PARTNER REPORTING ON SUPPORT TO STATISTICS (PRESS) November 2008

PRESS Quiz What were estimated disbursements on statistical support during the 3- year period ? a. USD 500 million b. USD 700 million c. USD one billion

PRESS Quiz How many countries received more than USD 5 million in disbursements during ? a. 12 countries b. 15 countries c. 18 countries a

PRESS Quiz Which statistical area received over ¼ of total commitments? a. Economic statistics b. Institutional development support c. Population censuses

PRESS Reporting  Information exchange  Collaboration

Context Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics 2004 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness 2005 Third International Roundtable on Managing for Development Results 2007 Statistics for Results Facility 2008

Improve partner harmonisation and collaboration through information exchange Promote “scaling-up” of statistical support within overall development assistance Identify countries/areas requiring support Define funding strategies in context of NSDS Rationale

Background Initiative on partner reporting mechanism approved by PARIS21 Steering Committee and endorsed by CCSA, 2005 Light Reporting Exercise for Sub-Saharan Africa successfully carried out as pilot in Decision to create Task Team on design and development of PRESS, by CCSA and PARIS21 SC, 2006 – ToRs approved

Task Team on PRESS Members DFID France Eurostat OECD World Bank IMF UNECE FAO PARIS21 Secretariat -- coordinator

Task Team on PRESS Outputs Review of existing partner reporting systems OECD – Creditor Reporting System (CRS) World Bank -- Country Statistical Information Database (CSID) IMF – Technical Assistance Information Management System (TAIMS) DFID – Project Reporting System FAO – Field Programme Management Information System Eurostat/UNECE – Database for Balkan and Central Asian Countries

Task Team on PRESS More Outputs In-depth CRS study to assess its use for PRESS Classification of statistical areas Classification of financial/non-financial support Questionnaire (Excel-based) Identification of key features of PRESS

PRESS 2008 Round

PRESS 2008 PARTNERS 20 bilateral donors 20 multilateral institutions 17 regional organizations TOTAL: sub-regional organizations 6 statistical training institutes 2 foundations

PRESS 2008 Data Collection OECD bilateral partners Extract data from CRS as of June 2008 through SCB code and search words Request data for 2007 and planned activities through PRESS questionnaire

PRESS 2008 Data Collection Other partners Request completion of PRESS questionnaire on past, current and planned activities

PRESS 2008 Database Developed in ACCESS Data input:  For Others partners :  Responses from PRESS questionnaire for past / current / planned  For OECD members :  From CRS until 2006 ( data discussed with CRS staff at DCD-Stat)  From Questionnaire for current / planned years

PRESS 2008 Database Outputs of database: Tables for PRESS report Answers to partners’ queries Inputs for next round of PRESS

PRESS 2008 Database Housed and maintained by PARIS21 Secretariat Accessibility: not public at this time, but respond to specific requests

PRESS 2008 Report Volume I – Main text Volume II - detailed results Volume III – Directory of Partners

PRESS2008 KEY RESULTS

PRESS 2008 Partners Contacted Type of PartnerNumber Contacted Number of Respondents Bilateral donor2014 Multilateral organization2015 Regional organization1710 Sub-regional organization185 Training institute61 Foundation2- Total8345

PRESS 2008 Coverage 119 recipient countries IDA countries Lower middle income (up to USD 3705 per capita) Other African countries 775 projects/programmes

PRESS 2008 Data Limitations Financing levels may be overestimated Difficult to identify stat components in operations with budget support or sector- wide Possible double-counting for activities financed and implemented by different organizations

PRESS 2008 Data Limitations Financing levels may be underestimated Responses rely on respondent’s knowledge of partner’s projects Some partners did not report financing (info often at country level) Financing for known stat activities (DHS/MICS) not reported 38 partners did not respond, mainly regional and sub-regional organizations

PRESS 2008 Key Results Key financing results Key results by statistical category

Key financing results Active commitments on statistical support: USD one billion Caveat: aggregates activities committed in different years, that vary in duration, and whose amount may have changed over life of the activity

Key financing results Estimated disbursements during : roughly USD 550 million Over half of this amount to Sub- Saharan Africa

