1. National SDG indicator frameworks in Georgia
Sub-regional Workshop on Data and Statistics for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for High-Level Official Statisticians
30-31 May 2017, Baku, Azerbaijan Maia Guntsadze
Deputy Executive Director
National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat)

2. Outline of presentation
The process of nationalization of the SDGs and Development targets
The role of Geostat in national SDG coordination
SDGs and development targets Georgia
Mapping national indicator frameworks to the global SDG indicator framework
Data for development- Georgia
Quality criteria for indicator sets
SDG Indicators: challenges and opportunities

3. The process of nationalization of the SDGs and Development targets
The nationalization process was guided by the global level of ambition, but taking into account national circumstances – goals and targets were set considering national context, challenges and opportunities
Government of Georgia established a joint technical working group including National Statistics Office, experts from different line ministries and UN country team; The consultation process started in 2015
All government bodies were asked to provide evidence- based priorities and relevant indicators in line with SDG goals
The technical thematic working sub-groups on Human Rights and Gender Equality, Social Inclusion, Economic Growth and Environment Protection have analyzed the SDGs
Government of Georgia foresees the establishment of the SDG Coordination Council involving the business, civil society and academia
Awareness building and engagement, especially on local level will be generated through consultative efforts supported by Georgia’s development partners
The process of defining adjusted SDG targets, development of relevant indicators has drawn on a set of strategic and multi-sectoral development documents on a national level

4. The role of Geostat in national SDG coordination
✓ Data collection & national statistical system will be the cornerstone for SDG national production, monitoring and evaluation
✓ Geostat is a member of the body coordinating SDGs at the policy level in the country (through regular meetings, consultations, MOA etc.)
✓ Strengthening national cooperation mechanisms with other stakeholders (such as research, private sector, etc., either as producers or users of statistics).
✓ Producing statistics and metadata for statistical global SDG indicators
✓ Developing SDG indicators tailored to national context
✓ Development of new data sources when required. For non-existing indicators – identify potential producers and possibility to produce.
✓ Dissemination and communication
✓ Quality assurance (UN Fundamental principles, COP, GSBPM, etc)
✓ Define areas for strengthening national statistical capacities
✓Government will establish SDG Monitoring and Evaluation system at both central and local levels to track progress: annual reporting cycle will be upheld
✓ Monitoring SDGs – Government With the support of the National Statistics Office of Georgia :
Fix the baseline indicator to each target
See the right directions and a certain level of obvious progress in future
Work with the line Ministries to collect the relevant data
Analyze certain weaknesses of disaggregated statistics

5. SDGs and development targets Georgia
Assessment of Georgia’s capacity to produce the global SDG indicators have been conducted
Georgia prioritized set of 17 goals out of the total 17, as well as 90 global targets mid term
186 indicators has been identified as a baseline data (80% of the global SDG indicators, out of 232 )
The adjusted goals and targets will be reviewed in a 5-year span to cover full scope of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
Joint work plan for UN Partnership for SDGs development is under finalization
Data Ecosystem-Availability of data
Tier 1: the established methodology exists and there have been already widely available data
Tier 2: a methodology has been already established for calculation but which data is not widely available
Tier 3: internationally agreed methodology has not been developed yet for calculation

6. Mapping national indicator frameworks to the global
SDG indicator framework
Example From the Assessment of Georgia’s 90 targets (Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere)
Global Target
Georgia Adjusted Target
Global Indicator
Georgia Adjusted Indicator - Target2030
Baseline Indicator
UN comments
GoG comments
Data Source
Lead/Line Ministry/Agency
1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
1.2 By 2030, reduce the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
1.2.1: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and age
1.2.1: Proportion of population living under national poverty line by location (urban/rural) by sex including children reduced by 20%
National poverty definition to be set in 2017 and new baseline to be set in 2018
Target Indicator Is it relative poverty, people living under 60% of medium consumption? - FAO Baseline Indicator Does it mean Geostat will introduce the new methodology of relative poverty? - FAO
Geostat will set a national poverty line in 2017 and baseline will be known in The indicator might be revised and adjusted based on the needs. Geostat: This indicator is about absolute poverty. Geostat will start producing absolute poverty calculations.
Geostat
Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs

7. Data for Development - Georgia
Data Ecosystems - institutions
Leading organizations per area
Social
Economic
Environment
& energy
Rights & governance
Geostat
Social Service Agency
NCDC&PH
Ministry of Education and Science
Ministry of Finance
National Bank of Georgia
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Energy
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Ministry of Corrections
Civil Service Bureau
Central Election Commission
High Council of Justice
Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs
Administration of the Government of Georgia
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development
Producer
Owner
Producer=sourse
Monitor

8. Quality criteria for indicator sets
Relevance and utility for users
Clearly linked to target and provide a robust measure of progress towards the target
Relevant to policymaker and sensitive to Policy interventions
Empirical analyses showing that the indicator is valuable has been undertaken
Methodological soundness
Should be based to the greatest extent possible on existing agreed definitions, classifications, standards, recommendations and best practices
The methodology behind the indicator should be well documented and readily available
Measurability
Should be measured in a cost-effective and practical manner. A regular data collection mechanism has been or can be developed with reasonable costs
A meaningful trend analysis is possible
Criteria for the indicator set
Clear and easy to understand for policymakers, general public and other stakeholders (understandability)
Indicators should be consistent with and complementary to each other (coherence)
Indicators should be limited in number (parsimony)
Source: Lessons Learned from MDG Monitoring from a Statistical Perspective (Report of Task Team on Lesson Learning from MDG Monitoring of the IAEG-MDG, 2013)
Available athttps://unstats.un.org/unsd/broaderprogress/pdf/Lesson%20Learned%20from%20MDG%20Monitoring_ %20(IAEG).pdf
Source: adapted from

9. SDG Indicators: challenges and opportunities
Scope
> 230 indicators
Granularity
Data disaggregation
Quality
Timeliness reliability
Data Eco-system
Digital transformation
Data sources
Big Data
Data community
Data providers & producers
Modernisation
Integration & Standardisation
Interoperability
Methodology
Mix-mode
Institutional environment
Resources &
Capability
Infrastructure
IT & applications
Know-how
HR development
Leadership
Coordination
Partnership
Challenges
Opportunities
Capacity Building

10. Thank you for your attention!
Time to complete our unfinished work 
Thank you for your attention!
Maia Guntsadze
Deputy Executive Director
National Statistics Office of Georgia