PARTNER REPORTING ON SUPPORT TO STATISTICS (PRESS)

1. PARTNER REPORTING ON SUPPORT TO STATISTICS (PRESS) November 2008

2. PRESSQuiz What were estimated disbursements on statistical support during the 3- year period 2006-8? a. USD 500 million b. USD 700 million c. USD one billion

3. PRESSQuiz How many countries received more than USD 5 million in disbursements during 2006-08? a. 12 countries b. 15 countries c. 18 countries a

4. PRESSQuiz Which statistical area received over ¼ of total commitments? a. Economic statistics b. Institutional development support c. Population censuses

5. PRESS Reporting  Information exchange  Collaboration

6. Context Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics 2004 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness 2005 Third International Roundtable on Managing for Development Results 2007 Statistics for Results Facility 2008

7. Rationale • Improve partner harmonisation and collaboration through information exchange • Promote “scaling-up” of statistical support within overall development assistance • Identify countries/areas requiring support • Define funding strategies in context of NSDS

8. Background Initiative on partner reporting mechanism approved by PARIS21 Steering Committee and endorsed by CCSA, 2005 Light Reporting Exercise for Sub-Saharan Africa successfully carried out as pilot in 2005-06 Decision to create Task Team on design and development of PRESS, by CCSA and PARIS21 SC, 2006 – ToRs approved

9. Task Team on PRESSMembers DFID France Eurostat OECD World Bank IMF UNECE FAO PARIS21 Secretariat -- coordinator

10. Task Team on PRESSOutputs • Review of existing partner reporting systems • OECD – Creditor Reporting System (CRS) • World Bank -- Country Statistical Information Database (CSID) • IMF – Technical Assistance Information Management System (TAIMS) • DFID – Project Reporting System • FAO – Field Programme Management Information System • Eurostat/UNECE – Database for Balkan and Central Asian Countries

11. Task Team on PRESSMore Outputs In-depth CRS study to assess its use for PRESS Classification of statistical areas Classification of financial/non-financial support Questionnaire (Excel-based) Identification of key features of PRESS

12. PRESS 2008 Round

13. 20 bilateral donors 20 multilateral institutions 17 regional organizations TOTAL: 83 18 sub-regional organizations 6 statistical training institutes 2 foundations PRESS 2008PARTNERS

14. PRESS 2008Data Collection • OECD bilateral partners • Extract data from CRS as of June 2008 through SCB code and search words • Request data for 2007 and planned activities through PRESS questionnaire

15. PRESS 2008Data Collection • Other partners • Request completion of PRESS questionnaire on past, current and planned activities

16. PRESS 2008Database • Developed in ACCESS • Data input: • For OECD members : • From CRS until 2006 (data discussed with CRS staff at DCD-Stat) • From Questionnaire for current / plannedyears • For Others partners : • Responses from PRESS questionnaire for past / current / planned

17. PRESS 2008Database • Outputs of database: • Tables for PRESS report • Answers to partners’ queries • Inputs for next round of PRESS

18. PRESS 2008Database • Housed and maintained by PARIS21 Secretariat • Accessibility: not public at this time, but respond to specific requests

19. PRESS 2008Report Volume I – Main text Volume II - detailed results Volume III – Directory of Partners

20. PRESS 2008 KEY RESULTS

21. PRESS 2008Partners Contacted

22. PRESS 2008Coverage 119 recipient countries • IDA countries • Lower middle income (up to USD 3705 per capita) • Other African countries 775 projects/programmes

23. PRESS 2008Data Limitations • Financing levels may be overestimated • Difficult to identify stat components in operations with budget support or sector-wide • Possible double-counting for activities financed and implemented by different organizations

24. PRESS 2008Data Limitations • Financing levels may be underestimated • Responses rely on respondent’s knowledge of partner’s projects • Some partners did not report financing (info often at country level) • Financing for known stat activities (DHS/MICS) not reported • 38 partners did not respond, mainly regional and sub-regional organizations

25. PRESS 2008Key Results • Key financing results • Key results by statistical category

26. Key financing results2006-08 Active commitments on statistical support: USD one billion Caveat: aggregates activities committed in different years, that vary in duration, and whose amount may have changed over life of the activity

