1. Regional statistical co-operation: Assessment Framework and Preliminary Findings
Reinforcing Statistical Cooperation at the Regional Level to
Support Sustainable Development
PARIS21 Regional Forum
5-6 October 2015
Paris, France

2. Development path for Regional Statistical Co-operation
Participate in directing
International change
in statistical measures.
Regional investments
anticipate future needs
(apply collective experience)
High
Collective
funding
for
statistical collaboration across the Region
low
focus on statistical integration includes microdata analysis, international statistical frameworks and information about previously unexplored fields
Ability to regularly publish a wide range of regional statistics based on harmonization of statistical practices
Publish timely annual and monthly core statistics at a regional level
Capacity to repeat annual and monthly operations
Capacity to extend statistical activities and maintain regular activity
Capacity to change the scope and quality of statistics
Anticipate change in direction of statistical sources and statistical measures
Publish timetable in advance to release repeated annual and sub-annual operations
Make advance commitments for release of new statistics, and
Meet timetable published in advance to release repeated operations
Provide users with expanded access, integration and control of services
Contribute to international statistical thinking. Infrastructure shifts to enable large scale changes within short periods
Incremental change series by series
Co-ordinate expansion of statistics as new sources are available
Enable infrastructure changes that gradually integrate processes across types of statistical sources, and enable common access services
Policy review or international standards can set new direction for fields of statistics
Competence in individual statistics
Leadership of National Statistical institute
Leadership of National Statistical System
Lead field of statistics
Potential for very high achievement
Manage obsolescence
Leadership of field of statistics
Application office wide of common standards
Narrow Regional Leadership
Integrated regional programmes
Scope of regional economic and political integration

3. Achievable levels of Regional Statistical Co-operation
Capacity to publish annual and monthly core statistics for region (common minimum capability)
Comprehensive investment programme underpinning sources of regularly published regional statistics (common standards, systems)
Capacity to change the scope and quality of statistics
Anticipate change in direction of statistical sources and statistical measures
Publish timetable in advance to release core regional statistics including periodic population census
Core regional statistics extended to key frameworks
Provide users with expanded access, integration and control of services
Meet timetable published in advance to release repeated operations
Contribute to international statistical thinking.
Incremental change source by source
Common regional classifications and standards
Co-ordinate expansion of statistics as new sources are available
Enable common access services
Shared experience in developing administrative sources
Commonality of infrastructure enables changes in regional measures within short periods
Policy review or international standards can set new direction for fields of statistics
National competence in individual statistics
Regional leadership and technical training for national statistical institutes
Joint leadership by National Statistical institutes of regional investment strategy
Leadership of regional statistical system
Regional centres of expertise
Potential for very high achievement
Manage obsolescence
Leadership of field of statistics