This site explains the Bank’s approach to statistical capacity improvement. It provides resources to help our clients develop better statistical capacity that advances the national and international monitoring of development policies and goals. The site is managed by the Statistical Capacity Team of the World Bank Development Data Group. “Whether we wish to adjust the size of our fiscal deficit, increase social spending, pursue macroeconomic convergence in the region, or assess progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, accurate, timely, useful data lie at the heart of all these efforts… Achieving the right policies requires the management of trade-offs informed by good statistics.”
Trevor Manuel, South African Minister of Finance, at the Opening address at the Joint National Treasury/World Bank Workshop, Pretoria, on June 28, 2004. Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building: Deadline November 10, 2009 The Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB), a multi-donor trust fund set up to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of national statistical systems in developing countries, is now accepting applications for its Fall window. The objective is to strengthen national statistical systems in support of poverty reduction strategies and other national and international development goals as a part of the coordinated international effort to improve statistics globally. TFSCB works closely with the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21) in helping developing countries to improve their statistical systems. Applications for grants to support statistical capacity building projects can now be submitted and the deadline for the submission of completed applications is November 10, 2009. The statistical capacity building projects must be based on a formal assessment of the statistical system and must demonstrate how they will address the main identified capacity weaknesses. All proposals must be submitted using the web-based GFR application. All prospective TTLs are encouraged to send an email to Naoko Watanabe and Mustafa Dinc to inform them that a submission is forthcoming along with the GFR number of the draft proposal for a quick review. As before, all applications must be endorsed by the appropriate Country or Sector Management Unit. For further information please see the Guidelines and Procedures or contact Mustafa Dinc or Naoko Watanabe. | | |
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