REFERENCE REGIONAL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR STATISTICAL CAPACITY BUILDING IN AFRICA (RRSF)

1. REFERENCE REGIONAL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR STATISTICAL CAPACITY BUILDING IN AFRICA (RRSF) IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, REPORTING AND EVAUATION BY PROF. BEN KIREGYERA 9 FEBRUARY 2006

2. I. IMPLEMENTATION A: Importance of Implementation • Aims to: • deliver the results, • achieve purpose • contribute effectively to the overall framework goals • Importance: Kaplan and Norton (1996): “the ability to execute a strategy is more important than the quality of the strategy itself” • Lessons learnt from inadequate implementation of the Addis Ababa Plan of Action • Risk factors identified and mitigating measures provided B: Implementation Framework • Implementing, monitoring and reporting to be supported by structures of regional organizations structures and ongoing statistical programmes • ECA structures include a Statistics Team, ABSA, CODI, FASDEV, Council of Ministers

3. ADB infrastructure includes a Statistics Division, ICP-Africa (established relationships between ADB/sub-regional organizations/regional training centres/regional member countries), Board of Governors • AU structures include NEPAD, Council of Ministers and Summit of Heads of State and Governments C: Roles for key stakeholders defined • Creation of framework awareness at all levels (national, sub-national, regional & international) • Need for an extensive & consistent communication program (ECA/ADB/ PARIS21) • Stakeholders to play following roles:

4. Countries • Prime beneficiaries - primary responsibility for framework implementation • Directors of NSOs prime mover; oversee awareness creation & framework implementation • Each country to designate a Coordinator • publicize & popularize framework among key stakeholders • design national framework awareness program • periodically report on progress • may also be coordinator of the NSDS (synergy) • Each country to design or update its National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) • Director of NSO to initiate NSDS and secure support for it.

5. Sub-regional level • Statistics Units to designate coordinator • creating awareness at this level (Councils of Ministers, meetings of Directors of NSOs, workshops, etc) • provide back up to country coordinators in creating awareness • coordinate with Regional Coordinator • periodic reporting • need for strengthening Statistics Units • Regional organizations • ECA/ADB/AU • to create strategy awareness regionally and internationally • create high level awareness/commitment & support Sub- regional/Country Coordinators • ECA & ADB to: • play leading roles in coordinating implementing, monitoring & reporting • agree on appropriate coordination mechanism taking into account following tasks:

6. Tasks to be performed: • establishing a coordination team (Regional Coordinator, professionals, consultants, etc.) • initiating & working with development partners (e.g. PARIS21) to develop promotional materials & tools • mobilizing through own structures resources needed to implement the framework • using own technical assistance activities in countries & sub-regional organizations to further assistance to relevant implementing agencies • liaising with country & sub-regional coordinators on a regular basis to assist them on implementation matters • provide to countries & sub-regional organizations technical assistance on a need basis • undertake supervision missions to countries and sub-regional organizations & prepare supervision and progress reports • working out reporting formats and monitoring implementation

7. liaising with sub-regional coordinators to receive monitoring information on their own activities & their support to countries • reporting on progress on framework implementation for discussion at different levels • establishing a Web page on which to post the latest information about framework implementation

8. Donors & International Organizations - greater role in supporting statistical capacity building • developing methodologies & frameworks • organizing working groups to review methodologies/ • frameworks • funding statistical programs & projects - role enhanced if: • appreciate statistics as a sector to be singled out for support • advocate for statistics at every level • include statistical capacity building in donor supported projects and programmes • intervention of donors is better coordinated at national, sub- regional and regional level D: Cost of implementation and monitoring • Incremental cost for framework implementation and monitoring: • is about US$ 75 million per year • underscores need for increased government funding • development partners will need to do more

9. II. Monitoring • Objective of monitoring: • Ensure that framework implementation is on track • Assess how much is being achieved/likely to be achieved • Provides information needed for accountability purposes • Monitoring requires performance indicators • both quantitative and qualitative indicators to be used • indicators selected (see Logical Framework – Annex) • system-related indicators • agency-related indicators • data-related indicators • assistance-related indicators • Monitoring framework builds on: • PARIS21 Statistical Capacity Building Indicators (SCBI) • Data Quality Assessment Framework (IMF) • Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness

10. Monitoring is a continuous process to be undertaken at different levels • Countries will be encouraged to monitor own statistical development as part of the NSDS (NSDS mechanisms for monitoring) & in context of the RRSF • Sub-regional coordinators to receive & collate monitoring information • Overall monitoring to be done by ECA and ADB • PARIS21 Light Reporting Mechanism may be used to report on donors • Peer reviews of country NSS and statistical work of sub-regional organizations

11. III. Reporting • Monitoring ineffective unless results reported and necessary action taken • Annual Report • country reports, sub-regional reports • ECA & ADB consolidate report to produce Annual Report • Light Reporting Mechanism by PARIS21 to be used to report on donor activities • report to be distributed to members of ABSA & FASDEV • Bi-annual review report • Based on reviews taken in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013 by an independent institution/agency • report to identify successes, failures & constraints • recommend actions for next two years • report to be presented to CODI, FASDEV, ECA Conference of Ministers & ADB Board of Governors

12. Mid-decade review report • mid-decade review 2010 by an independent institution/agency • determine whether framework still relevant • recommend actions for next 5 years • report presented to CODI, FASDEV, ECA Council of Ministers and ADB Governing Board • Main review of the framework - main review of framework (2015) – target year for achieving most of the MDGs - independent institution/agency - report to identify: • Most significant constraints • Most significant successful strategies • How well framework objectives were achieved - report presented to CODI, FASDEV, ECA Council of Ministers and ADB Board of Governors

13. IV. Conclusions • RRSF will support capacity building efforts • stakeholders must all play their respective roles • ECA & ADB should coordinate overall implementation, monitoring and evaluation

14. Thank You