THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Monitoring WorkshopKampala Uganda, 5th- 8th May 2008

COORDINATION OF NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM AND DATA REPORTING MECHANISM TO INTERNATIONAL

AGENCIES

Presented by:E.Kwesigabo

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

MDG Monitoring

Outlines

i. Introduction

ii. Coordination of statistical activities in Tanzania

iii.Reporting Mechanism for MDG Data

v. Recommendations

iv.Challenges

MDG MonitoringIntroduction

At national level (Tanzania Mainland), the implementation of the MDG indicators is guided by the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty – popularly known as MKUKUTA in its Kiswahili acronym endorsed in 2005

MKUKUTA is a MDGs based strategy focusing on threemajor clusters:-

Growth and Reduction of Income Poverty

Improved welfare and Social well being

Governance and Accountability

MDG MonitoringIntroduction..

The MDGs targets are monitored under the MKUKUTA Monitoring System (MMS), with 84 indicators where results are reported through various instruments including the MKUKUTA Annual Implementation Report, Poverty and Human Development Reports, Surveys Reports

The MDGs should therefore be seen as a long term aspiration, addressed through short to medium term MKUKUTA operational targets and outcomes, thus, MDGs in Tanzania is integrated into the National Planning Frame work

Coordination of Statistical activities in Tanzania

NBS is the only agency mandated to coordinate all statistical activities in the country aiming at producing statistics that are consistent , comparable over time and across subject matter areas

NBS is responsible for provision of all official statistics to the Government, business community, International Organizations and the public at large.

NBS have full authority to coordinate the reporting of data used for MDG indicators produced by various national agencies

NBS established a document on statistical methods and standards and ensure its use by all producers/users of official statistics so as to facilitate the integration and comparison of statistics produced both nationally and internationally

Quality control

This document puts together statistical concepts and definitions that are used by all producers and users of statistics in the country in the area of collection and compilation of official statistics

NBS has the authority to verify the quality of data used for MDG indicators and other international organisations from other data producers

Coordination of Statistical activities in Tanzania….

TSED was established by the NBS in collaboration with over 20 Ministries and Government Institutions, supported by UNDP and UNICEF

TSED is a web-enabled database which provides a means of organizing, storing and displaying social economic indicators in a uniform format to facilitate sharing in Tanzania and outside Tanzania

The main purpose of TSED is to allow an overall, up-to-date view of the socio-economic situation in Tanzania and to facilitate use of data for analysis by policy makers and other users

Coordination using the Tanzania Socio-Economic Database ( TSED )

Coordination of Statistical activities in Tanzania…..

MDG MonitoringReporting Mechanism

Requests on data for the MDG indicators from international agencies are directly sent to the NBS office by fax or electronic mails

NBS has assigned all MDG requests to specific relevant staff to avoid unnecessary delays

NBS liaise with the data producers for quality assurance and consistence of data used for MDG indicators

MDG MonitoringFactors to be considered

It is very important to consider various factors during the implementation of the MDGs indicators:-

On track or off track

What challenges and lessons we observed

What means in place to drive the momentum forward

Whether we are:

Sometimes, requests are sent by fax with a promise to send soft copies for filling in but they are either delayed or not received at all

Due to both lack of sufficient financial resources and the nature of some surveys, sometimes NBS fails to submit up to date information for MDG indicators as requested

MDG MonitoringChallenges on Reporting Mechanism

MDG MonitoringRecommendations

All requests for data used for MDG indicators should be sent to countries through electronic mails to specific MDGs desk to simplify the filling-in and responses

There is a need for establishing a well known focal point for centralizing all MDGs indicators in the country

There is a need of assisting National Statistical Offices/agencies to develop efficient statistical system to be able to deliver quality, accurate and timely MDGs indicators

MDG MonitoringExample of Statistical Data

System

Efficient Statistical System for Quality, Accurate and Timely statistics

Effective Local Area Network (LAN) at NSO/Agency and Wide Area Network (WAN) connecting the NSO/Agency,

Ministries and UN Statistics Division are essential for improving efficiency and information sharing

Database system will allows the consolidation of all MDGs indicators in one location eg.TSED in Tanzania Provides powerful and easy to use analytical tools eg. Average, summation.. Improve decision-making, facilitate dynamic publishing and web dissemination to various levels eg. Data from National to lower level

Thank you Thank you

ASANTE SANA

Merci bourque

Obligardo