1 Coordination of national statistical systems and reporting mechanisms for MDG data to international agencies BOTSWANA EXPERIENCE May 2008 A N Majelantle Government Statistician Central statistics Office Botswana

2 contents  Introduction  Legislation and mandate of CSO  Objectives  Structure  Statistical Coordination  Linkage within Org and Planners  Linkage with int’ Org  Preparation of MDG Country report  Calendar of MDG data  Mechanism of Reporting MGD data to Int’ Agencies  MDG Data Report Problems  Conclusion  Recommendation

3 Introduction  Stats Act  Central statistics Office (CSO) placement

4 Legislation and Mandate of CSO  CSO: principal data collecting, processing, analysis and disseminating agency.  Responsible for coordinating, monitoring and supervising National statistics System.  Statutory mandate to produce and provide stakeholders with statistical information.

5 Structure  Centralised structure Economic Statistics Social Statistics Censuses and Surveys Service Units Statistical Units 1.Environment 2.Industrial 3.National Accounts 4.Prices & Poverty 5.Trade 6.Transport 7.Agriculture 8.Communication Statistical Units 1.Demograp hy 2.Education 3.Health 4.Labour Statistical Units 1.Census 2.Cartography 3.Household Surveys 1.Administration Training and Library 2.Computing Services 3.Regional Station- Francistown 4.Monitoring and Evaluation: Vision 2016 & MDGs

6 Statistical coordination  Establishing linkages with various entities  Influenced by the structure  Leads to maximum intergration  Leads to application of common standards  Ensure maximum cooperation  Improve awareness of the importance of statistics  Identify statistical gaps

7 Lincage within og & Planners  Internal communication (meetings etc0 influences the efficiency of effectiveness of activities including coordination.  Linkage with Planners (DEFP) bi-weekly meetings

8 Linkage with Int’Org  Collaboration in Statistical advocacy  Capacity building  Statistical development

9 Preparation of Country report MDG  PDC responsibility  UN development partners assistance  CSP participation – data provider  No duplication of efforts.

10 Calendar of MDG data  Data is in indicator format  No metadata  No request for metadata  No capacity for building metadata  Focus on data requested.

11 Mechanism of reporting MDG data to Int’ Agencies  UN Questionnaires  Request passed by other Agencies to CSO  CSO not aware of who should receive data and at what timelines.  Data only submited when required.

12 MDG Data Report Problems  Discrepancies on Global reports  Methodologies used not known.

13 Conclusion  Coordination with stakeholders at national level is satisfactory.  Collaboration with development partners concentrates on  Advocacy  Statistical capacity building and  Statistical development - is satisfactory  Collaboration with Int’ Organisation for global report data is weak and results in discrepancies in data.

14 Recommendations  To include collaboration with NSO’s for global report data as part of collaboration with sub- regions.  Involve countries in the preparation of the global report.  Agree on one questionnaire for the production of data for the global report.  Agree on timelines for submission of data for the global report.  Agree on one office responsible for receiving Global report data (contact Office by sub-region)

15 Recommendations (Cont…)  Agree on a strategy for short term attachment of NSO representatives at the global offices for hands on capacity building on global report preparation  Global office to conduct a workshop on report preparation format/ methodology at sub-regional level