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FAO/PARIS21 REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE INTEGRATION OF AND ACCESS TO AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS FOR
BETTER FORMULATION AND MONITORING OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
Algers, Algeria 8-9 December 2007
Back-to-back with the 20th AFCAS
AW-07-01-1
Mainstreaming Sector Statistics in the National Statistical System
By Mrs Norah Madaya, UBOS
Challenges facing African countries
PovertyEnvironment and natural resource degradation Poor governanceInadequate Policy formulation and monitoring to inform PRSs & MDGsRegional integrationHIV/AIDS threat Gender inequalityEtc.
..statistical challenges
The new source of power is not money in the hands of a few,
but information (good quality
information) in the hands of many.
-- Megatrends, 2000
Data demandData demand
• Macro economic framework
• Social policies and programmes
• Poverty Reduction Strategies
• Governance and Democracy
• Millennium Development Goals
• Management for Development Results
• New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) etc
Data Supply
• The National Statistical System“Includes all agencies, whether Government or
not; under any enactment or otherwise;
responsible for gathering statistical data
through either surveys or administrative
action”
(Uganda Bureau of Statistics Act, 1998)
The NSS…
Should have;
– a relatively uniform capacity for generation and use of statistics in its constituent parts,
– effective coordination and collaboration mechanisms between & within sectors
– standards and shared values for data production and use
– Harmonised data production and dissemination processes
Status of statistics & Systems in Africa
• Weaknesses in statistical capacity• Inadequate links of statistical systems to policy • Data gaps on some key demographic, socio-
economic and environmental indicators• Unreliability of some existing data • Inadequate use of existing data • Unsustainability of statistical development • Duplication of effort• Incomparable indicators/statistics• Limited coordination & inter sectoral links• Etc.
Partially coordinated statistical system
Labour
Education
Culture
etc
Agriculture
Health
NSO
Current Status of some NSS
National Strategies for
the Development of Statistics (NSDS)
Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics aim:
“to mainstream strategic planning of statistical systems and prepare national strategies for the development of statistics (NSDSs) for all low-income countries by 2006.”
NSDS for What?
A vehicle for streamlining statistical A vehicle for streamlining statistical production and developmentproduction and development
Strategic Plan 5 W’s + H
What , Why, Who, When, Where + How?
Future & Mechanisms
• Framework to strengthen statistical capacity across the entire National Statistical System
• It is a robust, comprehensive and coherent
framework to:
• address data limitations
• prioritise the use of resources
• integrate statistics within national policy processes• manage change • envision how statistical capacity building responds to key user needs
What is the National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS)?
The NSDS Process • Well-planned and highly consultative • Consideration for legal, institutional and
organisational constraints• Assessment/Diagnosis of existing statistical
production environment • Builds on what already exists and is in
progress, e.g. GDDS, DQAF- improvement programmes
• Consideration for user needs but realistic about resources
• Country ownership with high level political support and leadership
…NSDS Process
• Linked to development and national poverty reduction policies and strategies (such as the PRSP) as PEAP-Uganda, Mukukuta-Tanzania, PARPA-Mozambique etc.
• Takes into account all sub-national, national, sub-regional, regional, and international data needs.
• Involves all key statistical production units • Assessment of the role of national statistical
training institutes.
Cont’d..
Status of NSDS in Africa
Several African countries have embraced the concept. Eg. Senegal, Gambia, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda,
Tanzania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Malawi etc.
However at different stages and approach to design NSDSs varies.
A model of best practice Mainstreaming sector statistics…
to strengthen coordination, standards and quality of statistics in the NSS
So?
Sectors: the missing link!!!
• Are Sectors explicitly part of the NSS?
• Are their Sector Strategies for the Development of Statistics (SSDS) integrated in the NSDS?
What should be done?
Mainstream sector statistics in the NSDS
process
The term sector is used here to describe a vertical division of governmental
focus that relates to a given subject area or public need - usually corresponding to line
ministries, government departments or agencies -
with separate and well-defined areas of concern,
mandate, and budget.
The SSDS
• The sector Strategy for the Development of Statistics (SSDS) should have – A medium to long term vision focused on key users’
needs – A comprehensive framework to:
• Mainstream statistics within sector policy processes
• Address data gaps in all sector components• Manage change by introducing management
principles and modern standards and values• Prioritize use of resources• Ensure standards and quality in data
SSDS Process
The Process is an opportunity for :Advocacy Securing buy-in of key stakeholders (political leaders, decision-makers, development partners) Ownership (empowering stakeholders)Identification of Champions Etc.
Process should be participatory and ensure consensus-building
SECTORAL MAINSTREAMING IN
THE NSS
Mainstreaming sector statistics
Why?• to make more efficient use of resources;
• to improve the provision of indicators;
• to increase the productivity of data collection and management; and
• to raise the public profile for statistics
• to make sectors active partners in statistical development.
Sector Strategies for the Development of Statistics are building blocks of the PE SEN
Sectoral statistics are produced through the statistical system of each sector which may be functionally centralized or decentralized within the NSS.
