1. SBR Task Force
Bangkok, Thailand
26 May 2017

2. Introduction from Chair
SGRPES 5th Meeting last year
Decision about TF for SBR to develop guidelines for SBR
TF members: Dr. Bahrawar Jan (Pak), Ms. Nilima (SPC), Mr. Joseph (ADB), Ms. Bahrin Bakri and Mr. Micheal (UNESCAP)
Consultative telephonic and discussion
TF revised the idea and develop TORs
Focus on three aspects
APES Seminar: SBR papers
TORs to be shared by Mr. Michael
Any direction of the SGRPES
Agreement of the SGRPES

3. Existing Guidelines Mr Michael Biddington (UN ESCAP) TOR – Guidelines
UN ECE – Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers
African Development Bank - Guidelines for Building Statistical Business Registers in Africa
SPC - Pacific Business Register development Guide

4. Status of SBRs in the Pacific
SPC is taking the lead
Prior to the set-up:
Pacific Business Register development Guide introduced
User/stakeholder meetings are conducted; MOUs
Classifications are updated: PACSIC nationalised, TOLO etc
Set-up: more than 1 counterpart trained; standard system used
In-country training
South-South
Attachments

5. Status of SBRs in the Pacific cont.
Fiji, PNG, Vanuatu and Tonga up and running
Set-up this year in Nauru and American Samoa.
Samoa setting-up its own
Future
Attend to requests – depends on funds
Workshop

6. ADB’s SBR Programme Joseph Mariasingham (ADB)
The five year program will end in Dec 2018
Five countries: Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia and Sri Lanka
Malaysia: Integrating trade data into SBR, exploring Big Data
All other countries: fully functional SBR will be installed before the end of 2017
Advanced functionalities and features will be added in 2018
The SBR could be installed in at least two additional countries in 2018

7. ADB’s SBR Programme (cont.)
Joseph Mariasingham (ADB)
Proposed “data for development” technical assistance (2018 – onwards)
Streamlined funding
Established assistance program, rolling basis
Need based and targeted
Bilateral collaboration, technical assistance
Potential to assist many countries

8. Status Review of SBRs in Region
Need to identify Specific Regional Needs regarding:
Administrative data
Assistance to develop BR database
Training
Capacity Assessment of the member countries
Report from Regional Bodies
Report Back on Status of SBRs in Asia Pacific

9. TOR for the SBR Task Force
To ensure that the work of the developmental organizations (SPCC, ESCAP, ADB, WB etc.) in this subject matter area is complementary and not duplicated
To ensure that the activities of the organizations are well coordinated and synchronized so that the common objective is achieved in an effective and efficient manner (the ultimate goal is the establishment of a viable, functional and sustainable SBR in the Asia-Pacific countries)
To collaborate and devise strategies/plans/solutions to address cross cutting issues faced by various countries (learning from each others' ground level experiences)
To advocate the institutionalization of standardized data collection, cleaning, organization and analysis systems such as SBRs in the NSOs of the Region
To assist the countries in the Region to establish a viable and sustainable SBRs within the scope and mandate of the technical assistance programs of the developmental organizations

10. Future Plans What does the Steering Group Recommend?
To go with the proposed idea
Or otherwise no need of TF