Workshop on Governance Assessments for Accountable Politics
2-5 November, 2009 Windhoek, Namibia Challenges facing the use of national statistical offices Mustafa Khawaja
Why NSO’s? • Mandate of NSO’s by the fundamental principles of official statistics • credibility and neutralization of NSO’s • Sustainability of the work doing in NSO’s • Methodological and measurement concerns • Experience and professionalism • Easier for influence and obligations concerns • User producer dialogue as part of NSO’s methodology which enhance participation
Challenges
Using scatter existing data Unified the methodologies and definitions Distributing roles among partners in government and NGOs Training and capacity Enhancing participation process Mapping for the current status Contradiction and conflict of interest
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