Mid-Term Review of the ACSS Strategic Plan 2011-2015

Mid-Term Reviewof the ACSS Strategic Plan 2011-2015

ASEANstats Presentation

High-Level Seminar on ACSS Strategic Plan 2016-2020Bogor, Indonesia, 17-18 June 2014

Outline

• Background• Vision, Mission, and the major thrusts• Assessment of the major thrusts• Assessment of MYP and AWP• Assessment of the three major challenges

identified in the Strategic Plan 2011-2015• The Identified Challenges

VisionThe ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) will by

2015 be a forward looking and reliable provider of relevant, timely and comparable statistics in support of the

ASEAN Community.

MissionThe ASEAN Community Statistical System will provide relevant, timely and comparable ASEAN statistics in

support of evidence based policy and decision making and enhance the statistical capacity of the Member States and

ASEAN Secretariat.

Background

Background• ACSS Strategic Plan 2011-2015 guides ACSS in

creating preconditions for a sustainable development of ASEAN statistics, focusing on:– concrete and clear mandate for regional

cooperation and institutional strengthening– addressing issues on comparability of key statistics

relevant to ASEAN integration (i.e. trade in goods, trade in services, and foreign direct investments)

– narrowing the development gap.

Major Components:1. Institutional Strengthening2. Strengthening ASEAN Statistics3. Narrowing Development Gap in Statistics

Background

1. ACSS is a partnership (between NSS, ACSS Committee, ASEAN Bodies, ASEC)

2. ACSS Committee is a prominent statistics body 3. NSO functions as the country focal point in matters

related to regional cooperation in statistics4. NSO coordinates the provision of ASEAN statistics to

stakeholders in ASEAN through the ASEANstats5. ASEANstats functions as regional focal point of

ASEAN statistics

BackgroundMajor Thrust Under Institutional Strengthening

6. ASEANstats initiates the formulation of policies and standards for the development and harmonisation of ASEAN statistics and lead the implementation and monitoring of ACSS AWP

7. Enabling mechanism to be established: MYP, AWP, User-Producer Consultation, consultation mechanism

8. Monitoring system to be setup (for quality and compliance)

BackgroundMajor Thrust Under Institutional Strengthening

1. Development and harmonisation of Priority statistical fields: IMTS, FDIS, SITS

2. Broadening scope to better respond to the three Community pillars

3. Development and compilation of metadata on IMTS, FDIS, SITS

4. The presence of an Integrated ASEAN Statistics database

5. Improved statistical dissemination and communication6. The presence of high profile statistical report with

early warning system indicators

BackgroundMajor Thrust Under Strengthening ASEAN Statistics

1. Proactive coordination and facilitation2. Assistance to AMSs in various forms

BackgroundMajor Thrusts Under the Narrowing Development

Gap in Statistics

Background• The Mid-term Review conducted in early 2013• Three aspects evaluated:

1. Overall assessment of the major thrusts2. Implementation of the ACSS MYP and AWP3. The three defined challenges: whether have been

addressed or remain relevant

1. ACSS as a partnership• The partnership has yet to be

realized/acknowledged;• little has been done to raise awareness among

the partners2. ACSS Committee as a prominent body:

• The functioning of ACSS Committee as the highest regional policy-making and coordinating body on ASEAN statistics needs to be ensured/enhanced

Assessment of the ThrustOverall Assessment of Thrust 1: Institutional

Strengthening

3. NSO in many cases has yet to effectively functioning as the country focal point in matters related to the regional cooperation in statistics;

• Has NSO effectively represents the entire country’s statistical system in the ACSS?

4. NSO and other national data producers coordination needs strengthening

• Has NSO coordinated data provision made by other national data producers?

• Has NSO coordinated with other data producers in the production, harmonisation and dissemination of statistics?


Strengthening

5. ASEANstats has been able to lead the formulation of policies and standards for the development and harmonisation of ASEAN statistics and lead the implementation and monitoring

6. ASEANstats, however:• Has not been functioning effectively as regional focal point

e.g. in serving as the link between ACSS and ASEAN bodies, international organisation, and other data users and producers


Strengthening

7. Enabling mechanism:• A lot have been developed;• However, inter-agency coordination at national

level in some countries, and consultation between ACSS Committee and ASEAN bodies need to be enhanced

8. Monitoring system• Monitor the implementation of the Code of

Practice (CoP) is underway, and Annual Work Plans (AWPs) monitoring is in place.


Strengthening

1. Priority statistical fields:• IMTS, FDIS, SITS have been progressing well• Some still very much dependent on external sources• No regional initiative is in place to address the System of

National Accounts

2. Broadening the scope to responding the three Community pillars• No clear expressed demand from ASEAN Political-Security

Community (APSC) pillar• Prioritization of indicators under the ASEAN Statistical

Indicators (ASI) is currently on-going.

Overall Assessment of Thrusts 2Strengthening ASEAN Statistics

3. Development and compilation of metadata on IMTS, FDIS, SITS• Progressing

4. Integrated ASEAN Statistics database• REXDBS only available by November 2014 and some

enhancements are still needed• Only IMTS, FDIS, SITS, and MDG data are in the REXDBS.

Database of other statistics remain in scattered excel file.