Hierarchy of Sector
priorities
build into
the national
priorities for data
and information
NSDS DESIGN STAGES ACROSS COUNTRIES
Degree of mainstreaming
Type of system
Implication for NSDS design
Outcome of NSDS design
Next steps
Sectors not mainstreamed
Centralized or decentralized
NSO does not consult or involve sectors
NSDS document that does not take account of sector strategies
Conduct an integrated NSDS using this guide
Sectors partially mainstreamed
Decentralized
NSO consults but does not involve sectors
NSDS document that caters for sectors but does not include sector-owned strategies
Review the NSDS document and mainstream sectoral strategies using this guide
Centralized
NSDS document that includes sector strategies that are not owned by the sectors
Review and update the NSDS document with the sectors using this guide
Some sectors fully mainstreamed
Centralized or decentralized
NSO consults and involves some sectors
NSDS document that includes some sector-owned strategies
Sequence in more sectors in repeated stages of NSDS design using this guide
All sectors fully mainstreamed
Centralized or decentralized
NSO consults and involves all sectors
NSDS document that includes sector-owned strategies
Monitor and evaluate NSDS implementation
Sector statisticsIn most African countries there is, • Inconsistent, informal and relatively weak linkages
– between sectoral statistical systems – between sectoral statistical systems and NSOs
• Little appreciation of the implications of the statistical activities of one sector with respect to others.- Nutrition –Water & Sanitation, Education, Agriculture, Health etc.
Mainstreaming sectoral statistical systems requires that key stakeholders using sector statistics are involved in the design & implementation of the SSDS
• they work with each other and with the NSO to develop shared goals and cross-cutting strategies, and
• streamline institutional and coordination arrangements.
Launch of the NSDS design process
Planning, advocacy, coordination, technical assistance, road maps
Assessment of each sector’s statistical system
Development of vision and strategies for each sectoral statistical system
Development of implementation plan for each sectoral statistical system
Sectoral strategic plans are integrated into an integrated NSDS
Implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, of the sector plans and NSDS
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Phase IV
Phase V
Champions andadvocates of
statistics
MAIN FEATURES OF THE SSDS DESIGN
Sector review meetingsInter Agency Meetings
(Coordination committee)
MAIN FEATURES OF THE NSDS DESIGN
Paris21 Generic Model
Assessment:Where we are now
Launching
Action Plans:How to get there
Implementation:How to stay there
Vision:Where we want to be
Assessment:Where we are now
Launching
Action Plans:How to get there
Implementation:How to stay there
Vision:Where we want to be
Key components
• Resources – policies, financial resources, human resources, communication, coordination & leadership
• Indicators – Minimum set of indicators, standards etc
• Data Sources-Types of data sources, and standards
• Data Management – data definition, flow, quality, storage and linkage
• Information products – User needs, analysis and presentation
• Dissemination and use – Infrastructure, synthesis, packaging and documentation
International statistics development Models
WHO - Health Metric Network (HMN) Model
FAO Model
ILO Model
UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) Model
Agriculture – FAO Model
Agricultural sector contributes immensely to the country’s GDP & must be measured.
Why the initiative?
To support countries in strengthening their food and agricultural statistics systems
Technical assistance in terms of;• Reviewing and developing methodologies of data
collection, • Processing and analysis - particularly in the
domains of census of agriculture and permanent systems,
• Elaboration of food deprivation and food insecurity indicators, food balance sheets,
• Data harmonization, integration and dissemination (countrySTAT) etc, and
• Identification of standards and promotion of good practice in other sectors.
FAO Approach
• The NSDS borrows a leaf from each of these initiatives
• The NSDS considers all the sectors
• To improve coordination, sector contact persons for all the above initiatives should be on the NSDS Inter Sector Committee
THE NSDS – UNITING FACTOR
Labour
Education
Trade
etc
Agriculture
Health
NSO
Fully coordinated statistical system
Common institutional Procedures
All embracing legal & Institutional framework
Common metadata dictionary
Common data quality standards
Hamonised data production schedule
Comprehensive dissemination Policy for the NSS
Coherent Advocacy Strategy for the NSS
Coherent MISs in the NSS
Common Data Warehouse
• Limited knowledge about strategic planning • Securing stakeholder buy-in to the process Limited commitment of Technical Managers Prioritisation of statistical functions by line
ministries and other government agencies Bureaucracy Structural placement of statistics outfits in the
ministries/agencies Budgeting Sequencing activities of the policy making cycle
with the data production cycle Securing sustainable funding for
implementation
SOME CHALLENGES
Quick Wins• Coordinated effort to enable up scaling and out scaling (vertical
and horizontal growth) – Producer/Producer, and Producer/User meetings
• Creation/strengthening of an existing committee to operationalize the SSDS within the agreed institutional framework;
• Rotation of meeting venues among the sectors and participation of the NSO and sector leadership;
• Regular meetings of NSO leadership with the sector Chief Executives
• Sharing financial support for poorly resourced sectors through basket funding
• Installation and effective use of intranet/internet facilities to improve communication between sectors, and NSO; and
• Production and distribution of a NSS newsletter.
Thank you for your attention