Stocktaking and Lessons Learnt from the Implementation of CountrySTAT for the ECO Countries 25 – 26 June 2015 FAO HQ, Rome, Italy Fabio Grita CountrySTAT team leader FAO Statistics Division © FAO: http://www.fao.org

1. CountrySTAT / FENIX
Follow-up actions
Stocktaking and Lessons Learnt
from the Implementation of CountrySTAT for the ECO Countries
25 – 26 June 2015
FAO HQ, Rome, Italy Fabio Grita
CountrySTAT team leader
FAO Statistics Division

2. Main Goal
Open Data in
the ECO Region

3. Main Goal
Share
knowledge and
data worldwide

4. Main Goal
Create a regional
network
for
food security and
agriculture data and
information exchange

5. Main Goal
Promote collaboration
and synergy between the
ECO Region and other
international, regional
and national agencies
and initiatives

6. International/Regional
Partners and Initiatives
Main Players
ECO Member
Countries
FAO
ECO
Secretariat

7. Key Resources
Resource Partners: intellectual and financial support to
the project
National Agencies: political and technical guidance,
expertise, human resources
ECO Secretariat: enabling dialogue and collaboration
between governments, international organizations and
development initiatives
FAO: methodological and technical assistance

8. Objectives
• Increase accessibility to statistical, forecast and real-
time geo-referenced data
• Integrate systems, statistical practices/models, spatial
and non-spatial databases
• Avail a wide range of data from different sources,
locations and formats (such as agriculture, trade, food
security, vulnerability, policy, and environment) and
make them usable for all as public good.

9. In Other Words...
Strengthen the statistical and technological infrastructure
to enhance the capacity of national agencies to monitor
and assess:
• Rural poverty and food insecurity changes and trends
• Environmental dynamics
• Population growth, economic instability, inequality in
the distribution of economic benefits, unemployment
and inflation

10. Institutional Setup
High Level Regional Coordination Board: advice and
guidance on key decisions and issues related to data
management and data policies; definition of priorities and
actions
National CountrySTAT Secretariats: oversee and guide
the implementation of CountrySTAT activities at national
and sub-national levels
Technical Working Groups: technical official bodies that
validate statistical data on food and agriculture

11. Implementation Strategy
Phase I (1.5 years – 1.5 M USD):
• Establish the overall infrastructure of the data sharing
network
• Kick-start the activities in three pilot countries, including
Afghanistan.
Phase II (3 years – 5.5 M USD):
• Implement and roll-out the system in the 10 ECO Countries
• Mobilize resources, expertise and technologies to link
countries and institutions together for addressing key food
security, agriculture and nutrition information gaps
• Develop tools and modules for establishing the necessary
monitoring and analysis tools

12. Phase I
The main outputs of this phase would be:
• The country need assessment reports (for the 10 countries)
• The setup of the system (hardware and software)
• The implementation of the new CountrySTAT in the three
pilot countries customized in accordance to users’ needs
• Training of national staff
• The collection and management of relevant data and
indicators and the activation of the data sharing
• An operational communication strategy

13. Phase I – Estimated Budget
Item Activities
Budget in
USD
Staff Supervision and backstopping 150,000
Consultants
National and international – statistical work, IT
development, tech. assistance
650,000
Workshops, training and related
travel
Regional and national events; on-the-job
training, backstopping missions, training,
workshops
250,000
Study tours and training abroad For selected national staff 120,000
Equipment Servers, computers, etc. 100,000
General operating expenses 80,000
Other costs 150,000
TOTAL 1,500,000