PARIS21Partnership in Statistics for

Development in the 21st Century

metabase

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The metabase is…

…a composition of metadata and database…an information tool on the capacity of a national statistical system…a knowledge hub for innovations in statistics…a foundation for IDR country selection process

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StructurePubliclyavailable

information

Storing meta-Information

& links

Groupinginto six

dimensions

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CRVS Coverage

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% of countries have a CRVS coverage over 90 %

Africa

Asia-Pacific

Eastern Europe

Latin America andCaribbean

ECOWAS

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, accessed via PARIS21 Metabase

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Civil Society Organizations

Source: United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs – NGO Branch, accessed via PARIS21 Metabase

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13.2

3.5

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Average number Civil Society Organizations per countryworking in the field of statistics

Africa

Asia-Pacific

Eastern Europe

Latin America andCaribbean

ASEAN*

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Micro Data

Source: International Household Survey Network, accessed via PARIS21 Metabase

12.810.1

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Average number of accessible micro data sets percountry

Africa

Asia-Pacific

Eastern Europe

Latin America andCaribbean

SAARC

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Use

Institutions

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Why these 6 dimensions?

Where are the barriers for people to get data?

What describes good data?

What is the demand for statistics?

Which are the innovations of today and tomorrow?

How can characteristics of a NSS be structured?

How are the governance structures?

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Rationale of DimensionsAccess and DisseminationPublic availability of data is the foundation of a better informed societySoundness of MethodsA sound methodology builds trust in data and ensures transparencyTimelinessTimely data helps decision makers react quickly and stay informedUse/DemandKnowledge on the demand for data improves efficiency in the data productionInstitutional EnvironmentA healthy institutional environment is a catalyst for statistical developmentInnovationsInnovations offer solutions for today’s problems and inform tomorrow’s standards

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What’s

NSO website assessment

Demand for statistics assessment

Unofficial data providers

Innovations

User Orientation

New paths for efficiency

All-encompassing

Forward-looking

new?

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Transparent & Open

Linking to source

Discussion thread

Downloadable

Internal & External Review

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What do you think?

• Choice of Dimensions• Choice of Indicators• Allocation of indicators to dimensions

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What can we do with it?

• Strengthen innovation dimension• Assessment Tool: Make IDR ranking process

open• Scenario Planning Tool: Assess institutional

and technological innovations by impact and feasibility

• Broaden scope on the unofficial data producer side