Project support meeting Sri Lanka Project support meeting Regional Programme on Economic Statistics Bangkok, Thailand | 30 November 2016

Overview of Progress What is the progress of the project? What issues have you faced? How have you overcome them? What plans do you have to maintain the improvement in capacity or functionality? What is your plan to progress the project (including timelines)? What have you learnt from the project so far?

Progress of the project Overall NSDS will be developed in collaboration with PARIS 21 but excluding Economic Statistics component Economic Statistics component will be developed with ESCAP collaboration Review Questionnaire sample reviewed by DCS and comments shared with ESCAP Availability of Statistical data & key stakeholder institutions identified which will be refined during ESCAP Mission

Issues Public Invest Plan (PIP) of the Government is yet to be published, and we have to interlining the NSDS with PIP; the overall development plan for the next 3-5 years. Capacity gap analysis and capacity development plan should be adjusted accordingly Demand for certain sectors and new statistical indicators for economic component should be evaluated. The demand for new indicators and high-quality statistics for monitoring and evaluating progress of new economic development strategy, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) etc.

Overcoming the issues Preparation of drafts and plans which will be fine-tuned no sooner the Public Invest Plan (PIP) of the Government is out Ongoing capacity enhancement process such as application of advancement of ICT to improve quality and timeliness of statistics List of sectors identified and data availability mapping is ready

Plans to maintain the improvement (capacity / functionality) Continuous capacity building and technical improvements through a number of collaborative projects Partnerships formed with local institutions UN Agencies and other institutions

Plan to progress / timelines Application of advancement in ICT for improving timeliness and quality of official statistics Use of online communication (website and social media) for dissemination of official statistics

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