ACSS Journey: Slowly but Surely with a Proper Planning

Towards the ACSS Strategic Plan 2016-2020

ASEANstats Presentation

ASEAN Regional Workshop on Strategic Planning:Towards a Stronger ASEAN Community Statistical System

ASEAN-Eurostat-PARIS21 workshop, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, 28-29 November 2012

Background“Strategic Plan for the Establishment of the ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) 2011-2015”

o Vision: The ACSS will by 2015 be a forward looking and reliable provider of relevant, timely and comparable statistics in support of the ASEAN Community.

o Mission:The ACSS will provide relevant, timely and comparable ASEAN statistics in support of evidence based policy and decision making and enhance the statistical capacity of the Member States and ASEAN Secretariat.

o Strategies:1.Strengthening institutional framework.2.Strengthening ASEAN statistics.3.Narrowing the development gap

BackgroundExpected achievements in 2015

1. Strengthening institutional framework• Broad Framework for the Sustainable

Development of ASEAN Statistics (Rev.1).• ACSS Committee established• Adoption of the Rules of Procedure• Adoption of the Code of Practice.• Multi Year Plan 2010-2015 and Annual Work Plans

adopted.• Monitoring mechanisms adopted.• User producer consultation process defined.

BackgroundExpected achievements in 2015 (cont.)

2. Strengthening ASEAN statistics• Progress in harmonising IMTS, FDIS and SITS.• ASEAN statistical report on MDGs.• ASI framework expanded including the ACPMS. • Statistical data processing and dissemination tools developed

(REXDBS, ASEANstats website).• Regional statistical dissemination policy elaborated and more

statistical publications available.• ASEANstats’ organisation and resources strengthened.

3. Narrowing the development gap• Significant improvement of IMTS, FDIS and SITS in the CLMVs

BackgroundRisks and Possible Obstaacles

1. Strengthening the institutional framework• Insufficient involvement of the AMS in the functioning

of the ACSS.• Programming and monitoring need further

developments.• More suitable mechanism of reporting to SEOM/AEM

have to be found.• Dialogue with users to be further developed, especially

the dialogue with the ASEAN bodies.• Strengthening of ASEANstats: resources constraints and

sustainability of the project supports.

BackgroundPossible outstanding issues in 2015

2. Strengthening ASEAN statistics• Inability to answer to the ASEAN decision maker data

needs in some key areas for surveillance, and in other ASEAN policy priority fields.• No progress in some statistical fields mentioned in the

Strategic Plan.3. Narrowing the development gap

• Still an important gap between ASEAN6 and CLMV• Specific support needed by Myanmar

BackgroundNext steps for ASEAN after 2015

Master Plan on ConnectivityBali Concord IIIOthers• ASEAN Finance Cooperation and Economic Integration

(AFMM)• ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA)• ASEAN Framework for Regional Comprehensive

Economic Partnership (RCEP)• ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS)• ASEAN Agreement on the Movement of Natural

Persons (MNP)

Future development of the ACSSMajor strategic issues 2016-2020oImprove the response to ASEAN data needs

More and further harmonised data: IMTS, FDIS, SITS Data needed for monitoring macroeconomic

surveillance, ACPMS, MDGs, ASCC scorecards Food and energy security Monitoring of the Master plan on connectivity:

statistics on transport, ICT and energy, SITS, tourism, migrations

More visibility and better access to the available statistics

Future development of the ACSSMajor strategic issues 2016-2020oConsolidate the ACSS

Greater involvement of the AMS in the work of the ACSS More technical inputs (Committee, WG) Bilateral and sub-regional cooperation between the

AMS Greater involvement of ASEANstats in the support

to the AMSImprovement of the dialogue with the ASEAN

bodies Better aligned with and mutually supportive NSDS

Future development of the ACSSMajor strategic issues 2016-2020oStrengthen the capacity of ASEANstats

Improve the efficiency of the production process Consolidate the human resources Improve assistance to the NSS of the CLMV

oOrganise the dialogue of the ACSS with the international organisations and development partners

Define the specific objectives of the cooperation between the ACSS and the international organisations and development partner

Set up partnerships with international organisations and development partners

Future development of the ACSSChallenges 2016-2020oLonger-term challenges still remain

Strengthening ASEAN statistics and ASEANstatsNarrowing the development gap

Future development of the ACSSChallenges 2016-2020oWhat could be the new challenges?

Consolidate the ACSSStrengthen the answer of the ACSS to the

monitoring and surveillance for regional integration

Expand the scope of ASEAN statistics in key policy fields

Develop targeted partnership in statistics with international organisations and development partners.

Preparation of the next RSDSo The process

A mid-term review of the on-going multiyear plan Possible next steps

define the thrusts, identify some major elements of the Strategic plan, have a first thought on the vision 2020,

Definition of the strategy and multi-year plano Resources

ASEANstats and the Sub-Committee for Planning and Coordination

Preparation of the next RSDSo Draft calendar

November 2012 strategic workshop January-March 2013: review the Strategic Plan

2011-2015January-July 2013: 1st draft September 2013: Discussion by ACSS CommitteeJanuary-July 2014: FinalizationSeptember 2014: Adoption by ACSS Committee

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