Eurostat Results of the 2015 donor survey MGSC March 2015 Point 9.1 of the Agenda Marius Andersen and Siv Irene Pedersen

Eurostat Purpose of the donor survey Allow better planning of assistance in the field of statistics Coordination: Avoid overlap of projects Create more transparency for donors More predictability for beneficiary Easier to prioritise for the NSIs Benefit from experience of other projects

Eurostat About the donor survey Data from donors and beneficiaries Completed: Completed in 2014 or January 2015 On-going: On-going in February-March 2015 Planned: Start April 2015 or later Older projects deleted Projects with no amount not included in tables Some projects include non-statistical components Missing information in some projects Loans

Eurostat How do we collect data? Eurostat and UNECE prepare Eurostat responsible for letters, questionnaires UNECE translate questionnaires and responses : Letters and questionnaires sent (10.12.) : 1 st reminder (5.1.) : 2 nd reminder (15.1.) January: Data cleaning and matching of projects : Consolidated questionnaires (30.1.) January/February: Request for missing information Mid-February: Draft report

Eurostat Responses in the Donor Survey ContactedResponses Response rate (%) ContactedResponses Response rate (%) Donors , ,4 Enlarge ment EECCA118 72,7129 1/279,2 ENP South 99100

Eurostat Some new features of the 2015 donor survey Pilot data collection for the ENP South countries Mongolia included for the first time Collect information on statistical area/domain Budget support added as type of assistance Croatia is an EU Member State – still included as receiving technical assistance Iceland not included as a beneficiary

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Final report Draft report Comments by April 10, 2015 Final report made available to contributors by and in CIRCABC by the end of May 2015

Eurostat Some questions What is the best way to include statistical domains? How to treat large projects with small statistical components? How to ensure the data quality of the survey? What kind of overall variables should be collected? Type of assistance – improve definitions? Is the definitions of variables and concepts understandable? How do you use the donor survey? How can we improve the donor survey? How can we promote the donor survey better?

Eurostat Thank you for your attention %EECCAStarting date? Sum Regional NationalBeneficiary? BilateralIs the Project really finished? Census Is this Statusregional or national? Domains? Results Completed?Implementing agency?