Indicators Workshop South Africa PARIS21 Consortium April 2002

2 What is PARIS21? l Consortium of stakeholders in statistics. l Partnership of developed & developing worlds l Global forum and network sharing knowledge statisticians policy makers development professionals other users of statistics, including civil society

3 The Structure l Secretariat based at OECD/DAC in Paris. Co-chair: Mr. Pali Lehohla Co-chair: Chairman of the DAC l Steering Committee of Multilateral Agencies 6 Bilateral Donors 6 Elected Developing Country Reps Rep for Anglophone Africa - Mr. Cletus Mkai (Tanzania) and Dr. O. O. Ajayi Alternate

4 Why Have PARIS21 l Launched in Paris in Nov in response to ECOSOC resolution. l Recognition that resources declining. l New demands for data Poverty reduction strategies & MDGs Integration with qualitative information Challenge of liberalisation Good governance and accountability New areas of concern, gender, environment l Country ownership and partnership. l Better co-ordination between partners needed.

5 What gap does it fill? l Address the real needs of policy makers - full stakeholders involvement & continuing dialogue. l Policy relevance should determine priorities. l Statistical Capacity Development depends on resources. l Resources flow only if the product is useful to policy-makers. l Advocacy required.

6 P21 activities 1. Global task teams. 2. Regional & national workshops. 3. Follow-up at national level. 4. Consortium annual meetings (large participation). 5. Steering Committee meetings. 6. Web site and publications.

11 Country Workshops l Country Teams with Development Partners (EC/WB Trust Fund/PARIS21/Bilateral etc.) l More intensive country discussions with major stakeholders focused on key country strategies l Country-owned, Sequenced, Prioritised Strategy (Resource implications considered)

What Happened Here? l You are at the beginning of a long road. l We had trouble finding our way. l Communication is the first challenge - multiple disciplines l Common language. l Common understanding of theory.

What Theory? l Indicator theory l Monitoring and evaluation l Defining goals l Strategic approach l Concepts of a statistical system l Knowledge of process from Poverty Reduction Strategies

Communicating Priorities l Need clear guidance from policy makers l Decision makers have to communicate more clearly and anticipate statistical needs. l Botswana statisticians read policy to anticipate policy makers. l People surprised as what is not known. MDGs SA Policies - departments in the ‘big picture’

Wayfinding along the road l We need to know our goal. Clear policy questions. Need to reach consensus l We need to know how to get there. Map (strategy) guides & experts (good practice and help from region & beyond)

Wayfinding l When we know where we are going & have a map. We need to know: What are the costs What resources are needed How long will it take Key landmarks on the way

Next Steps l Much more consultation will be required - rounds & iterations l Effective system will need co- operation from all parts of the system l maintain political commitment l Long process l Achievable objectives

Noted l Dissemination strategy needed l Duplication of effort symptomatic l Access to information & statistics might be improved l Compendium/dictionary of concepts, definitions and sources useful l PARIS21 should publish more best practice

Feedback to PARIS21 l We want to know what happens l Others will want to use your experience l Keep us informed. l Conference papers on website - please add to it. Join PARIS21 at

7 Task Teams l Advocacy - (World Bank) l Statistical Capacity Indicators - (IMF) l Strategic Statistical Development Plans - (France) l Census - (UNFPA) l Agriculture & Rural Statistics - (FAO)

Thank you SA for the Invitation Thank you partners for your help Film available on CD/DVD for all

Bon Voyage

12 Typical Sequence PARIS21 Secretariat Role Regional Workshops leading to Country Action Plans Partnership Developing the Country Plan Strategic Statistical Plans leading to Specific projects for national and donor funding Sustainable Statistical Capacity Building National budget Bilateral donors Multilateral donors & other Trust Funds leading to Well-managed National Statistical System