NIGERIA: STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT By Alain Gaugris, DECDG WORLD BANK Ondo State Statistical User Satisfaction Baseline Survey Workshop, October 2011, Akure, Nigeria

1. S TATISTICS FOR R ESULTS F ACILITY 2. T HE P ROJECT : D EVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES 3. R OLE OF THE W ORLD B ANK 4. I MPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS 5. N EXT STEPS AND DESIRED OUTCOME Ondo State Statistical User Satisfaction Baseline Survey Workshop, October 2011, Akure, Nigeria

1. S TATISTICS FOR R ESULTS F ACILITY W HAT ? Global partnership initiative W HAT FOR ?To scale-up investments in statistical capacity W HO ? UK, Netherlands funding / World Bank managing H OW ? Providing grants to support countries, as a catalyst with the hope that the demonstration effect will encourage governments to increase funding for statistics To make sustainable improvements in the production, availability and use of quality statistics, to increase capacity in policy formulation and decision-making for development. D ESIRED OUTCOME ? Ondo State Statistical User Satisfaction Baseline Survey Workshop, October 2011, Akure, Nigeria

2. T HE P ROJECT : D EVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES (1/2) Nigeria - 5 pilots countries: Afghanistan, DRC, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda -Phased project: - Phase I (current): focuses on 6 Pilot states (Anambra, Bauchi, Edo, Kaduna, Niger, Ondo), NBS and NPoPC. Total cost: $10m. Length: 3 years. Implementation just started. - The Second phase will depend on the success of the first phase, but will cover a few more states, possibly the remaining 30 states Ondo State Statistical User Satisfaction Baseline Survey Workshop, October 2011, Akure, Nigeria

2. T HE P ROJECT : D EVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES (2/2) Pillars of the project: Layer 3 Layer 1 Layer 2 Ondo State Statistical User Satisfaction Baseline Survey Workshop, October 2011, Akure, Nigeria

3. R OLE OF THE W ORLD B ANK - Worked with Nigerian government and Implementing agencies on the preparation of the Project document - Supervises the implementation of the Project - Will provide Technical advice and Knowledge sharing as requested - Will monitor the project, and evaluate impact - Is the interface between pilot countries and donors - Worked with NPoPC, NBS and SSAs on Needs assessment and Work plan - Is coordinating the donors community in statistical development Ondo State Statistical User Satisfaction Baseline Survey Workshop, October 2011, Akure, Nigeria

Technical Financial Oversight 4. I MPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS (1/2) -Implementing agencies: NBS and NPoPC - Project Implementation Task Teams responsible for day-to-day implementation of activities - Coordination within the system - Key Areas of Assistance - Office Furniture - Operational Logistics: transportation - Computers: Hardware and Software - Other Hardware Supplies: Printers, Scanners, photocopiers, projectors etc. - Software - Communication and Statistical Awareness (flyers, yearbooks, etc.) - Training (Statistical Methods, ICT, Management, etc.). T ECHNICAL Ondo State Statistical User Satisfaction Baseline Survey Workshop, October 2011, Akure, Nigeria

Technical Financial Oversight 4. I MPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS (2/2) F INANCIAL - Responsible agency: Ministry of Finance -Federal Project Financial Management Division (FPFMD) will ensure compliance with FM requirements of the Bank O VERSIGHT CEO NBS CEO NPopC President NSA Governor CBN CEO NPC Ondo State Statistical User Satisfaction Baseline Survey Workshop, October 2011, Akure, Nigeria

5. N EXT STEPS AND DESIRED OUTCOME (1/3) User Satisfaction Baseline Survey Workshop SeriesNational Consultative Committee on Statistics (NCCS)State Statistical Yearbook TemplateEquipmentTraining Ondo State Statistical User Satisfaction Baseline Survey Workshop, October 2011, Akure, Nigeria

5. N EXT STEPS AND DESIRED OUTCOME (2/3) What do we expect to have achieved at the end of the Project? - State Statistical Edicts - SSPMs - Enhanced system-wide coordination (both horizontally and vertically) - Improved staff skills and capacity in key statistical fields at national, state and local level - Improved data management infrastructure, to strengthen data collection, processing, analysis and dissemination Ondo State Statistical User Satisfaction Baseline Survey Workshop, October 2011, Akure, Nigeria

5. N EXT STEPS AND DESIRED OUTCOME (3/3) - Updated SSYB template (to include basic economic statistics) - Improved data management: reduced delays in data dissemina- tion by improving data processing and analysis - Increased amount of data disseminated -Enhanced skills and capacity in Project management throughout the data producers community - Improved birth and death registration centers system Ondo State Statistical User Satisfaction Baseline Survey Workshop, October 2011, Akure, Nigeria

Thank you for your attention Ondo State Statistical User Satisfaction Baseline Survey Workshop, October 2011, Akure, Nigeria