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Regional statistical co-operation An Overview

Reinforcing Statistical Co-operation at the Regional Level to Support Sustainable Development

PARIS21 Regional Forum

5-6

October

2015

Outline:Why this Forum?

Where is regional statistical co-operation taking place?

What are the elements of regional statistical co-operation?

What is the added value of regional statistical co-operation

What are regional statistical development strategies (RSDS)?

What’s ahead: RSDS in Post-2015

1. Why this forum?

Understand regional processes on statistics

Share regional practices on statistical co-operation across all regions

Discuss benefits

and

necessity

of

an

RSDS

Reach a consensus on the elements of RSDS to inform the preparation of flexible guidelines

2. Where regional statistical co-operation is taking place?

UN

regional

commissions

(

e.g

., ECA,ECLAC

, ECE, ESCAP, ESCWA

)

Regional

offices of UN

agencies

(

e.g

., FAO, WHO, UNICEF)

Subregional

inter-governmental

bodies

(

e.g

.,

Afristat

,

African

Union, ASEAN, CAN,

Caricom

, ECOWAS, SAARC, SADC, SICA, SPC, UEMOA)

Regional

development

banks

(

e.g

.,

AfDB

, ADB, IADB,

IsDB

)

Regional

capacity

building

centers

(

e.g

.,

SIAP, EASTAC)

Bilateral

and

multilateral

agencies

3. What are the elements of regional statistical co-operation?Group of chief

statisticians

regularly

meet

to

oversee

regional

statistical

activities

(i.e.,

annual

meeting)

Organisational

structure

guides

regional

action

based

on

chief

statisticians

’

decisions

(

e.g

.,

statistics

committee

)

Formal

adoption and

periodical

review

of a long-

term

strategy

(i.e., RSDS)

Development partners’ support enables regional solutions and country-specific

interventions

Collaboration and support of multi-

year

statistical

projects

3. What are the elements

of regional statistical

co-operation?

4. What is the added value of regional statistical co-operation?

Expands

range of

globally

comparable

statistical

measures

Contributes

to

diminishing

the

cost

of a

comprehensive

national

statistical

system

Establishes

and

operates

relevant

statistical

infrastructure for countries

with

limited

resources

4. What is the added value of regional statistical co-operation?

Recognizes

the nature of

societies

and

economies

of countries in the

region

Advances

the

quality

of NSS in the face of

obsolence

in technologies and practices

Enables

all countries to

benefit

from

development

partners

’

contibution

4. What is the added value of regional statistical co-operation?Builds and

enables

access

to:

range and mix of

skills

and

capabilities

essential for an NSS

funding

for

regular

operations

of major

statistical

sources

Contributes

to international standard-setting by

developing

countries

Complements

statistical

operation

of countries

with

limited

capability

RSDS

A strategic regional plan on statistics prepared and agreed to by regional authorities and member countries

Objectives

F

ramework for producing regional data

Ensure comparability of statistics produced by NSSs across the region

Harmonize statistics between member countries

Outcomes

Coordinated national and regional statistical

programmes

(e.g. data collection activities)

H

armonised

conceptual frameworks and methods

S

trengthened national and regional statistical systems

R

egional institutions serving as statistical

centres

of excellence in the region

Purpose

An efficient Regional Statistical System to respond to statistical needs of a regional development agenda

5. What is RSDS?Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics

RSDS WORLDWIDE: Some Examples

CENTROESTAD & SICA

Regional

Strategy for the Development of Statistics (RSDS) process since 2012

Ten-Year

Pacific

Statistics Strategy

2011-2020

SADC RSDS 2013-2018

Strategic Plan for the Establishment 

of the ASEAN Community Statistical 

System (ACSS)  2011-2015

Link between RSDS and NSDS Complementary Processes

RSDS, NSDS SequenceNo recommended sequence when formulating RSDS and NSDS – it can be formulated one after the other or in parallel

What is important :

NSDS should include programs that would address regional statistical needs (including standards to adhere to)

RSDS define specific regional or sub-regional statistical priorities consistent with regional development goals and policies; and consider capacity building needs of member countries to enable them to deliver on regional statistical needs

6. What’s ahead: RSDS in Post-2015Flexible RSDS guidelines to include

:

Principles

and areas of

cooperation

Role

distribution of key

actors

and

stakeholders

Description of

regional

processes

Investment

strategy

Support to

regions

in RSDS design and implementation complementing

NSDS