1. Meeting of SESRIC with the National Statistical Organizations of the OIC Member Countries Dr. Savas ALPAY Director General 26 th February 2009 New York

2. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES Outline  SESRIC in Brief  Information on BASEIND  Online Data Submission System to BASEIND  SESRIC Motion Chart Generator  SESRIC Thematic Maps  Statistical Capacity Building Programs  Statistical Working Group (SWG) at the OIC level  Publications  Press Releases of NSOs

3. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES SESRIC in Brief The 57 Member Countries

4. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES SESRIC in Brief  BAsic Social and Economic INDicators (BASEIND) Database  Statistical Directories: National Statistical Organizations, Roster of Statistics Experts  Press Releases of National Statistical Organizations  Statistical Publications  Special Reports on Selected Indicators  Thematic Maps  Training Programs for Statistical Capacity Building Statistical Activities of SESRIC

5. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES BASEIND  The SESRIC BASEIND is a database of basic social and economic indicators of the member countries.  Provides data  on 254 socio-economic variables.  under 17 categories.  for the 57 OIC member countries.  dating back to 1970.  The content is regularly updated and enriched.  Allows to retrieve data for selected countries, indicators and years in preferred format.

6. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES BASEIND Category wise Data Availability in BASEIND Database Category1970-2007*1970-19791980-19891990-19992000-2007 Agriculture82.48%80.33%80.83%86.19%82.60% Demography72.47%67.34%72.50%73.90%77.06% Education13.82%0.37%0.83%6.38%48.94% Energy50.20%44.77%55.05%55.09%44.82% Environment76.73%--- 84.07%67.54% Exports73.55%51.28%73.56%85.07%87.00% Gender25.40%2.44%19.06%25.30%62.15% Health22.22%--- 14.59%31.74% Imports74.45%52.05%74.86%85.58%88.00% Industry and Manufacturing14.62%6.58%6.96%25.58%20.54% International Finance75.95%61.94%74.99%83.66%85.01% Labor56.25%23.32%58.33%76.16%69.94% Money and Prices64.77%41.20%65.46%75.24%80.29% National Accounts93.37%87.19%87.82%99.86%99.93% Public Finance31.83%--- 31.44%25.85% Tourism39.06%--- 14.43%69.85% Transportation and Communication43.14%---24.02%62.92%42.30% BASEIND58.33%49.56%56.26%58.76%66.56% * The column “1970-2007” is for all categories except Environment (1990-2007), Health (1990-2007), Public Finance (1990-2007), Tourism (1990-2007) and Transportation and Communication (1980-2007)

7. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES BASEIND Country wise Data Availability in BASEIND Database (15 Countries with Highest Data Availability in the 2000-2007 period) Country1970-2007*1990-19992000-2007 Kazakhstan42.20%58.89%77.79% Pakistan67.97%68.04%75.76% Morocco66.13%63.36%75.67% Indonesia67.81%68.45%75.40% Tunisia67.47%67.79%75.36% Iran65.97%66.27%75.04% Azerbaijan41.58%59.96%74.06% Malaysia66.60%67.75%73.47% Egypt67.72%68.82%73.43% Kyrgyzstan40.57%57.16%73.38% Jordan64.88%64.65%72.71% Turkey66.58%66.24%72.48% Algeria65.45%64.06%72.48% Oman63.79%64.50%71.94% Albania58.40%60.81%71.45% BASEIND58.33%58.76%66.56% *The column “1970-2007” is for all categories except Environment (1990-2007), Health (1990-2007), Public Finance (1990-2007), Tourism (1990-2007) and Transportation and Communication (1980-2007)

8. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES BASEIND Online Data Submission  An interface for the online data submission for the NSOs.  Available in English and in Arabic. http://www.sesric.org/stat_countrydata/login.php for English http://www.sesric.org/stat_countrydata_ar/login.php for Arabic  Possible to submit  new data  missing data for old years  updated data  Username and password provided by SESRIC.  Focal Points from each NSO are kindly requested by SESRIC.

9. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES BASEIND ONLINE DATA SUBMISSION

10. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES BASEIND ONLINE DATA SUBMISSION

11. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES SESRIC Motion Chart Generator  A cutting-edge technology for visual presentation of the country data in a comparative manner across years.  Available on SESRIC web site.  Uses data from BASEIND dynamically.  Users can select any combination of indicators as well as any combination of countries.

12. SESRIC Motion Chart Generator OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES

13. SESRIC Thematic Maps - GDP OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES

14. SESRIC Thematic Maps - Energy Balance OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES

15. Statistical Capacity Building Programme OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES OIC StatCaB Programme is realised through following five steps: Step 1: Collecting the information from NSOs through questionnaires sent by the Centre every year, Step 2: Assessing the needs and capacities of each NSOs based on the information provided by NSOs, Step 3: Planning training programmes by matching NSOs with each other according to their responses, Step 4: Implementing training programmes by organising short courses or workshops in the Member Countries, Step 5: Evaluating the outcomes and impacts of training programmes for future improvement.

