1. Project support meeting
Cambodia
Project support meeting
Regional Programme on Economic Statistics
Presented by Keo Chettra
Director of national accounts department
National Institute of Statistics
Bangkok, Thailand | 30 November 2016

2. 1. Overview of ongoing projects in Cambodia
World bank project aims to support the poverty estimation, national statistical development plan and price collection in provinces based on tablets. The project duration 2 years ( ).

3. 1. Overview of ongoing projects in Cambodia (con’t)
ADB Statistical Business Register (SBR) aims to aims to develop statistical business register, and support national accounts.

4. 1. Overview of ongoing projects in Cambodia (con’t)
EU-Sida: institutional cooperation project between Cambodia National Institute of Statistics (NIS) and Statistics Sweden, part of Institutional Development for Accountability and Transparency in Cambodia. This project aims to support the develop business register, improve quality of national accounts.

5. 1. Overview of ongoing projects in Cambodia (con’t)
ESCAP: The Regional Program for Economic Statistics.
Started negotiate in October 2015
Signed agreement between NIS and ESCAP on February 2016
Two components/activities are identified: 1) in-depth assessment of the status of economic statistics in Cambodia and 2) integration of the 2011 Economic Census results into national accounts and the rebasing of national accounts.

6. 2. Progress of the project
1) In-dept assessment
Concept note February 2016
Management team formed
Developed Work plan for
2) National accounts
Identified consultant for national accounts
Assessed Cambodian Economic Census 2011 database
Indentified core variables to be included in national accounts

7. 3. Issues Projects activities vs regular work activities
Limited capable staff to handle activities
Specialized skills such as national accounts/assessment....
Communication with experts (English)
Availability of staff
Availability of stakeholders

8. 4. Overcoming the issues Work as a team (slow but moving)
Time frame for activities
Clear tasks and responsibility for team member
Regular work
Project work
Involved top management
Involved others departments/organizations

9. 5. Plans to maintain the improvement (capacity / functionality)
Hand on training (expert staff)
(manager staff)
Time table for activities
Improve communication among stakeholders
Support from top management

10. 6. Plan to progress / timelines
Activity
2017
2018 q1 q2 q3 q4
Tool review/meeting stakeholder
Conduct assessment
Finalized report
NESDP develop
CEC integrated into national accounts
Rebase national accounts
Training national accounts staff
involved TA and local staff
Local staff

11. 7. Lessons learnt Learning by doing Commitment of staff
Support from top management
Communication among stakeholder

12. Q&A