1. PARIS21/UNESCAP sub-regional workshop on NSDSs: Colombo, 13-15 December 2005 Why statistics? Why NSDS? Presentation by PARIS21 Secretariat PARIS21/UNESCAP sub-regional workshop on NSDSs for South Asian Countries Colombo, 13-15 December 2005

2. PARIS21/UNESCAP sub-regional workshop on NSDSs: Colombo, 13-15 December 2005 Why now? Greater emphasis on evidence and managing for results Good statistics increasingly recognised as essential for PRS and MDG processes Opportunity to review data needs and priorities for statistical development

3. PARIS21/UNESCAP sub-regional workshop on NSDSs: Colombo, 13-15 December 2005 Increased costs of getting it wrong Rapid development of policy analysis Advances in ICT Donor alignment and harmonisation increase costs of making faulty policy decisions Concerns about aid effectiveness

4. PARIS21/UNESCAP sub-regional workshop on NSDSs: Colombo, 13-15 December 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness Paris Forum (2005) participants included: –35 donors –26 multilaterals –56 partner countries –14 civil society orgs Aim: Mutual accountability between donors and partner countries to deliver more effective aid

5. PARIS21/UNESCAP sub-regional workshop on NSDSs: Colombo, 13-15 December 2005 From donorship to ownership Development Results Results & Mutual accountability 4 Ownership (Partner countries) Partners set the agenda 1 Aligning with partners’ agenda Using partners’ systems Alignment (Donors - Partner) 2 Harmonisation (Donors - Donors) Establishing common arrangements Simplifying procedures Sharing information 3

6. PARIS21/UNESCAP sub-regional workshop on NSDSs: Colombo, 13-15 December 2005 Statistics needed at all stages of policy cycle The need for statistics for monitoring has attracted much attention because of PRS and MDG monitoring But development outcomes are also crucially affected by the use of statistics in the ‘upstream’ stages of policy design and decision-making: –Achieve issue recognition –Inform programme design and policy choice –Forecast the future As well as for monitoring and evaluation

7. PARIS21/UNESCAP sub-regional workshop on NSDSs: Colombo, 13-15 December 2005 Statistics matter Statistics make a real difference to development outcomes, examples: Indian population figures Mozambique floods Wheat flour ration shops in Pakistan Poverty reduction in Mexico

8. PARIS21/UNESCAP sub-regional workshop on NSDSs: Colombo, 13-15 December 2005 Why NSDS? How can strategic planning help? Addressing data limitations Prioritising use of resources Looking across whole NSS Integrating statistics within policy processes Providing a robust framework and action plan for statistical capacity building Acting as a catalyst for change to build confidence and break the vicious cycle

9. PARIS21/UNESCAP sub-regional workshop on NSDSs: Colombo, 13-15 December 2005 Value added of NSDS approach NSDS Design and Implementation Participatory development Organisational development and management Statistical Capacity Building best practice Integrating NSDS into Development Policy Processes

10. PARIS21/UNESCAP sub-regional workshop on NSDSs: Colombo, 13-15 December 2005 NSDS as a country-level coherence framework ICP DHSMICS

11. PARIS21/UNESCAP sub-regional workshop on NSDSs: Colombo, 13-15 December 2005 NSDS as a country-level coherence framework ICP DHSMICS ICP DHSMICS National Strategy for the Development of Statistics

12. PARIS21/UNESCAP sub-regional workshop on NSDSs: Colombo, 13-15 December 2005 Making better statistics a reality Advocacy for: –better use of better statistics –NSDSs –More coherent donor support Technical as well as financial assistance Guidance, documentation Regional programmes