accelerating progress shaida badiee director, development data group world bank
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Accelerating Progress Shaida Badiee Director, Development Data Group World Bank. Strategies for better statistics. IDA countries with strategies for statistics. 2004. Strategies for better statistics. IDA countries with strategies for statistics. 2006. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Accelerating Progress
Shaida BadieeDirector, Development Data Group
World Bank
Strategies for better statistics
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IDA countries with strategies for statistics
2004
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IDA countries with strategies for statistics
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Investment in statistical systems
• Difficult to record, but there is increased investment – new programs of Canada, African
Development Bank, Health Metrics Network, and others
Investment in statistical systems
• World Bank (IDA countries only):– Since 2004 large-scale projects in
• Burkina Faso ($10m)• Nigeria ($18m)• Kenya ($10m + donor cofinancing)• Tajikistan ($1m + donor cofinancing)
– Current pipeline: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Mongolia, Kyrgyz Republic
Investment in statistical systems
• Definitely not enough:– To meet the additional funding
requirement identified in Marrakech ($120m per year globally)
– And to ensure that all national statistical strategies are implemented
Investment in statistical systems
• Need to find ways to:– Scale-up investment– Provide greater incentives for countries and
funding agencies to prioritize this work
• Some proposals:– Greater incorporation of statistical capacity
improvement in Poverty Reduction Strategies
– Global financing facility for strategy implementation
Participation in the 2010 Census
• UN is leading global advocacy and technical support effort through a “World Programme”
• Country-led regional initiative also underway in Africa
• Funding gaps possible in some countries
Participation in the 2010 Census
Better Household Surveys
• International Household Survey Network
• A network of international agencies, Secretariat at World Bank
• Better coordination of international survey programs and sharing of best practices
Measuring key topics and the MDGs
• International data collection: UN Inter-Agency and Expert Group
• Access to national data: DEVINFO• Programs to improving data on key
topics: health, education, gender, urban indicators
• Improving data quality requires more action at country level
Measuring key topics and the MDGs
Access to improved water sourcesWhat is the main source of drinking water for this household?
Survey 1. 1998
MDG target: Reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water
Measuring key topics and the MDGs
Access to improved water sourcesWhat is the main source of drinking water for this household?
Survey 2. 2000
Measuring key topics and the MDGs
Access to improved water sourcesWhat is the main source of drinking water for this household?
Survey 3. 2003
Measuring key topics and the MDGs
Access to improved water sourcesWhat is the main source of drinking water for this household?
Survey 4. 2003
Measuring key topics and the MDGs
• The Accelerated Data Program– a new initiative supported by the Marrakech
Action Plan for Statistics Advisory Board
• Creating country capacity to
Task 1: Better document and disseminate survey microdata
Task 2: Analyze and assess survey quality
Task 3: Improve survey design and data collection
Measuring key topics and the MDGs
Results from the pilot of the Accelerated Data Program:Accessible, documented datasets
Accelerating Progress
• Building capacity in long term needs greater levels of investment to implement national strategies for statistics
• Continued support for Census 2010• Near term improvements in data
availability and quality: the Accelerated Data Program and other initiatives
• More can be done to harmonize effort
Thank you