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1 R E V I S I T I N G C A P A C I T Y D E V E L O P M E N T T O D E L I V E R O N T H E S D G S A N N U A L M E E T I N G S A P R I L

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3 OECD Conference Centre Room CC4 & CC10 2, rue André Pascal Paris, France +33 (0) Document package for the PARIS21 Annual Meetings 2017 Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21 st Century (PARIS21) Contact: Peter Carlson, +33 (0)

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5 I. LIST OF DOCUMENTS

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7 PARIS21 Annual Meetings I. LIST OF DOCUMENTS # DOCUMENT TITLE STATUS PAGE I List of Documents For Information 3 II Board Membership & Terms of Reference For Information 7 III Executive Committee Membership & Terms of Reference For Information 15 IV Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) For Information 19 V Secretariat Programme of Work & Budget (2017) For Decision 49 VI Logframes BAPS, CTGAP and PARIS21 For Discussion 65 VII Task Team New Approaches to Capacity Development For Decision 73 VIII Task Team Statistical Literacy Indicator For Information 79 IX Project UN Women MEWGC For Decision 85 X Update on NSDS Guidelines For Information 91 XI Appendix I: Financial Statement of the PARIS21 Secretariat (2016) For Information 97 * Notes 101

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9 II. BOARD MEMBERSHIP & TERMS OF REFERENCE

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11 PARIS21 Annual Meetings II. PARIS21 BOARD MEMBERSHIP : # Member 1 Representative 1 Developing Countries West Africa 2 East Africa 3 Central Africa 4 North Africa 5 Southern Africa 6 Western Asia 7 Southern Asia 8 East Asia & Pacific 9 South East Asia 10 Central America 11 Caribbean Mandate Expiry Date Mr. Aboubacar Sédikh BEYE Director General 31/12/2017 (Senegal) Mr. Mohamed MOALIM Director General 31/12/2017 (Somalia) Mr. Nicolas NDAYISHIMIYE Director General (Burundi) 31/12/2017 Ms. Jeanine NIYUKURI Director (Burundi) Mr. Abobakr EL-GENDY President CAPMAS (Egypt) 31/12/2017 Ms. Amira GAMALELDIN Undersecretary (Egypt) Ms. Mercy KANYUKA Director General 31/12/2017 (Malawi) Mr. Qasem ALZOUBI Director General 31/12/2017 (Jordan) Ms. Aisath SHAHUDA Chief Statistician 31/12/2017 (Maldives) Mr. Simil JOHNSON Government Statistician 31/12/2017 (Vanuatu) Ms. Lisa BERSALES National Statistician 31/12/2017 (Philippines) Mr. Evaristo HERNANDEZ Director General 31/12/2017 (El Salvador) Dr. The Right Hon. Keith MITCHELL Prime Minister (Grenada) 31/12/2017 Mr. Halim BRIZAN Director (Grenada) 1 Developing countries represented in each seat are defined on page 13.

12 10 Board Membership & Terms of Reference # Member 1 Representative 12 South America 13 Eastern Europe and CIS 14 Regional Development Banks African Development Bank 15 Asian Development Bank 16 Inter-American Development Bank 17 Islamic Development Bank 18 Regional Economic Commissions UNECA 19 UNESCAP 20 UNECLAC 21 UNESCWA 22 Regional Institutions AFRISTAT 23 ASEAN 24 CARICOM 25 Pacific Community Mr. David VERA Executive Director (Ecuador) Ms. Magaly PAREDES Technical Coordinator (Ecuador) Mr. Vitalie VALCOV General Director (Moldova) Mr. Iurie MOCANU Deputy General Director (Moldova) Mr. Charles LUFUMPA Director Mr. Fessou LAWSON Principal Statistician Mr. Rana HASAN Director Mr. Carlos SANTISO Chief Mr. Jose Antonio MEJIA- GUERRA Modernization of the State Lead Specialist Mr. Savas ALPAY Chief Economist Mr. Abu CAMARA Statistician Mr. Oliver CHINGANYA Director Ms. Margarita GUERRERO Chief Ms. Zeynep Orhun Statistician Mr. Pascual GERSTENFELD Director Mr. Juraj RIECAN Director Mr. Cosme VODOUNOU Director General Mr. Puguh IRAWAN Senior Officer Ms. Philomen HARRISON Director Ms. Ofa KETU'U Director Mandate Expiry Date 31/12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/2017

13 PARIS21 Annual Meetings # Member 1 Representative Mandate Expiry Date Mr. Phil BRIGHT Geographic Information Systems Specialist 26 Bilateral Donors Australia Mr. Leslie O DONOGHUE Counsellor (Development Cooperation) 31/12/2017 Ms. Idil MOHAMED Policy Officer 27 Canada 28 Finland 29 Germany 30 France 31 Ireland 32 Korea Ms. Jackey MAYDA Director Ms. Cara WILLIAMS Chief - Advisor Ms. Lotta KARLSSON Director Mr. Daniel KEMPKEN Head of Unit Mr. Raphael PFAUTSCH Team Leader Mr. François LEGUE Foreign Affairs Advisor Mr. Hatem CHAKROUN Assistant Deputy Director Mr. Willem VERSTEGEN Temporary Attaché Mr. Chuljoo KIM Deputy Director 31/12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /12/ Netherlands N.N. 31/12/ Norway 35 Qatar 36 Switzerland 37 United Kingdom Mr. Paul FIFE Director Ms. Marit BRANTZAEG Deputy Director General Ms. Vibeke NIELSEN Senior Adviser H.E. Dr. Saleh Mohamed AL NABIT Minister Mr. Benjamin ROTHEN Deputy Head of Unit Mr. Christoph LANG Deputy Director Mr. Neil JACKSON Chief Statistician Mr. Kenneth BAMBRICK Statistics Advisor 31/12/ /12/ /12/ /12/2017

14 12 Board Membership & Terms of Reference # Member 1 Representative 38 Multilaterals FAO 39 UNFPA 40 UNICEF IMF 43 OECD 44 UNSD European Commission/ Eurostat 45 World Bank 46 Foundations/Private Sector Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 47 UN Foundation 48 Orange 49 Ex Officio PARIS21 Secretariat Mr. Benjamin VIGREUX Policy Officer Mr. Pietro GENNARI Director Mr. Jose Rosero MONCAYO Deputy Director Mr. Benoit KALASA Director Mr. Tapiwa JHAMBA Technical Advisor Mr. Attila HANCIOGLU Chief Mr. Claes JOHANSSON Senior Advisor Mr. Pieter EVERAERS Director Ms. Cristina PEREIRA DE SA Head of Unit Ms. Beatriz FERNANDEZ- NEBREDA International Relations Officer Mr. Louis Marc DUCHARME Director Mr. Johannes MUELLER Deputy Director Ms. Martine DURAND Director Mr. Stefan SCHWEINFEST Director Ms. Haishan FU Director Mandate Expiry Date 31/12/ /12/ /12/2017 Standing Member Standing Member Standing Member Standing Member Standing Member N.N. 31/12/2017 Ms. Elizabeth COUSENS Deputy CEO Mr. Nicolas DE CORDES Vice President Mr. Johannes JÜTTING Manager 31/12/ /12/2017 Standing Member

15 PARIS21 Annual Meetings COUNTRIES GROUPING Board Seat West Africa East Africa Central Africa North Africa Southern Africa Western Asia Southern Asia East Asia & Pacific South East Asia Central America Caribbean South America Eastern Europe and CIS Countries Represented Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d'ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, UR of Tanzania Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe Algeria, Egypt, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Yemen Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka China, Fiji, Kiribati, Korea DPR, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago Argentine, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

16 14 Board Membership & Terms of Reference BOARD MEMBERS: TERMS OF REFERENCE Board members have a responsibility to the Partnership and their constituencies within it to oversee the design and implementation of PARIS21 work. They will be expected to be champions of the aims of PARIS21 and advocate for and publicise PARIS21 activities within their constituencies. They will consult and report back to their constituencies about Board discussions and the work of the Partnership more broadly. They may also participate in Task Teams on particular issues when appropriate. In particular, they are expected to use their influence to advocate for the allocation of adequate resources both for the better availability and use of statistics in development generally and for PARIS21 activities in particular. More specifically, the PARIS21 Board is responsible for guiding the Partnership s direction, objectives, and activities in between meetings. The Board meets once a year to discuss general issues relating to the development and use of statistics, to review the strategic direction of the Partnership and to review the medium-term operational work programme of the Secretariat, including the work of Task Teams and Special Initiatives. In particular, the Board is responsible for: Setting the strategic direction for PARIS21 and how the Partnership is organised and coordinated based on their own expertise and experience Reviewing the work of the Partnership as a whole and advising on priorities for future action Championing the aims of PARIS21 and advocate for and publicise PARIS21 activities within their constituencies, including by sharing outcomes of PARIS21 meetings and activities, where relevant Using their influence to advocate for the allocation of adequate resources both for the better availability and use of statistics in development generally and for PARIS21 activities in particular Reviewing and advising on the Secretariat s medium-term work programme, which includes the work of Task Teams and Special Initiatives Participating in Task Teams on particular issues on a voluntary basis Reviewing and providing inputs into the terms of reference and reports of the periodic evaluations of PARIS21 Providing overall guidance to the Secretariat when appropriate Developing countries representation on the Board is determined by (sub)regional groupings. Developing country representatives are therefore expected to consult other countries in the (sub)regions, speak on their behalf, and report back to them regarding any major developments of PARIS21.

17 III. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP & TERMS OF REFERENCE

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19 PARIS21 Annual Meetings III. PARIS21 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS: # Member Representative 1 Developing Countries Senegal Mr. Aboubacar Sédikh BEYE Director General Mandate Expiry Date 31/12/ Philippines 3 Bilateral Donors Canada 4 United Kingdom Ms. Lisa BERSALES National Statistician Ms. Jackey MAYDA Director Ms. Cara WILLIAMS Chief - Advisor Mr. Neil JACKSON Chief Statistician Mr. Kenneth BAMBRICK Statistics Advisor 31/12/ /12/ /12/ Multilaterals European Commission/ Eurostat Mr. Pieter EVERAERS Director Ms. Cristina PEREIRA DE SA Head of Unit Standing Member 6 IMF 7 OECD 8 UNSD 9 World Bank 10 Ex Officio PARIS21 Secretariat Mr. Louis Marc DUCHARME Director Mr. Johannes MUELLER Deputy Director Ms. Martine DURAND Director Mr. Stefan SCHWEINFEST Director Ms. Haishan FU Director, Development Data Group Mr. Johannes JÜTTING Manager Standing Member Standing Member Standing Member Standing Member Standing Member

20 18 Executive Committee Membership & Terms of Reference PARIS21 Executive Committee: Terms of Reference Between Board meetings the activities of the Partnership and Secretariat are guided and monitored by an Executive Committee with a small number of members selected by the Board. Where required, the Executive Committee may set up Task Teams to carry out specific tasks or to deliver specific outputs. The role of the Executive Committee is to provide an accountability mechanism and guidance to the ongoing work of the Secretariat. In particular, it provides a policy direction to activities and is a decisionmaking body when required. Preference is generally given to decisionmaking by consensus, but if a vote is required, each member has one vote, decisions being made by a simple majority. The specific roles of the Executive Committee are: Championing the aims of PARIS21 and advocating for and publicising PARIS21 activities within their constituencies, including the sharing of outcomes from PARIS21 meetings and activities where relevant Using their influence to advocate for the allocation of adequate resources both for the better availability and use of statistics in development generally and for PARIS21 activities in particular Monitoring progress of the regular work programme of the Secretariat and reviewing the progress of Special Initiatives from time to time, subject to the special arrangements put in place for each such programme Reviewing and approving annual work programmes and budgets, annual reports and other important documents as required Reviewing and approving the agenda and papers for the annual Board meetings Reviewing the Secretariat s budget situation on a regular basis Briefing and engaging with the Board throughout the year as necessary, to ensure effective consultation on key operational and administrative issues as they arise Participating in the appointment of the Manager of the PARIS21 Secretariat when required and in line with OECD arrangements Reviewing nominations for new Board members Communicating reports and decisions to the Board Contributing to fundraising efforts for the Secretariat

21 IV. ANNUAL PARIS21 PROGRESS REPORT

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23 PARIS21 Annual Meetings PROGRESS REPORT: 2016 CONTENTS Contents INTRODUCTION AND SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND INNOVATION INCUBATOR Improving NSS Efficiency Making Data Available and Understandable Integrating Innovation in Official Statistics Fostering Cross-Regional Learning ADVOCACY Engaging with New Actors Communication Global Advocacy Participation in International, Regional and National Fora CO-ORDINATION & MONITORING NSS Peer Reviews NSDS/RSDS Global Monitoring SDG Readiness CRESS Logframe: Partnership Progress TECHNICAL SUPPORT Support to Quality Processes Improve Data Access NSDS Status... 42

24 22 Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) 4.4 Support to Statistical Laws PARTNERSHIPS OVERALL MANAGEMENT Website and Social Media Publications and Printed Materials PARIS21 Bulletin, News Flashes and Huffington Post... 46

25 PARIS21 Annual Meetings Reporting Period: 2016 INTRODUCTION AND SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS This progress report outlines the Secretariat activities in 2016 and is structured around the four pillars of PARIS21 s Strategy: Knowledge Sharing and Innovation Incubator, Advocacy, Coordination and Monitoring and Technical Support. While the activities outlined below refer to those completed by the Secretariat, the outputs are the fruits of partnership efforts and close collaboration with individual partners. National Statistical Offices (NSO) and other actors within the National Statistical Systems (NSS) remain the main stakeholders of this work which can only be completed in collaboration with other partners, including regional institutions, banks, commissions and institutions, bilateral donors, multilateral organisations, foundations and the private sector. Global Outreach Directly engaged with 40 countries Reached 91 countries through regional activities Supported 20 fragile states and 19 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Figure 1: Breakdown of PARIS21 Activities by Region (As % of Total Activities) MENA 1% LAC 6% Africa 30% Global 45% Asia & Pacific 17% Eastern Europe 1%

26 24 Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) The following developments were particularly noteworthy in 2016: 1. Introduced the Advanced Planning Tool (ADAPT) in seven countries which has allowed for more precise planning and costing of the National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) as well as the coverage of SDG indicators at the country level 2. Assigned as custodian agency for three SDG indicators ( , , ) 3. Developed new logical framework to monitor progress against the BAPS objectives 4. Organised two Cross-Regional Forum on SIDS and Subnational Statistics, directly benefiting 19 countries This progress report gives a summary of activities related to: The work streams of the Secretariat at the country and regional levels Global monitoring undertaken by the Secretariat on the PRESS and NSDS Status Knowledge products Advocacy representations Partnerships in the implementation of the Secretariat s programme Communication activities Figure 2: Location of PARIS21 Activities in 2016

27 PARIS21 Annual Meetings KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND INNOVATION INCUBATOR 1.1 IMPROVING NSS EFFICIENCY Key Highlights Co-hosted Access to New Data Sources for Official Statistics: Models for Big Data workshop with PSA in the Philippines Organised leadership trainings for 24 countries in Africa Launched PISTA tool to promote the integration of innovation in official statistics Hosted two Cross-Regional Forum: 1) Subnational Statistical Systems 2) SIDS The Secretariat continued its engagement in new domains. For example, it held the Country Workshop on Access to New Data Sources for Official Statistics: Models for Big Data in the Philippines. The workshop built upon PARIS21 s paper on Public-Private Partnerships 2 and focused on Big Data practices, examples of business models, and recommendations for drafting guidelines on Big Data sharing, access and use. One of the major outcomes of the workshop was the establishment of a Task Force on Big Data for Official Statistics, a governing body to lead in the development of rules, standards and protocols on the use of Big Data for Official Statistics at the national level. Discussions from the workshop led to a publicly available OECD/PARIS21 paper Access to New Data Sources for Statistics 3. The paper provides recommendations on fostering business models and incentives for the corporate sector. It examines legal requirements and business incentives to obtain agreement on data access, and more generally how to facilitate the use of Big Data for statistical purposes. It proposes five generic data access models for different data sources and data uses in an emerging new data ecosystem. The Secretariat organised a Leadership Training targeting Director Generals (DGs) from Francophone Africa in collaboration with the Centre for Creative Leadership. The workshop was held in Senegal with the participation of 12 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d'ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Togo). A similar activity took place in Anglophone Africa in the SADC region with a further 12 countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe). The issue of leadership is gaining in importance given the expectations of the SDGs. These require a stronger co-ordination role for NSOs due to a higher level of interaction with new data source providers as well as new users, instead of their traditional limited role of soley producing statistics. Experience has shown that most NSO heads have never or seldom benefited from leadership training. The PARIS21 training aims to prepare leaders of statistics to drive change by Klein, T. and S. Verhulst (2017). Access to New Data Sources for Statistics: Business Models and Incentives for the Corporate Sector. OECD Statistics Working Paper.

