PARIS21Partnership in Statistics for
Development in the 21st Century
Informing a Data Revolution
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If there’s one thing I think the data revolution needs
to accomplish, it is…
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Why do we need a “data revolution” and what should it include?
What do we want to achieve?
What do we need to produce?
What are the next steps?
Key questions
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Why do we need a data revolution?
• Old problems• Emerging priorities• New opportunities• Lessons from the MDGs
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Old problem
Data are simply not produced
Data are produced, but not in the right format at the right time
Funding
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Emerging data priorities
More use of national data for new goals and country policy making: — Poverty— Jobs— Education
Disaggregation of existing data to measure: — Getting to zero poverty – space issue — Impact on women and girls— Impact on inequality
New indicators for new areas:— Sustainable development— Governance— Human rights
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Lessons from the MDGs MDG monitoring had an overall positive
impact on data production:—More surveys, data and statistics available —Countries following up after donors left—Statistical capacity efforts – NSDS as strategic
approach … but we have created some new problems
—Data orphans —National data often not used—Crowding out rather than crowding in
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Unpacking the data revolutionIt should …1. Build on past successes2. Promote the expansion of more relevant, timely,
open and reliable data production3. Support decision makers, including politicians,
business and citizens, to make informed decision for better lives
4. Be implemented in new ways to strengthen statistical capacity and improve data production
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How can we achieve a data revolution? • Think out of the box – be
revolutionary, but remain realistic • Build on what works, harness new
opportunities• Create and strengthen new
partnerships
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International comparisonOfficial / non-official
Real-time dataInnovative approaches
Open data
National monitoringHigh-/ low-qualityVetted statsGlobal standardsProtection of privacy
Need to strike a balance
vs.
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With financial support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the PARIS21 Secretariat is carrying out a 22 month project to Inform a Data Revolution
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The project
• What we want to achieve – improve the production, accessibility and use of data to support and strengthen evidence-based decisions
• What we want to do Improve understanding of data systems Build a coalition and involve new partners Develop a road-map for the data revolution
supporting the post 2015 development process
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What are going to do?
• Take stock of what is being done – good and bad – and find out about the needs of producers and users in up to 10 countries
• Explore solutions, finding out what works and seeing if and how it can be replicated
• Advocate for and promote a data revolution• Produce a road map for the next five years
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How are we going to do it?
• Country studies – examples and case studies of recent successes, what was done and why it worked
• Some important background studies including: Understanding supply and demand Other topics, to be defined
• Advocacy and communication – developing and extending the partnership
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When?
• Road-map will be launched at the UN General Assembly in September 2015
• High level document will need to be supported by a number of other outputs Clear vision of what the revolution is about Background documents including the country case
studies Outline plan for putting the revolution into effect,
including the estimated financing requirements
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Who needs to be involved?
Just about everyone:• National statistical systems• All kinds of data users• Other data providers• The owners and producers of big data• The international community• Civil society organisations• Academics• Private sector businesses• The media
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Jan to Apr 2014 Staff recruitedAdvisory Committee set up and meetsAdvocacy campaign launchedWork-plan developed and agreed
Apr to Jun 2014 Country studies launchedBackground papers commissioned
Jul to Sep 2014 Country studies completedBackground papers completed
Oct to Dec 2014 Synthesis of country studiesFirst draft of road-map prepared
Jan to Mar 2015 Final draft of road-map preparedApr to Jun 2015 Final version of all documentsJul to Sep 2015 Launch to coincide with the UN General Assembly in
September 2015
Outline timetable