1 / 5

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.

torresjames
Télécharger la présentation

Better Statistics Better Results

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  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

More Related