Transcript CARICOM Seminar on the Implementation of the System of National Accounts 2008 (SNA 2008) 14-16 June 2010, Jolly Beach, Resort, Antigua and Barbuda.

CARICOM
Seminar on the Implementation of the System of
National Accounts 2008 (SNA 2008)
14-16 June 2010,
Jolly Beach, Resort,
Antigua and Barbuda
CARICOM
Seminar on the Implementation of the System of
National Accounts 2008 (SNA 2008)
14-16 June 2010,
Jolly Beach, Resort,
Antigua and Barbuda
CARICOM
CONTENT OF PRESENTATION
• Major Initiatives/Assessments at the Regional
level – Overall Context;
• Objectives of Statistical Component of CISP
• Actual Project Activities supporting Economic
Statistics;
• Conclusions.
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Major Initiatives and Assessments
• Preparation by the Standing Committee of
Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS) and the
Secretariat of a Regional Statistical Work
Programme (RSWP) and a Resolution on
Statistical Capacity;
• Approval of the RSWP and passing of the
Resolution by the Community Council of
Ministers in 2005;
• Establishment of the Advisory Group on
Statistics to enable implementation of the
RSWP.
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Major Initiatives and Assessments
• Caribbean Integration Support Programme
(CISP) overall context:
• The Statistical Component is one of several Project activities of the
Caribbean Integration Support Programme (CISP) funded by the
European Union under the Ninth European Development Fund (9th
EDF) amounting to 3.3 Mn euros
• The overall objective of the support is to contribute to the
intensification of the Regional Integration Process;
• There are number of expected results such as:
 the Legal and Institutional framework of the CARICOM Single Market and
Economy (CSME) established and consolidated;
 Framework for macroeconomic and sectoral policy coordination
developed and improved;
 CSME administrative capacities at national and regional levels supported.
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Major Initiatives and Assessments
• Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) – Common
Framework for Statistics Production:
• Overall Objective
• To discuss and prepare a diagnostic of regional statistical capacity and an
implementation plan for the RSWP.
• Component I - Implementation Plan production which is aimed at
undertaking/reviewing assessments of the National Statistical
Offices/Systems in Member Countries as a basis of identifying gaps and
developing a five-year implementation plan for the Regional Statistical
Work Programme;
• Component II – Collective Action to Address Common Issues in Statistics
Legislation, is to contribute to the development of key regulations
affecting statistics, such as coordination of the national statistical system,
obligations to provide data and confidentiality issues;
• Component III- A Common Approach to Data Warehousing and Archiving
which will prepare a regional framework for the warehousing, archiving
and dissemination of statistics.
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Major Initiatives and Assessments
• The major objective of the statistical
component under the CISP is:
 To provide the decision-makers of CARICOM with the
information necessary to monitor and guide progress in
the establishment and strengthening of the CSME.
Key Result:
• Improved and Harmonised Economic
Statistics Developed and Disseminated.
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Actual Project Activities supporting
Economic Statistics
Institutional Framework
• Diagnostic Assessment under the IDB;
• CARICOM/PARIS21 Training in National
Strategies for the Development Statistics
(NSDS);
• Statistics Programming and preparation of
NSDS;
Actual Project Activities supporting
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Economic Statistics
Institutional Framework
• Minimum Set of Activities of RSWP Minimum Data Set, Indicators to be
Encouraged, Priority activities;
• High Level Advocacy Forum in Statistics;
• Model Statistics Bill;
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Actual Project Activities supporting
Economic Statistics
Economic Statistics Framework:
• Barbados Action Plan – Strategising for
Economic Statistics;
• Economic Statistics TA on Strengthening of
Capacity of Economic Statistics –development
of Economic Statistics Action Plan –CESAP;
• Economic Statistics Assessment Meeting;
• Technical Working Groups in National
Accounts/TIS;
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Actual Project Activities supporting
Economic Statistics
Economic Statistics Framework:
• Trade in Services Project Activity;
• Classifications Workshop – Supporting TA;
• Help desk facility
• Enhancement of Trade Information System
(IDB and CISP- two phases, Eurotrace training)
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Actual Project Activities supporting
Economic Statistics
• Production of an Economic Statistics Action
Plan CESAP- National Accounts;
• Review of the Action Plan (CESAP) by the
TWG;
• National Accounts – Basic Data Productionfocusing on Data Sources and Business
Register Establishment/ Maintenance;
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Actual Project Activities supporting
Economic Statistics
Data Organisation and Transmission:
• Web-based Communication Infrastructure ;
• Data Warehouse and Archiving;
• Organisation and Use of Databases
• Equipment and Software provision.
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Conclusions
• Holistic Approach to SNA 2008 – part of the wider
strategic framework for statistics ;
• Institutional Capacity Building- Infrastructure, Staffing
Resources, Legislation, Other statistical activities,
surveys, Population Census;
• User, Producer, Supplier Interaction at the national
level;
• Collaboration of Organisations/Development partners
in facilitating the development and implementation of a
strategic approach for SNA 2008 Implementation
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Thank You