Title :
Computing at the Malta Statistics Office, 1947-1970
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Malta Junior Coll.
Abstract :
Malta´s establishment of a Statistics Office in 1947 occurred amid political instability and an economic depression. The official compilation and timely publication of statistics by a central government agency - made possible by the introduction of tabulating equipment soon after the Office´s creation - proved invaluable for the development of a planned economy despite initial skepticism.
Keywords :
government data processing; history; Malta Statistics Office; central government agency; planned economy; Books; Data processing; Demography; Economic indicators; Educational institutions; Information processing; Local government; Machinery; Proposals; Statistics; Computer applications; Statistics Office; computing;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2007.4338442
