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Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
National Strategies for the Development of Statistics
(NSDS)
Going from design to implementation
Professor Ben Kiregyera, African Centre for Statistics (UNECA)
Tony Williams, PARIS21 Secretariat
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
I. Focus of work programme
Main focus is on National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS)
- Design
- Implementation
- Scaling-up support for statistical capacity building
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
II. Target
Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics set a target:• “to mainstream strategic planning of statistical
systems and prepare National Strategies for the Development of Statistics for all low-income countries by 2006….”
• “…..and to have started to implement them by the following year with a view towards having better data to monitor progress towards national and international development goals by 2010”
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
III. 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
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
IV. Coordination of Statistical Activities in a Country
Agri.
Health Labour
Edu.
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
Coordination of Statistical Activities in a Country
Agri.
Health Labour
Edu.
NSDS
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
NSDS as a country-levelcoherence framework
ICP DHS MICS
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
NSDS as a country-levelcoherence framework
ICP DHS MICS
ICP DHS MICS
National Strategy for the Development of Statistics
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
V. NSDS design process & Implementation
Design process
• Process is as important as the product
• Great opportunity for statistical advocacy: building political commitment and launch: “road map”
• Assessing user needs and statistical system
• Visioning and action planning
• Implementation
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
Building political commitment and launching the NSDS
Will need:• Successful advocacy, sensitisation, and dialogue
with politicians, policy-makers, and decision-makers• Participation by the managers of the national
statistical system in national policy discussions• Strong leadership of the NSO & the process• Cultivation of “champions”
Key outcome:• Decision and a plan to develop an NSDS
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
Mainstreaming stakeholders (taking a cue from PRS process)
Process should be: be participatory be inclusive use a concensus-building approach
Plans that are country-specific and country-owned
Ownership leads to more commitment, creativity, imagination, innovation and productivity.
“People support what they help to create”
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
Empowering statistical personnel:
more effective ways of communicating with data users
international statistical standards, concepts and frameworks
experiences especially about what is happening
in other countries
Broaden and deepen communication intra-institutional communication
inter-institutional communication
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
Based on NSDS principles
(developed by PARIS21 and partners )
Guide on Design of NSDS published by
PARIS21 (2004)
Some Issues in the Design and Implementation
of NSDS by PARIS21 (2006)
Guide on Integrating Sectoral Statistics in
the Design of NSDS (AfDB, PARIS21 and
Intersect)
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
Lead to a truly integrated National Statistical System
Labour
Education
Transport
etc
Agriculture
Health
NSO
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
Labour
Education
Transport
etc
Agriculture
Health
NSO
Partially coordinated National Statistical System
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
Rationale for integrating sectors
a lot of development data are collected/compiled by sectors (Agriculture, Health, Education, Labour, etc)
sectoral issues and concerns not been given
sufficient attention in national statistics statisticians from line ministries been largely isolated &
inadequately involved in discussion on capacity
building sectoral component of NSS tended to be under-
resourced & is in need of more voice in sectors and in
NSS
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
NSDS
SSPS(Health)
SSPS – Sector Strategic Plan for Statistics
SSPS(NSO)
SSPS(Edn. )
Bottom-up approach
SSPS(Agric)
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
Methodology
1. WHERE ARE WE NOW?
Current situation
1. WHERE ARE WE NOW?
Current situation
2. WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE?
Mission/vision
2. WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE?
Mission/vision
3. HOW DO WE GET THERE?
Strategies/Actions
3. HOW DO WE GET THERE?
Strategies/Actions
4. HOW DO WE STAY THERE?
Sustainability
4. HOW DO WE STAY THERE?
Sustainability
Statistical
capacity
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
Assessment of the NSS (where we are now?)
Organizational issues
• Reviewing the legal and institutional framework, linkages, and coordination arrangements
• Linkages and coordination arrangements
• Assessing organisational factors using e.g. SWOT
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
Using Health Matrix Network Framework
ResourcesPolicies; Financial resources; Human resources; Communication; Coordination and leadership
Indicators Minimum set of indicators
Data sources Types of data sources and standards
Data management
Data definition; flow; quality; storage; linkage
Information products
Users requirements; analysis; presentation
Dissemination
and useInfrastructure; synthesis; packaging; communication
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
ComponentsFramework applies to all sectors
Agriculture Education Labour Health etc
ResourcesPolicies; Financial resources; Human resources; Communication; Coordination and leadership
Indicators Minimum set of indicators
Data sources Types of data sources and standards
Data management Data definition; flow; quality; storage; linkage
Information products
Users requirements; analysis; presentation
Dissemination
and useInfrastructure; synthesis; packaging; communication
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
Where do you want to be? • Agree a mission and vision statement• Agree on desired results• Set priorities and strategies to deliver the
vision and results
Visioning
“Where there is no vision, a people (organizations)
perish”, Bible – Proverbs 29:18
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
Translate strategies into a detailed implementation or action plan, including:
• What is to be done, by whom and when (key actions)
• Actions to address each strategic issue and to reach goals
• Results and outputs to be achieved
• Detailed costs, overall budget and a financing plan
• Reporting, monitoring and evaluation arrangements
NSDS implementation planning
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
Arrangements for implementation likely to include:
• Managing change
“It’s not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change”, Charles Darwin – father of evolution theory
• Leadership and management capacity • Financial management and procurement
• Engaging and motivating staff
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
VI. To recap, an NSDS can help by:
• Addressing data limitations
• Prioritising the use of resources
• Looking across whole NSS
• Integrating statistics within policy processes
• Coordinating donor support
• 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
Seminar on PARIS21 satellite programmes, 14 November 2007
VII. In conclusion• National commitment:
• Statistical systems don’t exist in a vacuum:
• Don’t frighten governments and donors:
• Lesson learning:
Country-owned NSDS will need high-level government commitmentNeed to support national policy processes
Address institutional and organisational development as well as financial realism are key to sustainability
Plans need to be costed and need to be realistic
The NSDS approach must build on what exists and learn from country experiences of design and implementation