NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 1 COMMENTS ON THE WASHINGTON GROUP GOVERNANCE PROPOSAL BY ROMULO A. VIROLA Secretary General National Statistical Coordination Board PHILIPPINES

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 2 Outline Operating principles –Conduct of meetings –Content of annual meetings –Communication –Schedule Organizational Structure –Secretariat –Composition of the Steering Committee –Hosting –Formation and Disbanding of Workgroups

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 3 Operating Principles CONDUCT OF MEETINGS Two-day duration Chaired by host country Secretariat as rapporteur

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 4 Operating Principles THE CONTENT OF ANNUAL MEETINGS participants to submit brief country reports for the WG website. agree on “next steps” for individual members to pursue between the current meeting and the next meeting. –conducting pilot surveys –information dissemination –advocacy workshops –seeking commitments from stakeholders, etc.

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 5 THE CONTENT OF ANNUAL MEETINGS Progress reports on “next step” to be presented in the next WG meeting Operating Principles

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 6 Operating Principles COMMUNICATION Website to contain the proceedings of all meetings –the papers presented –the agreements reached –the list of participants

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 7 Operating Principles COMMUNICATION Website as a forum for sharing country experiences on the development of disability statistics. Members to submit to the secretariat periodic reports for uploading on the website.

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 8 Operating Principles MEETING SCHEDULE Annual meeting may not be possible more practical to meet less frequently than annually, maybe every two years.

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 9 Organizational Structure THE SECRETARIAT Secretariat as institution-based rather than be composed of individuals.

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 10 Organizational Structure THE COMPOSITION OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE Host of the next meeting to be made an ex- officio member. How many SC members will be selected by the members during the WG meeting? Are the planning committee chairs from the last three meetings automatically selected?

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 11 Organizational Structure THE COMPOSITION OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE Chair of the Committee to be elected by the Steering Committee members, rather than by the WG members.

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 12 Organizational Structure THE HOSTING OF WG MEETINGS The hosting of the meetings should alternately go to the major geographic regions. Identify the host of the WG meetings two meetings in advance. –For example, in Brussels, the meeting can already agree on the hosts for the 2005 and 2006 meetings (if annual meetings will push through).

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 13 Organizational Structure THE FORMATION AND DISBANDING OF WORKGROUPS Limit the number of workgroups to at most four at any given time.

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 14 Thank you INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS: Methodology and Comparability 4-6 October 2004, Manila, Philippines