Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KYRGYZ REP IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDS (P144874) KYRGYZ REP IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDS (P144874) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Kyrgyz Republic | Poverty and Equity Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 20-Nov-2017 | ISR30308 | Implementing Agencies: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ministry of Finance Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:03-Feb-2015 Effectiveness Date:23-Jun-2015 Original Closing Date:30-Jun-2018 Revised Closing Date:30-Jun-2018 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of the proposed KGSTAT project is to support and facilitate production and dissemination of reliable and timely statistics in a cost-effective manner, in accordance with international standards and in response to user needs, by modernizing and streamlining the processes in the NSC to ensure that it has sufficient resources in terms of human resources, essential tools and infrastructure. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Unsatisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Unsatisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Implementation Status and Key Decisions The National Statistic Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic (NSC) continues implementation of the project. Implementation of the Twining Partner activities under component I, III and IV is back on track after significant delays occurred due to the late signing of the contract with the Twinning Partnership. Progress with implementation of Component I, III, and IV is back to being Marginally Satisfactory. The ICT contracts were awarded and delivery and installation of equipment in the central and regional statistical offices has been finalized, i.e. Component II is fully disbursed and 11/20/2017 Page 1 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KYRGYZ REP IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDS (P144874) successfully completed. 11/20/2017 Page 2 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KYRGYZ REP IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDS (P144874) Risks Overall Risk Rating Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Overall  --  Substantial  Substantial Comments The project is at a substantial risk of not achieving its development objective due to serious delays in implementation of the major part of project activities concerned with statistical capacity building. The delays occurred due to re-tendering of the Twinning Partnership (TP) contract. The risk remains Substantial due to a very compressed schedule for implantation of remaining activities. If a 6 months extension is granted, the Risk can be adjusted to Moderate at the time of next ISR. Results Project Development Objective Indicators 11/20/2017 Page 3 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KYRGYZ REP IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDS (P144874) PHINDPDOTBL Statistical Capacity of the state according to the Wolrd Bank Bulletin Board (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 84.40 85.60 85.60 86.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 01-Aug-2017 08-Nov-2017 31-Dec-2019 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL Adequate statistical legislation that covers UN fundamental principles of official statistics is in palce and functional. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Most of project activities aimed at The draft Law “On strengthening of legal Official Statistics” is and regulatory basis of developed with the help the statistical system of the TP in accordance are significantly with the international delayed due to late standards. signing of the TP Implementation of the contract. The first draft action plan for further of the Law on statistics improvement of the draft according to Law is in line with the international standards schedule. The draft Law The score of 20 was has been developed has been discussed with established based on the with the help of TP in line departments and Value U.S. Census Bureau The score = 22. July, 2017. The draft is Technical Working assessment.(Scores range based on international Group (TWG) members from 0 to 24) standards and in September 2017 and examples in similar or returned to the TP to sample countries address TWG (Eurostat/UNECE- comments based on the model, Kazakhstan, TP’s international Switzerland, Germany, expertise and then etc.). NSC and TP present the draft Law for developed and agreed further consultations on an action plan for with the Government further development of and the public in the Draft Law “On November 2017. Official Statistics”. Date 01-Sep-2015 01-Aug-2017 08-Nov-2017 31-Dec-2019 11/20/2017 Page 4 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KYRGYZ REP IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDS (P144874) PHINDIRITBL Mechanisms for effective inter-agency coordination are established and operational. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The Advisory Council met regularly twice a year. Significant progress was made on joint work of the NSC and ministries/agencies under the TWG. The Initial steps toward TWGs started to work establishing such actively to ensure mechanism are being strengthening made: the Advisory collaboration within Council and technical ministries and state working groups. The agencies on statistical Advisory Council (AC) and methodological was created to manage issues. TWGs meet the project on regularly to foster the January18, 2016 (the implementation of the The Advisory NSC collegium project activities with the Council with resolution № 6 dated latest TWG meeting members of the 01.18.2016). taken place in public and Composition and There is no such September 2017. private sectors Value regulation on the AC mechanism. A separate working that advises the have been approved. group was created to NSC, meets Meetings of the Council exercise regularly and conducted regularly - interdepartmental works twice a year. Technical cooperation with regards effectively. working groups were to optimization of created along the lines mandatory reporting by of specific project business entities. This activities to improve working group coordination and comprised of NSC, cooperation within the Social Fund, State Tax NSC and with relevant Service and State ICT government agencies Committee held two and donors in June meetings in September 2017. and October (with the TP participation) 2017. The Advisory Council meets regularly, with the latest meeting taken place in April 2017. Date 01-Sep-2015 01-Aug-2017 08-Nov-2017 31-Dec-2017 11/20/2017 Page 5 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KYRGYZ REP IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDS (P144874) PHINDIRITBL User satisfaction surveys are conducted regularly, user satisfaction rates have increased by 40% at the end of the project. