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Better Statistics Better Results

This update discusses the "scaling-up" of effective investment in National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) implementation. It focuses on improving statistical capacity, strengthening national partnerships, and providing more effective support through a Central Fund. The progress on setting up the fund, the governance arrangements, and the key steps in its start-up are outlined.

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Better Statistics Better Results

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  1. Better Statistics Better Results The Statistics for Results Facility Supporting National Partnership Approaches in Statistics Update PARIS21 Steering Committee November 6, 2008

  2. Recap: this is about “scaling-up” effective investment in NSDS implementation • Better statistics for better results: improving the link between statistical capacity improvements and the needs of development policy • Strengthening national partnerships at country level • More effective support to statistical capacity building, using the principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and Sector-Wide Approaches • More details in Framework Document discussed at last P21 SC

  3. Progress on setting up a Central Fund • Two donors: United Kingdom and Netherlands • Current pledges of around $140m • Charter has been drafted describing governance arrangements of Central Fund • Key body is a Council of donors, World Bank, and PARIS21, supported by Administration Unit in World Bank • Council will make allocation decisions and monitor progress on basis of agreed indicators

  4. Application, approval, implementation • Pilot phase: 5-6 selected countries will be invited to apply on basis of a Council decision • Application in form of concept note agreed through the national partnership, describing partnership arrangements to implement the NSDS, and demonstrating the financing gap • After allocation decision, appraisal/approval of full proposal by “supervising agency” (for instance, the World Bank) • Execution (implementation) by grant recipient

  5. Key steps in start-up • Complete formal agreement with donors • Hold meeting of Council, to agree Charter, monitoring arrangements, and first pilot countries to be invited to participate • Application preparation by pilot countries, with support from national partnership and Administration Unit • Submission of applications and review by the Council

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