Objectives

• To review the progress made since 2001 in developing statistical systems.
• To identify specific actions the international statistical community can take in the short, medium, and long term.
• To recommend a set of actions and accountabilities with specific dates for implementation, taking into account, as possible, the incremental costs of actions.
  

Chair: Ms. Saras Menon, Head of Evaluation Office, UNDP

Rapporteur: Mr. Eric Swanson, Program Manager, World Bank

The Proposed Action Plan for Improving Development Statistics
"Better Data for Better Results" by Ms. Shaida Badiee, Director, Development Data Group, World Bank

Mainstreaming Strategic Planning for Statistical Systems
Mr. Antoine Simonpietri, Manager, Paris21; Mr. Charles Lufumpa, Statistics Division Research Department, AfDB

Planning for the 2010 Census Round
Mr. Roger Edmunds, Acting Chief Statistician, DFID

Financing for Statistical Capacity Building
Mr. Brian Hammond, Head of Reporting Systems Division, DAC

Improving the Use and Coordination of Household Surveys
Mr. Trevor Croft, Chief, Statistics Division Research Department, UNICEF

Improvements in MDG Monitoring for 2005
Mr. Robert Johnston, Chief, Statistical Services Branch, UNSD

Accountability: The Proposed "Principles of Official International Statistics"
Mr. Sylvester Young, Director, Bureau Statistics, ILO