Key financing results Disbursements to these countries amounted to less than 0.1% of their GDP AngolaParaguay Burkina FasoRwanda EthiopiaSierra Leone GhanaSudan KenyaUganda MozambiqueUkraine NigerVietnam Nigeria

Key financing results EC, World Bank, UK provided ¾ of total disbursements Caveat: number of partners did not report financial amounts nor support given at country level (e.g., UN agencies)

PRESS 2008 by Statistical Categories USD million

Key Results by Statistical Category Category 4 – Methodology of data collection Support to population censuses represented over ¼ of total commitments 2010 Round of Population Censuses: 25 countries done 73 countries planning 5 no date yet

Key Results by Statistical Category Category 4 Household budget surveys supported on ad hoc basis or as part of larger poverty operations Variety of surveys supported Living standards (US, MECOVI) CWIQ (UK, World Bank): 13 done; 8 planned DHS (US): 12 completed; 12 ongoing MICS (UNICEF): 37 conducted

Key Results by Statistical Category Category 5 – strategic/managerial issues Institutional development supported by many partners NSDS design supported by TFSCB grants 60 IDA countries: designing, awaiting adoption or implementing NSDS Technical training provided in most interventions

Key Results by Statistical Category Category 2 – Economic Statistics Macroeconomic statistics mainly through IMF TA (GDDS) and ICP program (World Bank/UK/AfDB/ADB) Sector statistics limited to sector-wide programs and specialized programs of technical partners (UN agencies)

Statistical Areas Receiving Little Support Formal statistical training African statistical training institutes supported by France EC finances African regional statistical training project Sector statistics, particularly environment

Introducing the 2008 Global Directory of Partners in Statistical Capacity Building Volume III Presents a birds eye view of 83 development partners supporting Statistics

Directory Organisation of the Document The Directory is divided into 7 main categories

Directory Colour Coding Multilaterals Bilaterals Africa Arab region Asia and the Pacific Latin America and the Caribbean Other Partners

Directory Multilateral Example

Directory Bilateral Example Developing Agency Followed by Statistical Office

Directory Information collection Through partner websites From partners’ responses to P21 request 64 partners have validated their information sheet –> 77%

PRESS 2008 Key messages

PRESS 2008 Key Messages Financial support to statistics is relatively small – < 5 cents for every $100 of bilateral grants in 2006 Statistical support is concentrated in few countries – 15 countries receive ½ of estimated disbursements Main focus of support is on institutional development and large activities – population censuses and household surveys

PRESS 2008 Key Messages Partner collaboration in statistical development needs to be strengthened – collaboration at country level could serve as examples More in-depth studies of PRESS results are necessary – e.g., closer review of support (or lack of support) to population censuses in relation to countries’ funding needs; or comparison of support to NSDS in relation to countries’ financing needs

PRESS – FUTURE Improved collaboration At HQ Level Partners improve own reporting mechanisms on statistical development Each partner prepares own report on statistical support, based on PRESS findings Feedback to CRS on PRESS findings

PRESS – FUTURE Improved collaboration At country level PARIS21 Secretariat assists national statistical offices in monitoring partner support, in framework of financing strategy for NSDS implementation Reports by partners’ country offices

PRESS – FUTURE Improved collaboration Last, but not least: DISSEMINATION of PRESS From partner HQ to its country offices (to appropriate staff, not only heads) PRESS leaflet under preparation

PRESS – Future Management: streamline PRESS into work program of PARIS21 Secretariat (Guide for reporting rounds being prepared) Periodicity: annual Output: annual report, with thematic focus PRESS Quality Advisory Group: provide guidance on future rounds

PRESS 2008 Partners’ final review Distribution of Advance Copy of three volumes of PRESS 2008 Request partners’ comments by November 14, 2008 Distribution to partners and recipient countries – November 2008

PRESS Quiz Answers What were estimated disbursements on statistical support during the 3- year period ? a. USD 500 million

PRESS Quiz Answers How many countries received more than USD 5 million in disbursements during ? b. 15 countries

PRESS Quiz Answers Which statistical area received over ¼ of total commitments? c. Population censuses