PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat Meeting of the Policy Group on Statistical Cooperation Experience with Grants (Turkey) October 16 – 17, 2008 İstanbul

PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat presentation in brief Grant Programmes conducted by TurkStat –USST Phase I – Two Direct Grants –USST Phase II – One Direct Grant –Phare 2005 Programme - Grant Programme –MBP 2006 Programme - Grant Programme Grant Implementation Grant Management Structure, Methodology and Workflow Advantages and Disadvantages of the Grants

PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat grant implementation within USST I Two Direct Grant Contracts within USST Phase I: –Training and Travel Facility (TTF) Grant Contract –Multi-Beneficiary Programme (MBP) Grant Contract TTF Grant Contract; Contract signature in September 2003 Implementation period: January February 2007 Objective: to improve technical knowledge of the TurkStat experts Training activities: study visits, courses, seminars, workshops, traineeships etc...

PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat grant implementation within USST I MBP Grant Contract; Contract signature in February 2003 Implementation period: March December 2006 Objective: to provide the participation to Eurostat MC List meetings and traineeships Grant activities: pilot project meetings, seminars, working groups and traineeships etc...

PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat grant achievements within USST I –Over 1400 participants attended 650 activities, ~1,8 M€ spent in 4 years for grant activities. Increase of know-how level of the TSS experts Improvement of cooperation and co-ordination between the TurkStat and other administrative units (main providers of statistics) Better availability of and faster access to statistical information Production of statistical data which is comparable with EU norms in certain areas Strengthening of institutional capacity Improvement of quality of information and indicators in statistical areas

PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat grant implementation within USST II Training Grant (TG) within USST Phase II; Contract signature in December 2006 Implementation period: January July 2009 Objective: to improve technical knowledge of the TurkStat experts through participating in the training activities As of September 2008; 819 experts participated in 113 activities ,95 Euro has been spent from the Grant budget of 1,7M€ until now

PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat implementation of MBP grants Phare 2005 Grant Programme; Contract signature in December Implementation period: January December 2008 Objective: to provide assistance in improving the production, collection and dissemination of statistical data As of September 2008; 210 experts participated in 145 Eurostat meetings; 24 training courses; 3 study visits; 10 traineeship programmes 14 data collection projects have been implemented Euro has been spent from the Grant budget of 1,1M€.

PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat implementation of MBP grants MBP 2006 Grant Programme; Contract signature in December 2007 Implementation period: January December 2010 Objective: to continue the allocation of support to the beneficiary countries with the same aims of Phare 2005 programme. As of September 2008; 4 experts participated in 3 Eurostat meetings; 1 expert is continuing traineeship programme. 8 data collection projects are to be implemented ,73 Euro has been spent from the Grant budget until now.

PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat grant management structure National Programmes Beneficiary – TurkStat Senior Programme Officer Project Implementation Team Grant Team EU Management Adviser The Steering Committee Contracting Authority – ECD to Turkey / CFCU MBP Programmes Beneficiary – TurkStat Senior Programme Officer Grant Team Project leaders of pilot projects Contracting Authority – Eurostat

PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat methodology and workflow Grant Management Phases: I. Planning Phase: Preparation of Monthly Plan II. Approval Phase: SPO+Evaluation Committee (+EUMA) III. Implementation Phase: Organisation of the activities IV. Reporting Phase: Interim and Final Report, Monthly Progress Reports V. Assesment Phase: Contracting Authority approves the reports

PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat methodology and workflow Grant Management Procedures: Eligibility conditions of the participants; TSS staff only and relevant person Requirement of language skills certificate (TOEFL, IELTS, KPDS) Eligibility conditions of the activities; Only the activities directly related to the implementation of the Grant Programme Activities were subject to ex-ante approval by the EC Delegation in USST Phase I.

PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat advantages of the grants help the beneficiary to programme its road map for its final destinations provide the beneficiary with necessary financial and technical support for the realization of stated goals for the compliance with the acquis give the responsibility to the Beneficiary over the implementation of projects improve the grant management experiences and provide the knowledge on the financial rules of the EU cover all kind of project tools

PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat disadvantages of the grants the procedural differences of the implementation practices of EU programmes the beneficiary's internal financial rules differ from the EU rules long process for the amendment of contract the experts have to deal with financial issues and accounting operations besides the technical work

PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat Conclusion; Grants are difficult to implement best for benefitting

PRIME MINISTRY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Foreign Relations Department Projects Group TurkStat Thank you...