MEASURING PROGRESS – BUILDING STATISTICAL CAPACITY Juraj Riecan, PhD Director, UN-ESCWA Statistics Division

Statistics for evidence based policy making Objective Capacity building – needs assessment Quality and Relevance Framework of operation Products and outputs

Objective Capacity building STATISTICS Data Activities Skills Outputs Capacity building

Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics Capacity building Assessment of needs Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics 10 principles Focus areas Evaluation Strategies Good preactices Comparative analysis Programme planning

Quality and Relevance

Internationally agreed goals Demand Internationally agreed goals Statistics National strategies Response to crisis

Traditional indicators New indicators on development Statistics MDG indicators New indicators on development

Sources Surveys National International Indicators Registers

Issues Too many actors Quality of administrative sources Breakdown details Gaps Issues Sustainability of data collection Discrepancies: national – regional – international Relevance Coordination

Ways to improvement In-depth reviews Availability Discrepancies national-international Regional perspective New approaches – Measuring Progress of Societies

Framework of operation National Stat. System Region Sub-region National Stat. Offices Country

... Projects Statistical literacy More responsive gender statistics reporting DevInfo, databases, dissemination Measuring progress of societies ...

Products and outputs Publications e-Dissemination Revisiting indicators Relevance Activities Arab networks Outreach OECD glossary Arab statistical glossary

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