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PARIS21Partnership in Statistics for
Development in the 21st Century
The Data Revolution in Africa: old wine in new bottles?
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“A true data revolution would draw on existing and new sources of data to fully integrate statistics into decision making, promote open access to, and use of, data and ensure increased support for statistical systems.”
A new global partnership: eradicate poverty and transform economies through sustainable development: The Report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, 30 May 2013, Chapter 4
Wanted: a new data revolution
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Call for data revolution parallels Busan Action Plan on Statistics, that seeks to :
Fully integrate statistics in decision making
Promote open access to and use of data
Increase resources for statistical systems
Data revolution or evolution?
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Why do we need a “data revolution”?
What should a “data revolution” include?
How can it be achieved?
Key questions
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Old problem: what’s a data gap? Data does not exist
Data exists, but not in a useable forms for users
Data exists, in useable forms, but nobody knows how to use it and or cares
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CRVS Coverage
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
% of countries have a CRVS coverage over 90 %
Africa
Asia-Pacific
Eastern Europe
Latin America andCaribbean
ECOWAS
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, accessed via PARIS21 Metabase
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Agricultural Census
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
% of the countries conducted a agricultural census inthe last five years
Africa
Asia-Pacific
Eastern Europe
Latin America andCaribbean
ECOWAS
Source: Worldbank, accessed via PARIS21 Metabase
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How can we achieve a data revolution?
• Build on what we have• Harness new opportunities• Build new partnerships
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Using big data: and setbacks
• Google’s “Flu Trends” drastically overestimated peak flu levels in 2013
• Data quality control is important when dealing with issues that have serious implications, such as national health
Source: OECD Project on Data and Data Analytics: Prospects for Growth and Well-Being (http://oe.cd/bigdata)
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New opportunities: phone companies and cellular data
Source: Using ICT’s to shape the post-2015 framework, European Development Days 2013, Orange
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Using big data: implications for NSOs
• Should NSOs… take on a new mission as a trusted third party
whose role would be to certify the statistical quality of these new sources?
use non-traditional sources to augment (and perhaps replace) their official series?
issue statistical best practices in the use of non-traditional sources and the mining of big data?
be given legal power to collect personal information?
Source: OECD Project on Data and Data Analytics: Prospects for Growth and Well-Being (http://oe.cd/bigdata)
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International comparisonOfficial / non-official
Real-time dataInnovative approaches
Open data
National monitoringHigh-/ low-qualityVetted statsGlobal standardsPrivacy protection
Need to strike a balance
vs.
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The data revolutionShould …1. Get the right data, to the right people, at the right
time, in the right format2. Build on past successes (such as NSDS)3. Support decision makers to make informed decision
for better lives 4. Be implemented in ways to strengthen statistical
capacity and improve data production
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The IDR Project
• Taking stock of the situation in National Statistical Systems and the needs of producers and users in developing countries
• Exploring innovations and seeing if and how they can be replicated
• Producing a Road Map for the next five years• Carrying out Research to feed into the Road Map • Advocating for and promoting a data revolution
in context of Post2015 and OWG discussions
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The Metabase is…
…an information tool on the capacity of a national statistical system…a data directory, not a data repository…a knowledge hub for innovations in statistics…a foundation for IDR country selection process
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What does all this mean for Africa?
• A huge chance! Harnessing new innovations (mobile devices,
engaging with private sector,…) Leapfrogging Taking the lead
• ….and some risks…..• Get engaged!
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In Conclusion
• The data revolution will look different in every country and region – it will be quite often old wine in new bottles
• Common principles needed: Better coordination Increased support Strengthened capacity
• Ultimate goal remains: improving lives
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