1. Statistical Capacity Building
New developments, opportunities and challenges
Shaida Badiee, World Bank
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2. Summary The developing agenda: new opportunities for statistics
Strengthening the international statistical system
What still needs to be done
Capacity building: new resources and improving coordination
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3. New opportunities for statistics
The MDGs
Provide an agreed framework for monitoring development progress
The PRSP process
Places emphasis on countries, not projects
Generates new demands for statistics
The Monterrey consensus
Focuses on implementation and outcomes
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4. The international statistical system
Use of data
Implementation
Policies, resources,
Measuring & monitoring
programs, projects
development progress
Assessment and analysis
Supply of data
International
National data
Global data
frameworks
Consistent
Data processes
international
Statistical
Methods and
standards
data
infrastructure
UN specialized
Financed by:
agencies, IMF, WB,
Review processes
Government budgets,
regional agencies
multilateral trust funds,
Transnational
data
Coordination,
advocacy,
information
and bilateral donors;
Supported by technical
ICP, environmental
assistance and training
data, etc.
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5. Challenges Breaking out of the vicious cycle Responding to new demands
Poor quality outputinadequate funding lower demandinadequate resources
Responding to new demands
Making better use of existing data
Building sustainable capacity
Improving standards and quality
Strengthening international data systems
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6. Percentage of countries without reliable data
for selected Millennium Development Goals indicators
100%
Malnutrition
Primary school completion
90%
Gender equality in education
80%
Under-five mortality
Maternal mortality
70%
HIV infection
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10% 0%
ALL (155)
AFR (48)
EAP (23)
ECA (28)
LCR (32)
MNA (16)
SAR (8)
Region (number of countries)
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7. What needs to be done Building demand and country ownership
Assessing needs and preparing strategic plans
Making better use of what is already in place
Supplying training and new statistical tools
Strengthening international coordination
Mobilizing new resources for capacity building
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8. The capacity building process
Advocacy and Awareness
Regional workshops
Country workshops and processes
PARIS21
Country Strategies
PRSP process
TFSCB
Other processes
Statistical Capacity- Building
National budgets
Bilateral donors
STATCAP
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9. StatCap: A new funding instrument
Under development by WB
Simplified preparation and approval procedures
Based on master plans prepared from national statistical strategies
Flexible and long-term approach
Potential to disburse substantial resources
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10. The capacity building process
Advocacy and Awareness
Regional workshops
Country workshops and processes
PARIS21
Country Strategies
PRSP process
TFSCB
Other processes
Statistical Capacity- Building
National budgets
Bilateral donors
STATCAP
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