28 26 Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) analysing and building capacities and by engaging many players in the statistical system; to strengthen their ability to develop and maintain a winning organisational culture; to enable them to share experiences in statistical developments from a range of countries; to create a platform that enables leaders to drive statistics development into the 2030 development agenda; to empower them to inspire and influence other players in the field of statistics; to sharpen their ability to diagnose the need and readiness for change in statistical systems; to guide leaders in thinking strategically and being innovative. This training will be further enhanced in the coming years, building on these acquired abilities and addressing more targeted skills as well as establishing a community of practice among trainees to ensure peer to peer exchange. PARIS21 supported the Praia City Group on Governance Statistics by co-organising the second Praia Group meeting in Paris from 4-6 July 2016 with the OECD Statistics Directorate and the National Statistics Institute of Cabo Verde (INE CV). Forty-six institutions and countries attended the meeting. Participants acknowledged the Praia Group s Governance Statistics Roadmap for and discussed detailed tasks and strategies to operationalise the activities listed in the Roadmap, including the Draft Zero of the concept of governance and its dimensions; the Structure of the Handbook on Governance Statistics; the Praia Group Work Plan; and the Draft Zero of the metadata sheet for the SDG 16 Working Groups. PARIS21 is part of the Steering Committee of the Praia Group. The Secretariat contributed to the advocacy on this work as part of the 3rd International Conference on Governance, Crime and Justice Statistics organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico (INEGI). 1.2 MAKING DATA AVAILABLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE As part of its efforts to improve the use of data produced by NSSs, the Secretariat undertook data visualisation training in Botswana, The Gambia, and Ghana. These training sessions are essential to enrich dissemination skills across the NSSs and to increase the data literacy of users. The training targeted statisticians in the NSSs, and line ministry communications officers and spokespersons. To further improve the co-ordination role of NSOs and improve the use of administrative data, a national symposium entitled Integrating Registers into the National Statistical System was held in Kenya. The objective of the workshop was to explore ways of moving towards integrated national and subnational statistical systems based on registers. Among the outcomes, the symposium agreed to start the process of developing a unique identifier for all units of enumeration, whether individuals or institutions, which will be used for all registers across the various sectors. This activity will be spearheaded by the Civil Registration Services. Another outcome is the development of a roadmap for collaboration between the National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and other stakeholders to improve sharing and use of administrative data. 1.3 INTEGRATING INNOVATION IN OFFICIAL STATISTICS Building on the Data Revolution Project Metabase and the Innovations Inventory, the Secretariat developed the Platform for Innovations in Statistics (PISTA) which promotes the integration of innovation in official statistics. This online platform currently holds 206 innovations and aims to increase the adoption rate of innovative approaches in NSSs. The innovations span technology, management practices and institutional processes. Following discussions with the United Nations

29 PARIS21 Annual Meetings Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), PISTA adopted the Generic Activity Model for Statistical Organisations (GAMSO) conceptual model. PARIS21 conducted a Global Survey on Big Data for SDGs that was sent to 141 NSOs, several private corporations and international organisations to collect concrete examples of the use of Big Data for monitoring the indicators associated with the SDGs. This survey was done within the remit of the Task Team on Big Data for SDGs of the UN Global Working Group on Big Data of which PARIS21 is a member. The report identified six major trends, taking into consideration that the large majority of respondents originate from high income countries, about half of which already have Big Data projects underway. 1. Government agencies are the most cited partner for Big Data projects 2. Almost a third of projects reported partnering or aiming to partner with mobile phone operators 3. Big Data projects largely complement traditional data sources a majority of respondents reported using Big Data as a supplement to traditional sources, rather than a replacement of traditional sources of data 4. A majority of projects were unable to report the amount of funding necessary to regularly produce the indicator 5. Respondents reported three major challenges including obtaining mobile phone data from operators, lack of funding, and lack of resources and experience 6. The SDG goal being primarily targeted by projects using Big Data is SDG #1 No Poverty 1.4 FOSTERING CROSS-REGIONAL LEARNING PARIS21 organised the Cross-Regional Forum on Subnational Statistical Systems 4 to issue guidelines/best practices on subnational statistics. The forum involved countries covered in the subnational study developed by PARIS21, as well as other countries and development partners with an interest in subnational development. Eleven countries attended the forum (Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, Uruguay and Zimbabwe). The forum helped to validate and expand the proposed guidelines which will be implemented in selected countries in 2017 as part of the NSDS development process. Continuing its engagement with SIDS, PARIS21 organised the Cross-Regional Forum on Agenda 2030 and the SIDS: Strengthening Statistical Capacity and Readiness 5. Participants included eight SIDS countries (Cabo Verde, Cook Islands, Grenada, Jamaica, Maldives, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, and Vanuatu); four regional organisations (Caribbean Community, Indian Ocean Commission, Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and Pacific Community); and eight multilateral and bilateral development partners. The forum served as a venue to share achievements and milestones in statistical development as well as an opportunity to review ongoing challenges in the SIDS regions. Outputs include broad recommendations on how to close the gap for SIDS in terms of delivering on the SDGs and SAMOA Pathway as well as on general directions for building responsive SIDS statistical systems

30 28 Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) 2. ADVOCACY 2.1 ENGAGING WITH NEW ACTORS The Secretariat pursued its work to introduce future statisticians to strategic planning and emerging issues. In 2016, it expanded this work from Africa to the Pacific region. This activity includes undertaking a statistical school survey to draw the views of young statisticians who are considered as stakeholders and future leaders of NSSs, into the debate on statistical development. The survey focuses on the students views of the statistician profession and its role in the economic and social development of the country. The survey is also an opportunity to get young statisticians opinions on new areas that official statistics should focus on. Finally, current topics related to Open Data, Big Data and the Data Revolution, SDGs and CRVS are discussed. This survey covered the three Francophone Africa Regional Statistical Schools, namely Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d Economie Appliquée (ENSEA) in Abidjan, Côte d Ivoire; Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'analyse Economique (ENSAE) in Dakar, Senegal; Institut Sous-régional de Statistique et d Economie Appliquée (ISSEA) in Yaoundé, Cameroon; and two Anglophone regional schools, the Eastern Africa Statistical Training Center (EASTC) in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania and the Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (ISAE) in Makerere University, Uganda; and the Pacific with the University of South Pacific (USP). The results were presented at the 13th meeting of the Pacific Statistics Steering Committee. Voluntary tracking of the students career progress has been introduced in the statistical school survey. The first results of this career tracking will be presented in COMMUNICATION Key Highlights Surveyed students from five regional statistical schools in Africa Engaged as active member of multiple High Level Working Groups Organised a Statistics and PR workshop in São Tomé and Príncipe for journalists and NSO staff Co-organised Arab Forum on Statistical Capacity Building for a Data Revolution bringing together 16 countries from the region The Secretariat supported the editing, designing and printing of the quarterly Newsletter in Côte d'ivoire and helped the country design an advocacy booklet raising national awareness of the SDGs. It also designed an organisational brochure for the African Charter on Statistics. Such brochures are distributed to outside audiences and are very useful in raising awareness. In São Tomé and Príncipe, PARIS21 organised a Statistics and PR national workshop gathering journalists and statisticians to familiarise journalists with the statistics produced in the country and facilitate the dissemination of statistical information. This activity was supported by two trainers trained in by PARIS21, one from the NSO of Côte d Ivoire and one from the national TV of Cameroon, favouring co-operation and knowledge exchange between African countries. The workshop ended with a signed co-operation agreement between the NSO and the journalists association of São Tomé and Príncipe.

31 PARIS21 Annual Meetings In Bhutan, PARIS21 conducted a national forum of NSS stakeholders to discuss the proposed strengthening and streamlining of the Bhutan Statistical System to address data gaps, issues on data credibility, duplication in statistical collection activities and a lack of co-ordination in the NSS. The forum resulted in finalising the proposal to centralise the Bhutan Statistical System, recommending the establishment of a Statistics Board, changing the organisational structure of the National Bureau of Statistics, improving NSS-wide co-ordination, institutionalising statistical standards and strengthening resource mobilisation efforts. PARIS21 also helped the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) promote their recently established Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics (RSDS) through the creation of a brochure. This brochure sheds light on the importance of a regional strategy and highlights the five strategic priorities of the 14-year plan. 2.3 GLOBAL ADVOCACY PARIS21 continues to advocate for national statistics at the regional and international levels through engaged membership in various High Level Working Groups: Issue partner of the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for the 2030 Agenda (HLG-PCCB) Co-chair of the Programme Committee for the 1 st UN World Data Forum Member of the Independent Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) on a Data Revolution for Sustainable Development Member of the Friends of the Chair Group (FOC) on Broader Measures of Progress Member of the Steering Committee for the Praia City Group on Governance Statistics Member of the Africa CRVS Regional Core Group Member of the Forum on African Statistical Development (FastDev) Member of the UN Global Working Group (GWG) on Big Data for Official Statistics Member of the Working Group on Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) Member of UNECE Task Force on the Value of Official Statistics Observer of ECA-AUC Statistical Commission for Africa and Committee of Directors-General of National Statistics Offices (StatCom-Africa/CoDG) Observer of the ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) Committee Meeting Observer of the Meeting of Heads of SAARC Statistical Organizations (SAARCSTAT) Observer of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS) Observer of the Pacific Statistics Steering Committee (PSSC) Statistics Observer of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) ) At the global level, PARIS21 contributed to the emerging field of evidence for the need of statistics. As part of the UNECE Task Force on the Value of Official Statistics, PARIS21 co-drafted the Value of official statistics: Recommendations on promoting, measuring and communicating the value of official statistics 6 report for the plenary session of the 2017 Conference of European Statisticians (CES). PARIS21 also presented the report s results on methods to measure economic return on investment in statistics at the 2016 International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society in Manchester, the 2016 Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA) in Paris and the 2016 Conference of European Statistics Stakeholders (CESS) in Budapest. One case study on school 6

32 30 Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) statistics in the United Kingdom finds that any 1 GBP invested in the production and dissemination of school performance information results in a 16 GBP increase in GDP. The Secretariat delivered a keynote presentation on Public-Private Partnerships for Big Data highlighting the different business models that could be adopted in the area of official statistics during the 15th International Association for Official Statistics Conference (IAOS) in Abu Dhabi. PARIS21 also presented the paper UNFPOS Implementation in Asia-Pacific and SIDS: Good Practices and Challenges, which focused on the key achievements of 50 countries in the implementation of four principles pertaining to legislation, national co-ordination, use of international standards, and international co-operation. The Secretariat organised the Arab Forum on Statistical Capacity Building for a Data Revolution 7 in partnership with the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics of Qatar. The objective of the forum was to bring together the Arab region community to agree on concrete steps to build statistical capacity in those countries in order to respond to national, regional, and international data needs within the 2030 Agenda. Sixteen countries (Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen) attended the forum. The main outcome of the Forum was the Doha Declaration on a Data Revolution in the Arab Region 8. It urged regional and international organisations to establish a broad and functioning partnership in support of the Data Revolution in Arab NSSs. It also called upon all stakeholders in the NSSs to set up public and private partnership mechanisms facilitating the transfer of knowledge and the sharing of new data arising through research and development as well as innovation in the production of official statistics. In Africa, PARIS21 collaborated with the African Union Commission (AUC) to ensure that NSDSs are adequately covered in the Strategy for the Harmonisation of Statistics in Africa (SHaSA). The SHaSA is currently under review by the AUC. Once presented to and cleared by the DGs of NSOs, the Methodological Guideline for The Integration of the Principles of the African Charter on Statistics (ACS) and the Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics in Africa (SHaSA) in the National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) 9 will be revised in collaboration with the AUC. A high-level workshop on financing mechanisms was held in Comoros and gathered 70 participants (Ministers, Secretary Generals, mayors, main donors, line ministries, the private sector and universities) to raise awareness on evidence based policy making and the importance of funding statistics. Further to this event, more than USD 5.5 million from several donors (AFD, AfDB, Gavi, UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA and World Bank) could be mobilised in support of statistical development. In Asia, PARIS21 co-organised the High Level Forum on the Strategy Development of the Official Statistics to Support the National Social Economic Development Plan with the Lao Statistics Bureau. It was attended by various government and private sector representatives and sought to identify new national development priority areas, including on SDGs, which would be considered when updating their NSDS for the period

33 PARIS21 Annual Meetings PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL FORA As part of its role in advocating for the development of statistics, PARIS21 has actively participated in or organised a number of events. At these events, PARIS21 s participation ranged from convening and organising side events, sharing expertise on specific topics, advising event organisers on content development and facilitating the participation of specific countries or country experts, to strengthening a network for dialogue amongst practitioners. At the international level, the Secretariat organised a joint seminar with the Centre for Global Development on The Data Revolution: Are International Goals and Country Needs Misaligned? in the margins of the 47 th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC). It also organised a Side-Event in the margins of the UNSC on Moving from Data Revolution to Data Solutions. All these events intended to contribute to the discussions related to SDG achievements and country needs in terms of statistical capacity building to properly undertake SDG monitoring. PARIS21 also participated in several OECD events by making presentations at the OECD Global Forum on Development to discuss Data for Development and how to track progress of the SDGs; the Science, Technology and Innovation Forum; the OECD Global Relations Secretariat Conference on OECD Competitiveness Programme in MENA to discuss data needs in fragile economies in recovery phase; and a roundtable on Crowdsourcing Sustainable Development with the OECD and the University of Geneva. The Secretariat attended two meetings of the HLG-PCCB as one of three issue partners - alongside the OECD and UNECE. In this context, PARIS21 has been able to advise the Group on the organisation of the UN World Data Forum as well as the development of the Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data (CTGAP). The Secretariat participated in several sessions of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. On the same topic, PARIS21 participated in Agenda 2030 Monitoring and Statistical Capacities with GIZ. Discussions were focused on the various challenges in measuring and monitoring the SDGs and what could be done about it in developing countries. PARIS21 also presented at the global conference on Gender Statistics: Where Do We Stand? organised by INEGI Mexico. The Secretariat participated in a roundtable on capacity building in trade services statistics for LDCS organised by WTO. Further advocacy work by PARIS21 provided several inputs to the Independent System Wide Evaluation of the UN System Contribution to Strengthening National Statistical Capacities. At the invitation of Open Data Watch, PARIS21 participated in the 4 th International Open Data Conference (IODC 16) where dedicated sessions targeted NSOs for the first time.

