Development Account Projects
Building Statistical Capacity in the Low Income Countries of South East Asia
Background:
Recognizing the importance of high quality statistics, and their effective use, in promoting the evidence-based socio-economic policies and achieving internationally agreed goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the overall objective of the project is to strengthen and sustain the capacity of the Low Income Countries (LICs) of South East Asia for the production, analysis and dissemination of benchmark statistics in support of said goals.
This project represents a new approach to capacity development activities by DESA focusing directly on LICs where assistance is more urgently needed; bringing in established regional and multi-lateral development partners with significant technical and financial resources; and encouraging the development of a South-South cooperation platform. For the five target countries, it will further develop the national statistical system, in particular with respect to collection and compilation of basic economic statistics; and will help increase statistical capacity in six critical areas, namely (i) tourism statistics; (ii) industrial statistics; (iii) distributive trade statistics, (iv) international trade statistics, (v) the national accounts framework and (vi) MDGs-related statistics.
Objective:
To strengthen the capacity of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Timor Leste, Myanmar, and Vietnam to produce and disseminate, on a regular basis, benchmark statistics required for national development planning and for monitoring of the internationally agreed development.
Expected Accomplishments:
- Increased knowledge and capability of the national statistical office to collect and compile economic statistics within the national statistical system.
- Increased timeliness and availability of statistics of IADGs, produced by the targeted NSOs and line ministries.
