Japan’s Technical Cooperation in Statistics

1. Statistics Bureau JAPAN Japan’s Technical Cooperation in Statistics Takehiro Fukui Statistics Bureau Japan

2. Statistics Bureau JAPAN -Technical Cooperation with NBSC・Exchange of missions・Providing statistical training・Dispatch of statistical experts-Japan’s Technical Cooperation in Asian Region・Bilateral cooperation・Multilateral cooperation -Major cooperation activities in the ESCAP region-Comments on the Technical Cooperation-Concludingremarks

3. Statistics Bureau JAPAN Technical Cooperation with NBSC • Exchange of missions Exchange missions has been done every year since 1980. • Themes of missions Population Census ⇒　More general fields such as sample household surveys, the establishment census, international comparison, national accounts, etc.

4. Statistics Bureau JAPAN Technical Cooperation with NBSC • Providing statistical training • Since 1986, several statistical officials from China have been invited every year to participate in courses at the Statistical Research and Training Institute. • Until April 2003, 69 trainees have been graduated from the Statistical Training Institute, who have knowledge in Japanese. • New arrangement of “training program for statistical professionals” tailored for Chinese statistical experts will be scheduled this autumn.

5. Statistics Bureau JAPAN Technical Cooperation with NBSC • Dispatch of statistical experts • In early 1980's, SBJ dispatched experts in specific fields to China three times to give lectures to the NBSC staff. • The lectures covered the following subjects: - Survey Sampling; - Input-Output Tables; - Statistical Data Processing.

6. Japan’s Technical Cooperation in Asian Region Bilateral cooperation • The Bureau provided technical assistance to Indonesia, Sri Lanka , Philippines and Myanmar under the cooperation scheme of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). • Bilateral cooperation includes regular exchange of statistical missions: with the national statistical offices of China and Korea since 1980.

7. Japan’s Technical Cooperation in Asian Region Multilateral cooperation The Statistics Bureau has been hosting the Meeting of the Heads of National Statistical Offices in East Asian Countries at the interval of two/three years since 1980. The aim of this meeting is to exchange views and experiences on censuses and other statistical surveys.

8. Meeting of the Heads of National Statistical Offices of East Asian Countries Statistics Bureau JAPAN Japan’s Technical Cooperation Statistical Training of Staff fromthe Central Statistical Organization of Myanmar

9. Major cooperation activities in the ESCAP region • Multilateral cooperation • UNSD,ESCAP, SIAP • ADB, IMF,OECD,etc. • ANCSDAAP, the Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of America, Asia and the Pacific • The Meetings of the Heads of National Statistical Offices in East Asian Countries • The Asian Statistical Forum • Bilateral cooperation

10. Statistics Bureau JAPAN A broad range of donors (bilateral, regional and global) The necessity of donor coordination to avoid the duplication of technical assistance Paris21 is a useful platform for networking among donors. Comments on the Technical Cooperation

11. Statistics Bureau JAPAN To collect current good practices for technical cooperation. Appropriate practices would cover not only the technical and procedural aspects but also the management ones. • To assemble recommended current good practices for reducing census costs and to share each NSO. Concludingremarks

12. Thank you