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Learn about the Division for Development Cooperation's main tasks and how they assist in the development of statistical systems and planning capacity in developing and transitional countries. Discover the importance of statistics for economic growth, poverty reduction, good governance, and democracy building.
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Development Cooperation with Statistics Norway http://www.ssb.no/en/omssb/samarbeid/internasjonalt-utviklingssamarbeid Regional Seminar on Implementation of 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in the ECO member countries 11-13 September 2013 Ankara, Turkey Dr. Julie L. Hass (email: JUH@ssb.no) Division for Development Cooperation
Statistics Norway Development CooperationMain tasks: • Strengthen the role of evidence based policy in, and about developing countries through: • Assisting in the development of Statistical Systems and Planning capacity in: • Countries in the South • Transitional countries • Providing input for Norwegian Development Policy • Ministry of Foreign Affairs/ Norad
Why statistics? • Economic growth and efficient resource allocation • Policy for poverty reduction • Good governance through evidence based policy making • Democracy building through factual basis for an open public debate • Standardised information for international comparability (UN) and action (climate)
Strengths of institutional cooperation • Cooperation is based upon understanding of context in the partner country • We identify more easily with peers and colleagues • We have a broad specter of competence • Individual advisers supported by solid institutional base • Large flexibility and easy availability for support, not depending on individuals
Tools for institutional cooperation • Clear Project Structure • Detailed Project Plan • 3-4 year contract • 10 year perspective • Terms of references for LTAs and STAs • Designated ”Counterpart” in partner institution with specified responsibilities • Personal meetings • Annual Meetings, LTA, study visits, STA, seminars, workshops • Project coordination team with sufficient authority
Infrastructure for statistics • Many donors only fund one-time, large surveys (population census, agriculture census, etc.) • Statistics Norway participates and supports these efforts as a partner – pre-testing, sampling frames… • Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affaires – also funds projects to establish needed statistical infrastructure • Business registers • Data collection and processing systems • Data conversion • Metadata
Future • Partner withthe Norwegian Oil for Development Program – Boliva, South Sudan • Continuingprojects in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova • Working to start newprojects (applyJanuary 2014): • Tajikistan • Armenia
Contact the Norwegian Embassy in your country – and express interest in a cooperation project with Statistics Norway.Put us in copy!Irene Tuveng (Head of Division) ITU@ssb.noJulie Hass, Senior AdviserJUH@ssb.noThank you for your attention…