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1 Presentation of MEDSTAT III
Euro-Mediterranean Directors’ Committee Helsinki, May 2010 José CERVERA, Team Leader

2 CONTENTS: Overview of Medstat III and presentation of the Consortium and expert team Project objectives Project phases

3 MEDSTAT III: coverage and global resources
Partner countries: EU Member States (27) Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, occupied Palestinian territory, Tunisia, Syria Duration: 24 months Budget: 3.8 Million Euros Sectors: Thematic: Agriculture Energy External Trade and BoP Migration Social Transport Horizontal: Training Dissemination Support to the preparation of a Regional Programme of Statistics

4 Euro-Mediterranean representation
The Consortium ADETEF – Assistance au Développement des Échanges en Technologies Économiques et Financières (France) NSIs: France, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Lithuania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom ICON GmbH (Germany), InWent GmbH (Germany), SOGETI (Luxembourg) Euro-Mediterranean representation

5 The role of Med NSIs in the Consortium
Information flows Better translation of MPCs views at the implementation level of the programme, in complement to the more strategic level of the DC and TF More comprehensive flow of information on project implementation towards MPCs (ex. Translation of E-Newsletter, dissemination in regional events…) Strengthened regional contacts, support on information collection on activities at the regional level Mobilization of resources from MPCs: KE and STE contribution to the hosting and facilitation of events support to South-South Mediterranean cooperation Animation of the forum of statisticians Mobilization of resources

6 The expert team Team Leader: Mr. Cervera Agriculture: Mr. Serghini
Energy: Mr. Bourahla Migration: Mr. Cantisani Social: Mr. Achikbache Transport: Mr. Coulet Trade: Mr. Tyrman Training & Dissemination: Mr. Afza Project Manager: Ms. Burdin Project officers: Ms. Suszterova, Mr. Lebourdais

7 Objectives and results
to promote evidence-based decision-making and to foster democratic development by improving the availability and use of statistical data in the nine ENPI South countries provide users with more and better data in the priority thematic sectors a measurable improvement in the statistical capacities of the NSIs and the NSSs a strengthening of the institutional capacities of the NSIs and NSSs, including improved cooperation within the countries themselves further harmonisation of statistical data, in line with European and international standards a promotion of regional exchange of experiences and cooperation increase the use of these data a more user-friendly dissemination of statistics a better understanding and an increased awareness of the importance of statistics by the users

8 Strategic orientations
MEDSTAT III is a logical continuation of MEDSTAT II Time gap between end of MEDSTAT II and effective implementation of Technical Assistance and events to be minimised: activities to start during the Inception Phase Demand-driven activities Technical offer based on Final Reports of Medstat II Action plan with strict priorities to be validated by TF Commitment of partner countries to support programme activities: Increasing the availability of data Increasing the use of data Limitation of resources Need for strengthening synergies with other programmes / donors /international initiatives Transfer of responsibilities to Eurostat : data transmission and validation statistical publications

9 Project phases May-July 2010: Inception phase
Completion phase Implementation phase Inception phase May-July 2010: Inception phase August 2010-February 2012: Implementation phase February-April 2012: Completion phase

10 Inception Phase Completion phase Inception phase Implementation phase
Activities Formal decisions and Kick-off activities KE and TL missions/ desk work during the Inception Period Results Communication and Visibility Plan (CVP) Inception Report including an initial estimate of volume of activities

11 Inception Phase Completion phase Inception phase Implementation phase
Activities Formal decisions and Kick-off activities KE and TL missions/ desk work during the Inception Period Partner countries: Appointment of Principal National Coordinators Appointment of Sector National Coordinators and Task Force members European Commission: Preliminary meeting with Expert Team (29/04/2010), Luxembourg Discussion on the Management Group (to be launched in Helsinki) ADETEF Consortium: Putting in place communication and project management tools Results Communication and Visibility Plan (CVP) Inception Report including an initial estimate of volume of activities

12 Inception Phase Completion phase Inception phase Implementation phase
Activities Formal decisions and Kick-off activities KE and TL missions/ desk work during the Inception Period KE Missions/Desk work Update of Sector situation Drafting a proposal for work programme Identification of new technical assistance needs (emerging statistical topics, new surveys/data collection, adaptation of international standards, data processing and analysis, dissemination, etc.) Proposals for thematic sector courses Proposals for study visits and workshops Estimation of allocation of wd for the sector Provision of technical assistance based on the final reports of MEDSTAT II Results Communication and Visibility Plan (CVP) Inception Report including an initial estimate of volume of activities

13 Inception Phase Completion phase Inception phase Implementation phase
Activities Formal decisions and Kick-off activities KE and TL missions/ desk work during the Inception Period TL Missions/Desk work Formalities with Partner Countries and the EC Delegation (briefing/debriefing EC Delegation, DG, PNC) Preparation of Communication and Visibility Plan Identification of potential synergies (technical / financial) with national/subregional/ regional/international organizations Identification of ESS/MS/MPCs initiatives and experiences relevant for the programme Meetings with some local branches of international organizations (EC Delegations, UNDP, WB, Islamic Bank, UNESCWA, UNECA, …) Integration of sector work programmes Input from KE (Sector priorities) Input from Project Manager (allocation of resources, project management tools) Results Communication and Visibility Plan (CVP) Inception Report including an initial estimate of volume of activities

14 Communication and Visibility Plan (CVP)
The CVP will cover the communication of the results of the project as well as the dissemination of the statistics collected and published by Eurostat and by the programme in both EU and MPCs. ACTIVITIES SCOPE Relationship with users Identification of main users and their needs Identification and promotion of partner countries’ initiatives towards users (National Statistical Council, sectoral working groups, dissemination policy, training for users, etc.) Advocacy for the use of statistics for evidence-based decision-making. Promotion of the concept of CVP in MPCs Dissemination of Statistical results Identification of important events for wider communication and visibility of EC actions Identification of possible dissemination tools at national level of MEDSTAT III and statistical data (ex. NSI website, publications, events) Technical assistance Training courses Workshop Project E-Newsletter Project website Project publications

15 Implementation phase Completion phase Implementation phase
Inception phase Technical assistance missions by KE and STE Training courses Training for trainers E-learning courses Study visits Workshops, working groups Forum of statisticians Communication and Visibility Plan Project publications: Technical reports for all sectors 10 E-Newsletters Contribution to publications (SIF, pocketbook, etc.) Contribution to international/ national events Technical meetings Events involving users of statistics Programme meetings Directors’ committee; Sector Task Forces; Management group; SLA; Ad hoc Resources 2.620 wd of Key Senior Experts (4 FT + 4 Half-time) 300 wd of Non-Key Senior Experts 200 wd of Non-Key Junior Experts Incidental expenditures ( €) covering Travel costs and per diem for KE, STE, participants Events Other costs

16 Thank you  شكرا  Merci


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