27. Key financing results2006-08 • Estimated disbursements during 2006-08: roughly USD 550 million • Over half of this amount to Sub-Saharan Africa

28. Key financing results2006-08 Disbursements to these countries amounted to less than 0.1% of their GDP

29. Key financing results2006-08 EC, World Bank, UK provided ¾ of total disbursements • Caveat: number of partners did not report financial amounts nor support given at country level (e.g., UN agencies)

30. PRESS 2008 byStatistical Categories USD million

31. Key Results by Statistical Category Category 4 – Methodology of data collection • Support to population censuses represented over ¼ of total 2006-08 commitments • 2010 Round of Population Censuses: • 25 countries done • 73 countries planning • 5 no date yet

32. Key Results by Statistical Category Category 4 • Household budget surveys supported on ad hoc basis or as part of larger poverty operations • Variety of surveys supported • Living standards (US, MECOVI) • CWIQ (UK, World Bank): 13 done; 8 planned • DHS (US): 12 completed; 12 ongoing • MICS (UNICEF): 37 conducted

33. Key Results by Statistical Category Category 5 – strategic/managerial issues Institutional development supported by many partners • NSDS design supported by TFSCB grants • 60 IDA countries: designing, awaiting adoption or implementing NSDS • Technical training provided in most interventions

34. Key Results by Statistical Category Category 2 – Economic Statistics • Macroeconomic statistics mainly through IMF TA (GDDS) and ICP program (World Bank/UK/AfDB/ADB) • Sector statistics limited to sector-wide programs and specialized programs of technical partners (UN agencies)

35. Statistical Areas Receiving Little Support Formal statistical training • African statistical training institutes supported by France • EC finances African regional statistical training project Sector statistics, particularly environment

36. Introducing the 2008 Global Directory of Partners in Statistical Capacity BuildingVolume III Presents a birds eye view of 83 development partners supporting Statistics

37. DirectoryOrganisation of the Document The Directory is divided into 7 main categories

38. DirectoryColour Coding Multilaterals Bilaterals Africa Arab region Asia and the Pacific Latin America and the Caribbean Other Partners

39. DirectoryMultilateral Example

40. DirectoryBilateral Example Developing Agency Followed by Statistical Office

41. DirectoryInformation collection • Through partner websites • From partners’ responses to P21 request • 64 partners have validated their information sheet –> 77%

42. PRESS 2008 Key messages

43. PRESS 2008Key Messages • Financial support to statistics is relatively small – < 5 cents for every $100 of bilateral grants in 2006 • Statistical support is concentrated in few countries – 15 countries receive ½ of estimated disbursements • Main focus of support is on institutional development and large activities – population censuses and household surveys

44. PRESS 2008Key Messages • Partner collaboration in statistical development needs to be strengthened – collaboration at country level could serve as examples • More in-depth studies of PRESS results are necessary – e.g., closer review of support (or lack of support) to population censuses in relation to countries’ funding needs; or comparison of support to NSDS in relation to countries’ financing needs

45. PRESS – FUTUREImproved collaboration At HQ Level • Partners improve own reporting mechanisms on statistical development • Each partner prepares own report on statistical support, based on PRESS findings • Feedback to CRS on PRESS findings

46. PRESS – FUTUREImproved collaboration At country level • PARIS21 Secretariat assists national statistical offices in monitoring partner support, in framework of financing strategy for NSDS implementation • Reports by partners’ country offices

47. PRESS – FUTUREImproved collaboration Last, but not least: DISSEMINATION of PRESS From partner HQ to its country offices (to appropriate staff, not only heads) PRESS leaflet under preparation

48. PRESS – Future • Management: streamline PRESS into work program of PARIS21 Secretariat (Guide for reporting rounds being prepared) • Periodicity: annual • Output: annual report, with thematic focus • PRESS Quality Advisory Group: provide guidance on future rounds

49. PRESS 2008Partners’ final review Distribution of Advance Copy of three volumes of PRESS 2008 Request partners’ comments by November 14, 2008 Distribution to partners and recipient countries – November 2008

50. PRESSQuiz Answers What were estimated disbursements on statistical support during the 3-year period 2006-8? a. USD 500 million