34 32 Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) PARIS21 contributed to the Foreword of Statistics Canada s Compendium on Management Practices 10. At the regional level, PARI21 participated in several regional meetings such as the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians Meeting, the 15th meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC, the 6th ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) Committee Meeting, the 8th SAARCSTAT Meeting of the Heads of NSOs, the 12 th and 13th Pacific Statistics Steering Committee (PSSC), the 10 th Session of the Committee of Directors-General of National Statistics Offices and the 5 th Session of the Statistical Commission for Africa. In Africa, the Secretariat, in collaboration with the Global Partnership for Sustainable Data for Development (GPSDD), participated in national workshops on SDG Data Roadmaps to introduce ADAPT as a part of the data4sdgs toolbox in Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. It also participated in the CRVS Regional Core Group in Addis Ababa to discuss issues related to civil registration in Africa and stressed the need to strengthen administrative systems. The Secretariat supported the APAI-CRVS with UNECA by hosting the website of APAI-CRVS and provided guidance on communication. PARIS21 has been participating in the Smart Partners Initiative of the Commonwealth Partnership for Technological Management (CPTM). Through this initiative, PARIS21 has been advocating to leverage the value of knowledge and data for emerging countries. The initiative is attended by central bank governors, heads of NSOs, academics, researchers, representatives from national bureau of standards, etc. These events and others are illustrated in Table 1 below. TABLE 1: PARIS21 Secretariat Participation in Partner Events (select highlights 11 ) Event (Partner) Location Date Launched Development Data Talks for OECD staff (OECD) Paris, France January Co-organised joint UNSC Side-Event The Data Revolution: Are International Goals and Country Needs Misaligned? (Center for Global Development) Co-organised joint UNSC Side-Event Moving from Data Revolution to Data Solutions (Data2x and Open Data Watch) Participated in panel on Data for Development at OECD Global Forum on Development (OECD) Participated in discussions around Quality Certification of Statistics (Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data) Participated in OECD Competitiveness Programme Meeting and delivered presentation on Inclusive Growth (OECD) Washington D.C., USA New York, USA Paris, France Bogota, Colombia Beirut, Lebanon March March March April May For a full list of partner events, see Annex 1 at the end of this report

35 PARIS21 Annual Meetings Participated in panel discussion around innovations and social vulnerability at Understanding Risk Forum (Global Faculty for Disaster Reduction and Recovery) Participated in validation of NSDS (World Bank) Participated in panel at conference on Measuring and monitoring implementation of the SDGs: Fit for Purpose? (Geneva Graduate Institute) Moderated session on mechanisms for national monitoring at High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Co-chaired Programme Committee of UN World Data Forum Presented on Partnerships to Strengthen Statistical Capacity for the SDGs during Workshop on SDG Data Roadmap (GPSDD) Provided keynote address at 15 th International Association for Official Statistics Conference (IAOS) Venice, Italy Equatorial Guinea Geneva, Switzerland New York, USA New York, USA Dakar, Senegal Abu Dhabi, UAE May May June July August - December October December In 2016, the Secretariat funded 150 NSO representatives and participants in the following regional and global events, some of which were organised by PARIS21 and others co-organised by partners to introduce them to international processes and foster networking opportunities. The aim was also to enrich discussions in regional and international events with national perspectives and provide countries with opportunities to share their challenges and successes. TABLE 2: Regional and Global Events Funded by PARIS21 Event Location Date No. of funded participants Regional Workshop Statisticians-Aid Coordinators Dakar, Senegal January 20 5th International Scientific Conference of the Arab Statisticians Cairo, Egypt February 2 47 th Session of the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) New York, USA March 7 SDMX Training Quito, Ecuador April 4 Cross-Regional Forum on Subnational Statistical System Paris, France May 24 Cross-Regional Forum on Agenda 2030 and SIDS: Strengthening Statistical Capacity and Paris, France May 10 Readiness Regional training on ADAPT Amman, Jordan May 5 Support to Quality Process - Regional Workshop Yaoundé, Cameroon June 10 Leadership Training Gaborone, June 9

36 34 Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) Botswana Praia City Group on Governance Statistics Paris, France July 8 Regional Workshop on Microdata Documentation & Dissemination Noumea, New Caledonia July 8 CAN NSDS Formulation Lima, Peru September 6 Leadership Training Dakar, Senegal October 11 International Open Data Conference Madrid, Spain October 2 Arab Forum on Building Statistical Capacity for a Data Revolution Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians Meeting 3rd Regional NSDS Training Course for Central Asia Doha, Qatar October 20 Willemstad, Curacao October 2 Chiba, Japan November 2 3. CO-ORDINATION & MONITORING Key Highlights Organised 2 nd NSDS Guidelines Reference Group Meeting with Statistics Canada Piloted Statistical Evaluation and Progress (STEP) method in four countries Conducted a regional NSDS and ADAPT training for the Comunidad Andina (CAN) Piloted the Advanced Data Planning Tool (ADAPT) in seven countries 3.1 NSS PEER REVIEWS PARIS21 conducted NSS Assessments and Peer Reviews in Egypt, Libya, and Tanzania in Africa and in Myanmar in Asia. As part of these exercises, PARIS21 used its own recently developed statistical capacity self-assessment, the Statistical Evaluation and Progress (STEP). The method was piloted in four countries (Ecuador, Nigeria, Philippines and Senegal). The STEP was also used to assess the statistical capacity of Senegal as part of the Multi-dimensional Review (MDCR) conducted by the Development Centre of the OECD. 3.2 NSDS/RSDS In February 2016, the Secretariat organised the second meeting of the NSDS Guidelines Reference Group. The group, co-chaired by Statistics Canada and the PARIS21 Secretariat, comprises experts from countries and organisations from all regions and aims to guide the annual updates of the NSDS Guidelines. The Reference Group discussed and approved updates related to ten issues: an introduction for first timers ; the Guidelines update process; fragile states; sectoral strategies; subnational strategies; Regional Strategies for the Development of Statistics (RSDSs); costing of NSDSs; the 2030 Agenda; the Data Revolution; and the terminology of permanent steps. In addition, new examples of recently finalised NSDSs/RSDS documents and roadmaps were added to the Guidelines. Moreover, the Guidelines were translated in Arabic, increasing their availability to five languages (English, French, Portuguese and Spanish versions were already available).

37 PARIS21 Annual Meetings At the country level, the PARIS21 Secretariat provided direct support to 18 countries through technical expertise and 10 further countries through regional training events for the development of NSDSs. In Africa, PARIS21 supported NSDS reviews and evaluations in Burundi, Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, and the formulation of the NSDS in Egypt, Guinea, and Sudan. In Mozambique, the Secretariat supported the extension of the NSDS, while it provided support to NSDS development in Ghana and advocacy for the NSDS in Equatorial Guinea and Guinea- Bissau. PARIS21 also setup an NSDS costing structure using the ADAPT in Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. These activities were undertaken in collaboration with other regional agencies such as the African Development Bank (AfDB), Observatoire économique et statistique d'afrique subsaharienne (AFRISTAT), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Bank. NSOs, namely INE Cabo Verde and INS Côte d Ivoire, were involved as partners in the NSDS reviews respectively in Cabo Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe. In addition, the Secretariat undertook NSDS and SDG introductory sessions in training schools in Africa, namely the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l Analyse Economique (ENSAE) and Ecole Nationale d Administration (ENA), both in Dakar. In the Asia and Pacific region, PARIS21 supported the NSDS review and evaluation in Jordan, a midterm review of the NSDS in Lao DPR, the formulation of the NSDS in Afghanistan, NSDS country training in Lao PDR, the Philippines and Sri Lanka, and NSDS elaboration in the Cook Islands. PARIS21 also started the NSDS process in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) where it received one of the highest levels of support from the Vice-President of the country. PARIS21 continued its collaboration with the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) by conducting the 3 rd Regional Training Course on NSDS for Central and North Asian countries, where five countries participated (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan). In Latin America and the Caribbean, PARIS21 supported the review of the NSDS diagnostic document in Haiti. It also conducted a regional training for the Comunidad Andina (CAN) region on NSDS and ADAPT, as the CAN is co-ordinating the round of NSDS (known as PENDE) for the region. With regard to RSDSs, PARIS21 provided support to the assessment of the South Asia regional statistical system and the Action Plan towards the formulation of the SAARC RSDS. Following the review of the regional statistical system of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), PARIS21 provided support to the development of its RSDS. The Secretariat also supported the first phase of the RSDS development in CARICOM with an assessment of the Regional Statistical System in CARICOM and a review of the National Statistical Systems of member countries.

38 36 Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) Figure 3: Summary of NSDS Support to Countries in GLOBAL MONITORING PARIS21 organised a Regional Workshop for statisticians and aid coordinators to better inform NSO DGs on aid co-ordination mechanisms, and to enable aid managers to better understand needs around statistical co-ordination. The objective was to enhance co-ordination groups in statistics at the country level and pave the way for more Country Reports on Support to Statistics (CRESS). PARIS21 also expanded its NSO database, systematically collecting information during country missions. This information was a useful input in the development of the Country Prioritisation System. The system was developed to improve the preparation of the Secretariat s Programme of Work given its limited resources in the face of large demand for country support. The data collected from the NSO database will be integrated in 2017 to provide as much information as possible on the status of NSSs. 3.4 SDG READINESS The Secretariat developed a planning and costing module, ADAPT, which was launched in 2016 and aims to improve the planning of data collection activities in the NSDS and refine the costing implications of the strategy. In addition, ADAPT allows for the mapping of SDG indicators and an analysis produces a gap assessment for these indicators, and contributes significantly to SDG implementation at the country level. ADAPT was piloted and implemented in Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Philippines, and Rwanda for the SDG assessment and in Equatorial Guinea and Guinea- Bissau for NSDS costing. Through the GPSDD, ADAPT was also presented in Kenya, Tanzania and Sierra Leone for SDG assessment. There has been independent uptake in Tanzania with funding from the Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Furthermore, in collaboration with the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS), the Secretariat held a regional training for 16 countries (Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia) on ADAPT. As a result of this training, the Government of Bahrain, through Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) funding, undertook a two-day training on ADAPT for agencies in the statistical system. Two regional ADAPT trainings for Central

39 PARIS21 Annual Meetings Asia and South East Asia were held in collaboration with UNESCAP. Pending the results of the pilot tests and the finalisation of Version 1.0 (scheduled for July 2017) a learning centre will be set up and a self-training process will be developed. In 2017, ADAPT will benefit from improved reporting and visualisation functionalities and be made available online for more countries. It is expected that in future years, ADAPT will be further developed to improve the integration of the costing process of administrative data. This will require a deeper focus on countries that are using these data. Having costing data from administrative systems will allow a comparison of indicator costs at the country level across countries and collection types. The ability to cost indicators will likely be an area of more rigorous development and will require an analytical process and application that would allow for better cross country cost comparisons for monitoring the SDGs. 3.5 CRESS With regard to the Country Report on Support to Statistics (CRESS), the Secretariat pursued its efforts to further deploy this tool which aims at providing information on the level and source of financing on statistics towards improved investment in the NSS. The objective is to establish baseline information on government funding for statistics as well as that received by the NSS from external sources. In 2016, the tool was used in Vietnam in Asia and in Burundi, Niger, Nigeria and Uganda in Africa. 3.5 PRESS Since 2008, PARIS21 has conducted an annual exercise the Partner Report on Support to Statistics (PRESS) that gathers information from financial and technical partners on their support to statistical development. The PRESS , published in September 2016, updated the results from the previous PRESS for calendar years 2006 to 2014 with a revised methodology and introduced new data for 2014 from the Creditor Reporting System (CRS). The revised PRESS methodology uses a new text mining technique to identify statistics projects in the CRS database that are not currently labelled as support to statistics. This approach avoids the double counting of projects as it uses the CRS as the only data source for the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members. To ensure comparability over time, this methodology has been applied retrospectively for all years. The report draws on three distinct data sources. The first source of data is the CRS, which records data from DAC members and some non-dac donors, and provides a comprehensive accounting of Official Development Assistance (ODA). Donors report specific codes for the sector targeted by their aid activity. Statistical capacity building (SCB) is designated by code Second, when SCB is a component of a larger project, it is not identified by this code, causing the CRS figures to underestimate actual levels of support for international aid. PARIS21 seeks to reduce this downward bias by searching project descriptions in the CRS for terms indicating a component of SCB. 12

40 38 Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) Third, and finally, the PARIS21 Secretariat supplements this data with an online questionnaire completed by a global network of reporters. The questionnaire covers a subset of the variables collected in the CRS and some additional variables specific to statistical capacity building. 3.7 LOGFRAME: PARTNERSHIP PROGRESS This section presents progress on the PARIS21 key logical framework indicators during To measure progress towards the Partnership s goals, PARIS21 established a Task Team to define PARIS21 logical framework indicators (logframe). Its work was broken down into two subsections: Part I measures the progress of the Partnership and Part II that of the Secretariat. In 2010, the Task Team agreed on baselines, milestones, and targets. Since 2011, the Secretariat has been collecting data to measure baselines and milestones on a yearly basis. The designation of PARIS21 as the Secretariat for the Busan Action Plan for Statistics (BAPS) led to the development of a new logical framework to monitor progress against the BAPS objectives and actions. The Task Team for Defining Implementation Arrangements for the BAPS completed its work on the logical framework in the spring of It maintains the light, low response-burden process requested and mirrors the BAPS with three outcome indicators, one for each of the BAPS objectives and ten additional indicators for the five BAPS actions. Eleven of these thirteen indicators are the same or similar to indicators in the PARIS21 logframe, including eight of the ten key indicators. Given the overlap between the two logframes, and the request to transition towards a light, low-response burden process, the PARIS21 Secretariat has exclusively reported on the BAPS logframe since For the BAPS logframe, the following ten are considered as key indicators. Outcome indicators: 0a: Average score on the use of statistics in policy making process (fully integrate statistics in decision making) 0b: Number of target countries signed up to Open Government Partnership (promote open access to statistics) 0c: Global estimated commitments to statistical development in target countries over a rolling, three year period (increase resources for statistical systems) Output indicators: 1a: Share of countries whose government has adopted an NSDS which is currently being implemented 2a: Number of online survey catalogues published by Accelerated Data Program (ADP) countries or others, using the IHSN cataloguing tool 2b: Number of countries that have an Open Data Readiness Assessment (ODRA) with World Bank support 3a: Share of MDG indicator series for which the majority of data are "country data" 5a: Share of annual aid to statistics (as reported in the PRESS) relative to total ODA 5b: Share of aid to statistics (as reported in the PRESS) that is aligned with NSDS 5c: Annual commitments (in millions) to statistical development