16. Statistical Capacity Building Programme VenueSubjectDate QatarStatistical Data Analysis22-24 Dec. 2008 KazakhstanAgriculture Statistics24-26 Jun. 2008 TajikistanQuality in Statistics26-28 May 2008 Uganda Agriculture Statistics and Food Safety Analysis 26-27 May 2008 Sudan Census/Survey Processing Systems (CSPRO) and Statistical Programme Package for the Social Science (SPSS) 04-06 Feb. 2008 OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES Training Courses, 2007-2008

17. Statistical Capacity Building Programme VenueSubjectDate BangladeshLabor Statistics03-05 Sep. 2007 Jordan Population & Demography and Census / Surveys and Sampling Techniques 19-21 Aug. 2007 MaldivesGeneral Statistics16-19 Jul. 2007 IndonesiaNational Accounts09-10 Jul. 2007 MoroccoLabor Statistics11-13 Jun. 2007 AzerbaijanWeb-based Data Compilation Techniques26-28 Feb. 2007 YemenLabor Statistics and Statistical Data Analysis18-21 Feb. 2007 OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES Training Courses, 2007-2008

18. Statistical Capacity Building Programme SubjectDate Workshop on National Accounts for Asian Member Countries of the OIC 01-02 Dec. 2008 Regional Workshop on DevInfo07-10 Jul. 2008 Tourism Statistics Workshop16-18 Jun. 2008 Meeting with the National Statistical Organizations (NSOs) of the OIC Member Countries 28 Jun. 2007 Statistical Capacity Building Session for OIC African Member Countries 04 May 2007 Meeting with National Statistical Offices of OIC African Countries 17 Jan. 2007 OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES SESRIC Workshops, Seminars and Meetings, 2007-2008

19. Statistical Capacity Building Programme OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES Questionnaire on Statistical Capacity Building Programme

20. Statistical Capacity Building Programme OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES  For the last time, the questionnaire has been sent to the NSOs on 6 January 2009, by e-mail.  By the end of last week 19 NSOs have responded.  If not sent yet, please kindly fill and send the questionnaire to SESRIC.  The questionnaire is available on SESRIC web site in three languages: http://www.sesric.org/train_quest.php AzerbaijanIndonesiaMoroccoTogo BahrainKazakhstanMozambiqueTurkey DjiboutiKyrgyz RepublicNigerUganda EgyptMalaysiaPalestineYemen GabonMaliSierra Leone

21. Statistical Capacity Building Programme SubjectVenue Environmental Statistics Kyrgyz Republic Documentation: Management of Archives and Documents Morocco E-Publication Bahrain National Accounts Egypt Tourism Satellite Accounts Gabon OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES Planned Training Courses, 2009

22. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES Statistical Working Group (SWG)  The SWG was established in 2008.  The objectives of SWG are:  To develop a framework for coordinating statistical activities among the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Institutions and the National Statistical Organizations (NSOs) of the member countries to ensure consistency in statistical practices, prevent duplications and facilitate improved interaction with the member countries.  To identify the procedures and guidelines for OIC-level data collection, data processing, data dissemination, statistical publications and statistical capacity building activities. The development of a coordination mechanism for achieving greater synergy in the area of statistics among the OIC Institutions and the NSOs of the member countries.

23. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES Statistical Working Group (SWG)  The members of the SWG  The founding institutions of the SWG (SESRIC, IDB, OIC General Secretariat, ICDT and ICCI) are natural members of the SWG. The membership of SWG is open to all OIC Institutions with statistical responsibilities.  National Statistical Organizations of the OIC member countries can become member of the SWG without any reservation, or participate in the SWG meetings without becoming a member.  The first meeting of the SWG has been organized by the IDB in Jeddah on 25-26 March, 2008.  The second meeting will be organized by SESRIC in 2009.

24. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES Publications In the first part of the yearbook, which is newly included this year, trends for some of the important indicators are presented mostly in graphical format under two categories; demographic and social trends and economic trends. The second part is consisted of 110 indicators which are classified accordingto major socio- economic areas for the period from 1997 to 2006. The categories are Demography, Labor Force, Health, Education, Agriculture, Energy, Transportation, Communication, Tourism, Exports, Imports, Public Finance, Money and Prices, National Accounts and International Finance. In the third part 23 selected key indicators are reported for each of the 57 OIC Member Countries for the same period from 1997 to 2006. While determining the indicators, availability of data for each Member Country played a crucial role. Statistical Yearbook, 2007

25. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES Publications The report provides an evaluation of the recent developments of education in the member countries. It discusses the current situation in the OIC member countries and the progress made to ensure access to primary education and its completion and examines the developments in secondary and higher education. The report also explores the commitments of the member countries to invest in education at various levels. It highlights some of the achievements of the member countries in improving the quality of education and their contributions to research in various fields of academic interest. Finally the report contains a section including comprehensive country profiles of the member countries on various education-related variables and a brief review of the progress made by the OIC member countries towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education. Education: Prospects and Challenges in the OIC Member Countries

26. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES Publications The report analyses the economic situation in the OIC member countries during the latest five-year period for which the data are available. The 2008 report also analyses the trends in the major economic indicators of the OIC countries in the light of the robust rate of growth in the world economy, which started in the early 2000s and continued in 2007. The report highlights the issue of the increases in world food and oil prices and their implications for the OIC member countries. Finally, it highlights a number of challenges confronting the OIC member countries in their efforts to further their economic progress and proposes a set of recommendations to serve as policy guidelines for enhancing the development efforts of the OIC member countries. Annual Economic Report, 2008

27. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES Publications The report aims at analyzing the developments in the economies of the 22 OIC members which are least-developed countries and highlighting their specific problems, thereby pointing to the need for special actions in their favor, particularly in the financial, commercial and technical cooperation areas. It examines the trends in their major economic indicators in the latest five-year period for which the data are available and compares them with those in the groups of all least- developed countries and developing countries. It also sheds light on some development issues of immediate concern to these countries, such as external financial flows, official development assistance, external debt, human development and poverty eradication. Economic Problems of the Least- Developed and Land-Locked OIC Countries, 2007

28. OIC ANKARA SESRIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES Press Releases  SESRIC is distributing selected press releases of NSOs via its web site. http://www.sesric.org/nsonews_archive.php  Currently the press releases of only 11 NSOs are available.  This section will be developed due to an increase in number of received releases from NSOs.

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