BYBY

PROF. BEN KIREGYERACHAIRMAN, UBOS

5 OCTOBER 20015 OCTOBER 2001

BYBY

PROF. BEN KIREGYERACHAIRMAN, UBOS

5 OCTOBER 20015 OCTOBER 2001

A REPORT OF THE PARIS21 WORKSHOP A REPORT OF THE PARIS21 WORKSHOP

FOR EAST AFRICA AND THE HORNFOR EAST AFRICA AND THE HORN

KAMAPALA, UGANDAKAMAPALA, UGANDA

23-26 JULY 20023-26 JULY 200

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1.1. INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

2.2. HIGHLIGHTS FROM COUNTRY REPORTS HIGHLIGHTS FROM COUNTRY REPORTS

AND DONOR FORUMAND DONOR FORUM

3.3. WORKSHOP CONCLUSIONS ANDWORKSHOP CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS

4.4. NEXT STEPSNEXT STEPS

0:0: PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION

1.1. INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION2

PARIS21 InitiativePARIS21 Initiative

• established in 1999 as a CONSORTIUMestablished in 1999 as a CONSORTIUM

• objectiveobjective capacities, especially in poor capacities, especially in poor developingdeveloping countriescountries, ,

promoting a culture for setting and promoting a culture for setting and

monitoring policy based on monitoring policy based on evidence, andevidence, and

fostering well-managed national fostering well-managed national statisticalstatistical

systems that use resources systems that use resources effectivelyeffectively

3Workshop OrganizationWorkshop Organization

• OrganizersOrganizers

ISAE, UBOS, PARIS21ISAE, UBOS, PARIS21

• FundingFunding

NORAD, EUROSTAT, PARIS21NORAD, EUROSTAT, PARIS21

• ThemeTheme

Supporting Policy with Statistics - Supporting Policy with Statistics - Developing a Developing a Strategic ApproachStrategic Approach

• ParticipantsParticipants

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Rwanda, Burundi, Burundi, Djibouti, SudanDjibouti, Sudan, , Madagascar, South Madagascar, South Africa, Africa, ZambiaZambia, , COMESA, EAC, ECA, COMESA, EAC, ECA, International International Organizations, DonorsOrganizations, Donors

3• Main topics coveredMain topics covered

Country monitoring of Millennium Country monitoring of Millennium Development Development

GoalsGoals The Compact for African recoveryThe Compact for African recovery Advocating for better statistics for better Advocating for better statistics for better policiespolicies Poverty monitoring, strategies and outcomesPoverty monitoring, strategies and outcomes Tools for poverty monitoringTools for poverty monitoring Tools for poverty information sector Tools for poverty information sector development development

goals in health, education and agriculturegoals in health, education and agriculture Other major policy demandsOther major policy demands Planning statistical systemsPlanning statistical systems

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paper presentation, discussions paper presentation, discussions and sharing and sharing

country experiencescountry experiences

country group discussionscountry group discussions

parallel discussion sessions parallel discussion sessions

a donor foruma donor forum

• Workshop conducted through:Workshop conducted through:

2.2. HIGHLIGHTS FROM COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTS FROM COUNTRY REPORTS AND DONOR FORUMREPORTS AND DONOR FORUM

Country ReportsCountry Reports

• on-going poverty reduction strategy/country on-going poverty reduction strategy/country development programme or starting PRSPdevelopment programme or starting PRSP processprocess

• data used in development of national plansdata used in development of national plans

• main data sources -censuses, surveys, main data sources -censuses, surveys, administrative records, participatory poverty administrative records, participatory poverty assessmentassessment

• main constraintsmain constraints

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6• Main features of country plan outlinesMain features of country plan outlines

developing/strengthening institutional developing/strengthening institutional framework for PRSP processframework for PRSP process

reviewing/restructuring/strengthening NSSreviewing/restructuring/strengthening NSS

programmes of censuses/surveysprogrammes of censuses/surveys

training programmestraining programmes

increased funding for/raising profile of statisticsincreased funding for/raising profile of statistics

building databanks (national and sectoral)building databanks (national and sectoral)

developing effective dissemination strategydeveloping effective dissemination strategy

donor coordinationdonor coordination

support by PARIS21 in programmessupport by PARIS21 in programmes

Donor ForumDonor Forum7

• objectiveobjective

indicate areas of donor supportindicate areas of donor support• EU EU

CP programmes for next 5 years CP programmes for next 5 years grants for budgetary supportgrants for budgetary support support to sub-regional programmes (EAC, support to sub-regional programmes (EAC, COMESA)COMESA)

