Statistical System – MALDIVES EMBASSY IN GERMANY

Modernise the public service to ensure effective and efficient delivery of services to citizens

SDG: 17.18 By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts

Strengthening the National Statistical System of the Maldives

Access to relevant, reliable and timely data is key to effective policy making. At current time, the National Bureau of Statistics, established under the Ministry of National Planning and Infrastructure, faces a lack of qualified staff trained on data management, dissemination, coordination, ICT, and data mining, which are key to evidence based policy making. The proposal seeks assistance to the National Bureau of Statistics in the following areas:

Strengthen administrative data systems
Capacity building and targeted trainings to its staff
Modernization of the statistical system and adoption of innovative approaches to data collection and use

Key Stakeholders

1. Ministry of National Planning and Infrastructure
2. National Bureau of Statistics