A Strategy for Implementation of the Updated System of National Accounts 1993 Prepared for discussion by UNSD and IMF Joint Eurostat-UNSD Conference on International Outreach and Coordination in National Accounts for Sustainable Growth and Development Luxembourg May 6-8, 2008

DFID-GDDS Project of Anglophone Africa2 Where countries stand Scope of data national accounts compilation at milestone 2 (value added by industries and final expenditures on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), either in current or constant prices, and Gross National Income (GNI)) as of 2006  Almost 100 per cent of developed countries,  73 percent of transition economies and  almost 60 per cent of developing countries Conceptual compliance with the 1993 SNA as compared to the 1968 SNA  All developed and transition economies reported to have adopted the 1993 SNA  53 per cent of the developing countries. 60 percent in Africa and Asia 50 per cent in Latin America 11 per cent in Oceania.

May 6-8, 2008DFID-GDDS Project of Anglophone Africa3 SNA implementation focus Retrospective  Implementing the integration framework with existing data and institutional resources Prospective  Addressing source data and institutional setting issues to support progress with the SNA integration framework

May 6-8, 2008DFID-GDDS Project of Anglophone Africa4 SNA implementation modalities 1993 SNA implementation strategy from mid-1990s  Technical cooperation and training  Manuals and handbooks  Research Updated SNA proposed implementation  Advocacy added

May 6-8, 2008DFID-GDDS Project of Anglophone Africa5 Coordination of effort under the four modalities Strategy  National  International/regional Managing implementation of the strategy  By alignment of development strategies, national and international  Using harmonized reporting on project outcomes  For development results (outcomes): enhanced quantity and quality of disseminated data for decision making

May 6-8, 2008DFID-GDDS Project of Anglophone Africa6 Strategic planning for the development of national accounts and related basic statistics - frameworks Existing frameworks  PARIS21 National Strategy for Development of Statistics (NSDS) GDDS (DQAF)  United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks (UNDAFs)  IMF/World Bank Poverty Reduction Povery Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) GDDS (DQAF) Why adopt a framework  Well organized information base for international organizations and bilateral donors to assess the allocation of their technical cooperation efforts across countries  Information organized using a standard schema allows countries to coordinate nationally funded work with work funded by international organizations and bilateral donors.

May 6-8, 2008DFID-GDDS Project of Anglophone Africa7 Coordinating programming, monitoring and reporting National and international alignment of project design, monitoring, and evaluation frameworks Aim: common information base Modality: Inter-Agency and expert group (IAEG), such as  IAEG for Millennium Development Goals  ISWGNA  IWGPS ... Timeline: commitment to a date at which project completes, working back to present

May 6-8, 2008DFID-GDDS Project of Anglophone Africa8 Improving national and international statistical systems National  User consultation for user-driven dissemination of data  Statistics produced adhering to international standards International  Strengthen national statistical infrastructure  Support national statistical input process (e.g. Collection and reporting of basic statistics such as business registers and other frames, surveys and administrative data) and institutional capacity Provide effective coordination, support documents, training, common software tools and common quality assessment frameworks  Ensure integration of national statistical input process with statistical output process (application of integration frameworks and standardization of dissemination and reporting).

May 6-8, 2008DFID-GDDS Project of Anglophone Africa9 Tailored programs described within standard structures Statistical topic – UNECE Classification of Statistical Activities System quality – DQAF Process – Six part schema Permits modular project design  See Annex I of the paper  See IMF-World Bank DFID GDDS Phase II paper

May 6-8, 2008DFID-GDDS Project of Anglophone Africa10 Process schema

May 6-8, 2008DFID-GDDS Project of Anglophone Africa11 In summary NSDS and ISDS (International Strategy for Development of Statistics) for national accounts, yes,... But, in a standard structure and technical language... Allowing effective allocation of resources across programs and donors within country, and... Allowing effective allocation of resources across countries and programs for international organizations and bilateral donors Modularization and standardization of strategic plans for statistical development is a key factor in efficient delivery of technical cooperation resources to achieve material improvements in the coverage, periodicity, and timeliness of national accounts DFID Phase II suggests this need not be a drawn-out process