Advisory Services

The Development Data Group of the World Bank has a team of staff who can provide advisory and knowledge services related to the assessment and development of statistical capacity. Examples include:

• Management of the overall implementation of the Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics(MAPS)
• Participation in General Data Dissemination System  missions, to help countries complete metadata, particularly in social statistics;
• Advice on and task management of projects related to statistical capacity building;
• Participation in project appraisal and supervision missions;
• Advice on the development of Statistical Master Plansand National Strategies for the Development of Statistics;
• Advice on the statistical implications of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process, and World Bank Country Assistance Strategies (CASs);
• Advice on the International Development Assistance (IDA) 14 Results Measurement System  and the implications for statistical capacity building.

For contact information of the team, click here.