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Purpose of the Workshop
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Better statistics are needed to make good policies, to allocate scarce
resources, to monitor progress, to evaluate our effectiveness and to make
evidence-based decisions. But better statistics will be available only if
national statistical systems are well managed and have the capacity needed to
collect, compile, and disseminate the information in a timely manner.
The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is committed to developing a coherent system for
providing quality and timely statistics that effectively meets the needs of
users and can inform the development of capacity and institutional structures
and systems to support development and poverty reduction. The UNDP supported
project - “Support for the Development of a National Statistics System”
is a critical first step in (1) establishing a statistical master plan which
will serve as the medium-term business plan towards developing a sustained,
coordinated National Statistics System, (2) identifying the gaps in the current
statistical system with a view to sharpen the focus on capacity building (3)
improve the mechanisms for collecting and compiling administrative data sets and
(4) identifying, where possible, duplications of activities.
The planned Public Sector consultation workshop represents one of the first
critical elements in the commencement phase of the Project and aims to set the
platform for stakeholder participation and contribution to the process of
establishing a coherent coordinated National Statistical System and the
interdependent formulation of a Statistical Master Plan.
The participation of stakeholders is critical to the process of information
gathering and knowledge generation needed to structure a coordinated national
statistical system that is owned by the stakeholders and addresses the needs of
producers and/or consumers of data.
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Objective
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The overall objective of the workshop is to explore and identify priority issues
in data production and use, including the quality, institutional and capacity
building components, as a first step in informing the Statistical Master Plan
for establishment of a coordinated National Statistical System.
The specific objectives of the workshop are:
To promote participation in and awareness
of the urgent need for the production and management of a sound statistical
system in Jamaica
To establish a platform for the promotion
of an advocacy programme for the development of quality official statistics.
Collect baseline data to inform the
finalisation of the Statistical Production and Use Assessment Instrument for
MDAs.
Take stock of international good
practices.
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Expected Outcomes
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The expected outcomes of the
Workshop are:
Through group
discussions, knowledge will be shared about the management of a properly
coordinated statistical system.
Knowledge and experience
sharing on practices and trends towards local, regional and international
coordination and collaboration in improving the quality of official statistics.
Identification of
relationships between the respective MDAs in the National Statistical System,
including roles and responsibilities and working towards modifying these.
Identification of
good/best practices and lessons learnt.
The acquisition of
relevant information to commence Gap Analysis
Recommendation on the
integration of statistical policy and statistics into policy development and
planning, as well as monitoring and evaluation of national development outcomes
and progress towards achieving local poverty reduction strategies and
international obligations.
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Targeted Audience
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In keeping with project goals, objectives and expected outcomes of the workshop,
the target audience include senior administrators and technocrats in Ministries,
Department and Agencies (MDAs), the compilers/heads of units that prepare
statistical information for release, Policy Advisors and representatives from
donor and other international development partners.
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