Status of strategic planning: Baseline assessment

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Status of strategic planningBaseline assessment
PARIS21 Workshop Accra, 27th-28th July 2005
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Existing statistics strategy
Country Name Timespan Political endors. User partner ship Sector coverage Cost (US) Funding Implementation
ERITREA no - - - - - - -
ETHIOPIA Title not available 2005 - yes ? no ? ? ?
GAMBIA Master Plan for the Statistics System of Gambia 2004-2009/10 ? yes some ? ? ongoing
GHANA In preparation 2005/6 - ? yes yes ? ? ?
KENYA Strategic Plan for National Statistical System 2003/4 - 2007/8 yes yes yes ? includes (0.05m TFSCB) ongoing
LIBERIA ? - - - - - - -
NIGERIA Statistical Master Plan for the Nigeria National Statistical System 2004/5 - 2008/9 ? yes yes 45 million includes (0.19m TFSCB) ?
SIERRA LEONE Title not available 2004 - yes ? no ? includes (0.11m TFSCB) ?
SOMALIA ? - - - - - - -
SUDAN Title not available ?   yes yes ? ? ?
UGANDA UBOS Corporate Plan 2003 - 2007 yes yes no ? 70 from donors ongoing
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Strategic planning in West East Africa

• Many countries have some form statistics strategy
  in place
• Most of these also have a PRS and a poverty
  monitoring system
• Coverage almost all cover economic statistics
  and survey plans
• Few plans cover sector statistics
• Most cover issues such as training and
  recruitment/retention
• Costing and funding?

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Some issues/changes involved

• Statistics law/act
• Governance structure
• Organisational setup
• Pay scales
• Conditions of service
• Staffing
• Financing/funding

• Takes time to implement
• Legal/government procedures
• Tied into public sector reforms
• Context of other public service bodies
• Lack of national resources
• Accessing donor funds