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Regional 2008 SNA Implementation

Regional 2008 SNA Implementation. Regional implementation activities and Policy instruments available. Hernán Epstein ECLAC 3-5 February, 2014 St. Lucia. Outline. Elements in the Regional Implementation Strategy Regional Policy Instruments Challenges ECLAC’s experience

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Regional 2008 SNA Implementation

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  1. Regional 2008 SNA Implementation Regional implementation activities and Policy instruments available Hernán Epstein ECLAC 3-5 February, 2014 St. Lucia

  2. Outline • Elements in the Regional Implementation Strategy • Regional Policy Instruments • Challenges • ECLAC’s experience • How we can collaborate

  3. Elements in an Implementation Strategy • There are 3 levels of implementation GLOBAL REGIONAL NATIONAL

  4. Elements at the National Level • Action Plan • Coordination among actors (MoUs) • Accountability mechanisms NATIONAL STATEMENT OF STRATEGY • HR • Training • IT RESOURCES POLITICAL COMMITMENT

  5. Elements at the Regional Level • Cooperation • Training • Study Tours • Accountability REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN • Donors • International / Regional Organizations RESOURCES • CARTAC • CARICOM • UNSD/ ECLAC • ECCB COORDINATION OF ACTORS

  6. Regional Policy Instruments • Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians • Regional Statistical Work Programme • Statistical Conference of the Americas • Working Groups on National Accounts (ECLAC is Technical Secretariate), International Classifications, etc. • Sub-regional Organizations: • ECCB, CAN, MercoSur

  7. ChallengesNational Level • Some countries are more advanced than others in terms of Milestones • GDP on the Expenditure side • Post-2015 agenda pushes for the improvement of NA statistics  it is the base for many other fields, such as SEEA • Lack of Resources • Especially HR

  8. ChallengesNational Level • The countries have identified the areas in need of support / improvement: • Training • Horizontal Cooperation • Basic Stats and Surveys • Business Registers • Monetary Resources • Political Support

  9. ChallengesRegional Level • There are several coordinating actors: • UNSD / ECLAC • CARICOM • CARTAC - IMF • ECCB (sub-regional) • Makes it a challenge to coordinate all actions in an efficient manner

  10. ECLAC’s Experience • Yearly National Accounts Seminars • Opportunity for exchange of information and commitment of actors • Thematic Task Forces • Informal Sector, FISIM  Publications • Technical Assistance and Training • On a regular basis, on demand

  11. ECLAC’s Experience • ICP • First time ECLAC works as the regional coordinator with 22 countries from the Caribbean in a Project. • First time the Caribbean participates in the programme as a region. • Can be partly used as a starting point for implementing the SNA 2008. • Created great synergies between ECLAC and the region.

  12. How we can collaborate • Technical Assistance • One regional advisor, other experts • Training • Courses or workshops • Development Account Project • On the implementation of the SNA 2008 and the SEEA 2012

  13. How can we collaborate • Institutional Framework • MoUs among actors, liaise / train users and producers • Horizontal Cooperation • Study Tours

  14. THANK YOU!

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