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Seminar on the Implementation of the System of National Accounts

2008 (SNA 2008)

14-16 June 2010,Jolly Beach, Resort,Antigua and Barbuda

CARICOM Headquarters of the CARICOM

Secretariat, Guyana

Launch of NSDS in Anguilla November 9 2012

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICS IN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY –

SUPPORT TO THE NSDS

Overview of PresentationOverview of Presentation

Goals of the Integration Movement and Role of Statistics

Major Initiatives and Outcomes Follow-up and next steps

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Integration and Integration and StatisticsStatistics

Caribbean Community and Common Market was established in 1973 by the Treaty of Chaguaramas;

Membership:

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Member StatesAntigua and Barbuda St Kitts and Nevis The Bahamas Saint Lucia Barbados St

Vincent and the GrenadinesBelize Dominica Grenada

Guyana Haiti Jamaica MontserratSuriname and Trinidad and Tobago

Associate MembersAnguilla Bermuda British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands


Objectives of the Community

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Objectives of the Community (Continued)

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CSME CARICOM


Role of Statistics

CARICOM Underscoring the functioning of the CSME and the Improving of the Standard of Living of the peoples of the Community is the vital role of statistical information in guiding and monitoring the progress of the integration movement, in assessing the impact of the regional integration thrust on the population and critically creating evidence-based policies that will maximise efficiency in the use if resources available for the development of the Community.

Major Initiatives and Major Initiatives and OutcomesOutcomes

Institutional Initiative Improve the Standing Committee of Caribbean

Statisticians (SCCS) as a Decision-Making Forum;

Outcomes:

Revised and updated Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure;

Streamlining of the meetings- identifying Matters for Decisions and Matters for Information;

Production of an Implementation Matrix

Functioning of the CARICOM Advisory Group on Statistics (AGS) that focuses on the decisions coming out of the SCCS as well as other key developmental issues in statistics that are developed and brought to the SCCS

Functioning of Technical Working Groups; Regional Statistical Seminar Series;

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Institutional Initiative Common Regional Statistical Work Programme

(RSWP) developed and approved by the Community Council of Ministers in 2005 and updated in 2011/12;

Outcomes:

RSWP is the basis for the development of and harmonisation of the Statistics Programming in CARICOM;

Resolution of 2005 for funding a common approach to statistics across countries;

A new structure was incorporated for the RSWP which was based on the European, Database of International Statistical Activities (DISA);

Prioritising of the work areas was assigned a level of urgency;

Implementation focus of RSWP currently being addressed;

Code of Bes Practices developed.

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Institutional Initiative Production of a Draft Model Statistics

Bill

Outcomes: Will Provide the basis for greater Integrity

in Statistics Production, Independence;Reviewed by a some countries in the

context of their existing statistics legislation and by the Chief Parliamentary Council ;

Obtain the information required for decision-making including the mandatory collection of statistics within the National Statistical System re the vital role of the National Statistical Office in statistical coordination

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Institutional Initiative Enabling Strategic Planning in the

National Statistical Systems - NSDS

Outcomes: Engaging with PARIS21;Undertaking the Introduction to NSDS

through a Training Workshop in July 2009 (PARIS21/EU);

Following up this training with an EU-funded project which led to the provision of in-country support to NSDS in 11 countries;

Initiatives in countries-Grenada, Jamaica Anguilla, St Kitts and Nevis, Bermuda, Dominica, etc.

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Infrastructural Support Information Technology- Organisation

and Use of Databases/Web-Based Communication Infrastructure

Outcomes: Organisation and Use of Databases

seeks to develop standards for database organization- National Statistical Databases- stressed the Management of Data;

Web-based Communication Structure- common system of submitting data to the Secretariat

Member States – some IT equipment

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Infrastructural Initiative IT- Common Framework for Data

Warehousing Archiving and Storage

Outcomes: Developed Framework for Data

Warehousing, Archiving and Storage;Draft Data Policy developed;Manuals and GuidesTraining workshop to aid

implementation of framework/policy

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Infrastructural Initiative IT-Data Dissemination Software

Outcomes: In collaboration with UNICEF conducted

training at the regional level in a UN-Supported dissemination software Devinfo that enable the dissemination of indicators such as the MDGs- is web-enabled and map-enabled;

Launch of DevInfo adaptations across the region such as Saint Lucia, Dominica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago etc.

