Workshop on Governance Assessments for Accountable Politics

2-5 November, 2009

Windhoek, Namibia

Challenges facing the use of national statistical offices

Mustafa Khawaja

Why NSO’s?

• Mandate of NSO’s by the fundamental principles of official statistics

• credibility and neutralization of NSO’s• Sustainability of the work doing in NSO’s• Methodological and measurement

concerns• Experience and professionalism• Easier for influence and obligations

concerns• User producer dialogue as part of NSO’s

methodology which enhance participation

Challenges Using scatter existing data Unified the methodologies and

definitions Distributing roles among partners in

government and NGOs Training and capacity Enhancing participation process Mapping for the current status Contradiction and conflict of interest

Thank You!!!