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Why NSDS & NSDS design Presentation by PARIS21 Secretariat Caribbean Community Secretariat

Why NSDS & NSDS design Presentation by PARIS21 Secretariat Caribbean Community Secretariat 2nd meeting of the Advisory Group on Statistics, San Ignacio, 25 June 2008. What is an NSDS?. National Strategy for the Development of Statistics

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Why NSDS & NSDS design Presentation by PARIS21 Secretariat Caribbean Community Secretariat

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  1. Why NSDS & NSDS design Presentation by PARIS21 Secretariat Caribbean Community Secretariat 2nd meeting of the Advisory Group on Statistics, San Ignacio, 25 June 2008

  2. What is an NSDS? National Strategy for the Development of Statistics Provides a vision for where NSS should be in 5-10 years time Coherent framework and action plan for capacity building and for funding decisions Coordination across NSS and between donors Importance of leadership and a well planned process

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

  4. The Vicious Cycle Weak demand Low funding Weak statistics

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

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

  7. Integrated National • Statistical System Agriculture Tourism Health NSO Transport Labour Education

  8. NSDS design process • Process is as important as the product • Great opportunity for statistical advocacy • Involvement of the managers of the NSS in national policy discussions • Needs strong leadership of the NSS and champions

  9. Involving stakeholders • Process should: • be participatory • be inclusive • leading to • 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”

  10. Methodology 2.WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE? Mission/vision • WHERE ARE WE NOW? • Current situation Statistical capacity 4. Implementation and M&E Results 3.HOW DO WE GET THERE? Strategies/Actions

  11. Bottom-up approach NSDS SSPS (Edn. ) NSO-SP SSPS (Tourism) SSPS (Health) SSPS – Sector Strategic Plan for Statistics

  12. 1.Assessment of the NSS (Where we are now?) • Reviewing the legal and institutional framework • Linkages and coordination arrangements • Assessing organisational factors using e.g. SWOT analysis • Assessing statistical products using e.g. DQAF, HMN framework

  13. 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 2. Mission, vision (Where do we want to be?)

  14. 3. Implementation planning (How do we get there?) • Translates 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

  15. NSDS design - in conclusion National commitment and leadership: Statistical systems don’t exist in a vacuum: Don’t frighten governments and donors: Lesson learning: Country-owned NSDS will need high-level government commitment and leadership; and need to support national policy processes 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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