Improving Mali's Statistical System

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The objective of the Improving Mali's Statistical System Project is to strengthen the capacity of the National Statistical System (NSS) to produce and publicly disseminate statistics through support to institutional development and data production. There are three components to the project, the first component being data collection, quality enhancement, and dissemination. This component will fund three sets of subcomponents: (a) foundational data collection (RGPH digital cartography, enterprise, and national accounts data); (b) technical assistance to enhance quality of routine data collection (agriculture and welfare data); and (c) data dissemination and analysis. These data production activities were selected based upon the following factors: (i) impact on the whole NSS and (ii) the quality of existing information. The second component is the institutional and human resources development. Statistical production in a decentralized system such as Mali is based on three essential pillars: the legal framework and the quality of statistical coordination, administrative and financial autonomy, and staff expertise. An enabling institutional environment for quality statistics requires incentives of actors to be aligned. This component aims to support institutional reforms through background studies (institutional and human resource assessments) and dialogues (between the CNS, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Population) to identify/strengthen reforms around the Government’s performance budgeting initiative. Finally, the third component is the project management.