41 PARIS21 Annual Meetings As illustrated in Table 3 and Table 4 below, six of the ten key indicators for the BAPS logframe were achieved. TABLE 3: Progress in BAPS Logframe Outcome Indicators In the graphs, red lines indicate targets and blue lines give the measured values. Indicator Trend: Was Milestone Achieved? 0a: Average score on the use of statistics in policy making process Indicator Value (2016) Deviation from Milestone (2016) Increasing Achieved % 0b: Number of target countries signed up to Open Government Partnership Increasing Achieved % 0c: Global estimated commitments to statistical development in target countries over rolling, three year period Decreasing Not achieved 1.57 Billion USD -5% TABLE 4: Progress in BAPS Logframe Output Indicators In the graphs, red lines indicate targets and blue lines give the measured values. Indicator Trend Was Milestone Achieved? 1a: Share of countries whose government has adopted an NSDS which is currently being implemented 2a: Number of online survey catalogues published by ADP countries or others, using the IHSN cataloguing tool 2b: Number of countries that have an Open Data Readiness Assessment (ODRA) with World Bank support Decreasing Not achieved Indicator Value (2016) Deviation from Milestone (2016) 51% -15% Increasing Achieved % Increasing Achieved %

42 40 Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) 3a: Share of MDG indicator series for which the majority of data are "country data" NA 13 NA NA NA 5a: Share of annual aid to statistics (as reported in the PRESS) relative to total ODA Increasing Not achieved 0.25% -4% 5b: Share of aid to statistics (as reported in the PRESS) that is aligned with NSDS Decreasing Not achieved 78% -8 % 5c: Annual commitments (in millions) to statistical development Increasing 470 Million USD NA The main conclusion to be drawn from this monitoring exercise is that the trend in most indicators is increasing and several milestones were met in advance. There are three indicators that deserve a more detailed discussion. 0c: The indicator has been stagnant over the past three years. While it did not meet the 2017 target, there are major commitments in 2015 and 2016 that were not yet reflected in the 2016 PRESS results. These include the multimillion commitments of the Hewlett and Gates Foundations for 2015 and The funding is therefore expected to pick up and meet the 2018 target. 1a: 50.6% of IDA countries are currently implementing an NSDS. This is 16% short of the revised target of 60% and the consequence of a lack of political commitment in some countries. This underlines the key role for PARIS21 to continue/strengthen the advocacy efforts at the highest political level to convince countries to undertake and officially adopt an NSDS. Three concrete mitigation strategies undertaken by the PARIS21 Secretariat are as follows: o o o Reporting on the SDG indicator which refers to the need for countries to adopt, implement and fully fund an NSDS Helping countries' NSOs to overcome political barriers by providing tailored leadership training for NSO heads Proactive planning of NSDSs to guarantee a direct transition from 1st phase to 2nd phase NSDSs 13 From 2016 onwards: SDG Indicator for target 17.18: "Proportion of sustainable development indicators with full disaggregation produced at the national level." The data is not yet available in the SDG database for the baseline year 2016.

43 PARIS21 Annual Meetings a: The share of annual aid to statistics relative to total ODA increased from 0.24% to 0.25%, which indicates that the global commitments remain positively steady. The failure to meet the milestone should not be interpreted as a negative signal since commitments often span over multiple years and fluctuations in annual figures are therefore common. On the positive side, it has increased compared with 2016 and there are major commitments in 2015 and 2016 that are not yet reflected in the 2016 PRESS results. These include the multi-million dollar commitments of the Hewlett and Gates Foundations for 2015 and The focus on data as part of the SDGs is therefore expected to be reflected in the indicator and meet the 2018 target. 5b: The share of aid to statistics that is aligned with NSDS dropped from 84% to 78%. Two explanations are: o An overall decline in the number of NSDSs currently being implemented (see indicator 1a) o An increase in the non-response rate on this question in the PRESS survey from 13% in 2012 to 20% in 2014 The 7% decrease of indicator 5b advocates co-ordination between planning of global aid to statistics and design of NSDS. The adoption of the Global Action Plan which calls for development partners to align their statistical development efforts with the NSDS will help in this regard as well. In conclusion, the level of ambition, though high, remains within reach for most of the targets. The failure to meet some targets is valuable in the long run because it highlights the currently confronted problems. As the annual report goes on, the trends of indicators will offer a deeper understanding about the current state of the logframe. The Secretariat also developed methodologies for three new indicators, which will be used in evaluation and reporting exercises and as indicators in monitoring progress on the BAPS. These indicators were piloted in and progress on them is reported in more detail on page BAPS indicator 1b: a framework for the evaluation of the quality of National Strategies for the Development of Statistics. This tool has been piloted in 15 countries so far 2. BAPS indicator 3b: Knowledge and skills BAPS indicator 4a: References to statistical development and/or data gaps in global summits Statistical literacy, see

44 42 Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) 4. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Key Highlights Jointly organised regional workshop on quality processes for five countries Joined UN SDMX Working Group Provided support to the statistical laws in Somalia, Grenada and Ecuador 4.1 SUPPORT TO QUALITY PROCESSES The Secretariat supported the quality processes through a regional workshop in partnership with AFRISTAT and Statistics Canada. Five countries (Cameroon, Côte d'ivoire, Gabon, Madagascar and Senegal) attended the workshop and some will start developing a National Quality Assurance Framework in In addition, PARIS21 supported Botswana to develop a Data Quality Assurance Framework for use across the NSS. The Secretariat joined the UN Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) Working Group and provided a regional SDMX training which was attended by Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. It is currently focused on providing targeted assistance to apply the SDMX in Ecuador. This involvement will be critical to improve data sharing mechanisms within the SDG reporting process and potentially combine with future activities using OECD.stat. 4.2 IMPROVE DATA ACCESS PARIS21 held microdata production workshops in Côte d Ivoire and Niger in Africa and Guatemala in the Latin America and Caribbean region. These were standard microdata documentation workshops developed under the Accelerated Data Program (ADP) to document survey data. As an additional activity, the workshops helped to document administrative data and gain some awareness in the field. These were the last activities undertaken in the framework of the International Household Survey Network-Accelerated Data Program (IHSN-ADP) project funded by the World Bank. This collaboration has now come to an end. As a follow up to the 2015 Data Dissemination Workshop held in Fiji and as part of the Australian grant activities, a NADA (Microdata Cataloguing Tool) workshop was held in Noumea bringing smaller islands together that are using the extended NADA as a tool to manage their archives. The countries that attended this workshop were: CNMI, Cook Islands, Palua, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. A report included recommendations on how to improve the NADA system so that it could be more useful in the island and regional context. 4.3 NSDS STATUS The NSDS Progress Report gives a snapshot of NSDS development in countries which decided to engage in the process. The latest reports, produced in February 2017, covered International

45 PARIS21 Annual Meetings Development Association (IDA) borrower countries, low and lower-middle income countries, and all African countries. The key information from these reports is: Of the 77 IDA borrowers, 39 are currently implementing their strategies A total of 88.3% are currently engaged in an NSDS process. In Africa, 33 of the 40 IDA countries are designing or implementing a statistical strategy Of the 27 lower middle income countries and remaining African nations, 16 are designing or implementing strategies Of the 119 countries covered by the report, 10 are without a strategy and are not currently planning one The NSDS Progress Report for the year 2017 was made available on the PARIS21 website in March SUPPORT TO STATISTICAL LAWS PARIS21 supported the review and the revision of the Somalia Statistics Act to reflect the best practices of Statistics Offices as stipulated in the UN Guidelines on Statistics Legislation in Africa. The same process was undertaken in Grenada in the Caribbean, in conjunction with the implementation of the CARICOM Model Bill. PARIS21 similarly provided advisory services to Ecuador which is currently in the process of revising its statistical law. As a result of this consultation, a regional workshop is planned with the CAN which will look at the Ecuador example and compare the different laws of the region. 5. PARTNERSHIPS In its country work, PARIS21 has pursued collaboration with a number of entities including: African Development Bank (AfDB) Agence Nationale de Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD) Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Observatoire Économique et Statistique d Afrique Subsaharienne (AFRISTAT) African Union Commission (AUC) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Botswana Bureau of Statistics Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Center for Global Development (CGDev) Centre for Creative Leadership (CCL) Centro de Pensamiento Estrategico Internacional (CEPEI) Colombia DANE Communauté Economique des Etats d Afrique Centrale (CEEAC) Communidad Andina (CAN) Data Pop Alliance 16

46 44 Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) Data2x European Union (EU) Geneva Graduate Institute Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) Global Pulse Harvard University Institut National de la Statistique (INS) de Côte d Ivoire Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE) Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (INEC) Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) International Data Responsibility Group (IDRG) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nasa/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Open Data Watch (ODW) Orange Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Pacific Community (SPC) Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Positium Qatar Government South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Southern African Development Community (SADC) Southern Voice Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) Statistics Canada UK Department for International Development (DfID) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) University of Göttingen University of Pennsylvania University of Saarbruecken University of the South Pacific (USP) World Economic Forum (WEF) World Bank

47 PARIS21 Annual Meetings FIGURE 4: PARIS21 Regional and International Partnerships 6. OVERALL MANAGEMENT In 2016, the Secretariat organised its Board meeting from 5-7 April 2016 and two Executive Committee meetings in March and July. To increasingly and effectively reach out to its partners, the Secretariat strengthened its communications strategy as follows: 6.1 WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA Levels of engagement with the PARIS21 website showed significant improvement in 2016: Total visits for the year increased by 19.01% ( in 2015 up to in 2016) Total number of users increased by 17.96% ( in 2015 up to in 2016) Number of new visits decreased by 0.32% (60.2% of visits in 2015 down to 59.94% in 2016) Aside from the homepage and contact details, the most popular section of the website in 2016 was NSDS, as was also the case in The majority of website visits (17.81%) originated in France. The next four countries with the highest number of overall visits included the United States, Russia, United Kingdom and India. Throughout 2016, traffic was largely driven to the website via Google searches (51% of visits in 2016, the same as 2015). Social media played a significant role in driving website traffic in 2016, with 9.67% (2.04% in 2015) of total visits originating mostly from Twitter and Facebook. Social media has continued to play a significant role in PARIS21 s online communications. The number of followers on Twitter has grown, by two-thirds (958 at the end of 2015 up to 1570 at the end of 2016). Many of these followers are of high quality and tweets have high engagement rates. Peak stories in 2016 were: the Spring Bulletin and the 2016 PRESS. These stories were shared and

48 46 Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) commented on by organisations and staff from, amongst others, the UN, OECD, World Bank Data, Data2x and Open Data Watch. In 2016, PARIS21 launched the Data Talk on SoundCloud 17. This monthly podcast gives a voice to data and statistics and tells stories from different national statistical offices and along various themes. The eight podcasts produced in 2016 were listened to around 600 times. 6.2 PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTED MATERIALS PARIS21 continued to provide communications support to countries, through the design, layout, and printing of advocacy materials. Within its discussion paper series 18, PARIS21 published a report on Data Portals. Additionally, PARIS21 assisted in the creation of advocacy materials for Côte D Ivoire, OECS and the African Centre for Statistics (UNECA), amongst others. 6.3 PARIS21 BULLETIN, NEWS FLASHES AND HUFFINGTON POST The PARIS21 Bulletin 19 (previously known as the Newsletter) continued to be an important point of contact between the Secretariat and its partners. Two newsletters (including one spring and one fall edition) were sent out in 2016 to nearly individuals, generating significant website traffic and feedback. These bulletins were sent using the marketing service MailChimp, which allows for more flexible design creation and readership analysis. News Flashes remained a central part of PARIS21 s communication outreach and provided an effective way to promote events, new publications and online editorials. In 2016, the PARIS21 Secretariat Manager continued blogging for the US-based Huffington Post. This platform allows PARIS21 to reach a wider audience (nearly 100 million visitors per month) and share data, statistics and development related news to a general public. Seven blog posts 20 were published in 2016 and focused on the SDGs, development economics, sports betting and capacity development

49 PARIS21 Annual Meetings ANNEX 1: PARIS21 Secretariat Participation in Partner Events (extended list) Event (Partner) Location Date Launched Development Data Talks for OECD staff (OECD) Presented on civil registration at CRVS Regional Core Group Meeting (APAI-CRVS) Delivered presentation on Public-Private Partnerships for Statistics at International Data Responsibility Conference (International Data Responsibility Group) Paris, France Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Hague, The Netherlands January February February Co-organised joint UNSC Side-Event The Data Revolution: Are International Goals and Country Needs Misaligned? (Center for Global Washington D.C., USA March Development) Co-organised joint UNSC Side-Event Moving from Data Revolution to Data Solutions (Data2x New York, USA March and Open Data Watch) Participated in Intergovernmental Group on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development New York, USA March Data Participated in panel on Data for Development at OECD Global Forum on Development (OECD) Paris, France March Participated in Statistical Framework Discussions Geneva, Switzerland March Participated in discussions around Quality Certification of Statistics (Global Partnership for Bogota, Colombia April Sustainable Development Data) Provided support for APAI-CRVS website (APAI- CRVS) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May Attended OECD Competitiveness Programme Meeting and delivered presentation on Inclusive Beirut, Lebanon May Growth (OECD) Participated in panel discussion around innovations and social vulnerability at Understanding Risk Forum (Global Faculty for Venice, Italy May Disaster Reduction and Recovery) Invited to participate in validation of NSDS (World Bank) Equatorial Guinea May Participated in roundtable on Crowdsourcing Sustainable Development (OECD and University Paris, France May of Geneva) Invited to participate in 15th meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC (ECLAC) Santiago, Chile June

