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El-Iza Mohamedou (PARIS21): Why all actors should join the Data Revolution
The document discusses the urgent need for improved data collection and analysis in developing countries to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and address gaps in existing data. It emphasizes the importance of a 'data revolution' that involves innovative approaches and partnerships to enhance the availability and quality of data. Additionally, it highlights the necessity for investment in statistical infrastructure and human resources to ensure timely and reliable data dissemination.
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- 2. 2 • New technologiesleading to exponential increase in volume and types of data available • Much greater and demand for data on a continuous basis from new actors
- 3. 3Source: Using ICT’sto shape the post-2015 framework, European Development Days 2013, Orange
- 4. 4 • Too manydeveloping countries still have poor data for MDGs… and SDGs are coming • There are too many gaps in current data, making some people and some issues almost invisible • Data arrives too late • Too many issues are still barely covered by existing data • Entire groups of people, regions and key issues remain invisible
- 5. 5 International Level • Poverty •Inequality • Aid • Etc. National Level • Education • Health • Agriculture • Employment • Etc.
- 6. 6 • BAPS call”to enhance capacity for statistics to monitor progress, evaluate impact, ensure sound, results-focused public sector management, and highlight strategic issues for policy decisions” • SDG 17.18: “By 2020, enhance capacity building support to developing countries, including for LDCs and SIDS, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts”
- 7. 7 “A true datarevolution would draw on existing and new sources of data to fully integrate statistics into decision making, promote open access to, and use of, data and ensure increased support for statistical systems.” A new global partnership: eradicate poverty and transform economies through sustainable development: The Report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, 30 May 2013, Chapter 4
- 8. 8 International comparison Official /non-official Real-time data Innovative approaches Open data National monitoring High / low quality Vetted stats Global standards Privacy protection
- 9. 91 • Country-led datarevolution • Getting the right data to the right people at the right time and in the right format • Focus on 139 developing countries – we need 139 data revolutions not just one
- 10. 10 • Stock takingof supply, demand, and gaps • Pilot technical and institutional innovation • Prepare a Road Map for a Data Revolution
- 11. 11 …inventory of innovationson development data
- 12. 12 • Investment inHuman Resources: Design of methodologies & processes, Analysis, Strategic planning • Investment in Statistical infrastructure: GIS, Database Structure, Registers and Sampling frames for establishments and businesses • Need for technical assistance: Technical planning and design, Data processing and analysis, Data dissemination and use
- 13. 13 • PRESS Reportshowed that: • $394 M were dedicated to aid to Statistics in 2013 • 0.16% of ODA • World Bank, United Kingdom, European Commission, African Development Bank, and UNFPA are the top 5 Funders with 89% of total aid • Information from CRESS of some countries: • Benin (2010-12): 56% from the Government • Cameroon (2009-11): 55% from the Donors • Malawi (2009-12): 27% from the Government
- 14. 141 • Regional Centers •Public-Private Partnerships • User promotion and civil society involvement • Promoting open source solutions • Monitoring international initiatives / Fragmented system
- 15. 151 • To bestaffed with highly trained personnel to support and introduce adequate new technology applicable for regional conditions • Serve as a key reference point for countries • Would leverage economies of scale and serve as clearinghouses of methodologies, practice and technical assistance to countries. e.g. on use of mobile devices for data collection; development of data portals; expertise in data curation and anonymization and integrating big data into statistical analysis.
- 16. 161 We need adata revolution that finally improves people’s lives…so all actors need to be on-board
- 17. twitter.com/ContactPARIS21 facebook.com/ContactPARIS21 youtube.com/PARIS21OECD PARIS21 Secretariat OECD/DCD 4 Quaidu Point du Jour 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France contact@paris21.org www.paris21.org
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- #15 1. Major and sustained increase in the supply and use of data to help countries and the world as a whole deal with the major challenges of eliminating extreme poverty and leaving no-one behind 2. Promoting real institutional change and much more effective use of technology to improve the performance of the agencies involved in the production and use of data. 3. making data accessible to everyone in ways that they are able to understand so that they can use the data to hold governments and decisions makers to account.