PARIS21’s contribution to Post-2015 deliberations Johannes Jütting PARIS21 Board Meeting Paris, 3 April 2014

Overview Progress made with Post-2015 Advisory Group in three areas of activities: Advocacy Research Coordination Key messages on the data revolution

Post-2015 Advisory Group: Advocacy Events Several PARIS21-hosted events, including a side event at the UNGA on Engineering a Data Revolution and Lab session at the European Development Days on Building on past success. Participation in over 7 conferences and events across 4 continents, including: OWG on SDGs, African Forum on Post-2015 Data Revolution, 12th Philippine National Convention on Statistics and Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities

Post-2015 Advisory Group: Advocacy Advocacy Material Paper in OECD Series “Strengthening national statistical systems to monitor global goals” Pamphlet on the why, what and how of the data revolution, building on the discussions from the UNGA Video capturing some of the highlights from the UNGA side event Blog post further elaborating what the data revolution entails for post2015.org Key messages on the data revolution

Post-2015 Advisory Group: Research Informing a Data Revolution project proposal developed and approved. Funding to implement the project was secured from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in December 2013.

Post-2015 Advisory Group: Coordination Creation of the Advisory Group established a platform for interested parties to exchange and contribute to PARIS21’s efforts, e.g. reviewing advocacy and research outputs Created a Clearspace community to enable online interaction.

Key Messages: Data for what? With more quality data, the ultimate goal of the data revolution will be to support decision makers, including politicians, business and citizens, to make informed decision for better lives.

Key messages: How do we get there? A new partnership should be the catalyst for the expansion of more relevant and more reliable data production, as the result of better co-ordination between national and international actors and strengthened national capacities.

Key messages: Evolution, not revolution A data revolution should be built upon past successes and address current weaknesses by bringing in all relevant actors and increasing co-ordination at the international level.

Key messages: Capacity development is fundamental None of this will be possible without finding new ways to support statistical capacity and data production.