2 What conceptual framework should we use? How should the studies be carried out? How do we select the countries and is the timetable feasible?

3  Better understanding of the situation facing statistics in different countries  Stocktaking of supply and demand and identifying gaps  Identifying what needs to be done post 2015  Understanding the interaction with the international statistical system

4  Most statistics are public goods  Most statistics are generated by national statistical systems  Demand is complex and unlimited  Need to consider both actual and latent demand  Characteristics of statistics are important  Analysis should be empirical

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6  On the demand side assess needs in different areas, build on NSDS  On the supply side assess availability against needs and alignment with standards  Look at the ability of the system to respond to new needs  Understand capacity constraints

7  Desk review of all relevant recent documentation, especially the NSDS  Consultation with stakeholders locally  Discussion at a one-day national workshop  Prepare final report

8 1  Broad geographical coverage  Different levels of development, different languages  Include some countries in difficult circumstances  Different levels of capacity  Countries with reasonable documentation

9  Select countries by end of March 2014  Contract consultants by end April  Desk review completed by mid-June  Country review completed by end June  National workshops completed by end July  Reports completed by mid-September  Reports reviewed and finalised by end October

10 1.Overview of the country situation 2.Overview of the national statistical system 3.Other producers of data 4.Overview of demand 5.The main data gaps 6.Recent changes and innovations 7.Conclusions and recommendations