1. Results of the 2014 donor survey
MGSC March 2014
Point 9.1 of the Agenda
Marius Andersen and Siv Irene Pedersen

2. Purpose of the donor survey
Allow better planning of assistance in the field of statistics
Coordination: Avoid overlap of projects
Create more transparency for donors
More predictability for beneficiary
Easier to prioritise for the NSIs
Benefit from experience of other projects

3. How do we collect data? Eurostat and UNECE prepare
Eurostat responsible for letters, questionnaires
UNECE translate questionnaires and responses
: Letters and questionnaires sent (15.12.)
: 1st reminder (7.1.)
: 2nd reminder (14.1.)
January: Data cleaning and matching of projects
: Consolidated questionnaires (28.1.)
January/February: Request for missing information
Our use of the donor survey

4. Responses in the Donor Survey
2013
2014
Contacted
Responses
Donors 72 48 83 50
Enlargement 9 8
EECCA 11

5. Some new features of the 2014 donor survey
Croatia becoming an EU Member State – still included as receiving technical assistance
New donors identified last year included
More large projects with small statistical components
More large borderline projects

6. About the donor survey Data from donors and beneficiaries
Completed: Completed in 2013 or January 2014
On-going: On-going in February-March 2014
Planned: Start April 2014 or later
Older projects deleted
Projects with no amount not included in tables
Some projects include non-statistical components
Missing information in some projects

15. Final report Draft report Comments by April 07, 2014
Final report made available to contributors by and in circabc by the end of April 2014

16. Some questions
How to treat large projects with small statistical components?
Not include them?
Reduce amount if possible?
Include them fully?
What kind of overall variables should be collected?
How do you use the donor survey?
How can we improve the donor survey?
How can we promote the donor survey better?

17. Thank you for your attention