50 48 Annual PARIS21 Progress Report (2016) Participated in Science, Technology and Innovation Forum (OECD) Invited to participate in panel at conference on Measuring and monitoring implementation of the SDGs: Fit for Purpose? (Geneva Graduate Institute) Presented on SDGs and Big Data at Development Economics Conference (University of Göttingen) Moderated session on mechanisms for national monitoring at High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Attended meeting on the Development Partner Task Force on Statistics (OECS) Contributed to paper on climate and disaster resilience in Small Islands Development States (OECD) Co-chaired Programme Committee of UN World Data Forum Presented at conference on Gender Statistics: Where Do We Stand? (INEGI Mexico) Paris, France Geneva, Switzerland Göttingen, Germany New York, USA Bridgetown, Barbados Paris, France Mexico City, Mexico June June June July July July August - December September Presented on Partnerships to Strengthen Statistical Capacity for the SDGs during Workshop on SDGs Data Roadmap (Global Dakar, Senegal October Partnership for Sustainable Development Data) Presented on "Evaluation in the Context of the SDGs" to Masters students (U. of Saarbruecken) Saarbruecken, Germany November Participated in roundtable on capacity building for LDCS (WTO) Geneva, Switzerland November Presented the ADAPT (Bahrain) Manama, Bahrain November Attended 21st CPTM Annual General Meeting London, United Kingdom December Provided keynote address at 15 th International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) Abu Dhabi, UAE December

51 V. SECRETARIAT PROGRAMME OF WORK & BUDGET

52 50 Secretariat Programme of Work and Budget (2017)

53 PARIS21 Annual Meetings PROPOSED PARIS21 SECRETARIAT PROGRAMME OF WORK & BUDGET (2017) CONTENTS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PROGRAMME OF WORK Building on the contributions of partners Country selection Pillar 1: Knowledge-Sharing and Innovation Incubator Pillar 2: Advocacy Pillar 3: Co-ordination and Monitoring Pillar 4: Technical Support COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT BUDGET... 60

54 52 Secretariat Programme of Work and Budget (2017) INTRODUCTION Following the approval of PARIS21 s Strategy at the 2015 Annual Meetings, the PARIS21 Secretariat has structured its work programme around the four pillars of the adopted strategy: Knowledge-Sharing and Innovation Incubator, Advocacy, Co-ordination and Monitoring, and Technical Support. This document contains the proposal for a detailed work programme of activities for the PARIS21 Secretariat in 2017 based on currently available funding. 1. PROGRAMME OF WORK Through the implementation of the four pillars of the PARIS21 strategy, the work programme aims to contribute to capacity building in statistical development for developing countries by achieving the following three objectives: Improving the co-ordinated action of National Statistical Systems (NSS), led by National Statistical Offices (NSO) in collaboration with various stakeholders, through the establishment of National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS), the revision of statistical acts, and purposeful advocacy to improve data user engagement and capacity Assisting countries in the planning, production and dissemination of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators through the use of relevant tools such as the Advanced Data Planning Tool (ADAPT), particularly in countries where there is a clearly expressed demand that other partners cannot accommodate, as well as assisting countries with weak institutional capacity Serving as a knowledge hub to share information on new and emerging developments in statistical capacity development through the release of discussion papers and guides, the brokering of partnerships at country level including designing the implementation modalities of such partnerships, and piloting of new approaches specifically in regard to new data sources Objectives and activities under the four pillars of the new strategy are outlined below, along with a section on general management. The activities presented in this document are planned based on the current available funding and firm commitments to PARIS21 amounting to EUR These activities have been selected based on several criteria, in particular: follow-up from activities undertaken in the previous year (e.g. the development of the NSDS when the assessment was done in the previous year); a firm written request from countries with specific timelines; the secured involvement of other partners; an adequate implementation of the strategy s four pillars; and the well-balanced distribution of activities among regions. However, it must be noted that in many cases the activities proposed are dependent on the level of political advancement underpinning their launch and implementation at the national or regional level and might suffer considerable delays or cancellation based on shifting priorities. Therefore the Programme of Work needs to remain flexible to adapt to these changing realities. Due to an ongoing mid-term review of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) s Pacific statistics programme, activities in this region have been drastically reduced until further funding becomes available. 21 Estimated amount as of 31 January 2017

55 PARIS21 Annual Meetings It should be noted that the estimated funding available in 2016 amounted to EUR , i.e. there is a reduction of EUR in BUILDING ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PARTNERS The implementation of the programme activities will be done in close collaboration with partners. UK Department for International Development (DfID) In addition to funding, the Department will facilitate interventions for advocacy, broker partnerships such as with the Royal Statistical Society, and actively contribute to and chair Task Teams. Global Affairs Canada Through funding from Global Affairs Canada, the Secretariat will collaborate with Statistics Canada to identify common areas of intervention and resource personnel for ad hoc interventions in countries, provide expert review of documents, and develop joint events in regional and international fora. Statistics Canada will finish its 2-year mandate as co-chair of the NSDS Guidelines Reference Group in April, Eurostat Eurostat provides co-funding for several activities and is a close partner in the implementation of peer reviews in Africa, the deployment of Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) training, and statistical capacity assessments. World Bank Collaboration with the World Bank country offices on their various statistical programmes takes place in the form of technical co-ordination. For example, the World Bank currently supports or has supported NSDS processes in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Maldives, Myanmar, Niger, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Timor-Leste. The collaboration with the Development Data Group advances international advocacy efforts and expert reviews. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank involves the development of a selection of NSDSs in the Caribbean region. Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank involves funding for the development of NSDSs and SDG readiness reviews through the ADAPT in selected lowest income member countries of the IsDB. Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) Collaboration with SIAP involves the organisation and co-financing of a regional training on NSDS and on leadership in selected member countries.

56 54 Secretariat Programme of Work and Budget (2017) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, in addition to being the host of PARIS21, provides guidance to the Secretariat, expertise in the development of various tools and information on commitments from partners which feeds into the Partner Report on Support for Statistics (PRESS). Moreover, PARIS21 will work with the Statistics Directorate (STD) to bring together SDG implementation experience from both OECD and non-oecd countries and with the Development Centre (DEV) to implement statistical capacity assessments in the Multidimensional Country Review (MDCR). For emerging and new topics such as the data revolution, the Secretariat may team up with new partners including those from the private sector, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and foundations. At the country level, the key implementation partners will remain actors from the NSS, often the NSO. At the regional level, partners include member organisations such as the African Union Commission (AUC), Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC); technical organisations such the Observatoire économique et statistique d'afrique subsaharienne (AFRISTAT), and the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP); development banks such as the African Development Bank (AfDB); and UN Economic Commissions, in particular the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA), Economic Commission and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC). Although many of the bilateral donor partners may not directly engage or partner with the Secretariat in the implementation of activities, they have a strong role to play in championing and advocating for the activities of PARIS COUNTRY SELECTION PARIS21 s activities are based on direct formal requests from countries. However, the demand for support is larger than the funding availability of the secretariat and therefore a prioritisation process for country interventions is used. The Country Prioritisation System uses a set of qualitative and quantitative variables to determine priority countries: Income Group: Low Income Countries (LIC), all of Africa, Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC) and/or International Development Association (IDA) and Blend countries being a LIC increases the likelihood of a country being selected Country Status: Fragile States, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) these two characteristics increase the likelihood of a country being selected A customised statistical development dashboard that takes into account the status of the NSS in terms of governance (i.e. statistical legislation, NSS), advocacy and communication activities (i.e. website, social media, Microdata Outreach Workshops), data management and dissemination (i.e. statistical standards, data platforms), national and international financial support to statistics (a Country Report on Support to Statistics (CRESS)) Involvement with PARIS21 in the last two years this decreases the likelihood of a country being selected

57 PARIS21 Annual Meetings Additional considerations used to prioritise countries include: Assessing the sustainability of support, particularly for countries with weak institutional capacity (continue to engage with the countries in the case of a long process: e.g. NSDS process; and feedback on implementation from the regional co-ordinators) Inquiring whether the request has been submitted to another development partner before further engagement Ensuring a balance between regions to maintain the global nature of the Secretariat s activities This prioritisation classifies countries into different priority groups which helps PARIS21 identify countries for its interventions. Currently the tool covers 146 countries worldwide. Activities planned in 2017 will take place in 26% of the highest priority countries. 1.3 PILLAR 1: KNOWLEDGE-SHARING AND INNOVATION INCUBATOR Context As the adoption of the SDGs and the inclusive nature of the UN World Data Forum (UNWDF) have shown, in order for NSSs to significantly improve, it is expected that these reach out to nontraditional partners, collect indicators based on less established methodologies and pilot new technologies. This will require NSSs, and NSOs in particular, to develop the necessary leadership skills to actively engage in such changing environments and have access to knowledge pieces and incountry pilots from which to build on. Specific Activities for 2017 In 2017, the Secretariat will be providing the following support: Improve NSS efficiency through leadership training in managing changes for the 2030 agenda for Director Generals (DGs) in selected African countries, and in the Asia & Pacific regions Facilitate the utilisation of new data sources through the technical review of the Open Algorithms (OPAL) project which aims to produce indicators such as population mobility, approximations of poverty indices, and literacy rates based on mobile data from telecom operators as well as a library of certified open algorithms. The Secretariat will facilitate a regional workshop in western Africa to share the first results of the project Analyse NSO website traffic in collaboration with Open Data Watch (ODW) to improve knowledge on the use of official statistics Integrate innovation in official statistics through further development of the Platform for Innovations in Statistics (PISTA) as well as its in-country implementation in Nigeria and Sudan Issue guidelines and best practices for NSSs regarding financing mechanisms (validated by a Cross Regional Forum), co-ordination, statistical laws, and the development of an online learning platform and organise a SDG implementation workshop on best practices bringing together selected OECD and developing countries Engage as a partner in the USAID Global Innovations Exchange to improve knowledge sharing on innovations and lessons learnt

58 56 Secretariat Programme of Work and Budget (2017) Participate in the Africa CRVS Core Group and provide support to the Praia City Group on Governance Statistics and its Steering Committee Improve the human resource efficiency of NSOs through a case study on the Philippines and host a regional workshop in francophone Africa Produce a paper on how to realise the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development through Capacity Development 4.0. and establish a capacity development task team that will propose modalities of engagement and impact measurement in statistical development Contribute to the Development Co-operation Report DCR 2017 on Data for Development Improve the inclusiveness of the NSS through the development of knowledge products (e.g. synthesis papers, guidelines, handbooks, fact sheets) on various issues, such as public-private partnerships (PPPs) in statistics, financing mechanisms of NSSs and co-ordination of statistical systems; a PPP example to come out of a Side-Event of the International Conference on SDGs in the Philippines; an initiative to strengthen the integration of CRVS into the official statistics co-ordinated with the NSOs in Kenya and in Nepal. Additional support will be provided at the request of countries and depending on the available capacity and funds within the PARIS21 Secretariat 1.4 PILLAR 2: ADVOCACY Context When the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were promulgated in 2001, data and metrics were a mere afterthought. It took several years to compile a list of MDG indicators. Too little time and effort were spent on filling indicator gaps and ensuring real-time monitoring. Discussions around the SDGs have contributed significantly to raising the need for relevant indicators and robust statistics. However, this increased demand has not always translated into awareness of the need to strengthen NSSs. The advocacy in which PARIS21 engages will need to be more purposefully built around the use of statistics and its value. Specific Activities for 2017 In 2017, the Secretariat will be providing the following support: Further develop the skills of journalists in the developing world in accessing and using statistics, improve the communication skills of NSO officials and establish an online Data Journalist Network Advocate for domestic financing of statistics in specific countries such as Comoros Advocate for enhanced NSS co-ordination through a CRVS forum in Nepal and data producer workshop on NSDS in Mongolia Produce/design/co-ordinate and support global, national and regional advocacy materials and tools Reach out to young statisticians by conducting the yearly Statistics School Survey in the Africa and Pacific regions and in one pilot country in Asia, the Philippines, and raise awareness of NSDSs and new developments in the data ecosystem at statistics schools Revamp the Advocacy Toolkit made available to NSOs

59 PARIS21 Annual Meetings Engage with new actors through a National Workshop on Statistics Law in Nigeria and a Highlevel advocacy mission in Zambia, and contribute to the International SDG Conference in the Philippines Produce knowledge on case studies demonstrating the return on investment in national official statistics through the publication of a discussion paper on the value of statistics Enhance the exposure of NSO Director Generals to international events such as the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC), the PARIS21 Annual Meetings and other regional platforms thereby providing them with a setting to voice the realities of NSSs Organise and participate in international events, regional meetings, seminars and webinars to enhance advocacy on statistical capacity development in developing countries as well as working groups such as the IAEG-SDGs group on SDMX Actively participate in the work of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) in particular through its role as member of the Interim Steering Group and Coordination Team, further engage in the working group on data ecosystems/country roadmaps and participate in other groups following the establishment of a governance structure Revamp the PARIS21 website to ensure better outreach and access to resource knowledge Follow up on the work of the UNWDF in which PARIS21 was active and its Secretariat Manager a co-chair of the Programme Committee Provide additional support at the request of countries and depending on the available capacity and funds within the PARIS21 Secretariat 1.5 PILLAR 3: CO-ORDINATION AND MONITORING Context As the data landscape becomes more complex, there is a need to strengthen existing institutional frameworks, co-ordination practices, and stakeholder partnerships to make them fit for that purpose, ensuring that joint efforts ultimately benefit developing countries. Further, there is a need for NSSs to ascertain their statistical development priorities in light of scarce resources, competing statistical needs, and increasing and evolving demands of data users. Specific Activities for 2017 In 2017, the Secretariat will be providing the following support: Assist in the design, review, implementation, evaluation and/or dissemination of NSDSs in Bahamas, Benin, Bolivia, Burundi, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Federated States of Micronesia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Nigeria, Niger, Palestine, Philippines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, Sudan, and Mongolia. Further regional training will be conducted in select regions, such as Asia. The NSDSs to be supported in 2017 will have a specific SDG focus to ensure that countries are adequately prepared to monitor and report on the indicators, in particular through the use of the ADAPT. In addition, some of these NSDSs, such as in the Philippines, Kenya and Sudan, will be looking to improve the inclusion of sub-national data while in Malawi the use of sector statistics in the NSDS will be prominent. In one country yet to be identified, the Secretariat will collaborate with Open Data Watch and the World Bank to implement the recommendations included in the Open Data section of the NSDS Guidelines.

