Some issues in NSDS design and implementation planning Presentation by PARIS21 Secretariat

1. Some issues in NSDS design and implementation planning Presentation by PARIS21 Secretariat

2. Vision: Where we want tobe Assessment: Action Plans: Where we are now How to get there Launching Implementation: Getting there, and staying there Introduction:the design and implementation process

3. Key implementation issues • Advocacy • Leadership and management • Going from strategies to action • Costing and funding • Managing Change • Monitoring and evaluation

4. The vision shapes the strategy, which in turn shapes the plans that support it Vision 10-20+ years • The time horizon decreases as you descend, with plans typically looking only one year out. Strategy 3-5 years • Certainty generally increases as time horizon decreases Plans 1 year From strategies to action plans

5. Action planning • Medium and short-term objectives • What is to be done, by whom and when? • Guiding resource allocation • Focussing activities on objectives, results and outputs • Reporting, monitoring and evaluation

6. Action areas • Changes to regulatory and management framework for NSO and other key agencies • Human resource development • Investment and improvements in physical and statistical infrastructure • Statistical production and management

7. Costing • Investment and recurrent costs • Expected burden on national budget and external financing requirements • How resources will be used: equipment, HR, censuses, surveys, etc • Cost effectiveness: alternative approaches and comparison with costs in other countries

8. Funding • Need commitment from government and external partners • Set implementation within time frame of policy frameworks (e.g. PRS) and budgetary cycles • Be realistic. Don’t frighten governments! • Identify and attract potential development partners • Some mechanisms….

9. External funding sources • WB TFSCB • WB STATCAP • Regional funding • Bilateral donors

10. TFSCB • Multi-donor trust fund set up in 1999 • Closely coordinated with PARIS21 • Goal is to help reduce poverty by strengthening the evidence-base for decision making at all levels • Small grants, maximum of $400,000 with a maximum implementation period of three years

11. STATCAP • A new WB lending instrument for statistical capacity building • Designed to be a simple & user-friendly • Based on a Project Appraisal Document (PAD). • PAD will be based on a Statistical Master Plan (SMP) for the country • The SMP will cover the entire national statistical system, even if the project is to finance SCB in only one area

12. Change management • Important and difficult issue • Organisations, individuals and systems • Needs to be well planned and well managed • Change takes time - look for quick wins! • Few “people” problems can be solved quickly • Importance of: • Leadership and management • Engaging and motivating staff

13. Monitoring and evaluation • Management and accountability framework • Performance indicators and reporting • Monitoring to track implementation progress • Evaluation should assess significant constraints, successes, achievements of NSDS • Possible tools: NSDS ‘checklist’, peer reviews

14. To recap: some implementation principles • Strategic management is a continuous process • Systems must remain flexible and respond to new demands • A good strategy is one that is implemented and achieves its goals on time and within budget • Needs to be achievable, pragmatic and flexible • Financing requirements need to respond to user needs but be realistic

15. Thank you!