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The NSC has achieved significant progress on improving data access and dissemination through the web-site and outreach to the general public through regular press-conferences. The NSC improved an NSC website is well official website, in functioning. The user- particularly a feedback satisfaction survey system has been questionnaire was improved to ensure developed and that users have an distributed among users option to send their via the web-site. The comments and baseline for the suggestions to the monitoring indicators NSC. The NSC website was established, is well functioning. although with significant User Feedback loop, delays. User satisfaction satisfaction however, needs to be survey has been surveys are established and work conducted on the NSC conducted between the NSC and website annually; user Value 25% data users in order to (http://www.stat.kg/ru/ne satisfaction track and effectively ws/nacstatkom- rates have react to data users’ predlagaet-vam-dlya- increased by needs. User- rassmotreniya-i- 40% compared satisfaction survey and zapolneniya-anketu- to the baseline. its baseline is still polzovatelya/). User pending. Tracking satisfaction baseline rate downloads, measuring measured in August user satisfaction 2017 is estimated at through online 25% based on the feedback survey forms sample of 110 would help to assess respondents. users’ needs and user NSC is working to make satisfaction with the the submission of user data quality. satisfaction feedback through the online platform more user- friendly. The next measurement of the user satisfaction is scheduled for December 2017. Date 01-Sep-2016 01-Aug-2017 08-Nov-2017 31-Dec-2018 11/20/2017 Page 6 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KYRGYZ REP IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDS (P144874) PHINDIRITBL IT capacity for operations is adequate and maintained (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Contract for ICT equipment is awarded. Computers, servers, Equipment was data storages, printing delivered to the facilities, tablets, regional statistical smartphones and other offices in September, ICT equipment was 2016. A total of 536 purchased, installed computers and 14 under the project and is portable PC (Lap tops) under use in the central were purchased and and regional offices. The currently used by the procured ICT equipment staff in the central and allowed to upgrade 63% IT capacity regional offices in of the PCs (536 units) (hardware and Practically all IT systems seven oblasts, 47 and 100% of laptops (14 software) for Value and equipment are districts and two cities. units) used by the staff operations is outdated. Approximately 63% of at the central and adequate and PC used by the staff regional levels, >80% of maintained. have been upgraded. tablets (80 units) and The project funded 65% of smartphones (10 purchasing of 80 units). The procured tablets and 10 equipment is adequately smartphones. The maintained. The tablets project covered more are now used to conduct that 80 percent of the KIHS in all 7 oblasts of need in tablets and 65 the country and of the need percent in smartphones are used smartphones for price to collect price statistics. statistics. Equipment is well-maintained. Date 31-Aug-2015 01-Aug-2017 08-Nov-2017 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL Printing facility is adequate for production of the NSC publications (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Printing facilities are Printing equipment is adequate and allow to adequate for the print approximately 189 production of NSC copies of one publications. It allows publication (300 printing approximately sheets) during one day 189 copies of one Printing facility (8 thousand sheets in publication (300 sheets) is adequate for one hour. Since data a day (8 thousand production of Value Printing facility is outdated users in regions of the sheets an hour). 300 NSC Kyrgyz Republic still copies each of the publicationssub more rely on printed Common Classifier of mitted versions of statistics, Economic Activity and capability of the Nomenclature of Statistical system to Administrative-Territorial print publications is and Territorial Units important for provision were published. It of data access to allowed to adequately 11/20/2017 Page 7 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KYRGYZ REP IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDS (P144874) remote and rural areas, cover the need of the where internet access NSC, regional and rayon is poor or not available. statistical departments, State Tax Service departments at the national and rayon levels in these publications. Additionally, as per the statistical work plan NSC plans to use the equipment to print 167 publications with a total circulation of 4916 copies in 2017. As of late October 2017, ¾ of those 167 publications have been printed using the procured equipment Date 01-Sep-2015 01-Aug-2017 08-Nov-2017 29-Dec-2017 PHINDIRITBL Compliance with internationally accepted standards and classifications (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target TP experts assessed the SNA and gave their recommendations on further improvements of this area of statistics, including improvements in R&D, non-observed NSC is lagging in economy system costs, compliance with the FISIM, defense, housing internationally services provided by accepted standards homeowners (user cost and classifications. method). NSC Activities have been developed the NSC is in full delayed significantly experimental accounts. compliance Limited compliance with due to the late signing TP provided its expertise with the internationally accepted of the contract with TP. Value of the Provision on internationally standards and NSC experts have cultural statistics and accepted classifications. been developed recommendations on the standards and experimental SNA transition of the Kyrgyz classifications accounts, those, cultural statistics to the however, require fundamental UNESCO international expertise principles. TP provided from the TP. The first expertise on national mission of TP on SNA welfare accounts in 2008 was conducted . terms methodology improvement, and maintenance of national welfare account statistics in compliance with international standards. 