60 58 Secretariat Programme of Work and Budget (2017) Provide support to the development of Regional Strategies for the Development of Statistics (RSDSs) in the SAARC covering the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; and in the Caribbean region encompassing 15 island countries, as well as issue guidelines on RSDSs following the cross-regional forum held in Undertake an NSS Peer Review in Cote d Ivoire, participating in those led by the AUC and EUROSTAT and undertaking assessments in Grenada, Jamaica, Senegal, Uganda and issue best practices on NSS Assessments. Conduct and disseminate the main findings of the 2017 release of the PRESS. The online questionnaire that facilitates data collection was opened in September 2016 and results will be available in the first quarter of PARIS21 partners play a key role in providing the source data for this report, with the largest providers of support to statistics sitting on the PARIS21 Board: Canada, the United Kingdom, European Commission (Eurostat), FAO, IMF, UNFPA and the World Bank. In addition, the 2017 PRESS results will feed into a larger analytical report. Contribute to the implementation of the BAPS and participate in its monitoring, including through a dedicated logical framework. The Secretariat will improve the methodology for assessing the use of statistics by proposing three new frameworks: references to statistics at global summits, NSDS quality and statistical literacy. The methodology for the statistical literacy indicator was developed with a Task Team comprising members from NSOs, international organisations, statistical research and training centres. The indicator and the background paper will be presented at international statistical meetings in 2017 such as the ISI World Statistics Congress in Marrakech. In addition, the methodology will be further improved through the validation of selected countries and the publicly accessible website will be improved. Report on the NSDS status in developing countries and update the NSDS Guidelines following the approval of the NSDS Guidelines Expert Reference Group and make the NSDS assessment tool, piloted in 2016, publicly available. Roll out the Country Report on Support to Statistics (CRESS) in Liberia, Mali, Senegal (tbc) and disseminate the CRESS Report through donor co-ordination in Uganda. Finalise the pilot phase of ADAPT which aims at improving the costing of the NSDSs and the reporting on SDG indicators at the country level in Bahrain, Bolivia, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Ghana, Philippines, Rwanda and Sudan and make a public website which would be openly available for countries to freely access. In addition, preliminary discussions with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are underway to include UN countrybased structures to support the implementation of ADAPT. Pilot the Statistical Evaluation and Progress (STEP) tool to improve the assessment of statistical capacity in developing countries which was discussed at an UNSC Side-Event on Open Assessments and potentially shift statistical capacity assessments towards more open assessments. Submit data and storylines to UNSD by reporting on SDG indicators ( Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding ) and ( Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen

61 PARIS21 Annual Meetings statistical capacity in developing countries ) of which PARIS21 is the custodian agency. Collect information for Tier III indicator ( Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics ) so that its status transfer to Tier II can be proposed. Organise the annual Board meeting and regular Executive Committee meetings and produce reports relevant to the UNSC, OECD and other partners. Provide additional support at the request of countries, depending on the available capacity and funds within the PARIS21 Secretariat. 1.6 PILLAR 4: TECHNICAL SUPPORT Context PARIS21 will continue providing direct support to NSS stakeholders in order to improve the serviceability of data and meet the evolving needs of users. As part of emphasising this evolving focus on data use, PARIS21 has formed a Data Advisory Service (DAS). The DAS has evolved naturally from the ADP activities that ended in The data activities have become fully internalised into the core activities of PARIS21 and no longer function as a separate programme. This data support function of the DAS to the countries is considered a fully integrated service that is in line with the NSDS process and currently focuses on providing support in: Data Visualisation, SDG readiness, NSDS budgeting and monitoring and new trends in data use. Specific Activities for 2017 In 2017, the Secretariat will be providing the following support: Design a communication strategy for Statistics Botswana in line with the NSDS to improve internal and external communication with its stakeholders. Through this activity, best practices will be extracted that will update the PARIS21 NSDS Advocacy Tool Kit. Improve use of statistics through a Data Visualisation workshop in Ghana and Rwanda; and a Regional Data Visualisation workshop for statisticians in Asia, in partnership with SIAP. Organise a regional workshop on Statistical Laws in the CAN region; and support the review and revision of the statistics law for Grenada. Provide support for the implementation of SDMX in Ecuador Support Cameroon in developing a national quality assurance framework in collaboration with AFRISTAT and Statistics Canada. Evaluate the potential use of OECD.stat for SDG reporting and a metadata model in SDMX. Some meetings are currently taking place with UNSD and UNICEF. PARIS21 is discerning potential activity in this area. Provide additional support at the request of countries and depending on the available capacity and funds within the PARIS21 Secretariat

62 60 Secretariat Programme of Work and Budget (2017) 2. COMMUNICATIONS In 2017 the Secretariat will initiate important upgrades in its communication programme in addition to its advocacy efforts and ongoing communications support to NSOs and regional statistical bodies. The PARIS21 website and logo will be revamped to communicate a new visual identity. The communications team will work to increase the reach and relevance of PARIS21 s activities with partners and others stakeholders through social media platforms including the PARIS21 Data Talk podcast, blogging (OECD Insights and Huffington Post, amongst others), increased media coverage and its periodic knowledge publication, The PARIS21 Bulletin, which showcases the latest tools, knowledge, results, opinions and information from the Secretariat and its partners. In addition, a series of knowledge briefs around issues in which PARIS21 has developed expertise and knowledge will be developed. 3. MANAGEMENT Amongst the tasks involved in managing the day-to-day operations of the Secretariat, fundraising will continue to play a key role. The Secretariat will work to bridge the funding gap, in particular by trying to diversify the group of supporters and seeking multi-annual non-earmarked support. The Secretariat will continue to implement a systematic fundraising campaign to mobilise the financial resources necessary to carry out the directives given to it by the Board and Executive Committee. Currently the Secretariat is in advanced discussions with both Norway and UN Women for support to its activities. 4. BUDGET The 2016 Programme of Work was estimated at EUR 7 million based on the activities described in the approved strategy. Following the guidance of the 2015 Board to scale up PARIS21 s activities, this budget was developed and was the basis of discussion for all fundraising efforts. In this budget, nonstaff costs represented roughly 70% of the estimated programme costs while staff costs amounted to roughly 30%. However, since this EUR 7 million funding objective was not reached, the Secretariat is presenting a 2017 Programme of Work based on available funds and recurrent funding (Finland, Ireland, Korea and Switzerland) that can be expected later this year. Currently this funding adds up to EUR 4.1 million (Table 5). The activities planned with this budget are described in sections 2 and 3 of this report. They ensure a comprehensive coverage of the strategy pillars and types of activities, as well as an adequate regional representation. These activities break down into 48% non-staff costs and 52% staff costs.

63 PARIS21 Annual Meetings The Secretariat is also in discussions with Norway and the IsDB for potential funding as well as with UN Women. These discussions are at different stages and are not yet concluded, so the mentioned amounts are indicative and not included in the 4.1 million for planned expenditures in In addition to the funding needed to implement the 2017 Programme of Work, the Secretariat needs to ensure that it has sufficient further funds at its disposal to do all the necessary budget commitments ensuring programme continuity for 2018 (in particular extending staff contracts to the end of 2018). The Secretariat currently has funding in hand which has been offered by donors specifically for It is important to note that several donors have provided multi-year funding, so while funds are still needed to fully finance the 2017 Programme of Work, the Secretariat already has some funding available for 2018 and 2019.

64 62 Secretariat Programme of Work and Budget (2017) TABLE 5: 2017 Programme of Work Budget (Fully Funded) PARIS21 - Programme of Work 2017 (in Euros) (Programme plan with funding that is currently available) KNOWLEDGE-SHARING & INNOVATION INCUBATOR 810, Improving NSS efficiency 142,273 Making data available and understandable 28,950 Guidelines/Best practices issued 93,061 Integrating innovation 84,835 Overall operational expenditures 43,904 P21-STAFF 417,177 ADVOCACY 1,067,144 Engaging with new actors 22,736 Communication 149,330 Global Advocacy 211,567 Overall operational expenditures 57,828 P21-STAFF 625,683 CO-ORDINATION & MONITORING 1,693,259 NSS peer reviews 101,866 NSDS/RSDS 633,617 Stakeholder co-ordination 137,883 Global Monitoring 46,031 SDG Readiness 58,915 Overall operational expenditures 91,756 P21-STAFF 623,191 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 589,874 Strengthening technical skills 19,696 Support to quality process 40,137 Update statistical laws 17,719 Improve data access 3,994 Overall operational expenditures 31,965 P21-STAFF 476,363 GRAND TOTAL ,160,477

65 PARIS21 Annual Meetings TABLE 6: Funding Gap Analysis PARIS21 PROGRAMME FUNDING GAP ANALYSIS ) ) TOTAL A Budgeted expenditure 4,160,477 4,325,162 4,389,638 12,875,277 B Income in hand 1) : 3,838,977 3,007, ,846,581 Voluntary Contributions available at ) 3,792,464 3,007, ,800,068 Voluntary Contributions accepted in 2017 IsDB 46,513 46,513 C = (A-B) Initial funding gap -321,500-1,317,559-4,389,638-6,028,696 D Potential funding 3) 1,148,149 1,444, ,592 3,550,663 D1 VCs accepted - subject to Parliamentary approval or funding needs Canada 569, , ,216 D2 Expected Contributions 4) Finland 35,000 35,000 70,000 Ireland 25,000 25,000 50,000 Korea 40,000 40,000 Switzerland 221, , , ,500 D3 D4 Discussions in progress Norway IsDB 5) 233, ,000 Other possible contributions UN Women - 2,565,869 USD - period: 01/10/ /12/2020 5) 593, , ,649 1,780,947 E = (C+D) Current funding (gap)/surplus - PER YEAR 826, ,363-3,432,046-2,478,034 Current funding (gap)/surplus - CUMULATED 826, ,012-2,478,034 1) Voluntary contributions are subject to an administration charge of 6.3% applied to the total contribution amount. 2) This takes into account the 2017 non-staff committed funds carried forward which amount to 419,772 as at (see expenditure report). 3) All information as of 31 January ) These countries have provided annual contributions in the past and PARIS21 is expecting their continued support in ) These contributions have not been included in our expected contributions. Discussions are fairly advanced however the contributions may not arrive until late in the year. 6) It is important to note that several donors have given multi-year funding, so while funds are still needed to fully finance the 2017 PWB, the secretariat already has some funding available for 2018 and This funding will be used essentially to secure staff committments from year to year and to ensure programme continuity.

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67 VI. LOGFRAMES BAPS, CTGAP & PARIS21

68 66 Logframes BAPS, CTGAP and PARIS21

69 PARIS21 Annual Meetings VI. LOGFRAMES: BAPS, CTGAP AND PARIS21 This note provides background on PARIS21 s proposed engagement in the monitoring of indicators for the Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data (CTGAP) that will likely supersede the Busan Action Plan for Statistics (BAPS), for which PARIS21 was the Secretariat. It also proposes the development of a performance indicator logframe for the PARIS21 Secretariat. The PARIS21 Board is invited to endorse the proposed role of PARIS21 in the future reporting of indicators. Points for discussion 1. For guidance: The Board is invited to provide guidance on the following: (i) ensure that the CTGAP includes relevant indicators from the BAPS; (ii) ensure that PARIS21 is an active implementer of the CTGAP; (iii) approve the development of the PARIS21 Secretariat performance indicator logframe. 2. For information: The Board is invited to take note of the methodology and baseline results on measuring References in global summits to statistical development and/or data gaps (BAPS Logframe Indicator 4a). 3. For information: The Board is invited to take note of the methodology and baseline results on Evaluating the quality of National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) (BAPS Logframe Indicator 1b).

70 68 Logframes BAPS, CTGAP and PARIS21 1. LOGICAL FRAMEWORKS: BAPS, CTGAP AND PARIS21 This section provides the background on the Busan Action Plan for Statistics (BAPS) and the Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data (CTGAP) that will likely supersede the BAPS. It concludes by laying out the proposed engagement of the PARIS21 Secretariat in the monitoring of these frameworks. BUSAN ACTION PLAN FOR STATISTICS (BAPS) In collaboration with the World Bank and other partners, PARIS21 proposed a Busan Action Plan for Statistics (BAPS) 22 at the Fourth High Level Forum (HLF-4) on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea in late Participants endorsed this action plan and included an explicit reference to it in the Busan Partnership document 23. It was further decided that the PARIS21 Secretariat act as BAPS Secretariat and that PARIS21 and the World Bank jointly report on progress to the post-busan Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) and the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC). In 2011 the Busan Partnership Agreement was endorsed by over 100 countries as the blueprint for maximising the impact of aid. As part of the formulation of principles towards effective aid, PARIS21 was assigned as the Secretariat of the BAPS. The baseline for indicators was measured in 2012 and the first milestones measured in Since then, PARIS21 has been reporting to its Board annually on its indicator logframe. This logframe was particularly useful with regard to the measurement of outcome indicators, such as the use of statistics in national policy making and output indicators, two of which are now also reported as part of SDG 17: (i) the number of countries with a national statistical plan; and (ii) the dollar value of resources made available to strengthen statistical capacity. The logframe is also under active development. In 2016, substantial progress was made by a PARIS21-led Task Team on measuring statistical literacy based on national newspaper articles. However, the BAPS was never included in global level discussions as part of the GPEDC, in particular at its High-Level Meeting in Mexico in 2014 and the High Level Fora on Aid Effectiveness in Nairobi in Therefore, it had provided limited contributions to the inclusion of statistics in global cooperation discussions. CAPE TOWN GLOBAL ACTION PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DATA (CTGAP) At its 46th session, the UNSC agreed to establish the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for the 2030 Agenda (HLG-PCCB), comprising Chief Statisticians from 23 National Statistical Offices (NSO), representing selected countries in their respective regions 24. The HLG-PCCB was tasked to promote national ownership of the 2030 Agenda monitoring system and foster statistical capacity building, partnerships and co-ordination. In this context, the HLG-PCCB prepared the CTGAP which was formally launched at the UN World Data Forum in Cape Town, South Africa and which was submitted for endorsement to the UNSC at its annual meetings in March ENGAGEMENT OF THE PARIS21 SECRETARIAT It is likely that the CTGAP will supersede the BAPS and discussions by the Secretariat with the HLG- PCCB, to which it has been invited several times as an issue partner, have reinforced this. PARIS21 considers that the CTGAP will provide a more inclusive ownership and endorsement process than the BAPS and therefore proposes to the Board to work with the HLG-PCCB to include relevant Paragraph 18 c): We will partner to implement a global Action Plan to enhance capacity for statistics to monitor progress, evaluate impact, ensure sound, results-focused public sector management, and highlight strategic issues for policy decisions The Chair of the Statistical Commission is an ex-officio member of the HLG.

71 PARIS21 Annual Meetings indicators from the BAPS in the CTGAP and work towards having PARIS21 as an implementing agency for these sections of the CTGAP. In the event of such a development, PARIS21 would work towards developing its own indicator logframe for submission to the Board in 2018, similar to how the BAPS logframe had been adopted as the PARIS21 logframe in The Secretariat calls on its Board to provide guidance on the following: ensuring that the CTGAP includes relevant indicators from the BAPS and references to the BAPS as a prior endeavour ensuring that PARIS21 is an active implementer of the CTGAP approving the development of a PARIS21 Secretariat performance indicator logframe 2. INDICATOR ON REFERENCES TO STATISTICAL CAPACITY IN GLOBAL SUMMITS This indicator measures progress towards the BAPS action area that aims to ensure that outcomes of global summits and high-level fora specifically recognise the need for statistical capacity development. DEFINITION OF GLOBAL SUMMITS A first step towards identifying the data source for this indicator is the definition of global summit. A summit is a meeting between heads of government (The Oxford English Dictionary). For a summit to be global, it must bring together governments from around the world. Following this definition, global summits can be characterised by exchanges between the participating governments. The events closest to this definition are the G20 summits that bring together governments from the 20 major economies. The G20, while closely fitting the concept of a global summit, can be criticised for not being truly global as discussions are driven by a rather select group of governments. The approach proposed here is therefore to focus on intergovernmental organisations whose members are composed of the widest possible set of sovereign states. At the global level, these include the United Nations and (for each sectorial focus) their Specialised Agencies. These agencies bring together countries from all member states to discuss and set norms and policies. DATA SOURCE A natural second step is the identification of suitable outcome documents from UN Specialised Agencies that cover global summits and related discussions. One option is their website content that can be captured through RSS feeds, for example. However, not every website has an active RSS feed and some (e.g. the World Bank) have dozens of feeds. It is thus proposed to use the official Twitter accounts of the agencies and their daily tweets, endorsements and retweets 25. These tweets are currently restricted to 140 characters, making them easy to analyse. METHODOLOGY The methodology proceeds in four steps as follows. 1. In a first step, it extracts hashtags for the current year for the 15 UN Specialised Agencies as well as for 20 Agencies active in statistical development A retweet is a forward of individual tweets by other users to their own feed. 26 Examples include FAOstatistics, worldbankdata, OpenDataWatch, ContactPARIS21.

