1. 1 Sequenced Information Strategy –incorporating short-term programme proposal Paris21 Consortium meeting : 22-23 June 2000 Tony Williams UK Department for International Development

2. 2 What is a Sequenced Information Strategy? –Well planned and targeted approach to statistical capacity building –Takes overview of information needs and supply –Demand led, prioritised, resourced, firm political backing –Focused on information process from identifying needs through to data use –Broader than traditional official statistics –Ordered development of data collection, sources, uses

3. 3 Sequenced –Prioritised –What do stakeholders need? Led by country Policy Makers –Resourced –What can be resourced and when? –Timetabled –When do they need it? When can it be produced? –Incremental development built up from existing systems

4. 4 Information (1) –Statistics are the ‘eyes and ears’ of Government and civil society –Needed for policy, planning, management, monitoring, transparency, accountability –Need to be : Relevant and timely Accessible Analysed and used »Broad scope : includes MIS, qualitative and quantitative

5. 5 Strategy takes holistic approach to information needs and supply linked to wider national development strategies and policy frameworks realistic, sustainable, address constraints clear processes for involving stakeholders costed/resourced builds capacity to analyse and use statistics as well as to supply them

6. 6 Development of Sequenced Information Strategy Assess Information Needs (policy, management, monitoring, accountability) Prioritisation Timetabling of Demand/Supply Gaps

7. 7 Strategic Statistical Development Plan Defines Outputs, Activities, Inputs Strategies for delivery – human resources, information systems – analysis, dissemination and use by Government and civil society – organisation, institutional development Work plan and resource needs – costed, prioritised, timetabled National resources International resources

8. 8 Short-term programme proposal SCOPE : countries compiling : –Poverty Reduction Strategies/ CDF/UNDAF – HIPC2 countries are immediate priority »provides political imperative to improve information to plan and monitor development progress, particularly poverty reduction –Review progress, learn lessons –Extend to other participating countries

9. 9 Focus of short-term programme –Making best use of existing information in PRS, (including data mining and analysis) –Laying foundations for sustainable longer-term information strategy –Policy-relevant statistics for development –Build political support for country ownership/funding and development partnerships

10. 10 Objectives –Strengthen national capacity to prepare and implement PRSs and produce and use statistics – Identify information needs – Build on existing systems – Achieve ‘quick wins’ Ensure that National and donor resources are co-ordinated and used effectively

11. 11 One possible approach (1) – Start with workshops : regional, in-country – Involve statisticians, policy makers, analysts –official/and civil society –Stakeholder analysis/stock-take of information, gaps and capacity issues –Look at linkages between PRS, CDF, UNDAF and IDGs –Build partnerships: national/international

12. 12 One possible approach (2) –Identify short and long-term information needs –Identify scope for quick improvements, further analysis –Assess alternative strategies – Tackle priority data gaps – Lay foundation of costed and sequenced information strategy –Share good practice between countries (para 11-13 of proposal) SCOPE

13. 13 Programme Funding (1) »Regional workshops –OECD voluntary funding »Country-based activities –build on existing activities –set up special fund –contributions also in kind (consultancy resources)

14. 14 Programme Funding (2) For long-term capacity building, integrate into : –global development effort –national budgets, donor interventions –sector wide approaches and budgetary support