Statistical Innovation And Capacity Building In The Pacific IslandsThe Statistical Innovation And Capacity Building In The Pacific Islands Pacstat Project Has An Overall Development Objective To Improve The Quality Of Welfare Data Collection And Accessibility To Comparable Welfare Data In The Pacific Island Countries Pics To Achieve This Objective The Project Includes The Following Three Components To Support The Administration Of The Pacific Statistics Methods Board Psmb And The Dissemination Of Its Recommendations To Strengthen Spc S Statistics For Development Division S Sdd Ability To Play A Statistical System Leader Role And Provide Technical Assistance On Data Collection Methods And To Promote Context Appropriate Innovation In The Region Component 1 Pacific Statistics Methods BoardSupporting The Running Of The Psmb Will Significantly Accelerate The Identification And Adoption Of Improved Methods By National Statistics Offices Nsos In The Pics The Psmb Is Seen To Be A Vital Component In The New Regional Statistics Governance Framework Recommended By The 2017 Meeting Of Heads Of Planning And Statistics The Psmb Is Tasked With Undertaking Literature Reviews And Field Experiments To Test The Viability Of New Statistical Methods In The Pacific Context As Well As Making Recommendations To Nsos Based On The Results This Component Includes Financing For A Long Term International Consultant 4 5 Years Starting From February 2021 For A Statistics Advisor Up To 15 Contracts For Home Based International Consultants Component 2 Institutional Strengthening And Implementation SupportThe Second Component Of Activities Will Support Spc Sdd In Its Transition To A Regional Knowledge Producer And A Leader In The Dissemination Of Data To Fulfil Its Mission Of Strengthening Access To And Use Of Development Statistics In Policy Development Spc Sdd Will Benefit From Expanded Analytical Capacity Provided Through The Recruitment Of The Two Long Term Consultants In Addition This Component Includes Funding For Existing Spc Provide Remote Training To Nsos And Procure Video Conference Equipment And Furniture This Component Includes Financing For A Long Term Consultant 4 5 Years Starting From February 2021 For A Welfare Economist A Long Term Consultant 3 Years Starting From February 2022 For A Statistics Harmonisation Advisor And Improvement Of Video Conference Facilities New Video Conference Equipment Desks And Chairs Component 3 Alternative Data Collection MethodsThe Project Will Support Experiments In Alternative Data Collection Methods There Are Several Innovations In Data Collection That Could Potentially Reduce The Costs And Complexity Of Collecting Socioeconomic Data In Pics Particularly By Addressing The Vast Geography And Sparse Population Constraints To Traditional Data Collection The Project Will Work With Nsos In Ida Eligible Beneficiary Countries To Trial Alternative Data Collection Methods Based On What Is Deemed Appropriate And Most Impactful For The Specific Contexts This Component Includes Financing For 40 Percent Of The Costs Of Financing Two Long Term Consultants Statistics Advisor And Welfare Economist And The Costs Of Implementing The Experiments Which Are Yet To Be Defined
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