1. Global Strategy: Implementation Plan for Africa Meeting on Country Needs Assessment Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 27-29 August 2012 Governance Mechanism of the Action Plan for Africa by Prof. Ben Kiregyera Consultant, African Development Bank

2. 1.Background 2.Challenges 3.Recent Statistical Initiatives & Structures 4.Methodology to Ensure Success 5.Governance mechanism 6.Conclusions Scope 2

3. 1.Background 3  recent years witnessed unprecedented increase in demand for statistics in developing countries new focus on managing for development results (MfDR) (nationally & internationally) poverty reduction strategies (PRSs) MDGs other development programmes (sectoral)  new and emerging policy issues – environment and climate change, gender, biofuels, etc.  need “good statistics” – comprehensive, relevant, accurate, consistent & timely to illuminate above issues

4. 2. Challenges  Institutional & organizational lack of clarity about difference between organization & institution tendency to over-emphasize organizational issues institutional issues are as important, “unless they allow and enable organizational improvements to happen, they won’t”  Institutional issues about “wider environment” laws, policies, government commitments, norms and cultures, etc  Organizational issues about “players” structure, people & processes organizations have discrete boundaries, a budget and structures 4

5. Challenges (cd)  Institutional challenges identity & ownership of agricultural statistics (NSO, MOA, decentralized units?) statistical legislations lack of or inadequate coordination (technical, institutional, organizational) (next slide) lack of integrated systems (piecemeal approach) tendency to use quick fix approaches (data vs. capacity building) statistics not mainstreamed in policy, planning & budget processes inadequate data management inadequate use of existing data 5

6. Labour Education Transport etc Agriculture Health NSO Uncoordinated National Statistical System 6

7. LabourTransport etc Agriculture Health NSO Partially coordinated National Statistical System Education 7

8. Fully coordinated National Statistical System Labour Education Transport etc Agriculture Health NSO 8

9. 9 Challenges (cd)

10. 3.Recent Statistical Initiatives & Structures in Africa Initiatives  International Comparison Programme (ICP -Africa) (2002-2007) ( new round has ended)  Marrakesh Action Plan for Statistics (MAPS) - 2004  National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) - 2004  African Charter on Statistics (2009)  Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics in Africa (SHaSA) - 2009 10

11. Structures  Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom-Africa) (2007) Apex inter-governmental body in charge of statistics in Africa Members are Directors General of NSOs Reports to:  Conference of Ministers of Finance and Economy  UN Statistical Commission  African Commission for Agricultural Statistics (AFCAS) (1962) apex body for agricultural statistics in Africa responsibility review state of agricultural statistics in Africa advise countries on agricultural statistics meets every two years heads of agricultural statistics departments 11

12. Structures (ctd)  Regional Economic Communities (RECs) structures for regional integration 8 recognized by African Union the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) the East African Community (EAC) the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) 12

13. Structures (ctd)  Sub-regional organizations (SROs) Afristat established 1993 West and Central Africa  19 members states  harmonize development of statistics among member states Statistical Training Centres (STCs) AfDB working with & supporting 6 ENSEA (Abidjan), INSEA (Rabat), ISSEA (Yaoundé), DSD-ENEA (Dakar), ISAE (Uganda), EASTC (Tanzania), 13

14. 4. Methodology to ensure success of Action Plan  Stakeholder ownership  Use of existing structures - StatCom-Africa, AFCAS, RECs/SROs, etc.  Mainstreaming statistics in national/sector plans, programs & budgets  Phased approach Year 1: 15 countries Year 2: 30 countries Year 3: 53 countries  Accountability – monitoring & reporting at every level  Donor support – optimize use of support 14

15. 4.Governance mechanism Implementation & management arrangements 15  Establish an institutional framework and coordination arrangements for the implementation of the Plan  Provide support to the technical components of the Strategy for its smooth implementation Chart

16. 16 StatCom-Africa & AFCAS Regional Steering Committee (Executive Committee) Regional Implementation Secretariat (at AfDB) National Agricultural Statistics Committee National Strategy Coordinator (Within NSS) ECA (Regional Strategy Leader on Training) LEGEND Vertical relationship Horizontal relationship Integral Part For Information Policy Bodies Operational structures Structures to be kept in the loop FAO (Regional Strategy Leader on Research) AfDB (Regional Strategy Leader on Technical Assistance) RECs/SROs NEPAD CoDGs National Technical Working Group Global Implementation Office Governance structure of the AP for Africa

17. Governance at regional level  Regional Steering Committee  Responsibilities elaborate implementation of Strategy (setting regional goals, priorities & objectives) approving work plans providing overall management reporting progress to StatCom-Africa, CoDG & Global Governing Board 17

18.  Membership Members of the ASCC (AfDB, UNECA & AU) African Friends of the Chair of UNSC (Ethiopia, Uganda, Morocco & Senegal) + 4 other selected countries Chair, Bureau of StatCom-Africa (S. Africa) Chair, Bureau of AFCAS (Ghana) Statistical Training Centres (1 representative) Ministries of Agriculture (2 representatives) FAO Regional Offices for Africa (Ghana, Egypt) Agricultural Research Institutions (1 representative) FAO Donors (World Bank, DFID, USDA, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) 18

19.  Reporting Global Implementation Office (FAO, Rome) Committee of Director Generals who report to NEPAD Statistical Commission for Africa African Commission for Agricultural Statistics

20.  Regional Strategy Implementation Secretariat Based at AfDB, Tunis Regional Strategy Secretary run Secretariat on behalf of the Steering Committee coordinate with FAO, Global Strategy Coordinator, 3 regional Component Coordinators assist countries design own implementation plans assess resource requirements organizational workshops backstop countries 20

21.  Regional Component Coordinators Training (UNECA) Research (FAO) Technical assistance (AfDB) Responsibilities preparing proposals of technical components overseeing & coordinating implementation of technical components backstopping, monitoring & evaluation of technical components drawing technical support from countries & most appropriate RECS/SROs 21

22.  Regional Economic Communities/Sub-regional Organizations to be used as appropriate 22

23. Governance at national level  countries are AP’s main beneficiaries  primary responsibility for AP implementation  streamlined governance important because: agricultural statistics still defined in narrow terms – crops & livestock production of agricultural data scattered among different organizations & agencies agricultural statistics is weakest aspect of National Statistical System in most countries agricultural statistics not mainstreamed in NSS 23

24. National Agricultural Statistics Committee  standing Data User-Producer Committee  Membership: Sub-sectors of food, agricultural and environment data crop livestock, fishery forestry environment Nutrition and/or food security Relevant sub- sectors (education, health, labour, water, etc) NSO 24

25.  Responsibility: Oversee the development of the National Agricultural Statistical System National Strategy Coordinator  lead agency – MoA or NSO- designate Coordinator  coordinate administrative and technical work  work closely with Regional Strategy Coordinator, national NSDS coordinator, etc. Technical Working Group  about 5 officials, each representing a sub-sector of agric.  assist the NSC 25

26. 5.Conclusion  Governance is essential to support technical components  It is one of the weakest aspects of statistics in many African countries  need to define governance arrangements at all levels (national, continental, international) 26

27. 27 Thank you