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Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building

Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building. 2011 Progress Report Grant Cameron Development Data Group, World Bank April 2011. TFSCB Progress Report. TFSCB supports small scale, critical investments in statistics. Invested around $40 million in around 200 projects in all regions

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Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building

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  1. Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building 2011 Progress Report Grant Cameron Development Data Group, World Bank April 2011

  2. TFSCB Progress Report TFSCB supports small scale, critical investments in statistics • Invested around $40 million in around 200 projects in all regions • Most projects in Sub-Saharan Africa • About 20% support development of NSDS • Effective catalyst for further funding

  3. TFSCB Progress Report Still high demand • 34 project approvals in 2010 • Largest number approved in one year since 2000 • 23 country-specific, 11 global or regional • 10 projects support NSDS development

  4. Administrative changes reflect demand • Project ceiling now $500,000 • TFSCB closing date extended to end of 2015 • Improved project monitoring • Streamlined processes to support conference participation

  5. TFSCB Progress Report Weak financial situation, inconsistent with demands • Around $3m available to allocate to new projects • At current levels of demand, sufficient for one more allocation round (there are two per year) • Expected demand to 2015 indicates a funding need of the order of $10 million

  6. TFSCB Progress Report Future directions • Re-orient priority areas to include support to improve data accessibility and use • Further improve monitoring and impact evaluation, including evaluation of past NSDS projects • Reflect changing funding landscape when seeking resources • Continue to focus on NSDS preparation/updates, act as catalyst for large-scale initiatives such as SRF and STATCAP • Continue to provide quick disbursing funds to improve key areas, to support NSDS implementation • Explore options to reduce amount of unused committed balances

  7. Statistics for Results FacilityCatalytic Fund 2011 Annual Report Grant Cameron Development Data Group, World Bank April 2011

  8. SRF-CF Annual Report Experience • Initial five country pilot has provided valuable experience in designing and launching large scale statistical capacity building projects • Pilot experience suggests NSDS process is robust and flexible – but moving from strategy to implementation is not straightforward • Time scale needed for project preparation and intensity of support are great in difficult circumstances

  9. SRF-CF Annual Report Country status • Afghanistan is effective, Nigeria approval is imminent • Ghana approval in July, Rwanda approval in Sept. • DRC project concept review imminent • New pilots: Lao PDR and Senegal application imminent Financial status • Expected expenditures for pilot countries is about $70m • Assuming no further contributions, $50m remains for other countries.

  10. SRF-CF Annual Report Accelerating progress • Review country selection criteria, more weight to: • Existence of quality NSDS with clear implementation priorities • Potential to rapidly put in place an in-country statistician • Sequencing SRF reforms with other NSO priorities (e.g. Census) • Commitment of World Bank team on the ground • Process improvements and other actions • Simplify the application process • Streamline administrative processes • Sharpen the focus of NSDSs • Facilitate better internal communication, and with partners • Improve results frameworks

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