PARIS21Partnership in Statistics for

Development in the 21st Century

Informing a Data Revolution

The Country Studies

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What conceptual framework should we use?

How should the studies be carried out?

How do we select the countries and is the timetable feasible?

Key questions

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The objectives

Better understanding of the situation facing statistics in different countries

Stocktaking of supply and demand and identifying gaps

Identifying what needs to be done post 2015 Understanding the interaction with the

international statistical system

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The conceptual framework Most statistics are public goods Most statistics are generated by national

statistical systems Demand is complex and unlimited Need to consider both actual and latent

demand Characteristics of statistics are important Analysis should be empirical

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The analysis of supply and demand

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The proposed approach On the demand side assess

needs in different areas, build on NSDS

On the supply side assess availability against needs and alignment with standards

Look at the ability of the system to respond to new needs

Understand capacity constraints

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How it could be done Desk review of all relevant recent

documentation, especially the NSDS

Consultation with stakeholders locally

Discussion at a one-day national workshop

Prepare final report

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The selection of countries Broad geographical coverage Different levels of development,

different languages Include some countries in difficult

circumstances Different levels of capacity Countries with reasonable

documentation

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A possible timetable

Select countries by end of March 2014 Contract consultants by end April Desk review completed by mid-June Country review completed by end June National workshops completed by end July Reports completed by mid-September Reports reviewed and finalised by end

October

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Template for the Country Reports

1. Overview of the country situation2. Overview of the national statistical system3. Other producers of data4. Overview of demand5. The main data gaps6. Recent changes and innovations7. Conclusions and recommendations