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IPS124 Hristina A.

Common approaches to capacity development in
response to Agenda 2030
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Hristina Aleksandrova ; Hans Reckhaus 2
1 GOPA Consultants, Frankfurt, Germany
2 GOPA Consultants, Bad Nauheim, Germany

Abstract
The paper focuses on how the Agenda 2030 affects capacity development (CD)
within national statistical systems (NSSs) and how private consultancies can
contribute to this process. Achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development
Agenda and new metrics caused by globalisation require robust and reliable
data at national level. Today, national statistical authorities are expected to
gradually increase the volume and quality of their data and the availability and
comparability of statistics (OECD 2019). Developing new methods and
extending capacity helps to take advantage of new technologies and new data
sources, increase accuracy, reduce costs and cover emerging topics. The use
of administrative data sources is important for the production of official
statistics, in particular for the comparability of statistics required for policy use
(ibid.). Common processes and quality standards are becoming increasingly
important for the production of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and
the creation of interoperability between all statistical producers in a country is
necessary to unify data exchange. The ever-growing availability of data and its
strategic relevance for official statistics require common approaches to
capacity development within an organization, implemented through private-
public partnerships (PPPs ). Tailor-made long-term support is important, not
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only to improve several technical skills at the same time, but also to develop
soft skills and deal with institutional constraints, where appropriate. This
process can be sensitive as it is based on the willingness of the actors involved
to take responsibility. We must also recognise the strengths and weaknesses
of different partners who can assist and manage these developments, and
adopt delivery models, which maximise efficiency, sustainability and impact.

Keywords
SDGs; statistical capacity development; private-public partnerships; national
statistical systems

1 A private-public partnership (PPP) is a cooperative arrangement between two or more
public and private entities, typically of a long-term nature

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