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TITLE OF PROJECT

Support to Statistics Programme in Zambia

Country:

Zambia

Project Period:

03/2010-12/2010

Project Value:

€ 80.952

No of Staff Provided:

1

Origin of Funding:

EC EDF

Name of Client/ Beneficiary:

Government of Zambia

Description of Project:

The Government of Zambia (GRZ) recognises the importance of a sound National Statistics System (NSS) and reliable and timely statistics, as a precondition for monitoring, evaluating and making informed policy-decisions. The Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP) includes a dedicated chapter on the monitoring framework, spelling out the role of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and line Ministries in providing both administrative and survey data. A National Strategy for Development of Statistics (NSDS) for Zambia is being finalised by the CSO to better articulate the Zambian NSS. Cooperating Partners (CPs) active in this sector are ready to support the NSDS once it is officially launched, in a coordinated and structured manner. The draft NSDS and the related institutional assessment analysis spell out the main challenges of the sector, ranging from institutional weaknesses, to technical deficiencies in the quality, analysis and dissemination of data produced, as well as poor coordination among the relevant stakeholders. Against this background, the EU had set aside funds in the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for supporting data strengthening, and this proposed programme of support to the NSS is fully consistent with that endeavour

The objective of the project is to support the Zambian policy makers to take decisions on the basis of good quality statistics, in particular in order to inform the National Development Plans in all its phases. The project purpose is to
develop an enhanced capacity of the National Statistics System (NSS) to collect, process, analyse and disseminate statistical information in a sustainable and timely manner.

Among the expected results identified in the draft National Strategy for Development of Statistics (NSDS), EU support would focus on:

Result 1 - Coordination and networking among statistical stakeholders improved;
Result 2 - Skills based expanded and new skills developed;
Result 3 - Operational processes strengthened.

Services Provided:
• fact finding/data collection/surveys omitted in the identification study or requiring updating;
• preparation of an Action Fiche detailing project results, activities and associated funding
• Drafting of a feasibility and Design Study Report which identifies of interventions that would be proposed with outline Terms of Reference so as to ensure a sound implementation of the project based on best practices, lessons learnt and the EU Backbone Strategy for Technical Cooperation Reform.
• analysis of alternative strategic options and technical solutions for the proposed project;
• consultation meetings with decision makers/stakeholders, and participatory planning workshop(s);
• preparation of design and technical specifications;
• preparation of the draft and final feasibility study report.


Name of Partners
  • DFC S.A.
  • ICSTAT