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CountrySTAT REGIONAL BASIC ADMINISTRATOR TRAINING for ECO MEMBER STATES Ankara, Turkey, 21 - 25 October 2013 Strengthening Agriculture and Food Security Statistics Systems in the ECO Region at National and Regional Levels through the implementation and development of RegionSTAT at ECO Headquarters, and CountrySTAT in 9 ECO Members States (Republic of Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Republic of Uzbekistan) SUMMARY OF PROJECT STRATEGY by Paul N’GOMA-KIMBATSA, Statistician – CountrySTAT Lead Technical Officer Julia STONE, CountrySTAT Country Project Officer Statistics Division FAO, Rome EVENT Friday, July 17, 2015 OVERVIEW I. GENERAL INFORMATION II. PROJECT OBJECTIVES III. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK IV. EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND ACTIVITIES V. PROJECT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION VI. BUDGET VII. NEXT STEPS I. GENERAL INFORMATION • Starting date: January 2014 • Completion date: December 2017 • Regional Organization responsible for project execution: Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) • United Nations Agency responsible for project execution: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) • Budget : US $ 7,271,708 II. PROJECT OBJECTIVES • The purpose of the project is to improve the dissemination of statistical data of food and agriculture to respond to data needs of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Secretariat to monitor its Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) and to help countries in decision –making based on facts by: Implementing the CountrySTAT information system and institutional framework in the 9 ECO Member States that have not yet implemented CountrySTAT (Republic of Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Republic of Uzbekistan) to support national and regional dissemination and archiving of agriculture and food statistical data; Develop a regional information management system through the implementation and development of the CountrySTAT framework for the management and dissemination of statistical data on agriculture and food at the regional level through ECOSTAT; Strengthening the technical capacity of the 10 ECO Member States and the CountrySTAT Regional Coordination Team in the ECO Secretariat. III. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK CountrySTAT’s dynamic framework and process for strengthening institutional capacity in ECO Members States National Technical Working Group National CountrySTAT Secretariat • Coordinates TWG • Updates Web site • Work plan • Budget • Telephone conferences • TWG Meetings providing validated data (harmonized and standardized) FAO HQ-ECO HQ CountrySTAT Team www.fao.org/countrystat Coordinate, liaise and support all activities between FAO HQ, ECO HQ and countries IV. EXPECTED OUTPUTS-ACTIVITIES • Objective 1: CountrySTAT Operational at National Level Output 1.1: Institutional Framework implemented which involves key Government institutions of the 10 countries as recognized by ECO Output 1.2: Operational capacities implemented and strengthened in 10 ECO remaining countries • Objective 2: CountrySTAT Operational at Regional Level (ECO RegionSTAT) Output 2.1: National CountrySTAT System implemented and rolled out in 9 ECO countries Output 2.2: Technical capacity of national staff is strengthened IV. EXPECTED OUTPUTS-ACTIVITIES • Objective 3: ECO increasingly provides support to their member countries and technical support to countries is increasingly provided by the established regional expertise Output 3.1: Institutional Framework and operational capacities implemented and strengthened in ECO Secretariat Output 3.2: Data flow from national CountrySTATs to ECO RegionSTAT (and vice versa) is operational Output 3.3: Data harmonization mechanisms in place and agreed among all the stakeholders Output 3.4: Communication channels and promotional activities have raised awareness of the value and successes of the ECO Agricultural Data Network V. PROJECT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION • Inter-regional component: Preparation of detailed work plan and budget for the implementation of the RegionSTAT; Building a team of regional experts in ECO Secretariat; Design, adaptation, installation, implementation and update of RegionSTAT website; Aggregation of the official data from the 10 CountrySTATs and dissemination of ECO regional indicators; Strengthening the partnership between the ECO Secretariat and member states in order to ensure the long-term sustainability of the system CountrySTAT. V. PROJECT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION • National level component: Preparation of detailed work plan and budget for the implementation of the CountrySTAT system; Design, adaptation, installation, implementation and update of CountrySTAT Website; Preparation, approval and signing of legal texts of the two Country-Level Entities of CountrySTAT (National CountrySTAT Secretariat, National CountrySTAT Technical Working Group); Preparation of panorama reports with the status of all the data sets available on agriculture, livestock, fisheries, prices and food security; Collection, compilation, harmonization, validation and uploading of data and metadata on the website; Training of national staff, training of CountrySTAT Administrators at ECO Secretariat, study tours, workshops, seminars, formal training sessions, acquisition of computers, laptops, servers, software, Internet connections and hosting, etc); Development and implementation of the communication and media strategy; Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of CountrySTAT. VI. BUDGET International Personnel 1,282,848 International and National Consultants 1,185,525 Administrative Support 204,400 Contracts 120,000 Travel 1,281,450 In-Country and ECO HQ Training 1,485,000 Equipment (Expendable and Non-expendable ) 553,900 Technical Support Service 112,064 Secondment 88,272 Support Costs and Inflation 818,248 General Operating Expenses 140,001 TOTAL 7,271,708 VI. NEXT STEPS - Update of the Concept Note - Preparation of the proposal of the CountrySTAT/ECO project document - Mobilization of financing - Signature of the project document and Launch of CountrySTAT/ECO Project THANK YOU 17/07/2015 Statistics Division