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Infrastructural Initiative Minimum Data Set

Outcomes: Identified a minimum set of core data

that should be produced by all countries;

Identified indicators that are to be encouraged given constraints of resources;

Priority Activities.

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[Infrastructural] Initiative Position on Access to Microdata

Outcomes: Responding to the demand for detailed

information;

Developed a Position on Access to Microdata that sought to promote its use while allowing for the adherence to the confidentiality at the individual- person or firm level;

Mechanisms to enable access were identified.

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Advocacy High Level Advocacy Forum (HLF)

Outcomes: HLF was held in 2009- in collaboration with

PARIS21 and funded by both PARIS21 and EU;

Placed statistics and statistical issues on the centre stage in the Region;

Matrix of recommendations developed and country implementation is being monitored

CARICOM Association of Professional Statisticians is one outcome that is being launched at present as well as Quality Assurance and other recommendations.

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Advocacy Caribbean Statistics Day

Outcomes: Commenced these in 2009

Activities are held across the Region- including Quiz, and Jingle competitions, Word Games; Seminars to stakeholders/users/producers;

Message on Statistics by Secretary General;

This year Release of Census Data by at least 2 countries

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PARIS21 Support to AdvocacyPARIS21 Support to Advocacy


Initiatives in Substantive Areas of Statistics Initiative 1 National AccountsOutcomes:

Barbados Action Plan in National Accounts and the wider area of Economic Statistics;

Workshop in Guyana- Baseline Assessment and CARICOM Economic Statistics Action Plan;

Functioning of the TWG- Manual on Business Register and Integrated Questionnaires- General and Country Specific;

TA /training on Basic Data Sources for National Accounts;

System of National Accounts 2008- Implementation Strategy developed/training

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Initiatives in Substantive Areas of Statistics

Merchandise Trade Statistics

Outcomes: Two phases of Technical Assistance in

Merchandise Trade focusing on implementation of the New Eurotrace data processing system and also included training workshops

Focus on improving data quality- edit checks incorporated in the processing system;

Trade Indices Data Module;Mirror Statistics ModuleComext trade data dissemination Module

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Initiatives in Substantive Areas of Statistics

Trade in Services/Investment

Outcomes: Technical Assistance applied in this area of

statistics focusing on production of internationally agreed statistics at level of Extended Balance of Payments Classification;

Revision of Common Guidelines for production;

Training workshop was conducted;Production of questionnaires for the

collection of more detailed data which were shared with the ECCB;

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Substantive Areas of Statistics Initiative 3 Social/Gender StatisticsOutcomes:

Continued to support this area of Statistics – major developmental work being stimulated by a CARICOM/United Nations Statistics Division project;

Core Indicators identified including the MDGsCARICOM Advisory Group operated in this

areas; Undertook training workshops;Publication of Regional Reports with

metadata;Further refinement of the metadata and

development of CSMDGs- Caribbean Specific MDGs;

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Substantive Areas of Statistics Initiative 4 Environment Statistics

Outcomes: Similar developmental perspective

like Social/Gender Statistics;Core Indicators including MDGs;Training workshops;Development of Implementation

StrategyRegional publications

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Substantive Areas of Statistics Initiative 5 ICT Statistics

Outcomes: New area of statistics introduced;Training Workshop conductedIndicators – Caribbean Specific Indicators

reviewed and workshop/ work put in place on measurement of economic contribution of ICT to GDP trade etc;

Work in progress on first regional publication with all existing data all sources- national, regional, international;

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Major Initiatives and OutcomesMajor Initiatives and Outcomes

Next StepsFunding /Investment in statistics in the region;RSWP Implementation - harmonisation &

ImprovementStrengthening of Economic, Social/Gender,

Census, ICT & Environment, Literacy, Census etc;Focused training in areas such as Leadership and

Management, Strategic Planning, Statistics Legislation e

Development of common frameworks; Quality Assurance – processes and data;Continuous training- Technical, Sampling,

Classifications, Promoting the use of statistics- analysis of data;Working together- stakeholders, IDPs, avoidance

of duplication

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