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Statistics and cooperation: an essential link

Statistics and cooperation: an essential link. Technical cooperation is a “core business” of Istat Claudia Cingolani Director, Office for International Relations and Cooperation Istat-Aula Magna Rome, 24 November 2005. The development of technical cooperation in Istat. Main steps

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Statistics and cooperation: an essential link

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  1. Statistics and cooperation: an essential link Technical cooperation is a “core business” of Istat Claudia Cingolani Director, Office for International Relations and Cooperation Istat-Aula Magna Rome, 24 November 2005

  2. The development of technical cooperation in Istat Main steps • 1992: creation of a technical unit for cooperation within the Directorate General • 1996: participation in the European CESD network and framework agreement with Cesd-Rome • 2004: decision of the Council of Istat on cooperation as a strategic goal • 2004: set up of the “Office for international relations and cooperation”within the Presidency

  3. Strategic goals of cooperation • Contribute to building up of national statistical systems and to promoting the knowledge and the application of standards at international level • Strengthen the international role of Istat in its sectors of excellence • Participate more actively in technical contexts of international development policies • Step up relations with national institutions for the formulation and implementation of development cooperation policies

  4. Criteria in the selection of programmes • Geographical areas: • compliance with political strategies of institutional partners • experience gained in the countries • Thematic fields: • acknowledged competence in the specific matters • availability of high-quality and professional resources

  5. Sources of financing • Italian Governmentthrough ad-hoc agreements for complex projects • European Union through the participation, individually or in consortium, in tenders (Cards, Tacis, Phare, Medstat programmes) • International organisations (IMF, United Nations, World Bank etc.) for specific projects • Other external sources • Istat

  6. Activities • Technical assistance • Tools • Training • Study visits • Seminars, workshops and conferences

  7. Geographical areas of cooperation Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia (FYROM) Hungary, Poland, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Georgia • Algeria • Tunisia Morocco • Egypt • Syria Jordan • Palestine • Lebanon • Israel Turkey • Malta Cyprus China Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Andean Pact countries Mozambique, Cape Verde, Nigeria

  8. Fields of activity Research&Development Service statistics Prices Agriculture censuses Business statistics Business registers Households consumption Population and housing censuses Institutional building Agriculture statistics Quality National accounts Dissemination and communication Environment statistics Statistical law Non-observed economy

  9. The challenges of cooperation for Istat • Maintain the balance between demand and supply • Develop within Istat a ‘culture’ of cooperation and the required professionalism • Foster full collaboration with the partner country and sharing of choices and of expected results • Improve managerial capacityand internal instruments for financial and administrative management of projects

  10. Conclusions • Technical cooperation in Istat is an institutional activity and is integral part of its planning • Participation of Istat in national and international programmes for development cooperation is reinforced and strengthened • Thematic fields and geographical areas respond to technical and political evaluation criteria • Technical cooperation is an opportunity for the professional growth of Istatstaff Statistics and cooperation: an essential link Claudia Cingolani, 24 November 2005

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