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
Use
Institutions
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Innovation
SoundnessTim
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Making itopen again!
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metaprofiles!metainsights!
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CRVS Coverage
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40%
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80%
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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
8.4
13.2
3.5
5.4
3.9
0
2
4
6
8
10
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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
7.28.9
24.9
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Average number of accessible micro data sets percountry
Africa
Asia-Pacific
Eastern Europe
Latin America andCaribbean
SAARC
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Use
Institutions
Acce
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Innovation
Soundness
Timelines
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Stati
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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