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Statistics Korea’s Experience in Statistical Capacity Building 29 September 2011, Beijing, China
Development history of Korea Aid Recipient 1945 -1990 Korean War in 1950 GNP/capita : $79 in 1960 Total aid received: $10. 4 B New Donor Substantive Donor 2012 - Establish KOICA in 1991 Join OECD DAC(2006) Host G 20 Summit (2010) Hold HLF-4 on Aid Effectiveness (Busan, 2011) Best practice in global aid history ODA/GNI : 0. 25% by 2015 Double ODA for Asia by 2015 Expand untied aid 1991 -2011 Bridge between Developed and Developing Countries Page 2
A key factor of the success “Sound data represent a key weapon in the battle against poverty” - Tadao Chino, former President, Asian Development Bank National development policy guided by statistics Establish Statistics Bureau in 1948 (birth year of the Korean Government) and set up the national statistical system Produce solid economic statistics to support national development policy during the condensed development period (1960 -1990) Strengthen local statistical offices to assist government-led regional development Initiatives for Statistical Capacity Building (SCB) Establish an in-house Statistical Training Center for government officials in 1991 700 trainees in 7 courses in 1992 → 16, 278 trainees in 143 courses in 2010 Train 345 KOSTAT staff members through UNSIAP programs (1970 -2011) Over 100 senior staffers have been enrolled in postgraduate programs abroad Page 3
Why is SCB important? Developing countries need high quality statistics for “evidence-based policy making and monitoring. ” *cf. Only 96 out of 192 countries have capacity to produce MDG statistics at an adequate level. (UNSC 2011 출처) With emphasis on “managing for results, ” developing countries need to compile and maintain statistical information on their own. - Busan Forum addresses performance management. - OECD, UN, World Bank stress statistical capacity building in DCs to effectively measure ODA effectiveness To support the “shared growth” initiative, we need to measure development progress of individual countries and the World. Page 4
KOSTAT strategies for shared growth Page 5
Promote ww dialogue on global agenda Provide venues for int’l congregations on major statistical issues, concerns - Cutting-edge themes Green economy indicators (w/UNSD) Innovative approaches to turn statistics into knowledge (w/OECD) Measurement of wellbeing and progress of societies (w/OECD) - Topics of ongoing interest Population and housing census: Measurement and operational issues ICT statistics … - IT use for official statistics Internet use as a data collection mode Management of statistical information system Page 6
Diversify Bilateral Cooperation Partners Expand bilateral cooperation efforts to the world-wide including CIS, Middle East, Central and South America and Africa (Global leadership role currently limited within Asia) 13 on-going bilateral cooperation partners: China, Japan, Mongolia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, UAE, Germany, Netherlands, EU Expand to other parts of the world Page 7
Technical Assistance • World Bank STATCAP Projects • MONSTAT Project (2010 -2014) : Consultation for preparation of IT PLAN • Indonesia Technical Cooperation Program (2011 -2012) in line with STATCAP-CERDAS : Consultation and staff training in Data Dissemination/EA/Quality Assurance Conduct SCB Projects • Assist in setting up Statistical Training Center/Programs Provide statistical training • KOICA-sponsored courses (4 times, 80 -100 participants per year) • SIAP regional courses (3 programs, 50 -60 participants per year) • Cooperation w/Statistics Netherlands (once, 20 persons per year) World Friends Korea Page 8 • Consultation, trainers’ training, educational equipment, e-learning • Partner countries : Vietnam, Ghana • Retired KOSTAT experts dispatched on mission to DCs on Korean Government fund for knowledge transfer and experience sharing (2010~) - Saudi Arabia, Ecuador
Advancement of Statistical Methods Contribute to advancement of statistical methods and activities through close interaction with UN, OECD and Eurostat - Korea-EU Joint Report on Comparability (Late 2011) - Facilitate expert group activities for individual area (Household, SNA, Human Capital, Country Assessment) of OECD Committee on Statistics Nurture statistical personnel by expanding dispatchment of KOSTAT specialists to international organizations - International organizations: OECD, IRENA, World Bank - NSIs: Australia, Japan, etc. Participate actively in various international conferences and meetings on statistics to apply newly acquired knowledge in statistical administration - Contribute to global statistical community and inform global trend to domestic audience Page 9
ODA System in KOSTAT Int’l Cooperation Division · Plan and design KOSTAT ODA Policy · Secure ODA budget and financing · Coordinate & support concerned Divisions and STI KOSTAT Statistical Training Institute(STI) · Operate outreach programs and implement ODA Projects · Design courses and provide instructors KOSTAT Subject Matter Divisions · Arrange KOSTAT experts · Provide consulting & training · Develop ODA project contents Page 10 Partner Organizations (KOICA, SIAP, WB) KOSTAT’s ODA POLICY · Recruit trainees · Provide financial support · Design new projects & programs
Role of STI • UNSIAP Outreach Programs • KOICA-Supported Programs Page 11 • Capacity Building Projects for Compiling MDGs Indicator • Project on Building Statistical Infrastructure
Lectures done by STI UNSIAP Outreach Positive Programs Statistical Quality Management Dissemination and Communication of MDG Statistics National Accounts Analysis and Dissemination of Population and Housing Census Data with Gender Concern Page 12 KOICA Programs Negative Statistical Methodologies Practical Business of Statistics Compiling National Basic Statistics Basic Skills for Official Statistics Statistical Management Constructing National Governance DB Regional Statistical Office Staff Capacity Building
Projects by STI Project for the Capacity Enhancement of the Ghana Statistical Service -Objective : To build the statistical capacity of the human resource of Ghanaians for producing and disseminating quality statistical data -Contents : Establishment of the Ghana Statistical Training Centre, Provision of educational equipment and consulting services -Budget and Duration : $1 mil, 2011 -2012 Strengthening Vietnam Statistical Capacity Building Project -Objective : To improve statistical human resources of Vietnam for producing high quality statistics -Contents : Provision of support for basic plan for statistical capacity building and establishment of education system for human resources -Budget : $85, 000(1 st year), $0. 4 mil(2 nd year) -Duration : 2012 -2013 Page 13
Future Direction of KOSTAT ODA Expand technical cooperation projects • Technical cooperation is a must for SCB and to sustain ODA effectiveness. • ODA without SCB of recipient countries cannot guarantee sustainable statistical growth. • “Technical cooperation and consulting” will be significantly expanded for sharing of Korea’s experiences and knowledge in statistical development. Build on • Concentrate around ICT-based data collection system (i. e. Internet survey, PDA survey) and one-stop statistical data access system, data KOSTAT visualization (KOSIS, GSBPM, Statistical GIS, G 20 dashboard) strengths & • Support for developing countries’ statistical system on nurturing statistical personnel and SCB best practices • Support for training facilities, programs and e-learning system. Expand tailored programs Page 14 • Support capacity building in compiling indicators to measure MDGs with consideration of each developing country’s characteristics. • Administer customized programs for each country • Build statistical information system, internet survey system, etc. with consideration of recipient country's ICT situation and needs.
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