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Training material in support of the
2008 SNA implementation
UNSD-Regional Commissions Coordination Meeting on
Integrated Economic Statistics and
Environmental Accounts
19 February 2011, New York, USA
UNSD
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Introduction
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Towards developing standardized training material for SNA
implementation – an approach
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Discussion
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Insufficient statistical training is a hindrance to successful
implementation of SNA for countries with less developed statistical
systems.
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The 2008 SNA implementation strategy as endorsed by the Statistical
Commission at its 39th session gives greater emphasis on training and
capacity building.
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The ISWGNA and regional commissions could further facilitate this
objective by improving the coverage, standardization and accessibility
of training material for statistical domains relevant for the collection,
compilation and dissemination of national accounts and economic
statistics.
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For optimal use of resources and to avoid duplication of efforts it
seems appropriate for the ISWGNA to outline an approach for
improved coverage, standardised and accessibility of training material
for all domains of economic statistics in promotion of the 2008 SNA
implementation.
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Possible issues in such an approach for training material could include:
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Coverage and quality
Inventory
Collaboration/partnership with regional and international organizations
Format and language
Peer review
E-learning facilities, Website cross referencing and cross linking
Coordination mechanism
Lead organizations to advance training materials by topic
Coverage and quality of training material
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The coverage of training material for national accounts and economic
statistics could be based on the International Classification of
Statistical Activities.
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The quality of the training material could in part be assessed on
whether it appropriately reflects the normative statistical standards for
the statistical domain as identified by the international classification of
statistical activities.
Inventory of existing training material
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An inventory of the existing training material for domains of economic
statistics should be compiled bringing together training material
prepared by international and regional organisations and training
institutions (IMF institute, SIAP, TES) and individual countries.
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Such inventory would improve the accessibility of existing material and
allow for the identification of gaps by statistical domains.
Partnership with regional & international organizations
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An exercise of this magnitude would immensely benefit from the
partnership of regional and international organisations to take
advantage of their expertise and also division of labour.
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Explore collaborating with SIAP, United Nations University, IMF training
institute, World Bank Institute, Regional Commissions, etc.
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Existing city groups and expert groups could be mobilised to generate
training material.
Format and language of the training material
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The training material could be developed in several formats, for
example in the form of PowerPoint slides, long notes, text books etc.
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The training materials may be first developed in English but ultimately
it would be desirable to develop them in all official languages of the
United Nations.
Developing e-learning facilities and website cross
referencing and cross linking
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It would be desirable to develop e-learning facilities for faster
propagation of training materials; World Bank has developed
considerable experience in development of e-learning facilities.
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Alongside e-learning facilities, a central repository through a website
with appropriate cross referencing and cross links would considerably
improve accessibility of the training material.
Coordination mechanism
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A coordination mechanism would be required to ensure that
appropriate procedures are put in place as large number of agencies
and statistical domains are involved.
Identify lead organizations to advance training
materials by topics
UNSD to establish a Knowledge base on training
material, similar to the one on Economic statistics
As a concrete step, existing training materials from
international agencies and countries will be made
progressively available through this dedicated
knowledgebase on training materials
Further initiatives have to be considered such as
training for trainers, e-learning, audio-visual training
material.
What are the present regional initiatives and
how can we advance the training and capacity
building programme with aligned and
collective actions?
Thank you