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Explore the chronology of Canada-China development cooperation and how it has focused on policies, poverty reduction, and the importance of statistics. Learn about the milestones and the programming frameworks that have been implemented. Discover the goals and initiatives aimed at equitable growth, environmental sustainability, and human rights. Understand the significance of statistics in evidence-based policy making and the impact it has had on poverty reduction efforts.
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Canada-China Programming Framework Policies, Poverty Reduction and Statistics Diana M. Merlini First Secretary (Development) Canadian Embassy, Beijing
Policies, Poverty Reduction and Statistics • Chronology of Canada-China Development Cooperation • Milestones • 1994 Canada-China Programming Framework • 2004-2009 Canada-China Development Programming Framework • Why statistics? • Statistics and future programming
Chronology of Canada-China Development Cooperation 1981: Canada-China Development Cooperation focuses on human resource development • to contribute to China's developmental efforts • to help strengthen the tendency within China towards more open, rules-based policies • to cultivate China as a partner in development, trade, and international relations
Chronology of Canada-China Development Cooperation 1988: Building human and institutional linkages between Chinese and Canadians • strengthening institutions • maximizing potential multiplier effects in areas where Canada has strong capabilities education and training, agriculture, forestry, energy, transportation, and telecommunications
1994: Canada-China Programming Framework Economic Cooperation To promote China's efforts to develop a market economy as well as economic linkages and partnerships between Canada and China;to help strengthen the tendency within China towards more open, rules-based policies;
1994: Canada-China Programming Framework Environmental Sustainability Economic Cooperation
1994: Canada-China Programming Framework Environmental Sustainability To promote environmentally sustainable development in China by enhancing its capacity to manage the environment
1994: Canada-China Programming Framework Economic Cooperation Environmental Sustainability Human Rights, Democratic Development and Good Governance
1994: Canada-China Programming Framework to increase China's capacity to effect good governance, respect for human rights and democratic development (public management) processes Human Rights, Democratic Development and Good Governance
1994: Canada-China Programming Framework Economic Cooperation Environmental Sustainability Human Rights, Democratic Development and Good Governance
Canada-China Development Programming Framework 2004-2009 GOAL: To contribute to sustainable development and poverty reduction through support for • equitable growth • environmental sustainability;and • human rights, democratic development and good governance
Equitable Growth • Enhance the economic opportunities of the rural poor in western China by improving the effectiveness of China’s Poverty Reduction and Development Program and skills training systems
Equitable Growth • Agricultural extension and skills training systems • Enhanced access to poverty programs (participatory planning, decision-making, management, monitoring and evaluation)
Environmental Sustainability • Land resource management systems • Enhanced management capacity • Improved coordination • Increased participation of women and men at community level
Human Rights, Democratic Development and Good Governance • Rule of law • Institutions • Standards and requirements of international instruments to which China and Canada are parties
Why statistics? To improve public management by promoting an environment for evidence-based policy making Consistent with the third priority of CIDA's 1994 CDPF for China
1994: Canada-China Programming Framework Human Rights, Democratic Development and Good Governance: to increase China's capacity to effect good governance, respect for human rights and democratic development (public management) processes
Evidence-based policy making • A policy is only as good as the data on which it is based “Statistics are the eyes of the policymaker” Keth Muhakanizi Statistics Matter: Eliminating World Poverty
Statistical Information Management Project (SIMP) • Implemented by Statistics Canada and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) • $9.9 million, 1996-2004 • promoted improved collection, analysis, use, and dissemination of statistical information in China
Statistical Information Management Project (SIMP) • not only introduced new statistical methodologies and practices to NBS, but it also built the, financial, information and human resources management capacity of NBS. • NBS: a more open and progressive statistical agency
Statistical Information Management Project (SIMP) Human Resource Development Financial Management National Accounts Databank Metadata Survey Skills Video Household Survey Project
Statistics and the current CDPF • Equitable growth: improved poverty data, regional GDP • Environmental sustainability: green GDP • Good governance: improving evidence-based decision making
Statistics and the current CDPF Statistics must not only be accurate and timely…but also relevant and useful. • LGOP (poverty statistics) • SEPA (environmental statistics) • NDRC (macro-planning statistics)
Conclusion To improve public management by promoting an environment for evidence-based policy making
Conclusion A policy is only as good as the data on which it is based The data is only good if it is used