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Coordination of Development Partners’ Statistical Activities in Nepal

Coordination of Development Partners’ Statistical Activities in Nepal. Andy Murray Statistics Adviser and Results Lead DFID Nepal 1 July 2013 Delivered on behalf of Development Partners’ in Nepal. Overview. 1. The importance of statistics 2. PARIS21 and the NSDS process

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Coordination of Development Partners’ Statistical Activities in Nepal

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  1. Coordination of Development Partners’ Statistical Activities in Nepal Andy Murray Statistics Adviser and Results Lead DFID Nepal 1 July 2013 Delivered on behalf of Development Partners’ in Nepal

  2. Overview 1. The importance of statistics 2. PARIS21 and the NSDS process 3. The role of Development Partners in Nepal 4. The NSDS process in Nepal – design and implementation 5. Investment in Statistics

  3. Introduction • The importance of high quality data, reliable statistics and evidence is well established and should not be underestimated • Policy makers, citizens, and the international community are well aware of the role data and statistics play in supporting results-based management, better governance, evidence-based policies and plansand greater aid effectiveness. • Need to build on this awareness by improving the relevance, importance and use of good data and statistics in GoN planning and decision-making • A strategic vision helps… • Efficiency savings if activities coordinated and aligned with strategic objectives • Avoids duplication/contradictory findings! • Greater probability of fundamental improvements in the statistical system following development of a strategy • On behalf of the donor community, fully welcome and support this initiative to develop Nepal’s first NSDS, a PARIS21-led initiative

  4. So, who are PARIS21…. • Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21) is an initiative that aims to promote the better use and production of statistics throughout the developing world • Established in 1999 • PARIS21 Secretariat hosted within OECD (in Paris!) • See http://www.paris21.org/ for further info • Goal is to develop a culture of Management for Development Results (MfDR) • pursue this goal primarily by encouraging and assisting low-income and lower middle income countries to design, implement, and monitor a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS)

  5. …. and what is an NSDS? • NSDSis a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics • An NSDS enables developing countries to build a reliable statistical system that produces the data necessary to design, implement, and monitor national development policies and programmes. • It provides a country with a vision of the development of statistics and a detailed, costed action plan over a period of 5 to 10 years that covers the production of all official statistics. • It should align with the overall national development plan of GoN • Should be flexible, but set out what government collectively believes is needed • It is designed through a participatory process led by national authorities, in close collaboration with key actors in the national statistical system. • Crucial to involve not only producers but also users in the NSDS process.

  6. Global progress on NSDS development • PARIS21 reports on country progress in designing and implementing NSDS • These reports provide an up-to-date overview of where countries currently are in their NSDSprocesses • As at March 2013… • over 80% of IDA-borrower countries were in the process of either implementing or designing an NSDS • implementing (51.9%) • designing/awaiting adoption of their NSDS (29.6%). • Nepal is one of the 17% of IDA countries that is planning an NSDS but does not currently have one in place

  7. The NSDS process works • There are many recent success stories of countries that have used the NSDS process • These examples shows that the NSDScan set out a roadmap for a successful statistical system • In the 2011 and 2012 editions of ‘PARIS21 success stories’ the following examples were included: • Vietnam (Asia) • Benin (Africa) • And in DFIDwe have seen first-hand the benefit of the NSDS approach in our other priority countries, including Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda

  8. Vietnam • Designed the first NSDS: Vietnam Statistical Development Strategy (VSDS) 2011-2020 and vision to 2030; • The Prime Minister of Vietnam endorsed the VSDS giving strong signal of national ownership of the country’s statistical development • The VSDS has been designed for the entire national statistical system • Providers also engaged in discussions to co-ordinate their support within the framework of the VSDS.

  9. Benin • Launched the design process for its second generation NSDS through a workshop conducted in Oct 2012 • Users and producers of statistics gathered together to review and assess the progress of the country’s NSDS (2008-2011) • Participants discussed guiding principles for the next NSDS, planned for 2015. • Minister of Economic Analysis, Development and Planning of Benin reasserted his country’s commitment to long-term statistical development and the necessity to integrate statistics into all development policies and strategies.

