DevInfo Claes Johansson Chief, Data Architecture and Communication, Data and Analytics Section, UNICEF

UNICEF and national data dissemination UNICEF has been supporting DevInfo, an inter-agency UN programme of support with a database technology at its core Over 130 countries have DevInfo adaptations

ChildInfo 1995 - 2003 DevInfo 4.0 2004 UN Endorsement 2004 UNICEF developed a database to monitor the World Summit for Children DevInfo 4.0 2004 ChildInfo upgraded and launched in April 2004 UN Endorsement 2004 Endorsed by the UN to assist Member States in monitoring MDGs DevInfo 7.0 2012 DevInfo 5.0 2006 Included first web-enabled version; May 2006 DevInfo 6.0 2009 Apr 2009

130+ countries 2012 400+ adaptations Although DevInfo has successfully spread around the globe to more than 120 countries, many are not regularly updated. This is a key lesson moving forward when looking at DevInfo7.

adaptations by more than 130 countries

InfoArgentina

Sinfonia

Serbia

Kosovo

childmortality.org

DevInfo model DevInfo Inter-Agency Advisory Committee Implementing partner: Community Systems Foundation Support capacity at the UN Development Operations Coordination Office and at UNICEF 13,000+ users trained since 2004 Primarily IT and statistical staff at NSOs Annual work planning process led by UNICEF HQ Bi-annual field reference group meetings

DevInfo model, cont. Added additional providers of DevInfo services and attempted to open source the code

Strengths Strong uptake at country level Large group of users trained, continuous support of activities at country level High degree of awareness of the tool at global and national levels

Weaknesses Dependent on continuous investment from UNICEF and other partners Challenge in actual capacity for data administration and updates No virtuous cycle between use and data updates A platform offered in top-down model, not a true community One of several platforms offered by international community – no integration, straining scarce resources at country level

Future directions Strong UN backing of initiative was beneficial UN feels a need to revisit technology platform, incentive structure and model for country support with a view toward sustainability Currently discussions ongoing on how the UN system can support the SDG data system in countries – this conference!

Existing National Reporting Platforms: Case of DevInfo Rwanda National Platforms for SDG Reporting meeting 22-24 January 2018, UNHQ, New York Dominique HABIMANA Director of Statistical Methods and Research Email: dominique.habimana@gmail.com

Outline Importance of national reporting platform Existing dissemination platforms DevInfo Rwanda Further development

Why data dissemination platform is important in Rwanda? Vision 2050 Vision 2020 Poverty Reduction Strategies (2000-2017) National Strategies for Transformation (2018 + ) & SDGs, Agenda 2063, EAC vision 2050 Sector Strategic and District Development Plans Annual Performance Contracts at all levels (Central & Local Government) Statistics are playing a key role in M&E functions at different levels of planning and decision making , with Rwanda NSO at the centre. 11/14/2018

Different platforms for same purpose but NOT interlinked Design Data Collection Data Processing Data Analysis Data Dissemination Archive Specify Needs Fundamental principles of official statistics Dead tools Prognoz/Koema IMIS CountryStat

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda DevInfo Rwanda Was good tool for disseminating time series indicators, Only used by NISR to disseminate some of the national development indicators, including MDGs Was used as a National Reporting Platform for MDGs under SDMX; Even though, data entry is manual (drawback), maintenance relied on external developers (limitation): It was planned to be used for SDGs reporting, It has nice dashboard for visualizing the data, It included the functionality of disseminating indicators metadata (very important), It had SDMX standard for MDGs built-in, we were waiting for the SDMX standards for SDGs, It was already institutionalized, and financial resources for dissemination tools are available. November 14, 2018 National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda

Expected further development Given that DevInfo is no longer technically and financially supported at the global level: NISR planned to report SDGs on its website for the timing being; Explore other potential data dissemination tool that the country will fully own and control. These ideas are being explored under Data Revolution Policy and capacity development programme. Data Revolution Policy approved by Cabinet in 2017 NISR Regional Statistical Training Centre to be operational this year 2018

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