• DFIDDFID

provides support for PRSP preparationprovides support for PRSP preparation provides resources to PARIS21provides resources to PARIS21 support to strengthen NSSs (censuses,support to strengthen NSSs (censuses, surveys, etc)surveys, etc) poverty monitoring poverty monitoring

8 • World BankWorld Bank

establishment of establishment of Trust Fund for Statistical Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB)Capacity Building (TFSCB) funds can be used to:funds can be used to:

assess statistical capacity needsassess statistical capacity needs develop Master Plans linking with develop Master Plans linking with PRSP/other development strategiesPRSP/other development strategies restructuring or modernizing NSSsrestructuring or modernizing NSSs

funding up to $400,000funding up to $400,000

• JapanJapan

contributing to PARIS21contributing to PARIS21 setting up IT Initiativesetting up IT Initiative TICADTICAD

3.3. WORKSHOP CONCLUSIONS AND WORKSHOP CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

• Advocacy for statisticsAdvocacy for statistics

Africa Statistics Day (week) celebrationsAfrica Statistics Day (week) celebrations

use of PARIS21advocacy toolsuse of PARIS21advocacy tools other ways of advocating for statisticsother ways of advocating for statistics PARIS21, ECA, donors to assistPARIS21, ECA, donors to assist

• Good PracticesGood Practices

developing and restructuring NSSsdeveloping and restructuring NSSs establishing Poverty Monitoring Master Plansestablishing Poverty Monitoring Master Plans creating Socio-economic Databankscreating Socio-economic Databanks creating PRSP institutional frameworkcreating PRSP institutional framework creating community-based information systems creating community-based information systems

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• Capacity building effort at sub-regional levelCapacity building effort at sub-regional level

training at centres: ISAE, EASTC, Kigali Centretraining at centres: ISAE, EASTC, Kigali Centre short-term trainingshort-term training regional statistical training project at COMESAregional statistical training project at COMESA trade statistics at COMESAtrade statistics at COMESA regional database at EACregional database at EAC PARIS21, ECA and donors to assistPARIS21, ECA and donors to assist

• SustainabilitySustainability donor support not substitute for Governmentdonor support not substitute for Government obligationobligation increased Government support/ training/ increased Government support/ training/ attractive terms and conditions of serviceattractive terms and conditions of service

10• User needs assessmentUser needs assessment continuous processcontinuous process role of user-producer dialoguerole of user-producer dialogue PARIS21, ECA and donors to assistPARIS21, ECA and donors to assist

• Disaggregated dataDisaggregated data support decentralized governancesupport decentralized governance development of community-based informationdevelopment of community-based information

• Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire (CWIQ)Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire (CWIQ)

role in assessing povertyrole in assessing poverty PARIS21 and World Bank to assistPARIS21 and World Bank to assist

• Information and Telecommunication TechnologyInformation and Telecommunication Technology role in development of the NSSrole in development of the NSS Countries to develop ICT strategyCountries to develop ICT strategy

11• National Statistical OfficeNational Statistical Office

need restructuringneed restructuring PARIS21, ECA and donors to assistPARIS21, ECA and donors to assist

• National Census of Population and HousingNational Census of Population and Housing delayed undertaking in a number of countriesdelayed undertaking in a number of countries PARIS21 Task Team on CensusPARIS21 Task Team on Census

• South-South CooperationSouth-South Cooperation

great value in this form of cooperationgreat value in this form of cooperation PARIS21, UN system and donors to assistPARIS21, UN system and donors to assist

• Donor coordinationDonor coordination

essential for coordinated development of NSSsessential for coordinated development of NSSs sufficient communication/coordination ofsufficient communication/coordination of donorsdonors

12• Dissemination StrategyDissemination Strategy

user-oriented strategy using good practicesuser-oriented strategy using good practices building communication thinking in designingbuilding communication thinking in designing data collection data collection building national databanksbuilding national databanks

4.4. NEXT STEPSNEXT STEPS

National Stakeholders’ Workshops to:National Stakeholders’ Workshops to:

discuss experiences, conclusions,discuss experiences, conclusions, recommendations of Kampala workshoprecommendations of Kampala workshop discuss and finalize national action plans &discuss and finalize national action plans &

strategiesstrategies

PARIS21 requested to facilitate processPARIS21 requested to facilitate process

Thank YouThank You