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Global Strategy: Implementation Plan for Africa Meeting on Country Needs Assessment Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 27-29 August 2012 Governance Mechanism of the Action Plan for Africa by Prof. Ben Kiregyera Consultant, African Development Bank. Scope. Background Challenges

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  1. Global Strategy: Implementation Plan for AfricaMeeting on Country Needs AssessmentAddis Ababa, Ethiopia27-29 August 2012Governance Mechanism of the Action Plan for AfricabyProf. Ben KiregyeraConsultant, African Development Bank

  2. Scope Background Challenges Recent Statistical Initiatives & Structures Methodology to Ensure Success Governance mechanism Conclusions

  3. recent years witnessed unprecedented increase in • demand for statistics in developing countries • new focus on managing for development results • (MfDR) (nationally & internationally) • poverty reduction strategies (PRSs) • MDGs • other development programmes (sectoral) • new and emerging policy issues – environment and • climate change, gender, biofuels, etc. • need “good statistics” – comprehensive, relevant, • accurate, consistent & timely to illuminate above issues 1. Background

  4. 2. Challenges • Institutional & organizational • lack of clarity about difference between organization & • institution • tendency to over-emphasize organizational issues • institutional issues are as important, “unless they allow • and enable organizational improvements to happen, • they won’t” • Institutional issues about “wider environment” • laws, policies, government commitments, norms and • cultures, etc • Organizational issues about “players” • structure, people & processes • organizations have discrete boundaries, a budget and • structures

  5. Challenges (cd) • Institutional challenges • identity & ownership of agricultural statistics • (NSO, MOA, decentralized units?) • statistical legislations • lack of or inadequate coordination (technical, • institutional, organizational) • (next slide) • lack of integrated systems (piecemeal approach) • tendency to use quick fix approaches (data vs. • capacity building) • statistics not mainstreamed in policy, planning & • budget processes • inadequate data management • inadequate use of existing data

  6. Uncoordinated National Statistical System Agriculture etc Health NSO Transport Labour Education

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

  8. Fully coordinated National Statistical System Agriculture etc Health NSO Transport Labour Education

  9. Challenges (cd) • organizational challenges • governance (leadership and management) • inadequate resources • policies • financial resources • human resources (skills/competencies, etc) • communication • coordination • lack of enabling infrastructure • statistical infrastructure • integrated survey framework • master sample frame • IT infrastructure (integrated database) • methodological challenges (crop area/production, etc)

  10. 3. Recent Statistical Initiatives & Structures in Africa • Initiatives • International Comparison Programme (ICP -Africa) • (2002-2007) ( new round has ended) • Marrakesh Action Plan for Statistics (MAPS) - 2004 • National Strategy for the Development of Statistics • (NSDS) - 2004 • African Charter on Statistics (2009) • Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics in Africa • (SHaSA) - 2009

  11. Structures • Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom-Africa) (2007) • Apex inter-governmental body in charge of statistics in • Africa • Members are Directors General of NSOs • Reports to: • Conference of Ministers of Finance and Economy • UN Statistical Commission • African Commission for Agricultural Statistics (AFCAS) • (1962) • apex body for agricultural statistics in Africa • responsibility • review state of agricultural statistics in Africa • advise countries on agricultural statistics • meets every two years • heads of agricultural statistics departments

  12. Structures (ctd) • Regional Economic Communities (RECs) • structures for regional integration • 8 recognized by African Union • the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) • the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa • (COMESA) • the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) • the East African Community (EAC) • the Economic Community of Central African States • (ECCAS) • the Economic Community of West African States • (ECOWAS) • the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) • the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)

  13. Structures (ctd) • Sub-regional organizations (SROs) • Afristat established 1993 West and Central Africa • 19 members states • harmonize development of statistics among • member states • Statistical Training Centres (STCs) • AfDB working with & supporting 6 • ENSEA (Abidjan), • INSEA (Rabat), • ISSEA (Yaoundé), • DSD-ENEA (Dakar), • ISAE (Uganda), • EASTC (Tanzania),

