NSDS DESIGN PROCESS: ROAD MAPS & OTHER PRELIMINARIES Prof. Ben Kiregyera NSDS Workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 9 August 2005

2 process as important as the Strategy process should be golden opportunity for statistical advocacy especially among political leadership, decision-makers and development partners I. IMPORTANCE OF THE PROCESS

3 Purpose of statistical advocacy is to proactively: Purpose of statistical advocacy is to proactively: promote “statistical thinking” in society – numeracy (p23) promote “statistical thinking” in society – numeracy (p23) put statistics on the national development agenda (PRS) put statistics on the national development agenda (PRS) and make statistics visible and make statistics visible demonstrate the power and use of statistics demonstrate the power and use of statistics promote a culture of evidence-based policy and promote a culture of evidence-based policy and decision-making decision-making mobilize national & international resources for mobilize national & international resources for statistics statistics “Statistics is not just a technical issue, it is a “Statistics is not just a technical issue, it is a development issue” development issue” Advocacy poorly done in Africa (in general) Advocacy poorly done in Africa (in general) Why advocacy poorly done Why advocacy poorly done lack of internalization of the potency of advocacy lack of internalization of the potency of advocacy lack of empowerment (limited communication skills) lack of empowerment (limited communication skills) lack of advocacy tools (PARIS21 efforts) lack of advocacy tools (PARIS21 efforts)

4 taking a cue from PRS process, NSDS process should mainstream key stakeholders i.e should:  be participatory  be inclusive  use a concensus-building approach Plans that are country-specific and country- owned Ownership leads to more commitment, creativity, imagination, innovation and productivity. Participation and ownership are essential for successful strategic management and the key to the success of strategy “People support what they help to create”

5 process should be empowering Statistical personnel should get exposed to: more effective ways of communicating with data users international statistical standards, concepts and frameworks experiences especially about what is happening in other countries process should broaden and deepen communication intra-institutional communication inter-institutional communication

6 Preliminary but critical phase of the process During this phase take important decisions on: How do we deliver the strategy in efficient manner?  who will be main actors?  what are timelines?  how do we ensure strategy is practical and will be implemented?  What will be mechanisms for political support, endorsement and reporting? Do we as a country have capacity & skills to undertake the task?  If not, what assistance is needed?  What form should it take?  What will be the source for such assistance? II. NSDS DESIGN ROAD MAP

7 How do we ensure that the strategy is relevant to national development objectives? How do we ensure that the strategy is country owned? What type outputs will be produced and when? Map out the process  Set out major stages & processes  Political & financial commitments  Potential donors

8 Identification and analysis of key stakeholders Aim is to make the NSS stakeholder-driven by identifying the following: Stakeholders: who are they? Need: what is needed from stakeholders for success of the strategy/NSS? Orientation: what support do you have from them. Are they for you, against you or neutral? Impact: what will be the effect of your success on stakeholders? Importance: what is the degree of importance stakeholders have in relation to your ability to achieve your goals? Influence: what is the degree of influence the stakeholders have in relation to your ability to achieve your goals?

9  Who are stakeholders? Stakeholders are individuals, groups, communities or institution: affected by impact of an activity, or can influence an activity. Stakeholders include: User groups – people who use products in an area Interest groups – people who have an interest in, opinion about, or who can affect the use of, a product/service Beneficiaries of a service Policy & decision-makers

10  Stakeholders government ministries public sector institutions e.g. Reserve Bank, parastatals private sector institutions e.g. Trade Union civil society institutions e.g. the press, NGOs research and training institutions e.g. Universities, Research Centres development partners (donors, international organizations)

11  stakeholders have different interests & will need different degrees of involvement some need to be part of Design Team some need to be consulted at different stages some will be part of NSDS approval process  for business sector & civil society organization, may use their umbrella organizations as intermediaries e.g. Chamber of Commerce and/or Industry NGO Forum

12 StakeholdersInterestsLikely impact of NSDS Priority Stakeholder table  Stakeholder analysis is a tool for identifying stakeholders and describing the nature of their stake, roles and interests.

13 MONITORMAXIMIZE COOPERATION IGNOREMONITOR High Importance Low Table showing importance and influence of stakeholders LowInfluenceHigh Stakeholder mapping: illustration & analysis of relationship among and between stakeholders

14 NSDS launch workshop Objectives of workshop: Mainstream stakeholders (participation) inMainstream stakeholders (participation) in process of designing NSDS process of designing NSDS Empowerment of stakeholdersEmpowerment of stakeholders Enhance communication (internal and external)Enhance communication (internal and external) Engender ownership of process and productEngender ownership of process and product (Strategy) (Strategy) Expected outputs “critical mass” of more informed and empowered stakeholders greater understanding of problems/constraints/ weaknesses & opportunities in the NSS broad understanding of the basis for improvement of the NSS broad consensus on strategies for the development of the NSS

15 Coverage Coverage Undertake comprehensive review the NSSUndertake comprehensive review the NSS Introduce relevant management principles and howIntroduce relevant management principles and how these can lead to improvement in national statistics these can lead to improvement in national statistics Outline proposals for designing the NSDS &Outline proposals for designing the NSDS & prepare for implementation including outline of prepare for implementation including outline of processes and timelines processes and timelines Introduce participants to relevant internationalIntroduce participants to relevant international concepts, standards, frameworks, guidelines, concepts, standards, frameworks, guidelines, experiences experiences Start the process of consultationStart the process of consultation

16 Workshop organization Check that:  key stakeholders invited  invitations should go out in good time  arrangements made for inviting and briefing Guest of Honour (key policy or briefing Guest of Honour (key policy or decision-maker) decision-maker)  appropriate speech prepared in time Conduct of workshop:  facilitated by consultant  participatory  evaluation END

17 END Example of an NSDS roadmap for Zimbabwe

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