DATA FOR DEVELOPMENT PROFILES : official development assistance for data and statistical... systems.

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Preface Foreword Acknowledgements Editorial Abbreviations and acronyms Executive summary Insights from the Data for Development profiles Towards good practices in international support for data and statistical systems Insights from the Data for Development Profiles of DAC members Development co-operation for data and statistics Key insights from the profiles Insight # 1: DAC members’ overarching thematic and geographic priorities drive funding of data and statistics Data-related support is spread across institutions Digital strategies highlight data challenges and opportunities Long-standing geographic priorities bear out in support for data and statistics Insight # 2: DAC members increasingly invest in sectoral data and statistics A closer look at evolutions in sectoral support Programmatic and budget support can incentivise support for general/core statistical capacities Insight # 3: ODA to data and statistics is increasingly concentrated in fragile states ODA is increasingly concentrated in Africa... ...and in fragile contexts Insight # 4: Project-type interventions are preferred to joint-funding mechanisms Stable but evolving engagement in joint funding mechanisms Multilateral channels are often used in low-income countries and fragile contexts Insight # 5: Country ownership drives successful results Regional programmes are emerging as relevant and efficient Approaches to supporting country ownership are evolving, going beyond national government Towards good practices in international support for data and statistical systems References Notes Data for Development Profiles Data for Development Profiles Australia Strategies, actors and funding Illustrative programmes and projects Lessons learnt Thematic focus Geographic focus Modalities and channels of delivery Notes Canada Strategies, actors and funding Lessons learnt Thematic focus Geographic focus Modalities and channels of delivery Notes Denmark Strategies, actors and funding Note European Union Strategies, actors and funding Lessons learnt Thematic focus Geographic focus Modalities and channels of delivery Note Italy Strategies, actors and funding Thematic focus Geographic focus Modalities and channels of delivery Notes Japan Strategies, actors and funding Thematic focus Geographic focus Modalities and channels of delivery Note Korea Strategies, actors and funding Lessons learnt Thematic focus Geographic focus Modalities and channels of delivery Notes Norway Strategies, actors and funding Lessons learnt Thematic focus Geographic focus Modalities and channels of delivery Notes Poland Strategies, actors and funding Note Portugal Strategies, actors and funding Lessons learnt Thematic focus Geographic focus Modalities and channels of delivery Note Sweden Strategies, actors and funding Lessons learnt Thematic focus Geographic focus Modalities and channels of delivery Note Switzerland Strategies, actors and funding Lessons learnt Thematic focus Geographic focus Modalities and channels of delivery Note United Kingdom Strategies, actors and funding Thematic focus Geographic focus Modalities and channels of delivery Note United States Strategies, actors and funding United States Agency for International Development United States Millennium Challenge Corporation Lessons learnt Thematic focus Geographic focus Modalities and channels of delivery Note Methodology How was ODA for data and statistics identified? General remarks Other sources Japan’s support to IMF capacity development Korea’s partnerships with the World Bank and the IMF Results How was providers’ ODA to data and statistics matched to statistical domains? Matching purpose codes to statistical domains Matching based on text mining of project titles Matching based on implementing agency Results What are the policy markers and policy objectives? What is “country-allocable” support? How are countries classified by income group and by fragility status? References Notes