Transcript SiStaN in Brief

Statistics and cooperation: an essential link
Technical cooperation
is a “core business” of Istat
Claudia Cingolani
Director, Office for International Relations and Cooperation
Istat-Aula Magna
Rome, 24 November 2005
The development of technical cooperation in Istat
Main steps
 1992: creation of a technical unit for cooperation
within the Directorate General
 1996: participation in the European CESD network
and framework agreement with Cesd-Rome
 2004: decision of the Council of Istat on cooperation
as a strategic goal
 2004: set up of the “Office for international relations
and cooperation” within the Presidency
Strategic goals of cooperation

Contribute to building up of national statistical systems
and to promoting the knowledge and the application of
standards at international level

Strengthen the international role of Istat in its sectors
of excellence

Participate more actively in technical contexts of
international development policies

Step up relations with national institutions for the
formulation and implementation of development cooperation
policies
Criteria in the selection of programmes
 Geographical areas:
 compliance with political strategies of institutional
partners
 experience gained in the countries
 Thematic fields:
 acknowledged competence in the specific matters
 availability of high-quality and professional
resources
Sources of financing
 Italian Government through ad-hoc agreements for
complex projects
 European Union through the participation,
individually or in consortium, in tenders (Cards, Tacis,
Phare, Medstat programmes)
 International organisations (IMF, United Nations,
World Bank etc.) for specific projects
 Other external sources
 Istat
Activities
 Technical assistance
 Tools
 Training
 Study visits
 Seminars, workshops and conferences
Geographical areas of cooperation
Albania, BosniaHerzegovina, Serbia and
Montenegro, Kosovo,
Macedonia (FYROM)
Chile, Argentina,
Uruguay, Andean Pact
countries
Hungary, Poland,
Romania, Latvia,
Lithuania
Russia, Moldova, Ukraine,
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia,
Georgia
Algeria
Tunisia
Morocco
Egypt
Syria Jordan
Palestine
Lebanon
Israel Turkey
Malta Cyprus
Mozambique, Cape
Verde, Nigeria
Fields of activity
Population and
housing
censuses
Business Households
registers consumption
The challenges of cooperation for Istat
 Maintain the balance between demand and supply
 Develop within Istat a ‘culture’ of cooperation
and the required professionalism
 Foster full collaboration with the partner country
and sharing of choices and of expected results
 Improve managerial capacity and internal
instruments for financial and administrative
management of projects
Conclusions
1. Technical cooperation in Istat is an institutional
activity and is integral part of its planning
2. Participation of Istat in national and international
programmes for development cooperation is
reinforced and strengthened
3. Thematic fields and geographical areas respond to
technical and political evaluation criteria
4. Technical cooperation is an opportunity for the
professional growth of Istat staff
Statistics and cooperation: an essential link
Claudia Cingolani, 24 November 2005