1. Tanzania Experience in the Implementation of
National Bureau of Statistics
Tanzania Experience in the Implementation of
Prepared and Presented by;
Ruth Minja;
National Bureau of Statistics, Tanzania;
Date: 05th December, 2017

2. National Bureau of Statistics
Status of SDGs Domestication in Tanzania
The Government in collaboration with key stakeholders has done a great work in
domestication of SDGs since, 2015 including the following;
Communication and Advocacy Workshops
SDGs Data Road Map Steering Committee
Capacity Building Workshops at the LGAs, MoF
SDGs and FYDP II Data Gaps Assessment
Priority activities and Est. Budget for , 2017/18
Review and plan for the next phase of NSDS-TSMP
Plan Develop SDG, FYDP II, AU, 2063, EAC Vision, 2050
Data Visualization platform ….

3. National Bureau of Statistics
Status of SDGs Domestication in Tanzania
Communication and Advocacy Workshops
Two National Workshops conducted:-
Awareness Creation,
Creating ownership of the SDGs
Build partnerships with stakeholders
Policy integration
Plan for National Data Roadmap dev.
Participants:
The Government,
Civil Society Organizations ,
Academic Institutions, Research Institutions,
Private Sector, Development Partners and
other international collaborators

4. National Bureau of Statistics SDGs Data Roadmap Steering Committee
Status of SDGs Domestication in Tanzania
Establishment of SDGs Data Roadmap Steering Committee WB
ESRF
CSOs
NBS
SDGs Data Roadmap Steering Committee
MoF-PED
Planning Comm
Dlab
UNDP

5. National Bureau of Statistics
Status of SDGs Domestication in Tanzania
SDGs and FYDP II Data Gaps Assessment
A tool to help plan for data demand for monitoring country development priorities; eg. Tanzania Vision 2015, FYDP II
Capable of conducting data gap assessment in different variables such as frequency, data disaggregation, methodology, sources for achieving data revolution
Cost estimation in implementing data collection activities
an innovative planning tool for integrating the national planning agenda into the NSDS (TSMP) and account for global priorities such as the SDGs

6. National Bureau of Statistics
Populate ADAPT with FYDP II indicators (282 Indicators)
Enter Metadata for indicators compiled by NBS
Develop & enter metadata for FYDP II indicators compiled by MDAs
Mapping of the FYDP II indicators with SDGs & localization of the SDGs
Thematic workshop to fill the identified data gaps & metadata
Status of SDGs Domestication in Tanzania
SDGs and FYDP II Data Gaps Assessment

7. National Bureau of Statistics
Status of SDGs Domestication in Tanzania
SDGs and FYDP II Data Gaps Assessment – Some Findings from ADAPT
10%
25%
SDG indicators not reflected in National Policies, 65.5%

8. National Bureau of Statistics
Status of SDGs Domestication in Tanzania
Priority activities for 2017/18
Thematic Stakeholder workshops
High level/Political engagements
Development of SDG data visualisation portal in phases
Resource Mobilization – Attract new sources of funding from partners
Training on costing module for data production activities in ADAPT
Capacity building in data development at MDA and LGAs
Continue with planning for denvelopment of NSDS-TSMP phase II ...
Development of SDGS, AU 2063, EAC Vision, 2050 and FYDP II visualisation portal and reporting platform

9. National Bureau of Statistics
B. SDGs Domestication in Tanzania - Major Challenges
Level of data disaggregation – no one is left behind??
Frequency of data production and Timeliness
Unreliable Routine Data Collection Systems
Lack of interoperable data management systems within NSS
Inadequate Mobilisation of Financial Resources
Capacity Development within the National Statistical System;
Quality assurance for non-official data/statistics such as big data to fill the data gaps in Tanzania;

10. National Bureau of Statistics
Asanteni!