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Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building Progress Report - October 2008

The TFSCB Consultative Group Meeting highlights achievements, objectives, projects, and future plans of the Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building. Learn about its impact, success stories, challenges, and future strategies.

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Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building Progress Report - October 2008

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  1. Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity BuildingProgress Report - October 2008Misha BelkindasTFSCB Consultative Group MeetingNovember 2008

  2. Overview • Multi-donor trust fund, set up in 1999 • Shared vision with PARIS21 - to promote a culture of evidence-based decision-making by developing effective and efficient national statistical systems • Provides support to national strategies for the development of statistics

  3. Objectives • Purpose is to strengthen national statistical systems by supporting preparation of national strategies and other SCB projects to support NSDS implementatiion • Can support regional and global projects where these are justified • Small grants, maximum of $400,000, implemented over no more than three years

  4. What has been achieved? • TFSCB has invested $25.8 million in 138 projects and has attracted more than $30 million from other sources • First phase – TFSCB I – from 2000 to 2005 invested about $11.8 million in 55 projects • Second phase – TFSCB II – from 2005 to 2007, has now invested about $11.6 million in 72 projects • TFSCB III now operational with new fee structure agreed in 2006, 11 projects approved

  5. Some important changes • Following 2003 evaluation, TFSCB closely aligned with the results agenda and Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics • Emphasis placed on preparation of National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) – TFSCB II • Application procedure simplified • New fee structure and support for better supervision - TFSCB III

  6. TFSCB II and III Projects • NSDS projects • 37 approved • Capacity building projects • 38 approved and 31 rejected • Many also include NSDS components • Supporting participation in meetings • 8 approved

  7. TFSCB II and III ProjectsPerformance Ratings October 2008

  8. TFSCB II and III Commitments

  9. Contributions to TFSCB-III

  10. Financial Status ($ ‘000)

  11. Some conclusions • TFSCB remains successful with a continuing high level of demand • With increased resources the level of commitment and disbursement will increase • Independent evaluation is planned for early 2009 to report to next CG meeting

  12. Some issues • Emphasis is moving from strategy preparation to implementation • We may need to consider how to realign the trust fund to support this process better • Need to consider how best to coordinate the trust fund with the Statistics for Results Facility • Need to increase the size of grants • Discussion next year based on the results of the evaluation

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