📋 Tender Overview
The Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21) works with governments, international organisations, civil society, and other stakeholders to strengthen national statistical systems and improve the production, quality, availability, and use of statistics for informed, evidence-based decision making for sustainable development. This is in line with Switzerland’s promotion of reliable statistical data to allow monitoring of development efforts, the use of data for policy making and decisions based on evidence.
Country/region Topic Period Budget
Global
Governance
nothemedefined
Public sector policy
Democratic participation and civil society
Media & freedom of information
01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026
CHF 1’200’000
The project in brief
Background Reliable statistical data is a crucial element for following and monitoring development. National statistical systems (NSS) are working to provide data to allow stakeholders an informed decision making on needs, priorities and opportunities. The quality and the availability of data is not a given. In order to support NSS in increasing the quality of data, Switzerland has been a member of the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st century (PARIS21) since its inception in 1999. PARIS21 is advocating for sustainable financing mechanisms for statistical systems, helping partner countries to develop National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) and supporting NSS trough training and capacity building. PARIS21 thus contributes to a future where all individuals, particularly those from marginalized and vulnerable communities are represented in official statistics, have equal access to highquality data and are equipped with the basic skills to put it to use for informed, evidence-based decision making.
Objectives Improved production, quality, availability, and use of statistics (better data for all) in a world where everyone can access and use high-quality data and statistics to advance sustainable development for all people and the planet.
Target groups • National Statistic Offices of partner countries (Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kirgizstan, Mali, Colombia, Niger, etc.) • National Statistic Systems of partner countries • Planning ministries and regional level planning authorities
Medium-term outcomes 1. Innovation and modernization: harnessing the way big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning are transforming the way NSO treat data in order to produce timely, high quality statistics 2. Capacity, Skills and Institutions: fostering continuous learning and adaptation and enhancing institutional governance frameworks to create strong agile NSOs capable of responding to emerging challenges and opportunities 3. Financing development statistics: advocate for sustainable, innovative financing mechanisms for more dynamic, resilient and inclusive statistical systems
