1. PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL STATISTICS COUNCIL (February 2007) RIDHA FERCHIOU CNS THIRD INTERNATIONAL ROUNDTABLE MANAGING FOR DEVELOPMENT RESULTS (HANOI-VIETNAM-5-8 FEBRUARY 2007) STRATEGIC PLANNING & STATISTICAL CAPACITY BUILDING IN TUNISIA 1 National Statistics Council 2007

2. Area 164 000 km² Total population (1000) (in 2006) 10 126 Natural population growth rate (in 2005) 1.1% Life expectancy at birth (years) (in 2005) 73.5 Rate of schooling (6-14 years) (in 2004) 95.1% GNP per capita (US $) (in 2006) 2800 REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA NATIONAL STATISTICS COUNCIL www.tunisia-statistics.tn 2

3. HOW TO INTEGRATE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT INTO THE COUNTRY’S OVERALL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2 Success Factors: 1- Institutional Framework : National Statistics Council (CNS) 2- Implementation of a tool : National Statistics Programme (PNS) 3 National Statistics Council 2007

4. 4 NATIONAL STATISTICS COUNCIL - Consultative body for the coordination, monitoring and evaluation - of all statistical activities. - The CNS proposes general orientations for statistical activities - as well as the PNS. Composition - Balance between data producers and users - Producers: INS + main specialised SSPs (17/44) ● Private Sector (representatives from business) ● Universities and research centres ● Civil society and national organisations - Reports, Notes and Programmes submitted directly to the Prime Minister Mission - Users: ● Administration Functioning

5.   Utility of the PNS ?  In what way is the PNS truly integrated into the overall economic and social development strategy? 5 The PNS can respond to these questions and constitutes a tool for achieving these objectives: 1- PNS as Instrument for Statistical Coordination 2- PNS as Instrument for the Integration of Statistical Activities within the framework of the overall economic and social development strategy 3- PNS as Instrument for Dialogue and Coordination between Producers and Users 4- PNS as Master Plan for Improving SSPs and the Development of Statistical Activities 5- PNS as a Tool for Monitoring and Evaluation of Statistical Activities National Statistics Council 2007

6. 6 1- PNS as Instrument for Statistical Coordination INS + 44 specialised SSPs propose to the CNS their programmes for the five-year period. Work Group + Roundtables + Plan Orientation Note Draft National Statistical Programme INS + 44 specialised SSPs prepare Annual Programmes taking the PNS into account Coordination Forms: - Institutional and Functional (CNS) - Technical (INS and CNS) - Internal, Intra-Ministerial National Statistics Council 2007

7. 7 PNS must submit to planners and decisionmakers: - Upstream : Statistical Data for Decisionmaking - Downstream : Statistical Data for Monitoring and Evaluation Plan Orientation Note = Working Document for the PNS PNS covers (by law) the same period as the development plan Development Plan and PNS = same priorities and same objectives - Examples: - Employment - Monitoring Economic Situation - Knowledge Services and Economy 2- PNS as Instrument for Integration of Statistical Activities within the Framework of the Overall Economic and Social Development Strategy National Statistics Council 2007

8. 8 Producers Users Roundtables by Sector and by Theme 3- PNS as Instrument for Dialogue and Coordination between Producers and Users Plan Orientation Note Conclusions and Recommendations Proposals from SSP Examples of essential contributions into the PNS from Users: - Dissemination - Monitoring Economic Situation Discussion and Dialogue Synthesis Methodology: PNS National Statistics Council 2007

9. 4- PNS as Master Plan for Improving SSPs and the Development of Statistical Activities Framework and Quality of Human Resources Internal Organisation of SSPs Use of ICTs (Dissemination and Internet) Development of the function: Statistical Analysis Logistics and Material and Budgetary Conditions Stakeholders Governmental Agreement: Budget and Recruiting Ministries and Concerned SSPs CNS and INS Multidimensional Programme 9 National Statistics Council 2007

10. 5- PNS as a Tool for Monitoring and Evaluation of Statistical Activities 10 Monitoring : Annual Statistical Programmes Commission for Granting Visas Current Evaluations : Mid-Term Evaluation of the PNS Final Evaluation of the PNS Future Evaluation : Towards optimal use of human and budgetary resources National Statistics Council 2007

11. 11 In Conclusion Two Factors for Success 1- Political Will 2- Commitment A Challenge Promotion of a Statistical Culture National Statistics Council 2007