Throughout Chile, more than two thousand people work hard, day after day, to give a seal of quality to the public statistics produced by INE, which, together with its technical independence and the transparency of its procedures, constitute the three fundamental values of INE’s work.
More than six-hundred surveyors travel throughout the national territory in search of data for processing, analysis, and dissemination by INE’s professional and technical personnel. For this purpose, INE uses the most modern technologies and methodologies available, and it regularly incorporates international recommendations.
From large logistical operations, such as the Population and Housing Census, to economic indicators, such as Employment and the Consumer Price Index (CPI), INE's information forms a robust basis for public policies and private projects. INE regularly disseminates more than seventy of its products.
In addition to producing quality data, it is essential that INE provide data that is useful to the public. For this reason, an important part of INE's effort is aimed at disseminating statistical information through its website, www.ine.cl, where all information from its statistical products are ordered into sections. Thus, the website provides access to bulletins, databases, tabulations, series, yearbooks and summaries, working documents, methodologies, and press releases, in addition to institutional information, Public Outreach, and Transparency.
INE has a strong commitment to contributing to social and economic research by providing easy and timely access to its most important statistics and studies for the academic community and national and international researchers.
At the same time, all of INE’s regional offices have microsites with their respective calendars, statistical products, and documentation centers in the country's fifteen regions, as well as specialized media services.
INE’s commitment to quality is also reflected in its commitment to following international best practices. INE’s vision is “To be an innovative and adaptable statistical office that contributes relevant and high-quality information to national planning”.
INE’s key values are integrity, excellence, commitment, and respect, and these values are shared by all who work at the National Statistics Institute.