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Explore the Albania experience in assessing information needs and survey alternatives for sustainable development, facing challenges like lack of reliable data and transitioning economy. Understand the steps taken, objectives set, and approaches adopted to strengthen data collection and monitoring systems.
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Assessing Information Needs and Survey Alternatives: the Albania experience Gero Carletto DECRG
The context • Late 2000: a decade into transition • 1st PRSP • MDGs • Fast transition, migration, poverty, … • No reliable data • 2001 Popcensus • (local) Demand for data? • The Hoxha legacy
The steps • Define objectives • Whose objectives? • Review existing data sources • HBS 00 • LCS 98 • GTZ rural survey • Identify key stakeholders/data users • Evaluate alternatives • Define and agree on methodology
Objectives • Define baseline of key indicators • Poverty line and welfare measure • Capacity building • Institution building • Monitoring: sustainability?
Approach • Multi-topic • Multi-year program • Small sample size • Annual (panel?): LFS, Migration, … • Rotating modules • Strengthen INSTAT • DUG
Some final remarks … • Systemic, gradual approach • Find a viable counterpart and strengthen it • Increasing local demand takes time: build analytical capacity • The power of demonstration: learn-by-doing/seeing • Still going, and going, …