  14. 4. Methodology to ensure success of • Action Plan • Stakeholder ownership • Use of existing structures - StatCom-Africa, AFCAS, RECs/SROs, etc. • Mainstreaming statistics in national/sector plans, programs & budgets • Phased approach • Year 1: 15 countries • Year 2: 30 countries • Year 3: 53 countries • Accountability – monitoring & reporting at every level • Donor support – optimize use of support

  15. Governance mechanism • Implementation & management arrangements • Establish an institutional framework and coordination • arrangements for the implementation of the Plan • Provide support to the technical components of the • Strategy for its smooth implementation • Chart

  16. Governance structure of the AP for Africa LEGEND Global Implementation Office Vertical relationship StatCom-Africa & AFCAS Horizontal relationship NEPAD Regional Steering Committee (Executive Committee) Integral Part CoDGs FAO (Regional Strategy Leader on Research) For Information Regional Implementation Secretariat (at AfDB) Policy Bodies ECA (Regional Strategy Leader on Training) Operational structures AfDB (Regional Strategy Leader on Technical Assistance) RECs/SROs Structures to be kept in the loop National Strategy Coordinator (Within NSS) National Agricultural Statistics Committee National Technical Working Group 16 16

  17. Governance at regional level • Regional Steering Committee • Responsibilities • elaborate implementation of Strategy (setting • regional goals, priorities & objectives) • approving work plans • providing overall management • reporting progress to StatCom-Africa, CoDG & Global Governing Board

  18. Membership • Members of the ASCC (AfDB, UNECA & AU) • African Friends of the Chair of UNSC (Ethiopia, • Uganda, Morocco & Senegal) + 4 other selected countries • Chair, Bureau of StatCom-Africa (S. Africa) • Chair, Bureau of AFCAS (Ghana) • Statistical Training Centres (1 representative) • Ministries of Agriculture (2 representatives) • FAO Regional Offices for Africa (Ghana, Egypt) • Agricultural Research Institutions (1 representative) • FAO • Donors (World Bank, DFID, USDA, Bill & Melinda • Gates Foundation)

  19. Reporting • Global Implementation Office (FAO, Rome) • Committee of Director Generals who report to NEPAD • Statistical Commission for Africa • African Commission for Agricultural Statistics

  20. Regional Strategy Implementation Secretariat • Based at AfDB, Tunis • Regional Strategy Secretary • run Secretariat on behalf of the Steering • Committee • coordinate with FAO, Global Strategy • Coordinator, 3 regional Component Coordinators • assist countries design own implementation • plans • assess resource requirements • organizational workshops • backstop countries

  21. Regional Component Coordinators • Training (UNECA) • Research (FAO) • Technical assistance (AfDB) • Responsibilities • preparing proposals of technical components • overseeing & coordinating implementation of • technical components • backstopping, monitoring & evaluation of • technical components • drawing technical support from countries & most • appropriate RECS/SROs

  22. Regional Economic Communities/Sub-regional • Organizations • to be used as appropriate

  23. Governance at national level • countries are AP’s main beneficiaries • primary responsibility for AP implementation • streamlined governance important because: • agricultural statistics still defined in narrow • terms – crops & livestock • production of agricultural data scattered • among different organizations & agencies • agricultural statistics is weakest aspect of • National Statistical System in most countries • agricultural statistics not mainstreamed in • NSS

  24. National Agricultural Statistics Committee • standing Data User-Producer Committee • Membership: • Sub-sectors of food, agricultural and • environment data • crop • livestock, • fishery • forestry • environment • Nutrition and/or food security • Relevant sub- sectors (education, health, • labour, water, etc) • NSO

  25. Responsibility: • Oversee the development of the National Agricultural • Statistical System • National Strategy Coordinator • lead agency – MoA or NSO- designate Coordinator • coordinate administrative and technical work • work closely with Regional Strategy Coordinator, • national NSDS coordinator, etc. • Technical Working Group • about 5 officials, each representing a sub-sector of agric. • assist the NSC

  26. 5. Conclusion • Governance is essential to support technical • components • It is one of the weakest aspects of statistics in • many African countries • need to define governance arrangements at all • levels (national, continental, international)

  27. Thank you Merci

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