UNSD-DFID Project

“Project Progress in Thailand”

By

Malee Wongsaroje

Deputy Director General

National Statistical Office

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Outlines

Background

Initiatives output

Progress up-to-date

Encountered Problems

Future activities

Conclusion

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Project initiatives by UNSD and TNSO in 2010

UNESCAP Meeting 29-31 March 2010

UNSD visit NSO, Thailand 1-3 December 2010

Projected started 2011

February 2011 , UNSC Meeting, New York

27 September 2011 Cooperation Agreement signed with UNSD

agreed on Cooperation conditions and budgeting support for

Period of18 months

By the end of the year 2011 TNSO hired an external consultant

and formulated working groups

Background Thailand Project

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Project activities in 2012

UNSC Meeting, New York February 2012

Training SDMX for NSO staff, Thailand 29-31 May 2012

UNSD visit NSO, Thailand 14-16 November 2012

NSO Staff trained (IT related)

Set up National Development Indicator, MDGs, ASEAN indicator, Questionnaires from UN agencies etc

Disseminate through web site using technology web services by XML

Background Thailand Project

Initiatives output

Objectives of Agreement

• Establishment and maintain the institutional framework

• Maintain the existing data exchange infrastructure

• Undertake the development of a single central repository

• Responsible for the recruitment and administration

• Prepare and submit reports

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Initiatives output

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• The project is carried out in parallel with the National Statistical Master Plan 2012-2014

• Resulted from the working groups, National Development Indicator + MDGs, ASEAN indicator, Questionnaires from UN agencies etc were proposed

• We remain using the existing Stat eXchange infrastructure with some revisions of drawbacks encountered

• Disseminate through web site using technology web services by XML

• Cloud computing and SDMX are under consideration

Initiatives output

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• Local Consultant was recruited under Term Of Reference under the Thai Government regulation for recruitment

• Under the TOR, consultant will help to prepare reports

• Thailand Official Statistics web site will be introduced and will play a portal role to country central statistical repository (TNSS)

-Project approved

-Sign in Cooperation agreement

-Set up working group

Study indicators (Master Plan, web site, Questionnaires etc)

Workshop to selected indicators framework - Economic - Social - Environment

-List of Indicators

with metadata

-- release calendar

-- responsible

agency

-- time frame

Network meeting

Training / workshop to officers

Report on National development

indicators

-Metadata Handbook

-Report on quality assessment

-Report on meeting / seminar /training

-- hand book for user

-Hand book for administrator

Web site / e-book 8

How project works in Thailand

Progress up-to-date

• Thailand National Statistical System Master Plan is under implementation,

– involving all line ministries, departments and provincial levels

– establishing a clear coordination platform

– supervising by the Statistical Committee appointed by Cabinet

• Revision of NSO’s StatXchange system will be implemented, including cloud computing, sdmx and official statistics

• Implemented strongly focusing on the framework of TNSS 9

Development of National Statistical System

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On going Implementation (TSMAP)

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Statistical Data Exchange and Sharing

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Country Data SDMX Data Exchange

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• The KNDI Draft has already prepared and will be finalized the next workshop in March 2013.

• Determine data release calendar and responsibility person in March 2013.

• NSO staff were trained - SDMX and national registry set-up

• NSO respond for input our data and metadata – related to MDG

• Support the line agency to input their own data to the system and share to each other

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KNDI - Progress up to date

Problem encounter

• Cooperation

• Communication between KNDI and TSMP implementation team (21 subcommittees and NSO team)

• Data Collection

• Difference sources of data, definitions, standards, format, etc.

• Training issues

• Delaying of the project

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KNDI Schedule

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

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1 SU Identified

2 Workshops with SU

3 Training SU

4 Guiding SU Input

5 Compiling KNDI

6 Linking KNDI to UN

7 Reporting

2012 2013

Activity

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Future activities