11/20/2017 Page 8 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KYRGYZ REP IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDS (P144874) Date 31-Aug-2015 01-Aug-2017 08-Nov-2017 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL Adoption of the electronic data collection (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target NSC has been started to implement CAPI technologies for the Primary e-data Kyrgyz Intergated processing module Households Survey development is (KIHS), Index of Trust underway. Introduction and Tourism Survey. In of the e-data collection 2017, all oblasts were system is done on a pilot transferred to the basis using three forms Survey Solution of statistical reporting, software to conduct including “1-invest”, survey using tablets. “financial and economic Introduction of CAPI (micro) activities”, and technologies improves “1-labour” forms. timeliness of the E-data collection of the Electronic data no regular electronic data welfare microdata, households’ budget and collection is Value collection which are currently labor forces surveys has adopted and published and available been conducted using used. after nine months of tablets and CAPI the reported year. technologies (Survey Electronic data Solution) in all 7 oblasts collection system is of the country. Price under development data collection for CPI and conducted in and other price indices collaboration with the is conducted using Norway Statistics. smartphones and Currently, data respective software collection and a data allowing to have timely entering phase has price data. been done, but data . processing and output tables are still pending. Date 31-Aug-2015 01-Aug-2017 08-Nov-2017 31-Dec-2018 11/20/2017 Page 9 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KYRGYZ REP IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDS (P144874) PHINDIRITBL Data quality assurance framework and quality assurance is established and functions. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The description of current business processes throughout Data quality the entire NSC structure assurance (including regional framework and Activities were delayed statistical units) in quality due to the re-tendering accordance with the assurance and late signing of the there is no state of the art UNECE’s Generic working group Value contract with the TP. QAF Statistical Business is established Data quality assurance Process Model and functioning. framework needs to be (GSBPM), one of the (Data errors are developed. key standards for reduced and statistical modernization, regular reviews is completed in are conducted). collaboration with the Norway Stat project Date 31-Aug-2015 01-Aug-2017 08-Nov-2017 31-Dec-2019 PHINDIRITBL Establishment and proper updates of statistical registers (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target TP provided its expertise on the statistical model register and defined 2 main areas for NCS has been working improvement: 1) on development of a analysis of the legal, statistical model operational and register of enterprises accounting structure of in accordance with the enterprises to define UNECE guidelines; statistical units; 2) those activities, interdepartmental however, were cooperation with State Statistical Existing statistical registers significantly delayed Tax Service, Customs registers are lack compliance with the due the late TP and ICT Committee to Value established and international statistical contract signing. The ensure NSC’s access to regularly standards statistical register of administrative data for updated. enterprises will take feature and condition into account all the verification purposes. institutional units in the For further national economy that implementation NSC are involved in has been working with production and other state agencies on economic activities and establishment of a joint contribute to GDP. database between the concerned agencies and departments to facilitate the data exchange process. Date 01-Sep-2016 01-Aug-2017 08-Nov-2017 31-Dec-2019 11/20/2017 Page 10 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KYRGYZ REP IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDS (P144874) PHINDIRITBL Improved specialized knowledge of the core staff. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Local training on mutual trade volume sufficient accounting, agricultural number of core and livestock statistics there is limited number of Local trainings on staff (for the staff of district staff with sufficient registers and CAPI (in specialized in stat offices from the knowledge in areas of Osh and Issyk-Kul), HR all areas of country’s 7 oblasts) and Value census/survey data management, and census/survey Survey Solutions system collection, analysis, price statistics were collection data capacity for the CAPI evaluation, and delivered according the collection, management of the dissemination. the local training plan analysis, KIHS and labor force evaluation, and dataflow were delivered dissemination according to the training plan. Date 31-Aug-2015 01-Aug-2017 08-Nov-2017 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL HR management framework established and functions (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target NSC approved the Mentorship Policy on 23 March 2017 and formed a working group to Management implement the policy at framework for the national and human Activities were delayed subnational levels. TP resources There is no properly significantly due to the expertise defined the (including functioning HR late signing of the main areas for recruitment, management framework Value contract with TP. First improvement, including training that includes recruitment, mission of TP took the revision of HR programs, and training programs, and place in June on HR strategy, introduction of performance performance management. issues. the monitoring tools, management) automation of the filing is in place and system and archives. A functioning local workshop on the well. changes in the Law on Public and Municipal Service was delivered 11/20/2017 Page 11 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KYRGYZ REP IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDS (P144874) for HR specialists from regional stat offices Date 31-Aug-2015 01-Aug-2017 08-Nov-2017 31-Dec-2018 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P144874 TF-17862 Effective USD 2.50 2.50 0.00 1.53 0.97 61% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P144874 TF-17862 Effective 04-Feb-2015 04-Feb-2015 23-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2018 Cumulative Disbursements 11/20/2017 Page 12 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report KYRGYZ REP IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDS (P144874) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 11/20/2017 Page 13 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy