© Statistisches Bundesamt, Waltraud Moore Statistisches Bundesamt Statistical Capacity Building for MDG Monitoring: Practice and Vision The German experience International Conference on the Millennium Development Goals Statistics Manila, 1-3 October 2007

© Statistisches Bundesamt, Waltraud Moore Statistisches Bundesamt Folie 2 MDG monitoring poses new challenges for national statistical institutions High-quality statistics can only be produced by well managed statistical systems with a strategic outlook Assistance in methodological and conceptual matters remains a priority Attention to common needs and to individual concerns Demand side

© Statistisches Bundesamt, Waltraud Moore Statistisches Bundesamt Folie 3 Vision: Supply side Strategic and managerial capacities should be strengthened in parallel with assistance in statistical subject matters Coherent MDG related training programs should be coordinated by the World Bank Customised workshops should attend to individual needs of statistical offices More Twinning projects should be launched to foster sustainable partnerships

© Statistisches Bundesamt, Waltraud Moore Statistisches Bundesamt Folie 4 Practices and experience of the German Federal Statistical Office We share our own experience in organisational restructuring and strategic repositioning with our partner offices We conduct customized workshops on cross- sectional strategic and management topics of institutional development We enter into long term institutional partnerships through Twinning projects

© Statistisches Bundesamt, Waltraud Moore Statistisches Bundesamt Folie 5 Over 30 customized workshops with more than 400 participants on cross-sectional issues, i.a. Strategic and annual programme planning Liaison with ministries Personnel management and human resource development Monitoring of quality and program implementation Budget management and controlling IT planning, information management Dissemination Public relations and media contacts Project management

© Statistisches Bundesamt, Waltraud Moore Statistisches Bundesamt Folie 6 Over 10 Twinning projects with partner offices in Europe and Asia based on Strict demand orientation Detailed specification of goals to be achieved Ongoing monitoring of progress and goal achievement Joint ownership and shared responsibilities Mutual respect for culture and institutional conditions have achieved Quantifiable results

© Statistisches Bundesamt, Waltraud Moore Statistisches Bundesamt Folie 7 Statistical Capacity Building for MDG monitoring What remains to be done?  Establish a training network under the auspices of the WB Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building  Provide a platform for promoting best practices of national statistical offices and sharing success stories  Launch more Twinning projects