1. SESSION 3 Statistical Co-operation in Thematic Areas
Reinforcing Statistical Co-operation at the Regional Level to Support Sustainable Development
SESSION 3 Statistical Co-operation in Thematic Areas
Breakout Group Discussion

2. Objective of the task:
Each of the 4 groups will draw suggestions and recommendations towards identifying practical strategies for strengthening regional statistical cooperation or address some of the current issues which will be included in the PARIS21 paper and will be used to inform the preparation of the RSDS guidelines.

7. GROUP 1 (Room CC13)
Specific recommendations on the role of regional bodies in SDG monitoring:
How to balance SDG commitment of countries while still maintaining comparability and relevance of data at the regional level?
How can regional capacity complement national monitoring initiatives?
What ways national priorities would be influenced by the range of regional indicators on SDGs?

8. Recommended innovative approaches to regional statistical challenges
GROUP 2 (MB S034)
Recommended innovative approaches to regional statistical challenges
What specific examples of common regional solutions could be adopted to address challenges related to data quality (accessibility, comparability, consistency harmonization, standardization)?
How could we better transfer innovations from other domains into statistics to address regional challenges (in terms of organisation, coordination, and adaptability)?

9. GROUP 2 (MB S04)
Recommended innovative approaches to regional statistical challenges (cont’d)
How can regions facilitate the access to and building up of capacities of NSS on a range and mix of statistical skills?
What innovations could be adopted to sustain technical centres of excellence in regions?

10. GROUP 3 (MB SO36)
Recommendations on effective governance structures, monitoring, and regional statistical plans
What form of governance structure needs to be in place in a regional statistical system to drive statistical cooperation.
What is the optimal distribution of roles among regional stakeholders?

11. GROUP 3 (MB SO36)
Recommendations on effective governance structures, monitoring, and regional statistical plans (cont’d)
How critical is an NSDS and RSDS for those involved in the governance of regional statistical systems?
Aligning monitoring and evaluation of development partners with country practices?

12. GROUP 4 (MB SO22)
Evolving relationships between countries and development partners (cont’d)
What are the suggested approaches to enhance collaboration among development partners working with regions?
What are the elements of a successful global partnership to advance regional statistical co- operation?

13. Evolving relationships between countries and development partners
GROUP 4 (MB SO22)
Evolving relationships between countries and development partners
How can donors and countries balance their priorities to ensure optimum benefits are derived from statistical collaboration?