic, RSA industry and RSA international trade data as part of our EasyData service. We publish a broad range of proprietary and third-party databases on the internet through our easy-to-use web-based system. We develop custom solutions for: Socio-economic and financial databases Market analysis and segmentation Business and country intelligence We do modelling, analysis and forecasting for: Economic impact assessment Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling Structural macro-econometric modelling Economic risk assessment We provide and facilitate training in statistical and econometric methods 2/10 Who is Quantec? (cont.) Country and Business Intelligence Quantec is the African representative of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a subsidiary of the Economist Group & Pearson PLC. The EIU is the world's foremost provider of country, industry and management analysis. The EIU has developed a range of services that provide continuously updated, comprehensive analysis on over 200 countries. They are widely respected for the accuracy and independence of their analysis. Although other sources of international information exist, only the EIU can provide a comprehensive and consistent world view for making important cross border business decisions. Quantitative Analytical Software. Quantec is the African representative of: QMS EViews (econometric modelling) – San Francisco, USA STATA Corporation (statistical analysis) – Texas, USA Palisade @Risk and Decision Tools Suite (risk analysis) – Ithaca, New York OxMetrics (econometric modelling) – Oxford, United Kingdom 3/10 What is EasyData? Quantec’s EasyData service provides local and international clients with South African macro-economic, socio-economic, financial, industry and international trade indicators in a simple web-based interface. All data is organised hierarchically in 4 separate databases that can be accessed individually or treated as a comprehensive collection. 4/10 RSA Economic Indicators This time-series database incorporates a comprehensive set of indicator time-series covering all aspects of the South African economy. The emphasis is on general economic indicators, financial and capital markets, public finance, balance of payments statistics, national accounts and industry data. The data are grouped as follows Agricultural statistics - Department of Agriculture Automobile sales – NAAMSA Crime statistics - SAPD House