PROJECT TITLE:

''Strengthening of the Statistical System of Kosovo, 2019-2022''

OVERALL OBJECTIVE:

The overall objective is to contribute to the strengthening of the statistical system of Kosovo by enabling the development of reliable statistical information and facilitating improved decision making.

LOCATION:

Kosovo

SECTOR:

Governmental Institutions

DURATION:

Start Date: 01/05/2019 End Date: 30/04/2023

VALUE:

Total cost of the project: EUR 3,530,000 (EU-EUR 2.0 M; SIDA EUR 1,53 M)

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY:

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, SIDA

BENEFICIARIES:

The Government of Kosovo and all Kosovo institutions, data providers and users

PARTNERS:

Statistics Sweden

PROJECT PURPOSES:

The action specifically aims at increasing the capacities of Kosovo Agency for Statistics (KAS) to carry out its core activities in a standardised and independent manner – in line with EU standards – as well as strengthen KAS’s management and coordination capacities. Sub-objectives: 1. improving the timeliness and shortening the timing of the release of all statistics in order to improve the Kosovo Government's decision-making process; 2. Improving inter-institutional coordination and information sharing among the main stakeholders in the statistical sector; 3. Improving data dissemination by enhancing data availability and visibility for public users; 4. Supporting KAS in carrying out its core activities and mandate in a standardised and independent manner.

ACTIVITIES:

In support of Result 1: Activity 1.1. Further improvement of National Accounts (NA) in accordance with ESA 2010. Activity 1.2. Improving Structural Business Statistics (SBS) and Short-term Statistics (STS). In support of Result 2: Activity 2.1. Implementing a Demography Management System (DMS) by interlinking all population registers. Activity 2.2. Updating the census enumeration areas. Activity 2.3. Producing and analysing Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (SILC). Activity 2.4. Implementing a Labour Cost Survey (LCS). In support of Result 3: Activity 3.1. Support for the development of necessary software structure and accompanying procedures to allow the storage of available standardized metadata, digitalised data collection, registers and data-bases. Activity 3.1. Support for the development of necessary software structure and accompanying procedures to allow the storage of available standardized metadata, digitalised data collection, registers and data-bases. Activity 3.2. Support activities aimed at extending the dissemination of official statistics in a user-friendly format by providing support for the update of KAS’s website and producing user-friendly and easily accessible applications. Activity 3.3. Improve data security. In support of Result 4: Activity 4.1. Improve methodological capacity at KAS. Activity 4.2. Preparing a road map (strategy) document finalised for the improvement of a coordinated national statistical system. Activity 4.3. Improving KAS’s coordination role within the national statistical system. In support of Result 5: Activity 5.1. Strengthening the operational leadership and management process by means of a modular leadership and management development programme, followed by a programme of management and organisation development. Activity 5.2. Recruit interns (trainees). Activity 5.3. Improve internal communication. Activity 5.4. Establish an internal training function. Activity 5.5. Analysis of skills, capacities and workloads. Activity 5.6. Improve knowledge management. Activity 5.7. Develop cross-functional teams. Activity 5.8. Introduce internal secondments.

RESULTS:

1. Further improvement of sectoral statistics; 2. Further development of Social statistics indicators- preparations for a population register and for implementation of 2021 population census. 3. Further improvement of metadata system, documentation and dissemination and modernisation of data collection methods( i.e. business statistics and population register) 4. Strengthening planning and coordination of the national statistical system to improve the delivery of objectives and outputs in line with the 5 year programme for official statistics, and the communication and collaboration with key stakeholders. 5. Building the overall capacity and resilience of KAS to maximize results and achieve sustainability by strengthening management and organisational development.