1. Relations Between Statistical Systems and National Institutions in Charge of Development: An Analysis Based on Ten West and Central African Countries AFRISTAT-PARIS21 Bamako June 2014
BKO June 2014 JLN

2. Outline
1 - An Historical Perspective 2 - Characteristics of the NSS 3 - The SNDS 4 -The Users' Place 5 - The Point of View of National Development Institutions 6 - The Post-2015 MGDs 7 – The Main Lessons
BKO June 2014 JLN

3. 1 - An Historical Perspective
Independence and the triumph of planning.
Structural adjustment.
Construction of a new consensus The PRSPs and the MDGs.
Emergence of new requests for the NSS.
BKO June 2014 JLN

4. 2 – Characteristics of the NSS (1)
Widely varying means.
Strong dependence on donors for financing of surveys and housing surveys.
Stagnating or regressing resources since 2010.
BKO June 2014 JLN

5. 2 – Characteristics of the NSS (2)
Three main constraints: (i) insufficiency of equipment and operating means; (ii) little or no employee motivation; (iii) lack of qualified human resources.
Communication: Websites.
National Accounting.
BKO June 2014 JLN

6. 3 - The SNDS The NSDS: a common promotional instrument of the NSS.
Low performance rates.
Statistics recognised as a priority. Formal partnerships with development structures.
No financial programming in five out of the ten countries.
BKO June 2014 JLN

7. 4 – The Users' Place Systematically excluded from NSDS preparation;
Voluntary initiatives with the press in several countries;
Little involvement by civil society and the private sector.
BKO June 2014 JLN

8. 5 - The Point of View of National Development Institutions (1)
All the countries are committed to medium- term development strategies.
All the countries have adopted target development figures and prepared indicators for M/E.
Close or less close cooperation with the NSS.
Annual M/E reports on development strategy requiring data.
BKO June 2014 JLN

9. 5 - The Point of View of National Development Institutions (2)
Uncertain availability of indicators.
Insufficiently satisfactory expectations of the NSS for timely data production.
Strong collaboration for the M/E.
Few M/E Websites.
BKO June 2014 JLN

10. 6 - The Post-2015 MGDs
A very demanding timetable for the statistical and development institutions
Little internal mobilisation for the timetable in the NSIs
Process of reflection undertaken by decision-makers in all countries
BKO June 2014 JLN

11. 7 – Four Main Lessons (1)
1 - Acknowledgement of the priority of statistics in development: important advances, but a limited impact
2 – An NSI priority: qualitative strengthening of human resources
BKO June 2014 JLN

12. 7 – Four Main Lessons (2)
3- Persistence of limited user role in the NSS,
4- Necessity to improve the NSS image.
BKO June 2014 JLN

13. Thank You
BKO June 2014 JLN