72 70 Logframes BAPS, CTGAP and PARIS21 2. In a second step, the methodology creates a list of hashtags related to statistical development and data gaps. These are hashtags that occur at least three times 27 more often in tweets from Statistical Agencies than they do from UN Specialised Agencies. 3. Next, we take the most frequent hashtags (the top 75%) and calculate the relative frequency of their occurrence for each of the 15 UN Specialised Agencies. 4. The final indicator is the non-weighted average over these relative frequencies for the 15 UN Specialised Agencies. CURRENT RESULT Based on unique tweets that contain a total of hashtags in 2016, the current Indicator on References to Statistics in Global Summits is 1.13%. This indicates that around 1% of all the hashtags used by all the UN agencies are related to statistical development and/or data gaps. LIMITATIONS This methodology has several limitations that can be usefully pointed out: 1. Tweets are a non-representative data source made available by a private company. The methodology is therefore subject to biases and depends on continued access to the Twitter API, which may not be sustainable in the long term. 2. Difference between UN and country perspectives: Although UN Specialised Agencies will by and large reflect the priorities of their member countries, they may not give a balanced view of the position of countries heads of states. 3. Difference between frequency and impact of topics: Some topics may trend on Twitter and even induce herding behaviour amongst the agencies but are not included in the agendas of high-level events. 4. Weighting of summits: Some summits do not have a clear output while others have firm decisions. A future version of the methodology could aim to differentiate these and reflect this in the form of a weighting. NEXT STEPS Following approval by the Board, the PARIS21 Secretariat will continue the fully automated data collection for the indicator. A baseline and a target for 2018 can be established based on the current result. As we carry on updating the result, we will also be able to observe the long-term trend of references in global summits to statistical development and data gaps. 3. METHODOLOGY TO EVALUATE NSDS QUALITY This part of the note summarises the NSDS evaluation tool and the first results from 13 country pilots to monitor and track the performance and impact of NSDSs. METHODOLOGY The NSDS evaluation tool is a questionnaire that informs a systematic process which in turn facilitates the monitoring of the quality of NSDSs. This questionnaire is completed either by staff and consultants working on behalf of PARIS21 or through a self-assessment by the countries themselves. In particular, the tool identifies measurable indicators that characterise the quality of a NSDS and determine its impact over the implementation period. The tool has major themes and sub-themes that should be assessed on a regular basis. A set of indicators under each theme or sub-theme has been proposed many of them based on the initial list of NSDS quality indicators. The tool has been piloted in a number of countries where PARIS21 has been undertaking planned missions. 27 This odds ratio of three turned out to be a good cut-off value.

73 PARIS21 Annual Meetings Building on a generic Theory of Change, indicators were identified and organised into six major themes: 1. Information and Status of the NSO 2. Resources and Expenditure 3. Demand Responsive 4. Dissemination and Use 5. Data Quality 6. Results and Performance Each of the themes has a weighted score that contributes to the overall score. Within the themes, each of the corresponding indicators also has a score which is weighted within the theme or subtheme. CURRENT RESULTS The NSDS Evaluation tool has been piloted in 13 countries so far: Bangladesh, Belize, Burundi, Cambodia, Djibouti, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Jordan, Malawi, Mozambique, Philippines, Rwanda and Sri Lanka. It is important to clarify that this is not a ranking system across countries but a quick assessment of the quality of the NSDS. It is also important to be mindful that the scoring may vary according to the level of implementation of the NSDS. LIMITATIONS From the piloting exercise, it has been noted that gathering data on actual funding versus what was planned is a challenge in most countries. Reflections are ongoing to reshape the tool and clarify its purpose and limitations, the definition of the scoring questions and informative questions, the addition and/or removal of questions and the right timing of the evaluation. This will be done through consultation with independent experts and representatives of NSOs. NEXT STEPS The evaluation tool is currently being actively used by PARIS21 and countries are completing it prior to the NSDS evaluation mission. The tool is now available to all partners on the PARIS21 website 28. Background documents Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data, prepared by the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (HLG-PCCB). Available at Action-Plan-For-Data-Jan2017.pdf Trends in References to Statistical Capacity Development in Global Summits, PARIS21 interactive website at NSDS Self-Assessment Evaluation Tool, PARIS21 website at Self-Assessment-Evaluation-Tool 28

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75 VII. NEW APPROACHES TO CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

76 74 Task Team New Approaches to Capacity Development

77 PARIS21 Annual Meetings VII. TASK TEAM- NEW APPROACHES TO CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT This note provides background on how development partners can integrate new approaches to statistical capacity development to leverage the data revolution and 2030 Agenda. The PARIS21 Board is requested to endorse the proposal to set up a Task Team to further define the concept and objectives of new approaches to capacity development (Capacity Development 4.0). Point for decision For approval: The Board is invited to approve the establishment of a Task Team to define the concept, elements and objectives of new approaches to capacity development (henceforth referred to as Capacity Development 4.0 ).

78 76 Task Team New Approaches to Capacity Development 1. WHY DO WE NEED CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT 4.0? This section lays out reasons for establishing a PARIS21-led Task Team and outlines its main objectives. WHY IS THIS INITIATIVE PROPOSED? The first UN World Data Forum in Cape Town, earlier this year, saw a total of nine sessions on the thematic area of New approaches to capacity development for better data. While this message showed that the capacity of national data ecosystems is high on the international agenda, it was also a call for all actors to rethink current approaches to capacity development. Existing approaches to capacity dominantly follow a supply-side logic. Supply-side interventions, such as trainings and workshops for National Statistical Office (NSO) staff, are often perceived as a black box (when international monitoring initiatives crowd out national resources and capacities). Such approaches also do not fully leverage the benefits of the data revolution. The UN Secretary General s Independent Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) speaks of the data revolution as an explosion in the volume and production of data matched by a growing demand for data from all parts of society (IEAG, 2014). This expansion of the data ecosystem is disruptive as it requires a radical shift in attention to new capacities to deal with the plethora of new, unstructured data sources and demands from new actors and data users (NGOs, civil society and citizens). WHAT ARE THE MAIN OBJECTIVES? Helping national data ecosystems respond to and manage this process requires Capacity Development 4.0. The objectives of this approach go beyond the traditional production-side interventions to also include the strengthening of data use, literacy and results. The SDGs will clearly act as a game changer in this process. The international results measurement framework shifts the needs to new data sources beyond those that can be produced by NSOs and new data users who often have little statistical literacy. Finally, with the strengthened role of new (supply- and demand-side) actors in the data ecosystem, there is an increasing role for capacity development initiatives to strengthen co-ordination at the national, regional and international levels. 2. ELEMENTS OF CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT 4.0 The main elements of capacity development 4.0 have already emerged from discussions at the UN World Data Forum in Cape Town. While these are still to be identified, they can be usefully categorised by the stakeholder groups of data producers and users, and development providers. Data producers: Supply-side interventions will include the use of new tools (big data infrastructure) and partnerships with non-traditional partners (such as public-private partnerships for data and statistics). Data users: Demand-side interventions will include new approaches to learning such as blended learning and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Donors: An increased focus on results agendas, outcomes and user demands, as a starting point to generate country-demand for capacity within their statistical systems. Table 7 below provides an overview of the observed changes in the approach to capacity development for these three groups.

79 PARIS21 Annual Meetings TABLE 7: Shifting approach to capacity development by data producers, data users, and donors Data producers Data users Donors Traditional Approach Bilateral approaches, supply-driven, limited to NSS Heavy reliance on technical aspects Focus on supply side, data production and producer Focus on National Statistical Systems ODA funding low; limited resultsevidence based funding; scattered amongst sectors on a needs-basis (e.g. health) New Approach More complex, innovation, multiple stakeholders Building new partnerships, fostering soft skills, leadership, change management, advocacy Focus on the right format of production, data users, and impact Strengthen user groups to consume and disseminate data, data literacy Increase levels and types of funding; results-based funding; national-level and country systems focus This shifting approach illustrated in Table 7 allows for the derivation of possible building blocks to statistical capacity development. 1. Promote data to inform policies by putting more focus on increasing demand, use and impact 2. Use the country system as an entry point for ODA support 3. Pursue effective institutions and governance structures by encouraging independence and ownership 4. Build partnerships with other public and private data producers and innovators 5. Establish multi-year, results-based and collaborative financing with domestic, regional, and international sources OBJECTIVES AND LOGISTICAL/RESOURCE CONSIDERATIONS The Task Team working primarily through and audio/videoconference will attempt to achieve the following objectives: 1. Review a technical background paper and provide comments and suggestions 2. Agree on a conceptual framework for Capacity Development 4.0 and its main components 3. Further develop the concept of Open Assessment Frameworks for assessing statistical capacity 4. Propose types of activities and implementation modalities for each component 5. Report back on progress and results in undertaking the above objectives at the 2018 Board meeting. The initial timeline of the Task Team is one year. 3. NEXT STEPS 1. The technical background paper will be presented at the Board Meeting.

80 78 Task Team New Approaches to Capacity Development 2. The Task Team will be primarily composed of interested PARIS21 Board members. There will be a call for interest for Board members to either join or propose members for the Task Team by mid- April. Some Board members will also be approached directly to ensure participation of agencies most involved in the issue. Members outside of the Board who demonstrate particular expertise in the field of statistical capacity can also join. Task Team members will be selected based on their expertise in the field, while ensuring a balanced representation of multilateral agencies, research centres, civil society organisations, statistical offices and statistical training centres. 3. TORs will be circulated prior to the first Task Team meeting, expected in early May. At the first meeting, the Task Team elects the Chair and agrees on the TORs, governance arrangements and timeline. Background documents Keijzer, N. and S. Klingebiel (2017). Realising the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development: Towards Capacity Development 4.0. PARIS21 Discussion Paper No. 9, Paris. (forthcoming, to be presented at PARIS21 Board Meeting in April) Jütting, J. (2016): Capacity Building, Yes But How to Do It? Blog post. Available at

81 VIII. STATISTICAL LITERACY INDICATOR

82 80 Task Team Statistical Literacy Indicator

83 PARIS21 Annual Meetings VIII. TASK TEAM- STATISTICAL LITERACY INDICATOR (CONCLUSION) This note summarises the results of a PARIS21 Task Team established to develop a global indicator measuring statistical literacy; and informs the PARIS21 Board on the results and conclusions of this Task Team. Point for discussion For discussion: The Task Team invites the Board to take note of the methodology and the baseline results on measuring Statistical literacy (BAPS Logframe Indicator 3b) and the proposed next steps.

84 82 Task Team Statistical Literacy Indicator 1. REMINDER OF THE PURPOSE OF THE TASK TEAM In collaboration with the World Bank and other partners, the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21) proposed a Busan Action Plan for Statistics (BAPS) 29 at the Fourth High Level Forum (HLF-4) on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea in late Participants endorsed this action plan and included an explicit reference to it in the Busan Partnership document 30. It was further decided that the PARIS21 Secretariat act as BAPS Secretariat and that PARIS21 and the World Bank jointly report on progress to the post-busan Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) and the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC). The Plan has five actions supporting three objectives, with the first being to fully integrate statistics into decision-making. Statistical literacy is a prerequisite to effectively use statistics to inform decisions (for planning, analysis, monitoring, and evaluation, thus increasing transparency and accountability). The United Nations Secretary General s appointed Independent Expert Advisory Group on a Data Revolution for Sustainable Development (IEAG) came to the same conclusion in a recent report 31 which recommends that more be done to increase global literacy. Specifically, the group called for A proposal for a special investment to increase global data literacy. To close the gap between people able to benefit from data and those who cannot, in 2015 the UN should work with other organisations to develop an education program and promote new learning approaches to improve people s, infomediaries and public servants data literacy. Special efforts should be made to reach people living in poverty through dedicated programmes. The Synthesis Report of the UN Secretary General on the Post-2015 Agenda The Road to Dignity by 2030 called for a transformative agenda whereby we base our analysis in credible data and evidence, enhancing data capacity, availability, disaggregation, literacy and sharing. He stressed that the world must acquire a new data literacy in order to be equipped with the tools, methodologies, capacities, and information necessary to shine a light on the challenges of responding to the new agenda. To inform this debate, the PARIS21 Board approved the proposal to establish a short-term Task Team for this purpose and requested that the team report back to the PARIS21 Executive Committee and Board at its 2017 meetings. The purpose of the present note is to recall the terms of reference for this Task Team and report on the results. 2. COMPOSITION AND CONVENORSHIP The Task Team was co-ordinated by PARIS21 and the UK Department for International Development (DfID) which was also the chair of the BAPS reporting group. PARIS21 acted as the Secretariat. Task Team members were selected following a call for interest based on their expertise in the field and with a view on balanced representation of multilateral agencies, research centres, civil society organisations, statistical offices and statistical training centres. 3. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The Task Team working solely through and audio/videoconference achieved the following objectives Paragraph 18 c): We will partner to implement a global Action Plan to enhance capacity for statistics to monitor progress, evaluate impact, ensure sound, results-focused public sector management, and highlight strategic issues for policy decisions

85 PARIS21 Annual Meetings Produced a technical paper, prepared by the PARIS21 Secretariat, that developed a methodology for a global indicator measuring statistical literacy; where statistical literacy is taken as the ability to critically evaluate statistical material and to appreciate the relevance of statistically-based approaches to all aspects of life in general Evaluated the proposed indicator based on the following attributes: a. Number of IDA/Blend 33 countries covered b. Secondary data source c. Annual reporting frequency 3. Agreed on a methodology for reporting to the BAPS logical framework in RESULTS The Task Team has developed a first composite indicator to measure global statistical literacy. The indicator provides an indirect measure on the use of and critical engagement with statistics in the media using articles from the daily RSS feeds of the top five national newspapers. WHAT IS BEING MEASURED? The written word of journalists reflects a nation's demand for statistical facts and depth of critical analysis. The focus on the top five national newspapers ensures that the indicator largely reflects the nation s consumption of statistical facts. Newspaper articles are generally available, which makes them representative of a country's literate population. The indicator is a three-dimensional composite indicator of the equally weighted percentages of national newspaper articles that contain references to statistics at statistical literacy level 1, 2 or 3, respectively. The three levels are derived from the statistical literacy construct defined in Watson and Callingham (2003). 34 This construct operationalises the categories contained in the Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms using the three levels (1) consistent, non-critical use of statistics, (2) critical non-mathematical and (3) critical mathematical engagement with statistics, respectively. For each of the three levels, the share of documents containing keyword sequences matching the classification, country per country is obtained. An overall measure of global statistical literacy is then obtained as the sum over the three shares. SCORES For each country, the average aggregation score is simply the sum over the three dimensions (ranging from 0 to 300): a three-dimensional composite indicator of the equally weighted percentages of national newspaper articles that contain references to statistics at statistical literacy level 1, 2 or 3 respectively. The final indicator is the equally weighted average of each country s aggregation score. If all newspaper articles of all these countries contain statistical terms of all levels, the final indicator is 300; if none of the newspaper articles contain statistical terms of any level, the final indicator is 0. Until the most recent update of the indicator, 28 countries whose top five newspapers RSS feeds publish more than 200 articles per month were eligible for the analysis. Based on a total number of articles, the final indicator is RELATION TO INTERNATIONAL LITERACY ASSESSMENTS FOR DEVELOPED COUNTRIES 32 Dodge, Y. (2003). Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms, Oxford University Press. 33 International Development Association, see 34 Watson, J.M. and R.A. Callingham (2003). Statistical literacy: A complex hierarchical construct. Statistics Education Research Journal, 2(2):3-46.

