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Canada-China Programming Framework: 

Canada-China Programming Framework Policies, Poverty Reduction and Statistics Diana M. Merlini First Secretary (Development) Canadian Embassy, Beijing

Policies, Poverty Reduction and Statistics: 

Policies, Poverty Reduction and Statistics Chronology of Canada-China Development Cooperation Milestones 1994 Canada-China Programming Framework 2004-2009 Canada-China Development Programming Framework Why statistics? Statistics and future programming

Chronology of Canada-China Development Cooperation: 

Chronology of Canada-China Development Cooperation 1981: Canada-China Development Cooperation focuses on human resource development to contribute to China's developmental efforts to help strengthen the tendency within China towards more open, rules-based policies to cultivate China as a partner in development, trade, and international relations

Chronology of Canada-China Development Cooperation: 

Chronology of Canada-China Development Cooperation 1988: Building human and institutional linkages between Chinese and Canadians strengthening institutions maximizing potential multiplier effects in areas where Canada has strong capabilities education and training, agriculture, forestry, energy, transportation, and telecommunications

1994: Canada-China Programming Framework: 

1994: Canada-China Programming Framework Economic Cooperation To promote China's efforts to develop a market economy as well as economic linkages and partnerships between Canada and China;to help strengthen the tendency within China towards more open, rules-based policies;

1994: Canada-China Programming Framework: 

1994: Canada-China Programming Framework Environmental Sustainability Economic Cooperation

1994: Canada-China Programming Framework: 

1994: Canada-China Programming Framework To promote environmentally sustainable development in China by enhancing its capacity to manage the environment Environmental Sustainability

1994: Canada-China Programming Framework: 

1994: Canada-China Programming Framework Economic Cooperation Environmental Sustainability Human Rights, Democratic Development and Good Governance

1994: Canada-China Programming Framework: 

1994: Canada-China Programming Framework to increase China's capacity to effect good governance, respect for human rights and democratic development (public management) processes Human Rights, Democratic Development and Good Governance

1994: Canada-China Programming Framework: 

1994: Canada-China Programming Framework Economic Cooperation Environmental Sustainability Human Rights, Democratic Development and Good Governance

Canada-China Development Programming Framework 2004-2009: 

Canada-China Development Programming Framework 2004-2009 GOAL: To contribute to sustainable development and poverty reduction through support for equitable growth environmental sustainability; and human rights, democratic development and good governance

Equitable Growth: 

Equitable Growth Enhance the economic opportunities of the rural poor in western China by improving the effectiveness of China’s Poverty Reduction and Development Program and skills training systems

Equitable Growth: 

Equitable Growth Agricultural extension and skills training systems Enhanced access to poverty programs (participatory planning, decision-making, management, monitoring and evaluation)

Environmental Sustainability: 

Environmental Sustainability Land resource management systems Enhanced management capacity Improved coordination Increased participation of women and men at community level

Human Rights, Democratic Development and Good Governance: 

Human Rights, Democratic Development and Good Governance Rule of law Institutions Standards and requirements of international instruments to which China and Canada are parties

Why statistics? : 

Why statistics? To improve public management by promoting an environment for evidence-based policy making Consistent with the third priority of CIDA's 1994 CDPF for China

1994: Canada-China Programming Framework: 

1994: Canada-China Programming Framework Human Rights, Democratic Development and Good Governance: to increase China's capacity to effect good governance, respect for human rights and democratic development (public management) processes

Evidence-based policy making: 

Evidence-based policy making A policy is only as good as the data on which it is based “Statistics are the eyes of the policymaker” Keth Muhakanizi Statistics Matter: Eliminating World Poverty

Statistical Information Management Project (SIMP): 

Statistical Information Management Project (SIMP) Implemented by Statistics Canada and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) $9.9 million, 1996-2004 promoted improved collection, analysis, use, and dissemination of statistical information in China

Statistical Information Management Project (SIMP): 

Statistical Information Management Project (SIMP) not only introduced new statistical methodologies and practices to NBS, but it also built the, financial, information and human resources management capacity of NBS. NBS: a more open and progressive statistical agency

Statistical Information Management Project (SIMP): 

Statistical Information Management Project (SIMP) Human Resource Development Financial Management National Accounts Databank Metadata Survey Skills Video Household Survey Project

Statistics and the current CDPF: 

Statistics and the current CDPF Equitable growth: improved poverty data, regional GDP Environmental sustainability: green GDP Good governance: improving evidence-based decision making

Statistics and the current CDPF: 

Statistics and the current CDPF Statistics must not only be accurate and timely…but also relevant and useful. LGOP (poverty statistics) SEPA (environmental statistics) NDRC (macro-planning statistics)

Conclusion: 

Conclusion To improve public management by promoting an environment for evidence-based policy making

Conclusion: 

Conclusion A policy is only as good as the data on which it is based The data is only good if it is used