1. Experiences with previous Development Account projects
First Steering Committee Meeting
South Asia Development Account Project
Experiences with previous Development Account projects
United Nations Statistics Division
Colombo 21 July 2008

2. UNSD supported projects
15 Caribbean countries (CARICOM)
10 South – East Asian countries (ASEAN)
13 Arab countries (ESCWA)
15 Western African countries (ECOWAS)
14 Southern African countries (SADC)

3. Topical focus (I) CARICOM ASEAN: (1) Social/Gender Statistics
(2) Environment Statistics
(3) IT
ASEAN:
(1) National and Satellite Accounting
(2) Harmonization of Indicators
(3) Statistical Organization and Management
(4) IT

4. Topical focus (II) ESCWA ECOWAS:
(1) Census Management and Harmonization
(2) IT in censuses
(3) Environment Statistics
(4) Statistical Organization and Management
(5) Other Statistical Areas (e.g. MDG, Classification)
ECOWAS:
(1) Poverty Statistics
(2) Energy/Environment Statistics
(3) MDGs
(5) IT

5. Topical focus (III) SADC: (1) IT (2) MDGs
(3) Civil registration/Vital statistics
(4) Statistical Organization and Management
(5) Household Surveys and Measurement of Labor Force
(6) Social Exclusion

6. Examples of outputs (I)

7. Examples of outputs (II)

8. Positive experiences
Managed by Steering Committee of Chief Statisticians
Addressing systemic issues
Small group of countries – strengthen sub-regional networks
Focus on selected key topics
Outreach to partners/Embedded in regional context
Strengthen the global voice of the subregion

9. Thank you