86 84 Task Team Statistical Literacy Indicator To confirm the external validity of the indicator, the literacy scores have been correlated against another available proxy, the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). TIMSS is an international assessment of student mathematical achievement, evaluating at least students per participating educational system. The TIMSS section called Data and Chance aims to capture some very similar concepts to this indicator and correlates well (significant at the 10%-level) with our literacy score for a sample of 21 countries. LIMITATIONS The data source used for the indicator has several limitations. First, the indicator is measuring a count of terms, whereas literacy would also need to be tested against the appropriateness of the terms used, in context. Second, the current implementation is limited to the four most widely spoken languages globally (English, French, Spanish and Portuguese) and thereby ignores local languages. Finally, newspapers and blogs are only a subset of national media. Radio and TV cannot easily be captured in a machine readable format. New promising tools, such as the Radio Analysis tools developed by Pulse Lab Kampala and the United Nations in Uganda could fill this gap in the coming years. WHY NOT USE MORE DIRECT MEASURES? A limitation of using more direct measures based on surveys or skills assessments is that they often cover broader concepts for a smaller population, are reported infrequently and/or are not comparable across countries. Alternative measures, such as the percentage of a population working in job categories related to statistics (based on DHS survey data) or literacy rates based on the World Bank s Global dataset on education achievement are discussed in the report. 5. NEXT STEPS 1. The International Statistical Literacy Project (ISLP) and PARIS21 will reach out to their networks of national data journalists and NSOs to: undertake a qualitative validation of the methodology based on country-expertise explore how RSS feeds can be used to produce monitoring reports on the use of statistics at the national level in collaboration with NSOs. 2. The work will be disseminated more broadly: PARIS21 will co-organise a session at the 2017 International Statistical Institute World Congress around the topic of data use and literacy along with ILSP and Eurostat. 3. PARIS21 will continue to improve the publicly accessible website including the automated publication of news in real time. 4. PARIS21 will propose that this indicator be considered as part of global statistical monitoring initiatives. Background documents Klein, T., A. Galdin and E. Mohamedou (2016). An indicator for statistical literacy based on national newspaper archives. Proceedings of the Roundtable Conference of the International Association of Statistics Education (IASE), Berlin, Germany. An indicator for statistical literacy based on national newspaper archives, PARIS21 interactive website at

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88 86 Project UN Women MEWGC

89 PARIS21 Annual Meetings IX. PROJECT- UN WOMEN MEWGC This note provides background on PARIS21 s proposed involvement in UN Women s project Making Every Women and Girl Count (MEWGC) and the implications this would have for the PARIS21 Secretariat. The PARIS21 Board is requested to endorse the proposed activities to be undertaken by PARIS21 as part of the MEWGC project and to highlight synergies with partners. Point for decision For endorsement and guidance: The PARIS21 Board is requested to endorse the proposed activities to be undertaken by PARIS21 as part of the MEWGC project and to highlight synergies with partners.

90 88 Project UN Women MEWGC 1. CONTEXT As a result of extensive discussions that have been ongoing since 2015, PARIS21 and UN Women have agreed to collaborate on five activities within the framework of Making Every Woman and Girl Count, spanning the four-year period These activities are critical for reinforcing the work currently undertaken in the improvement of the quality and dissemination of gender statistics in National Statistical Systems (NSS), including in the proposed pilot countries. The proposal aims to strengthen statistical systems to produce consistent, high quality gender statistics that are timely and relevant to policy makers, academics, civil society organisations and citizens. The five proposed activities of the MEWGC project are highlighted by outcomes and geographical level of activity. 2. ACTIVITIES The activities are planned along the data value chain from (A1) co-ordination and planning, to (A2) data production, (A3) dissemination and, finally, monitoring the effectiveness of the interventions to improve (A4) the use of data and (A5) available financial and non-financial resources in NSSs: (A1) Support co-ordination and planning for gender statistics through the development of an NSDS/RSDS Gender Module as part of the Regional and National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (RSDS and NSDS) processes and a gender (disaggregation) gap analysis (A2) Support data production for SDGs by identifying bottlenecks in NSS assessments and proposing solutions in the form of technical and institutional innovations (A3) Support the dissemination of gender statistics through gender data visualisation trainings, the initialisation of user-producer partnerships through dialogues and gender data outreach workshops (A4) Report on the use of gender data (and its value) through the analysis of citizens use in national newspaper archives and policy makers use in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and National Development Plans (NDPs) (A5) Report on financial resources to gender statistics through a special issue of the 2017 Partner Report on Support to Statistics (PRESS) and annual updates for the PRESS rounds of 2018 and beyond 3. CHOICE OF COUNTRIES To align with PARIS21 s country priorities, activities at the country and regional level will be initially selected based on the development of National/Regional Strategies for the period. For example, SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) and CARICOM (Caribbean Community) are currently preparing a Regional Statistical Strategy and gender statistics could be one of the key areas of statistical co-operation in the region. 4. IMPLEMENTATION MODALITY The activities contribute to the implementation of UN Women s Flagship Programme Initiative MEWGC and to the implementation of the PARIS21 Secretariat s activities on Co-ordination and Monitoring, and Knowledge-sharing and Innovation Incubator which are included in the OECD Programme of Work and Budget (PWB). Activities will be financed out of the budget for MEWGC. PARIS21 Secretariat staff and a network of experts will implement these activities in

91 PARIS21 Annual Meetings collaboration with UN Women technical staff in Regional Offices, to ensure alignment between global and regional activities as well as activities under this agreement. PARIS21 shall provide UN Women with the annual progress reports of the approved PWB that the PARIS21 Secretariat submits to its Board Members. These include annual statements of expenditure for the PARIS21 PWB.

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93 X. UPDATE ON NSDS GUIDELINES

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95 PARIS21 Annual Meetings X. UPDATE ON THE NSDS GUIDELINES Since April 2016, the Secretariat has organised regional training sessions on the NSDS Guidelines 35 in partnership with the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific to benefit five Asian countries. This regional training aims to strengthen strategic planning processes for statistical development through capacity-building for National Statistical Offices, in particular for senior level managers to lead in the design and implementation of the National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS). As part of the support to the NSDS drafting process, country-specific training sessions were also organised for Lao PDR, the Philippines and Sri Lanka focusing on subnational statistics. Moreover, the Secretariat held an introductory session on NSDS in the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l Analyse Economique (ENSAE) in Dakar. The NSDS Guidelines were translated into Arabic, increasing their availability to five languages (English, French, Portuguese and Spanish versions were already available). On 23 February 2017, the Secretariat organised the third meeting of the NSDS Guidelines Reference Group (ERG) which is comprised of organisations from across the globe (current members are Albania, Burundi, Ecuador, Grenada, Palestine, Philippines, Samoa, African Development Bank, AFRISTAT, CARICOM, Pacific Community, UNESCAP, and UNESCWA), and is co-chaired by Statistics Canada and PARIS21. The Reference Group discussed and approved updates related to nine issues: 1. Key Emerging Issues for NSDSs: this new section summarises how the Guidelines answer some of the key emerging issues for statistical /data production, dissemination and use. It provides links to the sections that cover: the 2030 Agenda and the production of SDGs indicators; the costing of NSDSs; the data revolution; regional strategies; subnational strategies; data dissemination; dialogue with users; and open data. 2. Updating NSDS Guidelines and Guidelines 2.3: this section has been updated to introduce the concept of versions and iterations, similarly to conventions used in the software industry, in order to better track the updates is seeing the third annual update since the launch of Guidelines 2.0 in Hence the latest version is called NSDS Guidelines Small Islands Developing States: further information has been added to this section taking into account the recommendations of the Cross Regional Forum Agenda 2030 and the SIDS: Strengthening Statistical Capacity and Readiness organised by PARIS21 on May Additions concern the sections on characteristics of SIDS National Statistical Systems (NSS), on the role of regional bodies, and on advocacy and political commitment. 4. Subnational Strategies for the Development of Statistics: this section has been rewritten, taking into account the recommendations of the Cross Regional Forum Shaping subnational statistical systems to meet requirements of the SDGs organised by PARIS21 on May Additional recommendations concern the establishment of partnerships to promote local participation and increase the use and supply of community data. 35

96 94 Update on NSDS Guidelines 5. The Advanced Data Planning Tool (ADAPT): this section has been updated to integrate the latest developments and first lessons learned from the piloting of the ADAPT in five countries, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Philippines, and Rwanda. It presents the two planning modules in the ADAPT software: - National Development Plan, which allows evaluating the National Log Frame of Indicators; mapping and reconciling to regional and global indicators; and planning and costing data collections. - Statistical Development, which allows monitoring the NSDS; budgeting the activities under the NSDS; and planning across the statistical system Agenda for Sustainable Development: this section has been updated to include the latest work done by the UN Statistics Commission and the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG indicators (IAEG-SDG). It underlines in particular the decision by the IEAG-SDG to monitor a specific indicator related to NSDSs (Indicator Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding ), creating a good incentive for countries to develop NSDSs and for governments and donors to fund NSDSs. 7. Open data: this section has been rewritten to take into account the lessons learned from the numerous initiatives related to open data that have appeared over recent years, and to provide more concrete guidance for countries that wish to better integrate aspects of open data in their NSDS. The section provides a definition of the term open data, highlights the benefits for NSS to open their data, and provides step-by-step instructions on how to include open data in an NSDS during assessment, implementation and monitoring phases. The section also provides information on the tools available to assess and implement open data and links to several examples of NSDSs over the world that integrate aspects of open data. 8. Data Revolution: this section has been updated and contains an expanded paragraph on good practices including new business models for collaborative data sharing as well as a new paragraph on the implications of the data revolution for national legal frameworks. 9. Data dissemination: this new section focuses on the release of statistical data to the public, and underlines the importance of the practice by making data dissemination a thoughtful and strategic consideration in the NSDS process. It provides guidance on policy, deployment, design and technology considerations for digital means of dissemination including data visualisation. In addition to these updates and additions, new examples of NSDSs, regional strategies, subnational strategies, sectoral strategies, NSDS roadmaps, tools and good practice examples were added to the Guidelines. The English version of the website of the NSDS Guidelines has been updated and reflects the 2017 changes. The Arabic, French, Portuguese and Spanish versions are currently being updated and will be available in the second quarter of In terms of further development of the Guidelines, the ERG agreed that the Secretariat should work on some of the following issues:

97 PARIS21 Annual Meetings Data quality Gender Financing of NSDSs Administrative data NSS assessment Human Resources Data management (including data security) Advocacy The Secretariat also plans to redesign the NSDS Guidelines website in Regarding the composition of the ERG, as stated in its Terms of References, it should be redefined in 2017 after the PARIS21 Annual Meetings in order to allow rotation and global sensitisation on the NSDSs. The decision on new members will be taken in the next weeks through proposals from the PARIS21 Secretariat, and taking into account views from the ERG. The PARIS21 Secretariat is permanent co-chair of the ERG. The other co-chair will be one new member of the Group.

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99 XI. APPENDIX I: FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE PARIS21 SECRETARIAT

100 98 Appendix I: Financial Statement of the PARIS21 Secretariat (2016)

101 PARIS21 Annual Meetings XI. Appendix I : Financial Statement of the PARIS21 Secretariat (2016)

102 100 Appendix I: Financial Statement of the PARIS21 Secretariat (2016) TABLE 8: History of Voluntary Contributions & Grants Country / Institution PARIS21 PROGRAMME HISTORY OF VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS / GRANTS RECEIVED BY PARIS21 BY YEAR OF ACCEPTANCE BY THE OECD - ALL AMOUNTS IN EUROS Australia 5) 672,354 95, ,870 1,389,527 Austria 200, ,000 Belgium 1,000, , , , , ,000 2,000,000 Canada 6) 10) 966, ,300 38,300 19,187 16, ,405 1,454,748 2,899,593 EFTA 80,000 80,000 European Commission 4) 16, , , , , ,143 Finland 7) 200, , , , ,000 France 1,424,000 45,000 1,469,000 Greece 200, ,000 Ireland 762, ,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 1,012,499 Italy 200, ,000 Japan 68,602 68,602 Korea 36,000 34,000 40,000 37,000 40,000 40, ,000 Netherlands 1,050, ,580 1,932,580 Norway 579, , ,842 1,396,983 Qatar 11) 63,300 63,300 Spain 1,000,000 1,000,000 Sweden 660, ,519 Switzerland 3) 597,696 99, , ,810 1,317,504 United Kingdom 1) 8) 3,904,596 2,221,746 3,249,014 8,114,687 17,490,043 USA - Gates Foundation 2) 9) 1,491, ,534 1,774,181 World Bank 9,636,630 3,226,731 2,683,917 2,484,736 2,513,903 1,857,041 1,959,616 24,362,574 Other income 25,050 4,704 5,804 12,488 3,725 51,771 Grand Total On-going multi-year grants/vcs 1) Grant from DFID 3,249,014 covering the period ) Grant from Gates Foundation 1,491,647 covering the period November October ) Grant from Switzerland 457,810 covering the period 1 January December ) Grant from EUROSTAT 150,000 covering the period 1 January December ) Grant from Australia 412,638 covering the period 8 July December ) Grant from Canada 150,405 covering the period 1 January March ) Grant from Finland 70,000 covering the period 1 January December ) Grant from DFID 8,114,687 covering the period ) Grant from Gates Foundation 282,534 covering the period 1 January December ) Grant from Canada 1,454,748 covering the period 1 January March ) Grant from Qatar 63,300 covering the period 13 July December 2016

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