Capacity building - International technical cooperation – Partners view - presented at the UN World Data Forum 2017

1. International technical cooperation –
Partners view
UN World Data Forum 2017, Cape Town
Hannele Orjala / Statistics Finland

2. － An independent government
agency
－ A workplace for around 900
persons
－ 90 percent of statistical data
collected from admin sources
－ Member of the European
Statistical System
－ Participation in international
capacity building projects since
1990’s
Statistics Finland
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3. International capacity building in Statistics
Finland (SF) – goals
－ General objectives for the
beneficiary country
– Strengthen statistical capacity
– Enhance statistical institutions
and governance
– Promote code of practice (incl.
ethics)
－ Goals for SF’s activity
– FPOS, Principle 10 on Internat.
cooperation
– Raise the international profile
and recognition of SF
– Strengthen the expertise and
networking of staff
– Covered by outside financing
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4. International capacity building in Statistics
Finland (SF) – extent of activity
－ In 2010 – 2015 around 30-35
activities (missions, training
courses, etc.) per year
－ and around 20 countries (e.g.
Kazakhstan, Armenia,
Ukraine, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Russia)
－ Provision of expertise on all
the statistical domains of
statistics production
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5. Cooperation on int. capacity building with
Statistics Denmark
－ Long-term cooperation
• Several cooperation projects during the past decades
－ Recent cooperation projects
• World Bank Twinning Russia 2016-2018
• EU Twinning Armenia 2015-2017
• EU Twinning Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014-2016
• EU Twinning Kosovo 2013-2016
• EU Twinning Ukraine 2013-2015
• etc.
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6. Latest examples of cooperation:
EU Twinning in Bosnia and Herzegovina
－ Statistics Denmark as leader
– Statistics Finland as a junior partner
– 4 other consortium members
– 4 components
• Component of National Accounts by Statistics Finland
• Experts also on other components
- Statistics Denmark as leader
- Statistics Finland’s experts on two components
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EU Twinning in Armenia

7. Experiences of cooperation as a partner
organisation
－ Voices from receiving countries
• Excellent feedback for experienced and seasoned experts
• Willingness for long-term cooperation
－ Experience of partner organisation
• Possibility for long-term engagement
• Low costs and burden on administration (incl. preparing of
proposal and project plan)
• Easy steps to join consortium
• Sharing same values and uniform national statistical
system helps the cooperation between partner
organisations
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8. Thank You!
Hannele.Orjala@stat.fi