  10. Rwanda • DFIDand EU supporting the NSDS from 2010-2014 • NSO (NISR) lobbied Government hard for funding • Recognising the importance of the census to the development of the country, the Government agreed to fund the majority of census work • In the first two years of the NSDS, the Government was impressed with the high capacity built in NISRand the high quality statistics produced • In the year after the Census, the Government has maintained the higher level of funding • suggests an increasing confidence in the NISR to deliver and recognition of the importance of good statistics • Next NSDSdraft being developed, through consultation, to consolidate the gains over the last NSDS and build additional capacity to further strengthen the NSS in Rwanda

  11. History of DP support to statistics in Nepal Numerous activities supported over the last decade… • 2002 – ADB conduct strategic planning process for CBS • 2008 – ILO support CBS on the 2008 Labour Force Survey • 2010 – UNICEF support Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey • 2011 – UNFPA coordinate development partner support to Population and Housing Census • 2011 – World Bank and others support Nepal Living Standards Surveys Many other examples of important development partners’ engagement including capacity building, poverty analysis, National Accounts and geographical presentation of data…. ….however lack of sustainability/capacity development or coordination a recurring theme

  12. Issues with current approach Limited coordination among development partners over this period…. ….resulting in fragmented activities, with little alignment or reconciliation of findings…. ….exacerbating the problems of a decentralised national statistical system. • Knowledge transfer/capacity building not a fundamental consideration- objective is delivery of a product or analysis to serve an agreed objective i.e. short-term data needs • While partners can and should do more to coordinate amongst themselves, CBS have a central role to play in driving the coordination agenda forward.

  13. Use and demand have a vital role to play..… • Support to the supply side is not enough • i.e. as well as the collection of good data, production of high quality statistics and analysis of findings, we need to ensure analysis, use and dissemination of this information, and continued demand • The role of Government of Nepal (and other) policy/planning processes in improving data quality should not be forgotten • Support to M&E/results frameworks, and other initiatives that fundamentally rely on robust evidence, is key to ensuring statistics used by decision makers • And further…if the information is high quality, and leads to better targeting and overall development outcomes, demand for this information will grow • Equally important to ensure transparency of information – routine dissemination , as well as open aid/data initiatives, have a role to play in increasing accountability, as well as catalysing the use and scrutiny of information which can drive improvements in data quality

  14. International Development Partners Group (IDPG) Set up as a forum to ensure cross-development partner dialogue on the key development priorities of Nepal • ensures there is space for critical discussion on development issues such as budget, economic management, gender, social inclusion • ensures a close working relationship with Government of Nepal through Ministry of Finance (IEECD) • ensuring key messages from development partners to GoN are coherent, prioritised and focussed • directly feeds into Local Donors meeting, a meeting set up to ensure better dialogue and coordination between donors and GoN 7 ‘clusters’ covered: • Economic Growth, Climate Change, Governance, Human Development, Human Rights & Rule of Law, Peace and Energy

  15. Statistics and Evidence for Policy, Planning and Results (SEPPR) • Under the Governance cluster, working group established to discuss partners’ support to data/statistics initiatives, with the wider objective of use of evidence for policymaking/planning • Remit: “to bring together, on a regular basis, Development Partners in Nepal with an interest in this agenda, to enhance visibility of activities and to ensure activities are as coherent and coordinated as possible” So, progress being made by DPs to coordinate their activities

  16. The Nepal NSDSprocess and development partners’ engagement • Process has to be driven by GoN (of which CBS are integral) based on analysis of country context and need • Strongly urge all relevant Government departments and officials to engage in the process….the benefits will be yours further down the line so now is the time to engage! • Development Partners stand ready to contribute to the process as NSDS develops

  17. Once the NSDS in place…..what next? • Coordinated support to implementation • experience from other countries suggests the transition from design to implementation can be awkward….significant support and coordination therefore required • requires commitment from all actors, particularly GoN • Clear alignment between planned activities and strategic objectives of NSDS • Statistical activities in the NSS driven by… …clear division of responsibilities across CBS, line ministries and other official agencies …recognition of comparative advantage and core mandate of development partner organisations

  18. ‘Investing in Statistics’ • Crucial that countries understand the importance of investing in statistics capacity development • Investment of resource/time, as well as financial • The ‘end game’ should be a fully functional and effective National Statistical System in Nepal, one that is fully sustainable and free from aid dependence • Failure to invest affects the sustainability of good statistical activities and programs that have already been initiated • In implementing the NSDS, statistical capacity should be strengthened to allow future activities to be undertaken without external assistance, however without investment such future activities will not take place

  19. ‘Investing in Statistics’ • Such reform efforts and support were previously provided by Development Partners…..however, these efforts were not sustained and owned by government • While the donor community is willing to provide assistance, the government itself should also show its commitment through investments in statistics • Only through such engagement will the National Statistical System in Nepal become sustainable, self-supporting and subsequently add value to policy/planning in Nepal

  20. And finally…. • This can and should be an exciting time in Nepal’s statistical development! • We should embrace the potential to transform the statistical system • We, as the Development Partners in Nepal, look forward to beginning this exciting journey to improve the quality and use of statistics in Nepal

  21. Dhanyabaad

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