STRATEGIC PLAN FOR STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT

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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT

• PRESENTANTION
• BY
• MUBIRU J.W. (DED/SPD)
• UGANDA BUREAU OF STATISTICS

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Introduction

• Determining the appropriate approaches to
  strengthening statistical infrastructure and
  interagency cooperation is best tackled through
  the NSS aware that Austr. Sierra-Leone
• Policy, decision makers and the public need
  Statistics MORE today than ever before
• The Age of evidence-based decision making is here
  with us
• The results-based agenda and the creation of
  greater demand for data is certainly on the
  increase and
• Packaging information is a critical function of
  data production process.

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UBOS constitutes a coordinating, monitoring and
supervisory body for the National Statistical
System
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The National Statistical System

• Includes all agencies in Uganda, whether
  Government or not under any enactment or
  otherwise responsible for gathering statistical
  data through either surveys or administrative
  action (UBOS Act, 1998)
• The best way out is to get together in a
  coordinated NSS

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UBOS Mandate

• Enshrined in the UBOS Act No 12 of June 1998 to
• develop and maintain a National Statistical
  System (NSS) so as to ensure collection, analysis
  and publication of integrated, relevant,
  reliable and timely statistical information
• Today this mandate overrides other legal
  provisions on statistical matters
• Sector mandates???

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What is this NSS?

• Len Cook told us that Country decisions influence
  Global accumulation of knowledge that is used to
  establish standards and best practices eg UNFPOS
• The general approach to statistical compilation
  (whether Economic, Social, Population or general
  statistics) should be based on the guidelines of
  PARIS21 called the National Strategy for the
  Development of Statistics (NSDS) referred to as
  PNSD in Uganda

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The Definition of NSS

• A management arrangement that brings together
  groups of producers/suppliers users, researchers
  and individuals in a country to participate in
  statistical production with the aim of
  contributing to and sharing statistical products.
  However, they must all agree to observe set
  standards and best practices
• The participants in the NSS must be coordinated.
  See below

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Development Frameworks in NSS NSO may not manage
alone

• The development frameworks need an organized NSS
  to meet statistical demands
• Observed frameworks in Uganda
• PEAP (PRSP) 80 indicators
• MDGs 48 indicators
• GDDS/SDDS - 22 indicators
• EAC 400 indicators
• METAGORA (Democracy, Governance and human Rights)
  - 28 indicators and
• Local demands ( both individual and institutional)

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What is involved in coordination?

• We already know that there are many players
  producers/suppliers, users (policy makers and
  individuals with own interests), researchers
  etc.
• The coordinator must be fairly central or at
  least very close to the users
• In general the NSOs must play a leading role by
  understanding the PARIS21 guidelines NSDS and
  translating them to suit local conditions
• NSDS must be explained throughout the NSS.

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Status of the NSS Pre- PNSD in Uganda

• Increased duplication of effort
• Limited capacity to support statistical
  production and management
• Difficulty of monitoring and evaluating
  development programs on the same subject
• Limited information sharing
• Inconsistent/incomparable datasets
• Inadequate and/or lack of physical and IT
  infrastructure

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What steps did we take to address the problem?

• Developed a strategy for improving and
  strengthening Statistics at different levels by
• Uganda Developed the PNSD based on the NSDS of
  PARIS21 but structured to suit Uganda
• Embarked on a sensitization program of MDAs
• Developed Sector Strategic Plans for Statistics
  starting with a few
• Promoted coordination and collaboration amongst
  MDAs
• Identified champions statistical advocacy in the
  NSS

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What steps did we take to address the problem?

• Set standards for production of good statistics
  that inform policy
• Assisted Budgeting for statistical development
• Made a Functional review of UBOS
• Now reviewing the Statistics Act to ensure that
  the NSS addresses the interests of all
  participants

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Coverage What are MDAs?

• Line Ministries
• Government agencies
• Local Governments
• Private sector
• NGOs
• Research Institutions
• PNSD started with a few to expand with time

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Why a statistics strategy for the NSS

• The statistical system was largely decentralised
• Various Ministries, Departments and Agencies
  (MDAs) collect and produce statistics as part of
  their work (administrative/surveys)
• Many MDAs have Management Information Systems
  (HMIS, EMIS, LOGICS, etc) independent from each
  others considerations
• Linkages exist among MDAs but these were flawed
  uncoordinated and weak

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Rationale for SSPSs/PNSD

• To support national development programs,
  policies and initiatives - Poverty Eradication
  Action Plan and decentralization e.g. Crime,
  insecurity, and governance statistics, etc
• To support Monitoring and Evaluation (ME) of
  PEAP implementation, and sector performance
• To support the MDGs
• To support planning, Research and Analysis.

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The PNSD

• The PNSD is a 5 year (2006/7 2010/11)
  comprehensive strategic plan for Strengthening
  Statistical Capacity Across the NSS
• Targets all key data producing agencies and
  Users
• It emphasises production of quality data to
  inform national development priorities
• From each according to its ability to each
  according to its needs (Chinese philosophy)
• It is anchored in the PEAP, which is Ugandas
  national development framework.

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Objectives of the PNSD

• Strengthen the production of quality statistics
  based on international best practice and
  guidelines
• Improve coordination and promoting synergy
  between data producers and users,
• Strengthen national capacity to produce and use
  reliable statistics through an integrated NSS,
  and
• Ensure long term sustainability of the NSS by
  securing funding for priority data production and
  dissemination.

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Components of the PNSD

• Organizational development,
• Human resource development,
• Data development Quality, tools, techniques
• Capacity Building Infrastructure and Training

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Challenges

• Securing stakeholders buying into the PNSD
  process within and amongst stakeholders
• Sequencing activities of the policy making cycle
  with the data production cycle
• Limited commitment of Technical Managers within
  the MDAs
• Institutional constraint along the data
  production chain of line ministries/routine data
  producing agencies
• Prioritization of statistical functions by line
  ministries and other government agencies is still
  lacking
• Bureaucracy in government ministries and agencies
  that may hinder the flow of Adminis.
  information/data

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IMPORTANT OBSERVATIONS

• Basic Economic Statistics is part of the
  development frameworks
• Attract participants in the NSS without cohesive
  means and to recognize the central coordinator
  who must keep ahead of the others and should be
  the NSO
• Identify Champions of statistical development and
  advocacy
• Sensitize Heads of Depts, P/Ss to the Head of
  State for the cause of Statistics
• Encourage the use of several languages to allow
  for a cross pollination of ideas and the sharing
  of statistical products. I emphasize French and
  English
• This is the best approach to strengthening
  statistical infrastructure and interagency
  cooperation

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Conclusion

• The PNSD and SSPS have been developed to meet the
  challenges of statistical production in an
  integrated manner in Uganda
• MDAs have slowly but steadily accepted the need
  and strength achieved through the NSS
• Implementation is on course and monthly review
  meetings have been scheduled for the Inter Agency
  Committee to review progress.

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