PARIS21 Secretariat paris21 board meeting – paris 3 april 2019 STATISTICAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK 2019 and statistical capacity monitor PARIS21 Secretariat paris21 board meeting – paris 3 april 2019

How are we doing in statistical capacity?

A nuanced landscape for statistical capacity Panel A. World Bank`s Statistical Capacity Indicator score by continent, 2004-2017 Panel B. Change in WB statistical capacity score for selected sub-regions 2009-18 Note 2: LLDC: landlocked developing countries; SIDS: Small Islands Developing States Source: World Bank Statistical Capacity Indicator dashboard.

Areas such as planning and dissemination have improved Number of countries with a national statistical plan under implementation Open Data Inventory (ODIN) score, 2015-2018 Note: LDCs: least developed countries; LLDCs: landlocked developing countries; SIDS: small island developing states Source: SDG indicator 17.18.3 (PARIS21).

…while others, such as data use, are emerging Use of statistics in national policy documents, 2000-17 Note: The aggregate score on the vertical axis captures the use of statistical concepts in national policy documents across levels of use (basic – level 1, diagnostic – level 2, statistical analysis – level 3) and the level of disaggregation. The higher the score, the more sophisticated the use. North America and Europe scores explained by the low use of national plans in industrialised countries. Source: PARIS21 (forthcoming), “Proposing a Use of Statistics indicator in national development plans”, PARIS21.

What capacity do we need?

A better alignment between assessed capabilities and country priorities Source: PARIS21. Statistical Capacity Development Outlook 2019.

What approaches are emerging? A holistic approach to capacity development (CD4.0) A global financial mechanism that addresses CD challenges: coordination, planning sustainability. New tools and new measurement: PARIS21 Statistical Capacity Monitor and OAR

What are the next steps? Re-thinking the measurement of and approaches to capacity development  new indicators Shifting the focus towards the users. Securing more and better funding

Statistical Capacity Monitor Introducing Statistical Capacity Monitor

Why a Monitor? Objective: a one-stop shop for monitoring and analyzing countries’ statistical capacity A response to match supply and demand of capacity needs and enhance development partners’ coordination – no rankings A channel to propose innovative indicators of statistical capacity

Proposing new indicators Existence of country-operated SDG portal Years of tenure of current NSO Head Existence of a National Statistical Council Presence of independent statistical society Compliance to quality management … and more

Vision and way forward A tool for monitoring CD progress but also promoting coordination As we move forward, we aim to extend coverage on existing capacity indicators (e.g. assessments) We need your help on methodology for developing and prioritizing new indicators

http://www.statisticalcapacitymonitor.org Thank you!