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National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) Going from design to implementation

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. I. Focus of work programme.

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National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) Going from design to implementation

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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”

  4. Organisational development and management Statistical Capacity Building best practice Participatory development Integrating NSDS into Development Policy Processes NSDS Design and Implementation III. Value added of NSDS approach

  5. Edu. Agri. Health Labour IV. Coordination of Statistical Activities in a Country

  6. Edu. Agri. Health Labour NSDS Coordination of Statistical Activities in a Country

  7. DHS MICS ICP NSDS as a country-levelcoherence framework

  8. DHS DHS MICS MICS ICP ICP NSDS as a country-levelcoherence framework National Strategy for the Development of Statistics

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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”

  12. 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

  13. 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)

  14. Lead to a truly integrated National • Statistical System Agriculture etc Health NSO Transport Labour Education

  15. Partially coordinated National Statistical System Agriculture etc Health NSO Transport Labour Education

  16. 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

  17. Bottom-up approach NSDS SSPS (Edn. ) SSPS (NSO) SSPS (Agric) SSPS (Health) SSPS – Sector Strategic Plan for Statistics

  18. Methodology 2.WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE? Mission/vision • WHERE ARE WE NOW? • Current situation Statistical capacity 4. HOW DO WE STAY THERE? Sustainability 3.HOW DO WE GET THERE? Strategies/Actions

  19. Organizational issues Assessment of the NSS (where we are now?) • Reviewing the legal and institutional framework, linkages, and coordination arrangements • Linkages and coordination arrangements • Assessing organisational factors using e.g. SWOT

  20. Visioning “Where there is no vision, a people (organizations) perish”, Bible – Proverbs 29:18 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

  21. NSDS implementation planning • 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. VII. In conclusion Country-owned NSDS will need high-level government commitment Need to support national policy processes • National commitment: • Statistical systems don’t exist in a vacuum: • Don’t frighten governments and donors: • Lesson learning: 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

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