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This document outlines the outcomes of the Third International Roundtable on Managing for Development Results held in Hanoi, February 2007. It discusses Eurostat's role in donor coordination efforts, including advocacy for statistics, strategic programming, and collaboration at the EU and global levels. Challenges in coordination are highlighted, such as conflicting donor agendas, poor communication, and the complexity of identifying statistical projects. Recommendations are provided for improving collaboration, including establishing a network of local representatives and enhancing links among various initiatives.
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Co-ordinating donor efforts James Whitworth Eurostat, European Commission Third International Roundtable on Managing for Development Results, Hanoi, February 2007
Donor co-ordination • What does Eurostat do? • EU Advisory Group • Who? • Why is it so difficult? • The way forward
What does Eurostat do? • Advocacy for statistics at strategic and programming stages (flag NSDS) • Advisory service on statistical aspects of development programmes to EC external relations services • Co-ordination at EU level (Advisory Group), contribution to global co-ordination efforts • Paris 21 Consortium, Steering Committee & Bureau, MAPS Advisory Board
EU Advisory Group • First meeting 19 July 2006 • 11 countries, EFTA, Paris21 • EU “joined-up” approach to meet the needs for statistical capacity building
Advisory Group: First actions • Links with other co-ordinating efforts • Identification of needs document • Database of current and future projects • Pool of experts • Exchange experience and best practices
Advisory Group: next steps? • Second meeting: 19 March 2007 • EU strategy for statistical capacity building efforts • Twinning • Training • Network of local representatives • Expand scope to other regions • New ways of looking at problem
Donor co-ordination: who? • Paris21 • UN Statistical Commission • Committee for the Co-ordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA) • UN Regional Commissions • EU Advisory Group
Donor co-ordination: why difficult? • Donors often have their own agenda • Poor communication between headquarters and field • Hard to identify statistical projects • A lot of initiatives • Lack of a focal point in partners
“Co-ordination, co-ordination, co-ordination” • EU Advisory group will try to solve the problem for EU donors • Need better links among multitude of initiatives • Ex-post co-ordination will fail • Network of local representatives • Responsibility of beneficiary partners
James Whitworth International Statistical Co-operation Eurostat, European Commission james.whitworth@ec.europa.eu +352 4301 36857