1. Update on New NSDS Guidelines
Eric Rancourt
Chair, Task Team on the Review an Updating of the
NSDS Guidelines
PARIS21 Annual Meeting
March 28-30, 2012
Paris

2. Outline Background Task Team Accomplishments Structure
Programme of Work

3. Background Most countries no longer new in NSDS
More is needed on implementation
Good practices should be shared
Need to ease accessibility
Opportunity to benefit from technology

4. Task Team
Membership Canada (chair) Ethiopia France Pakistan St-Lucia UK Eurostat FAO IMF PARIS21 World Bank

5. Accomplishments Four TT meetings (Nov, Jan, Feb, Mar)
Support documents identified and analyzed
Structure determined
Drafted first chapters
HTML-Web preparation well underway
(next presentation)

6. Structure Permanent Phases Design-stage Phases One concept per page
Multiple examples of good practices
Hyperlinks

7. Programme of Work Design phases: Feb - April
NSDS at work Seminar: March 30, 2012
Permanent phases: April - July
Final draft: End of July
Global review: Aug - Oct
Final Web version: November
(TT meetings planned for May, July and Nov)

8. You can contribute! After the Seminar: Good practices!
When the full draft is ready: Your comments
Merci!