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Sequenced Information Strategies. Some thoughts. Background. Demands for data: PRSPs Sector programmes GDDS CDF, UNDAF (CCA) civil society and expectations of achieving development progress Poverty Reduction focus. IDT/MDGs. (7). supporting. IDT. Indicators. (21). CCA (47).
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Sequenced Information Strategies Some thoughts
Background • Demands for data: • PRSPs • Sector programmes • GDDS • CDF, UNDAF (CCA) • civil society and expectations of achieving development progress • Poverty Reduction focus
IDT/MDGs (7) supporting IDT Indicators (21) CCA (47) CSD (134) Other financial, sectoral, national or diagnostic indicators supporting National Statistical Systems HIERARCHY OF INDICATORS
Implications for Statistics • statistics needed: • to maintain and monitor development progress • to focus attention and engage civil society • for accountability, transparency, service delivery, resource management • enhanced political dimension: higher profile and expectation for statistics • resources for statistics can be part of wider programmes • demands closer links to policy and policy makers
The information system • National Statistics Institute • Statistics units in Sector ministries • Administrative information • Ad hoc user surveys • Research and analysis centres • Centres for qualitative exercises
Sequenced Information Strategy • Well planned and targeted approach to statistical capacity building • Takes overview of information needs and supply • Starts from users - prioritised, firm political backing • Addresses the full information cycle, from identifying needs through to final data use • ordered development of data collection, sources, uses
Sequenced • Prioritised • What do stakeholders need? Led by country policy makers • Resourced • What can be resourced and when? • Timetabled • When do they need it? When can it be produced? • Incremental development
Information • Statistics are the ‘eyes and ears’ of Government and civil society • Needed for policy, planning, management, monitoring, transparency, accountability • Need to be: • Relevant and timely • Accessible • Analysed and used • It needs to be actively disseminated - variety of outputs produced appropriate to audience
Strategy • holistic approach to meeting information needs • linked to wider national development strategies and policies • needs to be realistic, sustainable, address constraints • clear processes for involving stakeholders • costed/resourced • build capacity to analyse and use statistics as well as to supply them
Development of Sequenced Information Strategy Assess Information Needs (policy, management, monitoring, accountability) Gaps Prioritisation Timetabling of Demand/Supply
Strategic Statistical Development Plan • Defines Outputs, Activities, Inputs • Strategies for delivery • human resources, information systems • analysis, dissemination and use by Government and civil society • organisation, institutional development • Work plan and resource needs • costed, prioritised, timetabled National resources Internationalresources
SIS: Some Critical Success Factors • Commitment and leadership at very senior level • Overview of key information needs, timetable and costs • Priority setting and steering processes for SIS (need for a high level committee) • Addresses immediate needs for information and analysis, eg in PRSPs (data mining, analysis)
More Critical Success Factors • Lay foundations for sustainable long-term capacity development, building on existing systems and processes • Takes account of existing capacities, resource constraints and other needs: eg professional standards, need for legislation • National and international resources co-ordinated and used effectively