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Statistical Capacity Building

Indicators (SCBI) January, 2003

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Background & History

Developed by PARIS21 Task Team

Convened by IMF

We would like you partner on implementation:

– What are they?

– How are they compiled?

– Who will administer them?

– What do they show?

– Use as a management tool

– What we will do with them.

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What is their purpose?

Status of statistical capacity - evidence needed.

Assess country statistical conditions.

Needed for advocacy, country & internationally.

Management tool - highlight strengths & weaknesses.

We need to assess ourselves.

Need to monitor progress.

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A Three Part Questionnaire

1. System-wide Indicators

2. Agency-related Quantitative Indicators

3. Data-related Qualitative Indicators

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1. System Wide Indicators

Simple

What Statistics Produced Most Recent Reference year Which Agency Responsible

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2. Agency-related Indicators

Three Domains - 18 Quantitative Indicators GDP Population Statistics Household Income/Expenditure Statistics

Optional

Any others - countries choice

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2. Agency-related Indicators(18 Quantitative Indicators)

Amount government funding (current & capital) (#2)2)

Amount donor funding (money & experts) (#2)

Number donors involved (#1)

Staff numbers & turnover (#2)

IT equipment (computers, network, Internet, Website) (#5)

Number of surveys, censuses and administrative sources (#3)

Number of data releases. (#1)

Format of data releases. (#1)

Existence & year of strategic statistics plan (#1)

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3. Data-Related Indicators(18 Qualitative indicators…...

Assess on Scale 1- 4

Prerequisites Legal framework, confidentiality & enforcement Coordination, user assessment & planning of statistics Staff resources, pay & conditions & physical environment Management, evaluation & change processes

Integrity Professional standards, independence, transparency & quality

Methodological Soundness Internal/relational standards met

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…….18 Qualitative Indicators)

Accuracy & Reliability Accuracy & validation (source data, intermediate data, outputs) Methodologies used Response monitoring

Serviceability User consultation, timeliness, periodicity, GDDS User opinion sought

Accessibility Metadata revisions Dissemination methods and channels

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Benchmark Descriptions

Rating Scale - Qualitative Indicators

Level 4 = Highly Developed Statistical System

Level 3 = Moderately Well Developed

Level 2 = Developing with deficiencies

Level 1 = Underdeveloped Statistical System

Each Indicator with full description for each of 4 levels

(several issues for each indicator)

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Example of Benchmark0. Prerequisites - Statistics Law

Level 4 - Law gives agency full access to information,

responsibility to compile & disseminate; assures confidentiality,

enforced penalties for breaches of law. Level 3 - Limited access to information, responsibility,

confidentiality, inadequate legal penalties.

Level 2 - No effective access to information, no clear responsibility, no clear statement of confidentiality, no adequate enforcement.

Level 1 - No statistical law, no responsibility, no confidentiality, no penalties, no enforcement.

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What do they show?

Quantitative indicators quantify:

Statistics produced Success in obtaining resources, ability to use them to produce

outputs

Qualitative indicators measure: Measures efficiency & effectiveness of statistical production International statistical good practices followed Policy relevant statistical products, accessible to users

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How are SCBI compiled?

Through a self-administered questionnaire

Completed by data producers, and

Coordinated by the National statistical agency

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Management Tool:

A snapshot of a specific unit’s statistical conditions

A focus on opportunities by highlighting strengths and weaknesses in producing a specific statistic

A track results of capacity building efforts of a specific unit and/or production of a specific statistic - over time

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Users of SCBI

International donor community

Domestic policy makers

Data producers

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Why Use SCBI

If you cannot measure it…..you cannot manage it!If you cannot measure it…..you cannot manage it!

Advocacy Tool - measure problems - show successes

Statisticians can argue case for more resources - using evidence

Report regional international statistical capacity

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Experimental Period

Now West African countries asked to try out questionnaire Return to Abuja with completed questionnaires;

In Abuja Report problems, solutions, reflections to PARIS21 Advise us on familiarisation & implementation

Later in 2003 Programme for implementation & training Launch with co-ordinating agency

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PARIS21 Task Team on SCB Indicators Members and Consultants

– Ms. Lucie Laliberté, Senior Advisor, IMF Statistics Department (Chairperson)

– Mr. Thomas Morrison Advisor, IMF Statistics Department– Mr. Jan Bové, Chief, GDDS Unit, IMF Statistics Department– Mr. Sarmad Khawaja, Senior Economist, IMF Statistics Department – Mr. Lamine Diop, Director General, AFRISTAT – Ms. Beverley Carlson, Chair, ISI Committee on Women in Statistics, ECLAC– Mr. Jean-Etienne Chapron, Regional Adviser, UNECE– Mr. Misha Belkindas, Team Leader, World Bank– Mr. Graham Eele, Consultant/Statistician, World Bank– Ms. Makiko Harrison, PARIS21 Coordinator, World Bank– Mr. Antoine Simonpietri, Manager, PARIS21 Secretariat– Mr. David Allen (consultant)– Mr. Tim Hold (consultant)– Mr. Jan van Tongeren (consultant)

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Further Information

PARIS21 Secretariat:

OECD

2, rue André-Pascal, 75016 Paris, France

Phone: (33-1) 45 27 90 51

Fax: (33-1) 45 24 90 95

http:\\www.paris21.org

e-mail: paris21contact@oecd.org