1. PARIS21
Work Programme

2. 2009-2010: the continuity Main goal remains:
“to develop a culture of evidence-based policy making and implementation serving to improve governance and government effectiveness in reducing poverty, achieving the MDGs”
Focusing at country level:
Main aim is still to assist low-income countries to design, implement and monitor NSDSs.

3. Structure of the work programme
Five axes:
Assistance to countries on implementation of NSDS through “regional programmes”
Developing the tools for advocating at global and country levels
Energising the partnership
Reporting on NSDS progress and helping countries to report on statistical development
Conducting studies and convening task teams 3

4. How PARIS21 will provide support to countries:
Facilitation of donor support, co-ordination and collaboration
Advocacy: short-term (booklets) or long-term (advocacy strategy at national level)
Reporting: supporting on design and implementation of statistical development reporting at national level
Facilitation of peer reviews process
Support on funding requests

5. New activities in
Country-based programme in Asia and specific issue of small states and islands addressed
National strategies on advocacy and reporting on statistical development
PRESS as a standard PARIS21 activity
Global report on statistical development
Consortium
Tracking progress of partnership (cf. decision 2)
Establishment of a new Task team on Sub-national statistics (cf. decision 3)

6. Costing of the programme
3.9 M Euros in 2009
3.4 M Euros in 2010
Two specific events in 2009 : global report and consortium
1/3 on direct support to countries