Transcript TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Technical Cooperation Activities of Turkish Statistical Institute for SPECA Member Countries Mehmet AKTAŞ Vice President International Relations Department 07.11.2015

TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Technical Cooperation Activities of Turkish Statistical Institute
for SPECA Member Countries
Mehmet AKTAŞ
Vice President
International Relations Department
07.11.2015
TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Our Vision
• To be a trustworthy partner in the field of statistical
cooperation, within the international statistical
community,
• To ensure the leading role of TurkStat,
• To be a statistical hub in our region.
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TURKISH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Our Goals
• To contribute to the sustainable statistical capacity
building of partner countries
• To share our experiences and knowledge gained through
EU accession process
• To strengthen bilateral and multilateral relations within
statistical community.
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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Target Countries
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Caucasian,
Central Asian,
Balkan,
Middle East,
Northern Africa,
Islamic Countries.
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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Why us?
• Cultural and historical ties
• Geographical proximity
• Experience in international cooperation
• Deep-rooted statistical culture dating back to
Ottoman Empire era
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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Main Features
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Compliant with Turkish foreign policy
Demand-based
Oriented to needs of demanding NSO’s
Flexible
Result oriented
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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Our Partners
• Turkish International Cooperation and Coordination
Agency (TICA)
• International organizations (UN, WB, OECD …)
• Regional organizations
– Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC)
– Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
– Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for
Islamic Countries (SESRIC)
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Completed Programs
STRENGHENING THE STATISTICAL ACTIVITIES PROJECTS
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Activities Realized: Consultancy Services , Courses, Workshops, Training Programs
Total number of consultants: from Turkstat: 99 / 483
Total number of participants from the related countries: 142 / 551
Subjects: Fact-finding, Agricultural Statistics, Industrial Statistics, National
Accounts, Labor Force Statistics, Sampling Techniques, Data Processing, Gender
Statistics, Information Technologies
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Completed Programs
KAZAKHSTAN (2005-2009)
Activities Realized: Consultancy Service, Training Programs
Total number of consultants from TurkStat: 24
Total number of participants from Kazakhstan: 18
Subjects: Agricultural census, National Accounts, Industrial Production
Statistics, Labour Force Statistics, Developing the web page and user’s
data base
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Completed Programs
KYRGYZSTAN (2006-2007)
Activities Realized : Consultancy Service, Training Programs
Total number of consultants from TurkStat:4
Total number of participants from Kyrgyzstan:6
Subjects: Industrial Census, Price Indices
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Completed Programs
TURKMENISTAN (2008-2011)
Activities Realized: Consultancy Service, Training Programs
Total number of consultants from TurkStat: 30
Total number of participants from Turkmenistan: 41
Subjects: Agricultural Statistics, National Accounts, Population Censuses,
International Classifications, Tourism Statistics
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On-Going Programs
AZERBAIJAN (2011-2013)
Activities Realized: Consultancy Services, Training Programs
Total number of consultants from TurkStat: 4
Total number of participants from Azerbaijan: 5
Subjects: Fishery Statistics, Annual Business Statistics
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On-Going Programs
AZERBAIJAN (2011-2013)
Planned Activities: Consultancy Services, Training Programs
2 TurkStat experts will be assigned for advisory services in Azerbaijan
4 experts will be participated in training programs organized in Ankara
Subjects: Household Living Conditions; Labour Force Survey,
Information Technology
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Cooperation with International Organizations
WORLD BANK PROJECTS
TAJIKISTAN (2005- )
9 training programs were organized at TurkStat between the years of
2005, 2010 and 2012 with the participation of 90 Tajik experts in total.
Total number of TurkStat experts assigned for consultancy service in
Tajikistan: 2
Subjects: Development of Long-term Programs in the Field of Statistics,
System of National Accounts, Civil Labor Force, Expenditures in Education
and Health Sectors, Agricultural Statistics, Industrial Statistics, Social
Statistics, Information Technologies, Population Statistics and
Environmental Statistics
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Cooperation with International Organizations
WORLD BANK PROJECTS
Afghanistan (2013-2018):
• World Bank Twinning Project with GIZ Consortium
– Awarded
– Inception period completed
– 28 May 2013, kick-off meeting was held
Kazakhstan (2012-2018)
• World Bank Twinning Project with Destatis Consortium
– Awarded
– TurkStat is Subcontractor
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Cooperation with International Organizations
UNITED NATIONS PROJECTS
AFGHANISTAN (2007)
4 Afghan experts and 2 UNFPA consultants participated in a training
program organized at TurkStat in 2007 on methods and approaches
for population censuses.
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Cooperation with Regional Organizations
Organization of the Islamic Countries (OIC)
• In 2007, one expert from TurkStat visited Azerbaijan to give training
on web-based compilation techniques.
• In 2008, three experts from TurkStat visited Tajikistan and
Kazakhstan to give training on data quality, agricultural statistics
and food security analysis.
• In 2009, one expert from TurkStat visited Azerbaijan to give
training on database management.
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Missions
Kazakhstan
• Transportation Statistics, Science and Technology Statistics,
December 2012, TurkStat
Azerbaijan
• Quality, Metadata and Statistical Business Processes,
December 2012, Turkstat
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Thank you
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