Published in:CEPAL-SERIE Estudios Estadísticos y Prospectivos
Extent:
1 Online-Ressource (43 p)
Language:
English
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.1331389
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Footnote:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 22, 2007 erstellt
Description:
Based on a survey in 2005 regarding the institutional aspects of monitoring the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the response of the National Statistical Systems (NSS) in producing the necessary indicators, the report review the way information gathered by the diverse entities that form the NSS in the region is systematized at national level. The document identifies six main challenges facing the national statistical systems in following-up the MDGs, ranging from expanding the availability of data, to securing the proper institutional and financial context. These challenges are interrelated, and therefore the coordination of the national statistical systems should be viewed as a strategic priority. The report identifies a series of technical issues that require specific attention in view of coordinating the monitoring of the MDGs. It identifies also opportunities for strengthening national statistical systems and proposes a strategy that engages all the statistics-generating agencies in each Latin American and Caribbean country