• To be prioritized for 2014-2020


5. Improved dissemination :• Only received high priority in 2013; actual dissemination

is still limited• Communication of statistics is only set to begin;• Priority should remain high in 2014-2020

6. Development of high profile statistical report with early warning system indicators• MDGs and ACPMS reports have not developed as high

profile statistical reports.• Early warning system indicators system is by nature a

high profile statistical report, and hence deserve more attention


Overall Assessment of Thrusts 3Narrowing Development Gaps

1. Proactive coordination and facilitation :• Little has been done at the regional level, although

bilateral assistance within AMSs are also observed• To ensure sustainability, mechanisms need to be

developed and facilitated to enhance ASEAN-help-ASEAN mechanism

2. Assistance to AMSs in various forms • So far, assistance was only through existing projects• A mechanism may need to be developed to facilitate

country(s) initiatives to address common challenges they observed

Assessment of MYP and AWP

Activities Done On-Going

Status

a. Updated Broad Framework for the Sustainable Development of ASEAN Statistics (Broad Framework Rev.1)

✔

b. AHSOM reconstituted in the ACSS Committee with recognition as unique ASEAN body dealing with ASEAN statistics and reporting to AEM through SEOM

✔

c. Rules of Procedures of the ACSS Committee adopted

✔

d. Establishment of the Sub-Committee for Planning and Coordination to support the ACSS-Committee

✔

e. Adoption of the Code of Practice (CoP) ✔f. Multi Year Plan 2010-2015 and Annual Work Plans

2012, 2013 and 2014 adopted ✔

1. Strengthening the institutional framework:

1. Strengthening the institutional framework (con’t)Activities Done On-

GoingStatus

g. Adoption of Mechanisms to Monitor Implementation of activities/programme at national and regional levels

• Compliance monitoring tool ✔

• Quality monitoring tool ✔ To follow up with the implementation of the self-assessment under the CoP

h. User producer consultation process defined ✔ To be developed inline with communication plan


2. Strengthening ASEAN statisticsActivities Done On-

GoingStatus

a. Progress in harmonising IMTS, FDIS and SITS

✔ IMTS, SITS have been progressing well under the EU Programme. The progress for FDI Statistics is more limited: a new FDIS annual publication has been prepared by ASEANstats in 2012.The main issue remains for many countries on the production of the figures.

b. ASEAN statistical report on MDGs

✔

c. ASI framework expanded including the ACPMS

✔ ASEAN Statistical Indicators set prioritisation for the remaining indicators, should be dealt within the next strategy, taking into account the post 2015 sustainable development initiative



Status

d. Statistical data processing and dissemination tools developed (REXDBS, ASEANstats website)

✔ However REXDBS needs further enhancements, data sharing is still an issue and needs enhancements

e. Regional statistical dissemination policy elaborated and more statistical publications available

✔ Communication has been addressed, as part of the communication plan.

f. ASEANstats’ organisation and human resources strengthened

✔ Implementation of the seven measures.

2. Strengthening ASEAN statistics



Status

a. Significant improvement of IMTS, FDIS and SITS in the CLMVs

✔ The progress on SITS is slower for these countries, except Viet Nam. Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar are facing many difficulties to provide the requested data, mainly due to a lack of the resources needed to mobilise the administrative data or to carry out surveys. The progress for the FDIS has been limited as in the other AMS.

b. On-going cooperation’s from ASEAN Member states (ASEAN helps ASEAN initiatives)

✔ Currently the ASEAN help ASEAN initiative is on-going under the WGFDIs.

3. Narrowing the development gapAssessment of MYP and AWP

1. Increased demand for ASEAN statistics• Still relevant;• Scope is even wider requiring third party data and estimates

2. Institutional framework and mandate need strengthening• Establishment of the ACSS Committee and its enabling

mechanism have addressed the institutional framework;• Not yet functioning as envisioned. What still needs to be

ensured is the implementation of the mandate

3. Dependency on external sector• So far only little has been addressed

Assessment of the 3 major Challenges

Overall Assessment the Three Challenges

The Identified Challenges1. Role as the highest regional body in statistical policy

making: needs to be further strengthened in order to draw greater

stakeholders’ involvement: Coordination among the various national data-producing

agencies will continue to be challenging until a regional statistical framework, guidelines and standards exist and implemented by all agencies;

2. Partnership: to be built up, through the development of a

user-producer consultation mechanism;3. Role of the national statistical office (NSO):

has yet to be recognized in some ASEAN Member States;

Identified Challenges

4. National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) and ACSS Strategic Plan (RSDS): To be aligned resources to be secured;

5. Data quality assessment and monitoring: Development of measures to assess the ACSS

Code of Practice (CoP) is underway;


6. ASEANstats: limited resources and capacity has stifled its performance

as the technical arm and focal point in regional statistics. Under the ACSS, the ASEANstats has to lead the

harmonisation of ASEAN statistics. A plan to strengthen ASEANstats was earlier proposed

with seven measures; so far, only one has been implemented;


7. Dissemination: still limited and available mainly in printed publication efforts to develop an effective dissemination strategy

have begun;

8. Regional cooperation in other fields of statistics: National Accounts, Labour Market Indicators, and

manufacturing statistics were stagnant With the deepening of ASEAN integration and increasing

ASEAN initiatives, demand for more diverse and more detailed data has to be addressed


9. Narrowing development gaps: More efforts to be exerted the ASEAN-help-ASEAN needs to be further promoted

10. Visibility: Very limited presence of the ACSS in the global arena.

11. More diverse and detailed demand: The new initiative towards the Post-2015 Development

Agenda, initiative on Data Revolution, statistical programmes in the Asia and the Pacific region will add up to the present challenges.

Creation of the ASEAN Framework for Equitable Economic Development (AFEED) and Sustainable Development in ASEAN will entail greater commitment from the ACSS’ agenda.


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