Lao PDR The World Bank collaboration with Lao PDR project – LAO Stat ‘Strengthening the Lao Statistics System’. Also, key learnings from the project that are relevant to the RPES. Fourth Project Support Meeting Bangkok, Thailand | 13 November 2017

Outline of Presentation What is the motivation of the project? What are you trying to achieve? What issues have you faced? And how do you intend to overcome them? What is your plan to progress the project (including timelines)? What have you learnt from the project so far? How does this affect RPES? (See slide notes below) How does this affect RPES? This slide varies depending on the nature of the presentation. For countries that are presenting on the projects not part of the RPES (Bangladesh, Lao PDR, Nepal and Timor Leste) the slide presents an opportunity to identify how the RPES could support the current project or how the project could be used to help other project country members – a case study for regional dissemination for example. For countries presenting on an RPES project (Bhutan, Cambodia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam) the focus is on “how do the lessons affect future project implementation”. This can be for your country perspective or recommendations for the RPES project and other countries considering similar projects.

Motivation / Achieve What is the motivation of the project? What are you trying to achieve? Project Objective: 1. Strengthening macroeconomic and poverty data development and management capacity 2. Improving Statistical related policies and strengthening statistical producing capacity of LSB and SMAs; 3. Improving macroeconomic and poverty data sharing and access

Motivation / Achieve Project components: 1. Strengthening macroeconomic and poverty data development and management 2. Improving policies and strengthening Implementation capacity; 3. Improving data sharing and access 4. Supporting LAOSTAT Project management

Issues / Overcome What issues have you faced? And how do you intend to overcome them? Issue Overcome - Management team Steering committee + NIC Extra management team + Financial staff - Technical Assistance in different areas - twining project with GOPA Shortage of qualified staff for implementing plan English course Training, workshop and study tour HR strategy - ICT limitation -ICT system and ICT strategy development plan

Plan to Progress / Timelines Economic Statistics: Establish SUT 2012 and GDP time series 2012- 2016, New system of GDP compilation (End) New weight for CPI, developing CAPI for data collection (End of this year) PPI data collection (End) Training/Workshop (End)

Lessons learnt What is your plan to progress the project (including timelines)? The project end in 2017, activity remain on going is support on ICT system What are the gaps? - LAOSTAT project Phase I: concentrate on building up STAT infrastructure, methodology and capacity building

Impact on RPES What have you learnt from the project so far? 4 components were planned to implement in Lao PDR: Review and revise Statistics Law Review on economics statistics as part of mid-term review of NSDS and support development of national economics statistics development plan Development on research program in support of economic statistics development priority Design and implement targeted technical assistant activities on economic statistics

Impact on RPES complete Review and revise Statistics Law and including translate into English (Disseminate during the Launching event 20 Oct 2017) Review on economics statistics as part of mid-term review of NSDS and support development of national economics statistics development plan (On going with regional activities)

How does this affect RPES? Issue RPES Lao PDR Institutional/Management - LSB will proceed the request (Counterpart issue) and kick off the program - UNESCAP-focal piont Shortage of qualified staff for implementing plan - Training, workshop and study visit Research study - Need to be indicated priority topic

2018 work plan Activities Timeline Dissemination Law (revision) 2 times: For national level Provincial level March July 2. Study on compilation real estate price index Training/Workshop at regional level (1 times) Training/Workshop at national level(1 times) Study visit in countries in the same region May Sep

2018 work plan Activities Timeline 3. Research Study: Real estate contribute to economies A. Project proposal: - (TA, study visit) - finalize the PP B. research study and writing finalize C. Publication Project proposal TA January February September October

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