1. Statistical cooperation tools Mihaela Bogatu Unit A3, ACP-ALA Team
XVI meeting of the Management Group on Statistical Cooperation Luxembourg, March 2014

2. Statistical cooperation tools
Eurostat has developed a number of different tools to improve the process of building statistical capacity in developing countries.
There are two main target groups for the tools:
· EU staff in Brussels or in an EU delegation (Europeaid, EEAS)
· Third countries statistical organisations and regional statistical organisations
The tools fall into two categories:
1. IT tools
2. Statistical Capacity Building tools

3. IT Tools TOOL What it is EUROTRACE
IT software which supports countries and regions to manage trade data
ERETES
IT software used for the compilation of National Accounts data.

4. Statistical Capacity Building tools
What it is
ESSENTIAL SNA
Handbook on basic elements of the System of National Accounts to support developing countries in the SNA implementation, in full compliance with 2008 SNA
GUIDE TO STATISTICS IN EC DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATION
Publication with guidelines to assist EU Delegations and Commission services in
understanding the importance of statistics in the context of cooperation and designing statistical cooperation Programmes
SNAPSHOT TOOL
Tool to assess strengths and weaknesses of the NSS in developing countries

5. SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, PUBLICATIONS
Eurostat's Unit A3
Carries out seminars and workshops to share European experience and good practice on selected statistical topics;
Supports the development and production of statistical publications.
Ex: - Statistical portrait of the European Union and African Union (a joint publication with data from African countries and EU member- states);
- leaflet style publications

6. EUROTRACE EUROTRACE – supports compilation of external trade data
Developed by Eurostat who maintains the software
Users should bear in mind the cost of training
Assists with the collection, compilation and dissemination of external trade data
100 users worldwide – an active user group exists

7. ERETES ERETES: compilation of national accounts data
Joint initiative between Eurostat and the French government
Stores basic economic data and can be used to calculate GDP
Currently used by approx. 30 countries world wide
Software free but users should bear in mind the costs of training
Recently upgraded to SNA2008
There is an active ERETES user group
So far Eurostat/INSEE have supported software

8. Essential SNA
The handbook is particularly relevant for countries looking to produce the most essential tables for a "minimal" implementation of SNA
The handbook includes best practices for analysis of basic data to ease the start-up phase of NSOs facing the challenge of producing NA data in accordance with a SNA for the first time
2014 edition available on:

9. The Guide to statistics
Developed with EU delegation staff in mind
Aim to give an overview of all aspects of statistics use by governments
Comprehensive compendium
2013 version available online at

10. PROMOTION AND DISSEMINATION of statistical capacity tools
January 2014 – launching of the project Promotion and dissemination of statistical capacity tools in African, Caribbean and Pacific and Latin American countries (duration: 3 years)
Purpose of this project:
1. encourage greater uptake of the tools by increasing their accessibility (including a remodelled web-page);
2. review and improve training packages in relation to some of the tools (based on existing materials)
3. support the use of the tools through the provision of training.