On 18 October 2019, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) granted clearance to the Survey for Leveraging the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Technologies and Business Models for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID) in the Philippines. The survey is a project of the Department of Trade and Industry and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

The survey aims to determine maturity level of companies in different industrial sectors, particularly the aerospace sector, automobile sector, agribusiness (cacao and coconuts) sector, and electronics and semiconductors sector, in the Philippines.

The data items to be collected in the survey include the following:

• Industry 4.0 strategy and readiness
• investment in human resource development
• availability and level of ICT data usage
• production and logistic system and technology

Results of the survey are expected to be released on February 2020.

The survey was reviewed and cleared for conduct under the Statistical Survey Review and Clearance System (SSRCS), a mechanism being implemented by the PSA by virtue of Rule 28 of Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 10625 to:

• ensure sound design for data collection;
• minimize the burden placed upon respondents;
• effect economy in statistical data collection;
• eliminate unnecessary duplication of statistical data collection efforts; and
• achieve better coordination of government statistical activities.

In line with this, the PSA enjoins the sample establishment from the four identified sectors to support the said survey.

For further information on SSRCS, please contact the Statistical Standards Division (SSD) of the Standards Service (SS) with telephone numbers
(02) 376-1928 and (02) 376-1931, and email address: ssd.staff@psa.gov.ph or ssdss.staff@gmail.com.

CLAIRE DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General

See more at the Statistical Survey Review and Clearance System (SSRCS) landing page.