© Federal Statistical Office, International Cooperation 1 Instruments for technical assistance in statistics Ringo Raupach Head of Section Bilateral and International Cooperation Germany's experience with Twinning

© Federal Statistical Office, International Cooperation 2 Contents 1. DESTATIS experience with the Twinning instrument 2. Comparison of Twinning and service contract Positive aspects of service contact Positive aspects of the Twinning instrument Limitations of the Twinning instrument 3. Comparison of EU Twinning and World Bank Twinning

© Federal Statistical Office, International Cooperation 3 1. DESTATIS experience with Twinning instrument EU- Twinning - DESTATIS MS project leader Poland Bulgaria Latvia FYR Macedonia Croatia Bulgaria Azerbaijan

© Federal Statistical Office, International Cooperation 4 1. DESTATIS experience with Twinning instrument EU- Twinning - DESTATIS MS junior partner Armenia Bosnia and Herzegovina EU- Twinning light - DESTATIS MS project leader Bulgaria Czech Republic Slovakia 2005

© Federal Statistical Office, International Cooperation 5 1. DESTATIS experience with Twinning instrument Word Bank Twinning - DESTATIS project leader Tajikistan Mongolia

© Federal Statistical Office, International Cooperation 6 2. Comparison of Twinning and Service Contract TwinningService Contract Partnership between public institutionsCooperation between a public institution in the BC and a private consulting company, sometimes MS public institutions are represented in consortia High level of political support. Awarded on the basis of the quality of the project proposal and based on a decision by the recipient institution / country Freely tendered on the basis of the quality of the project proposal and the costs for implementation Experts on both sides are familiar with day-to-day-work in a public administration - they must be employees of the provider institutions or recent retirees Experts are often free-lancers and retirees with less recent experience in the practical application of EU standards A Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA) is based in the premises of the beneficiary institution In larger projects a long term adviser is foreseen and necessary Single client principleSingle or multiple client principle

© Federal Statistical Office, International Cooperation 7 2. Comparison of Twinning and Service contract Positive aspects of service contact Partnership between private and public institutions + experts Goals oriented on acquis (middle-term demand) Transfer of solutions Ideal for IT programming… Technical (short-term) assistance Experienced experts from public and private sector Flexibility

© Federal Statistical Office, International Cooperation 8 2. Comparison of Twinning and Service contract Positive aspects of the Twinning instrument Goals oriented on acquis (long-term demand) Selected in line with the priority areas identified by the Commission Support on political level Sustainability through ownership Set out to deliver specific, guaranteed results Ideal for subject matter statistics, methodology, capacity building Preparation and planning

© Federal Statistical Office, International Cooperation 9 2. Comparison of Twinning and Service contract Positive aspects of the Twinning instrument RTA as backbone of the assistance Exchange of know-how and experience Experienced experts from public sector Project adjustments via amendments or side letters Technical and administrative assistance Significant duration of project Genuine partnership between public institutions Implementation

© Federal Statistical Office, International Cooperation Comparison of Twinning and Service contract Limitations of the Twinning instrument Limited flexibility in changing the frame conditions of the project Limited availability and flexibility of experts Broadly limited to provision of methodological advice Protracted procedure between the elaboration of the project fiche and the actual start of the implementation Practical solutions Can be overcome partly through close cooperation between project partners Forming international consortia Greater involvement by Eurostat in the preparation and evaluation would be beneficial

© Federal Statistical Office, International Cooperation Comparison of EU Twinning and World Bank Twinning EU TwinningWB Twinning BeneficiariesIPA / ENPI countriesDeveloping countries (so far only in Asia) Goals-orientedEU acquisUN (development indicators ) Durationup to 2 Yearsup to 5 years ExpertsRTA + Short-term experts Short-term experts. Team leader is not based in the BC, project leader provided by WB FinancingPartial reimbursement, Grant style Full cost-recovery Expert fees + per diems FixedTo be negotiated based on World Bank regulations Expert fees for study visits NoneYes. To be negotiated based on World Bank Handbook

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