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USE OF DEVINFO –LAO PDR

USE OF DEVINFO –LAO PDR. Thirakha Chanthalanouvong Director of Social Statistics Division Lao Department of Statistics Ministry of Planning and Investment. Content. Background LaoInfo project Good practices C hallenges DI monitoring. Background LaoInfo project.

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USE OF DEVINFO –LAO PDR

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  1. USE OF DEVINFO –LAO PDR Thirakha Chanthalanouvong Director of Social Statistics Division Lao Department of Statistics Ministry of Planning and Investment

  2. Content • Background LaoInfo project • Good practices • Challenges • DI monitoring

  3. Background LaoInfo project • Project implemented as part of National Human Development Report project since 2004 • LaoInfo: • MDG indicators, • Census 1995 and 2005, • Lao Reproductive Health Survey 2000 and 2005, and • MICS3 • + Social Economic Indicators • +Gender Statistics • Twice adaptations • LaoInfo V4.1 in 2005 • LaoInfo V5.0 in 2009

  4. Institutional framework • MoU signed since 2004. • LaoInfo as tool for data dissemination in the strategies for the Development of the National Statistical System 2020. • LaoInfo Network established among five key line ministries and five provinces, which are being expanded to eight ministries and twelve provinces. • Key implementing partner – DoS. • Main support partners – UNICEF, UNFPA, and UNDP.

  5. Capacity building • Training is mainly organized by DoS • Nearly 200 staff from line ministries and provinces have been trained • Two line ministries – MoE and MAF able to organize their own training

  6. MDG1: Eradicate Poverty and HungerTarget1a: Reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day Poverty declined steadily and the country is on course to achieve MDG1

  7. MDG2: Achieve Universal Primary EducationTarget 2a: Ensure that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary schooling NER in primary school (%) • In overall, Lao PDR is on track in achieving MDGs 2 by 2015 • 11 more provinces out of 17 need to accelerate their efforts for enrolling children in primary school. • More than 43 thousand of children aged 6-10 years are yet enrolled in primary education annually. Data source: Lao_MoE Annual Statistics_2011

  8. Good practices • National ownership • High commitment from technical staff in DoS, line ministries, and provincial authorities • Higher level of involvement leads to better implementation • Continuous support from partners

  9. Challenges • Limited HR/staff • Language • Limited IT equipment • Not yet widely used for evidence base • Training conducted only at technical level • More high level awareness is needed

  10. di Monitoring Planned v. Actual

  11. National Socio-Economic Development Plan 2011-2015 LAO PDR

  12. Progress reviewed through text analysis • Lack of result framework outcomes, outputs, etc. • Difficult to access the status via baseline and target NSEDP Monitoring

  13. Framework Elements Indicators Baseline - Target Planned - Actual

  14. After….(on progress) • Using DI for monitoring and evaluating the progress of the implementation of the 7th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP)

  15. Q&A Thank You

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