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Relations Between Statistical Systems and National Institutions in Charge of Development : An Analysis B ased on Ten West and Central African Countries AFRISTAT-PARIS21 Bamako 16-18 June 2014. Outline. 1 - An Historical Perspective 2 - Characteristics of the NSS 3 - The SNDS

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  1. BKO June 2014 JLN Relations BetweenStatisticalSystems and National Institutions in Charge of Development: An AnalysisBased on Ten West and Central African Countries AFRISTAT-PARIS21 Bamako 16-18 June 2014

  2. BKO June 2014 JLN Outline 1 - An Historical Perspective 2 - Characteristics of the NSS 3 - The SNDS 4 -The Users' Place 5 - The Point of View of National Development Institutions 6 - The Post-2015 MGDs 7 – The Main Lessons

  3. BKO June 2014 JLN 1 - An Historical Perspective • Independence and the triumph of planning. • Structural adjustment. • Construction of a new consensus 1999-2000. The PRSPs and the MDGs. • Emergence of new requests for the NSS.

  4. BKO June 2014 JLN 2 – Characteristics of the NSS (1) • Widelyvaryingmeans. • Strongdependence on donors for financing of surveys and housingsurveys. • Stagnating or regressingresourcessince 2010.

  5. BKO June 2014 JLN 2 – Characteristics of the NSS (2) • Three main constraints: (i) insufficiency of equipment and operating means; (ii) little or no employee motivation; (iii) lack of qualifiedhumanresources. • Communication: Websites. • National Accounting.

  6. BKO June 2014 JLN 3 - The SNDS • The NSDS: a commonpromotional instrument of the NSS. • Low performance rates. • Statisticsrecognised as a priority. Formalpartnershipswithdevelopment structures. • No financialprogramming in five out of the ten countries.

  7. BKO June 2014 JLN 4 – The Users' Place • Systematicallyexcludedfrom NSDS preparation; • Voluntary initiatives with the press in several countries; • Littleinvolvement by civil society and the privatesector.

  8. BKO June 2014 JLN 5 - The Point of View of National Development Institutions (1) • All the countries are committed to medium- termdevelopmentstrategies. • All the countries have adoptedtargetdevelopment figures and preparedindicators for M/E. • Close or less close cooperationwith the NSS. • Annual M/E reports on developmentstrategyrequiring data.

  9. BKO June 2014 JLN 5 - The Point of View of National Development Institutions (2) • Uncertainavailability of indicators. • Insufficientlysatisfactory expectations of the NSS for timely data production. • Strong collaboration for the M/E. • Few M/E Websites.

  10. BKO June 2014 JLN 6 - The Post-2015 MGDs • A very demanding timetable for the statistical and development institutions • Littleinternal mobilisation for the timetable in the NSIs • Process of reflectionundertaken by decision-makers in all countries

  11. BKO June 2014 JLN 7 – Four Main Lessons (1) 1 - Acknowledgement of the priority of statistics in development: important advances, but a limited impact 2 – An NSI priority: qualitative strengthening of humanresources

  12. BKO June 2014 JLN 7 – Four Main Lessons (2) 3-Persistence of limited user role in the NSS, 4- Necessity to improve the NSS image.

  13. BKO June 2014 JLN Thank You

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