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Workshop on Governance Assessments for Accountable Politics 2-5 November, 2009 Windhoek, Namibia Challenges facing the use of national statistical offices Mustafa Khawaja. Why NSO’s?. Mandate of NSO’s by the fundamental principles of official statistics
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Workshop on Governance Assessments for Accountable Politics 2-5 November, 2009 Windhoek, Namibia Challenges facing the use of national statistical offices Mustafa Khawaja
Why NSO’s? • Mandate of NSO’s by the fundamental principles of official statistics • credibility and neutralization of NSO’s • Sustainability of the work doing in NSO’s • Methodological and measurement concerns • Experience and professionalism • Easier for influence and obligations concerns • User producer dialogue as part of NSO’s methodology which enhance participation
Challenges • Using scatter existing data • Unified the methodologies and definitions • Distributing roles among partners in government and NGOs • Training and capacity • Enhancing participation process • Mapping for the current status • Contradiction and conflict of interest