Transcript Zambia PRSP: User-Producer Workshop

ZAMBIA PRSP:
User-Producer Workshop
By
Buleti Nsemukila, Ph.D
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Background: PRSP Process in
Zambia
 Zambia is one of the poor countries
currently working on the PRSP under the
HIPC initiative;
PRSP Secretariat operates under the
Ministry of Finance and Economic
Development
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PRSP in Zambia has identified three (3)
themes:
o Economic
o Social
o Crosscutting
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 Economic theme:
the main thrust is to have rapid and
sustainable growth through creation of
wealth and to be driven by the revitalization of
agriculture and mining sectors;
 Social theme:
to have a healthy and enlightened society
contributing positively to economic growth –
includes elements of education and health
interventions;
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 Crosscutting:
include HIV/AIDS, environment, gender and
governance concerns for all issues.
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Stages in the Zambian PRSP:
 Consultations
 Formation of sector working groups
 Preparation of sector papers
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Working Groups:
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Macroeconomic
Agriculture
Tourism
Mining
Industry/Manufacturing
Health
Education
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Current Status:
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Final draft produced after grass root
consultations.
Final Document to be presented to
major stakeholders in October 2001.
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Overview of Zambia’s
Statistical System
 An Act of Parliament (Cap 425) of the Laws of
Zambia of 1964 guides the Zambian Statistical
System.
Under the Act, the Director of CSO is required
to carry out all censuses and surveys and to
organize a coordinated scheme of social and
economic statistics relating to Zambia.
CSO is a government department under
Ministry of Finance and Economic
Development.
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Current statistical system comprise:
o Central Statistics Office
o Statistical units in sector ministries
o University research institutes
o Bank of Zambia
o Statistical units in private sector and
NGOs
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Major Sources of Data:
o Census
o Household surveys
o Administrative records
o Qualitative data derived from
participatory techniques
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User-Producer Workshop
Organised by the CSO and the PRSP secretariat.
Financially and logistically supported by the
European Union and GTZ.
Participation (more than 70) from:
 Government institutions
 Research community
 Civil society and NGOs
 International organization
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Major Objectives of Workshop
 Provide highlights on the types of data inputs
required for the implementation of the PRSP;
Bring together users and producers of poverty
data so as to ensure relevance, timeliness and
accuracy of produced data;
Institutionalise the dialogue between users
and producers of data;
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Workshop as a strategy:
Used as strategy to establish a permanent and ongoing dialogue between users and producers of
information towards the improvement of the
poverty monitoring system in Zambia.
Expected Outputs:
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relevant recommendations,
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general framework of required data,
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setting priorities and
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itemizing the programme activities
that would achieve the establishment of a good
system of poverty statistics in Zambia.
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Lessons Learnt
 The need to market existing data at the CSO
- dialogue between users and producers
through User-Producer Committee
 The need for a significant improvement in analytical
skills
- training in data-handling (more than 60
participants trained)
 The need was recognized for the CSO to improve its
methods and means of dissemination
- Data available on CD- rom to improve access to
data.
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The need was identified to develop and strengthen
administrative record keeping through management
information system,
The need to establish coordination mechanism in the
Zambian statistical system:
- establishment of National Statistical Council
- establishment of National User-Producer
Committee
- preparation of draft legal framework to be
submitted for legislation
- preparation of a proposal for the review of
Zambia’s statistical system.
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The need to strengthen existing poverty data
sources, institutional building and dissemination;
The need for awareness activities on poverty
through organizing a national forum on poverty
issues:
- Stakeholder Summit in October
- Annual Poverty Conference
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Conclusion
Even though a statistical system has existed in Zambia
since 1964, the PRSP process has enabled
stakeholders rethink over the need to strengthen the
system to accommodate new demands and
challenges. This is true for the need to improve
coordination of poverty monitoring and analysis.
The user-producer workshop provided an opportunity to
strengthen the draft poverty monitoring and
evaluation chapter of the Zambian PRSP.
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