1. DevInfo
Claes Johansson
Chief, Data Architecture and Communication, Data and Analytics Section, UNICEF

2. UNICEF and national data dissemination
UNICEF has been supporting DevInfo, an inter-agency UN programme of support with a database technology at its core
Over 130 countries have DevInfo adaptations

3. ChildInfo 1995 - 2003 DevInfo 4.0 2004 UN Endorsement 2004
UNICEF developed a database to monitor the World Summit for Children
DevInfo
ChildInfo upgraded and launched in April 2004
UN Endorsement 2004
Endorsed by the UN to assist Member States in monitoring MDGs
DevInfo
DevInfo
Included first web-enabled version; May 2006
DevInfo
Apr 2009

4. 130+ countries 2012 400+ adaptations
Although DevInfo has successfully spread around the globe to more than 120 countries, many are not regularly updated. This is a key lesson moving forward when looking at DevInfo7.

5. adaptations by more than
130 countries

6. InfoArgentina

7. Sinfonia

8. Serbia

9. Kosovo

10. childmortality.org

11. DevInfo model DevInfo Inter-Agency Advisory Committee
Implementing partner: Community Systems Foundation
Support capacity at the UN Development Operations Coordination Office and at UNICEF
13,000+ users trained since 2004
Primarily IT and statistical staff at NSOs
Annual work planning process led by UNICEF HQ
Bi-annual field reference group meetings

12. DevInfo model, cont.
Added additional providers of DevInfo services and attempted to open source the code

13. Strengths Strong uptake at country level
Large group of users trained, continuous support of activities at country level
High degree of awareness of the tool at global and national levels

14. Weaknesses
Dependent on continuous investment from UNICEF and other partners
Challenge in actual capacity for data administration and updates
No virtuous cycle between use and data updates
A platform offered in top-down model, not a true community
One of several platforms offered by international community – no integration, straining scarce resources at country level

15. Future directions Strong UN backing of initiative was beneficial
UN feels a need to revisit technology platform, incentive structure and model for country support with a view toward sustainability
Currently discussions ongoing on how the UN system can support the SDG data system in countries – this conference!

16. Existing National Reporting Platforms: Case of DevInfo Rwanda
National Platforms for SDG Reporting meeting
22-24 January 2018, UNHQ, New York
Dominique HABIMANA
Director of Statistical Methods and Research

17. Outline Importance of national reporting platform
Existing dissemination platforms
DevInfo Rwanda
Further development

18. Why data dissemination platform is important in Rwanda?
Vision 2050
Vision 2020
Poverty Reduction Strategies ( )
National Strategies for Transformation ( ) & SDGs, Agenda 2063, EAC vision 2050
Sector Strategic and District Development Plans
Annual Performance Contracts at all levels (Central & Local Government)
Statistics are playing a key role in M&E functions at different levels of planning and decision making , with Rwanda NSO at the centre.
11/14/2018

19. Different platforms for same purpose but NOT interlinked
Design
Data Collection
Data Processing
Data Analysis
Data Dissemination
Archive
Specify Needs
Fundamental principles of official statistics
Dead tools
Prognoz/Koema
IMIS
CountryStat

20. National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda
DevInfo Rwanda
Was good tool for disseminating time series indicators,
Only used by NISR to disseminate some of the national development indicators, including MDGs
Was used as a National Reporting Platform for MDGs under SDMX;
Even though, data entry is manual (drawback), maintenance relied on external developers (limitation):
It was planned to be used for SDGs reporting,
It has nice dashboard for visualizing the data,
It included the functionality of disseminating indicators metadata (very important),
It had SDMX standard for MDGs built-in, we were waiting for the SDMX standards for SDGs,
It was already institutionalized, and financial resources for dissemination tools are available.
November 14, 2018
National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda

21. Expected further development
Given that DevInfo is no longer technically and financially supported at the global level:
NISR planned to report SDGs on its website for the timing being;
Explore other potential data dissemination tool that the country will fully own and control.
These ideas are being explored under Data Revolution Policy and capacity development programme.
Data Revolution Policy approved by Cabinet in 2017
NISR Regional Statistical Training Centre to be operational this year 2018

22. Thank you