Statistics Sweden Sida assistance activities in the Western Balkans Fredrik Bood Chief Advisor Statistics Sweden’s Balkan Project Office

Sida and Statistics Sweden Sida has entered into a framework agreement with Statistics Sweden based on our uniqueness, e.g., no one else in Sweden could provide the same services as us. In short this means that Sida is providing money for us to give technical support to capacity building in the Western Balkans and elsewhere in the world.

Beneficiary countries Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo Macedonia Montenegro, and Serbia.

INSTAT Albania New three-year bilateral cooperation project with INSTAT focused on: Management Agriculture and evironment statistics Economic statistics Social statistics Statistical methodology, and ICT

KAS Kosovo Four-year bilateral project with KAS which started in the beginning of last year comprising five project components: Management Economic statistics Environment statistics Social statistics, and ICT

SORS Serbia Five-year bilateral project with SORS which started in late 2012 including: Environmental statistics, Economic statistics, Social and Gender statistics Statistical methodology General management and quality in statistics ICT

Regional project The Sida funded regional project complements the bilateral projects. Includes all beneficiary countries. Current project phase runs from 2013 – 2016 and includes the following components: Regional Statistics Committee Environment statistics Summer School Survey methodology Gender statistics.

Added value of regional projects The added value of a regional project is the sharing of experience between NSIs with common problems and context. We also encourage more devoleped NSIs in the region to support less developed NSIs through study visits and participation of local experts in workshops. Engaging the NSIs in the implimention of the project is key to sustainability and also an expected outcome of the project.

Results from previous projects Developed competence to produce Environmental statistics Sustainable knowledge base in Survey methodology by training over one hundred young statisticians. Young statisticians have improved their writing skills and their ability to speak in English in public and to engage in debate through participation in the Summer School. Capacity to conduct time use surveys. Women and Men booklets Gender-based violence Gender pay gap

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