Korea's Experience in International Statistical Capacity Building

1. Statistics Korea’s Experience inInternational Statistical Capacity Building 29 September 2011, Beijing, China

2. Development history of Korea Aid Recipient 1945-1990 New Donor 1991-2011 Substantive Donor 2012- • Korean War in 1950 • GNP/capita : $79 in 1960 • Total aid received: $10.4B (1945-1990) • Establish KOICA in 1991 • Join OECD in 1996, OECD DAC in 2006 • Host HLF-4 on Aid Effectiveness (Busan, 2011) • Rare case in global aid history • ODA/GNI : 0.25% by 2015 • Double ODA for Asia by 2015 • Increase untied aid Bridge between Developed and Developing Countries

3. A key factor of the success “Sound data represent a key weapon in the battle against poverty” - Tadao Chino, former President, Asian Development Bank National development policy guided by statistics • Establish Statistics Bureau in 1948 (birth year of the Korean Government) and set up the national statistical system early on • Strong coupling between statistical production and national development policy making during the rapid growth period (1960-1990) • Strengthen regional statistical capacity to support local development KOSTAT’s own experience of statistical capacity building (SCB) • Establish the Statistical Training Institute in 1991 • 700 trainees in 7 courses in 1992 → 16,278 trainees in 143 courses in 2010 • Train 345 KOSTAT staff members through UNSIAP programs (1970-2011) • Over 100 staffers have been enrolled in postgraduate programs abroad

4. Shared Growth & Capacity Building Developing countries need high-quality statistics for “evidence-based policy making and monitoring.” *Only 96 out of 192 countries have an adequate level of capacity to produce MDG statistics. (UN Statistics Committee, 42nd Session, Doc. E/CN.3/2011/13) With emphasis on “managing for results” in int’l aid environment, countries need to compile statistics to assess the progress of development . - Busan Forum addresses performance management of global efforts for effective assistance. Statistical capacity building is crucial for the global initiative of “shared growth,” to be able to monitor progress toward development of individual countries and the World.

5. Diversify bilateral cooperation partners by building hub countries in each continent Get involved in establishing and spreading global statistical agenda worldwide KOSTAT Strategy for Shared Growth Shared Growth Support statistical capacity building efforts of countries through technical assistance Identify and share KOSTAT’s best practices through knowledge transfer

6. 1.Promote ww dialogue on global agenda Engage in int’l discussions on statistical issues of global importance and concerns; Promote worldwide dialogue by supporting participation of developing countries in these fora. KOSTAT has provided venues for int’l congregations on -- - Cutting-edge themes: Climate change, Green growth indicators (w/UNSD, 2009, 2011) Innovative approaches to turn statistics into knowledge (w/OECD, 2012) Measurement of wellbeing and progress of societies (w/OECD, 2009) - Topics of ongoing interest: Population and housing census (2011), ICT statistics (2010) - IT use for official statistics: Use of the Internet for data collection (2009-2011) Management of statistical information system (2010)

7. 13 MOU-based bilateral cooperation partners: China, Japan, Mongolia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, UAE, Germany, Netherlands, EU 2.Diversify bilateral cooperation partners Expand bilateral cooperation worldwide, including CIS, Middle East, Latin America and Africa (Development assistance role currently limited within Asia) Expand to other parts of the world

8. 3. Tech Assistance & Knowledge Transfer

9. 3. Tech Assistance & Knowledge Transfer

10. ODA System in KOSTAT

11. International Training Activity at KOSTAT KOSTAT’s international training activities

12. Recruit of Korean Trainers

13. STI-KOICA Training Programs • From 2005 • 20 courses, 311 participants in total • - 14 single-country programs, 221 participants from 5 countries • - 6 multi-country programs, 90 participants from 31 countries • Number of courses and trainees (2005-2011)

14. STI-KOICA Training Programs • Number of courses and trainees by course (2005-2011)

15. STI-KOICA Training Programs • Distribution of participating countries by region

16. STI-KOICA Training Programs • Training evaluation by participants (2011)

17. STI-KOICA Training Programs • Feedback from Trainees • Want focused, intensive courses • Balance between theory and practice • Longer hours on survey design, sampling, statistical packages • Use examples extracted from a large number of countries • Enhanced communication between instructors & trainees

18. Int’l SCB in the Future • Future Strategies • (Policy) Fully integrate int’l SCB with the Nation’s development assistance policy (priority areas and countries) • cf. ODA in statistics does not feature prominently among • policy makers. • (Resources) Secure funds by diversifying funding sources • - internal/external within and outside the country • (Contents) Identify our best practices and deliver tailored service

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