29 September 2011, Beijing, China

Statistics Korea’s Experience in Statistical Capacity Building

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Development history of Korea

Aid Recipient1945-1990

Aid Recipient1945-1990

New Donor1991-2011New Donor1991-2011

Substantive Donor2012-

Substantive Donor2012-

Korean War in 1950 GNP/capita : $79 in

1960 Total aid received:

$10.4B

Korean War in 1950 GNP/capita : $79 in

1960 Total aid received:

$10.4B

Establish KOICA in 1991

Join OECD DAC(2006) Host G20 Summit

(2010) Hold HLF-4 on Aid

Effectiveness (Busan, 2011)

Establish KOICA in 1991

Join OECD DAC(2006) Host G20 Summit

(2010) Hold HLF-4 on Aid

Effectiveness (Busan, 2011)

Best practice in global aid history

ODA/GNI : 0.25% by 2015

Double ODA for Asia by 2015

Expand untied aid

Best practice in global aid history

ODA/GNI : 0.25% by 2015

Double ODA for Asia by 2015

Expand untied aid

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A key factor of the success

“Sound data represent a key weapon in the battle against poverty”

- Tadao Chino, former President, Asian Development Bank

Establish Statistics Bureau in 1948 (birth year of the Korean Government) and set up the national statistical system

Produce solid economic statistics to support national development policy during the condensed development period (1960-1990)

Strengthen local statistical offices to assist government-led regional development

Establish Statistics Bureau in 1948 (birth year of the Korean Government) and set up the national statistical system

Produce solid economic statistics to support national development policy during the condensed development period (1960-1990)

Strengthen local statistical offices to assist government-led regional development

National development policy guided by statistics National development policy guided by statistics

Establish an in-house Statistical Training Center for government officials in 1991 700 trainees in 7 courses in 1992 → 16,278 trainees in 143 courses in 2010 Train 345 KOSTAT staff members through UNSIAP programs (1970-2011) Over 100 senior staffers have been enrolled in postgraduate programs abroad

Establish an in-house Statistical Training Center for government officials in 1991 700 trainees in 7 courses in 1992 → 16,278 trainees in 143 courses in 2010 Train 345 KOSTAT staff members through UNSIAP programs (1970-2011) Over 100 senior staffers have been enrolled in postgraduate programs abroad

Initiatives for Statistical Capacity Building (SCB) Initiatives for Statistical Capacity Building (SCB)

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Why is SCB important?

Developing countries need high quality statistics for “evidence-based policy making and monitoring.”*cf. Only 96 out of 192 countries have capacity to produce MDG statistics at an adequate level. (UNSC 2011 출처 )

With emphasis on “managing for results,” developing countries need to compile and maintain statistical information on their own. - Busan Forum addresses performance management. - OECD, UN, World Bank stress statistical capacity building in DCs to effectively measure ODA effectiveness

To support the “shared growth” initiative, we need to measuredevelopment progress of individual countries and the World.

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KOSTAT strategies for shared growth

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Promote ww dialogue on global agenda

Provide venues for int’l congregations on major statistical issues, concerns - Cutting-edge themes Green economy indicators (w/UNSD) Innovative approaches to turn statistics into knowledge (w/OECD) Measurement of wellbeing and progress of societies (w/OECD)

- Topics of ongoing interest Population and housing census: Measurement and operational issues ICT statistics …

- IT use for official statistics Internet use as a data collection mode Management of statistical information system

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Diversify Bilateral Cooperation Partners

Expand bilateral cooperation efforts to the world-wide including CIS, Middle East, Central and South America and Africa (Global leadership role currently limited within Asia)

13 on-going bilateral cooperation partners:China, Japan, Mongolia, Thailand, Vietnam,

IndonesiaKazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, UAE,

Germany, Netherlands, EU

Expand to other parts Expand to other parts of the worldof the world

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Technical Assistance

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Advancement of Statistical Methods

Contribute to advancement of statistical methods and activities through close interaction with UN, OECD and Eurostat - Korea-EU Joint Report on Comparability (Late 2011) - Facilitate expert group activities for individual area (Household, SNA, Human Capital, Country Assessment) of OECD Committee on Statistics

Nurture statistical personnel by expanding dispatchment of KOSTAT specialists to international organizations - International organizations: OECD, IRENA, World Bank - NSIs: Australia, Japan, etc.

Participate actively in various international conferences and meetings on statistics to apply newly acquired knowledge in statistical administration - Contribute to global statistical community and inform global trend to domestic audience

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ODA System in KOSTAT

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Role of STI

•UNSIAP Outreach Programs

•Capacity Building Projects for Compiling

MDGs Indicator•Project on

Building Statistical

Infrastructure•KOICA-Supported Programs

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Lectures done by STI

Statistical Methodologies Practical Business of Statistics Compiling National Basic Statistics Basic Skills for Official Statistics Statistical Management Constructing National Governance

DB Regional Statistical Office Staff

Capacity Building

Statistical Methodologies Practical Business of Statistics Compiling National Basic Statistics Basic Skills for Official Statistics Statistical Management Constructing National Governance

DB Regional Statistical Office Staff

Capacity Building

Statistical Quality Management Dissemination and

Communication of MDG Statistics National Accounts Analysis and Dissemination of

Population and Housing Census Data with Gender Concern

Statistical Quality Management Dissemination and

Communication of MDG Statistics National Accounts Analysis and Dissemination of

Population and Housing Census Data with Gender Concern

NegativeNegativePositivePositive KOICA ProgramsKOICA ProgramsUNSIAP Outreach ProgramsUNSIAP Outreach Programs

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Projects by STI

Project for the Capacity Enhancement of the Ghana Statistical Service-Objective : To build the statistical capacity of the human resource of Ghanaians for producing and disseminating quality statistical data-Contents : Establishment of the Ghana Statistical Training Centre, Provision of educational equipment and consulting services

-Budget and Duration : $1mil, 2011-2012

Strengthening Vietnam Statistical Capacity Building Project-Objective : To improve statistical human resources of Vietnam for producing high quality statistics -Contents : Provision of support for basic plan for statistical capacity building and establishment of education system for human resources-Budget : $85,000(1st year), $0.4mil(2nd year)-Duration : 2012-2013

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Future Direction of KOSTAT ODA

Expand tailored program

s

•Support capacity building in compiling indicators to measure MDGs with consideration of each developing country’s characteristics.

•Administer customized programs for each country •Build statistical information system, internet survey system, etc. with

consideration of recipient country's ICT situation and needs.

•Concentrate around ICT-based data collection system (i.e. Internet survey, PDA survey) and one-stop statistical data access system, data visualization (KOSIS, GSBPM, Statistical GIS, G20 dashboard)

•Support for developing countries’ statistical system on nurturing statistical personnel and SCB

•Support for training facilities, programs and e-learning system.

Build on KOSTAT

strengths & best

practices

•Technical cooperation is a must for SCB and to sustain ODA effectiveness.•ODA without SCB of recipient countries cannot guarantee sustainable

statistical growth.•“Technical cooperation and consulting” will be significantly expanded for

sharing of Korea’s experiences and knowledge in statistical development.

Expand technical

cooperation projects

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