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Alarming gaps in SDG data availability detected

Only 29pc data is readily available in the existing system: Report
JAGARAN CHAKMA
Alarming gaps in SDG data availability detected

Some 26.14 per cent of the information relating to 241 indicators of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is not available with Bangladesh, according to a study by the General Economic Division (GED) of the Planning Commission. The report was released in January.
The report said data availability would be a daunting challenge as merely 29 per cent data is readily available in the existing system, and 26 per cent data is not at all available. The GED study revealed that data related to 70 indicators was readily available in the existing system, while data related to 63 indicators is not available at present. Some 108 units of data are partially available.
According to the GED, no compulsion has been imposed by the UN Statistical Commission with regard to the number of indicators a particular country should adopt. The decision regarding the number of indicators is to be taken by a country, but obviously the performance evaluations should adequately represent overall attainment.
However, 45 per cent data is partially available. This means that some modifications, additions and analyses would be required in the existing census or survey to obtain the requisite results.
The 230 SDG indicators would make it necessary to produce and analyse an unprecedented amount of data. For several indicators (70 indicators), the data required is already being produced by national statistical systems.
However, given the extensiveness of the 2030 Agenda, there are many other indicators (63 indicators) for which data is not yet available in Bangladesh. In some cases that are partially available (108 indicators), work on the statistical standards and methodologies has to be undertaken before the necessary data can be obtained, it noted. The statistical community, including the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), has to be aware of the intense work that is ahead for data mining and generation, it cautioned.
Most importantly, the GED observed, there is a clear lack of institutions and institutional coordination. It is necessary to ensure that the required data is generated in a timely and reliable manner. The methodology of data collection and the quality of data should be of an international standard and the data is adequately examined to obtain insights into its progress.
The report said the primary strategy of the Bangladesh government would be to undertake major institutional reforms and implement a comprehensive set of activities to enhance the capacity of ministries/ divisions to produce administrative data.
The report has suggested that BBS would have to undertake small-scale surveys to enable regular and frequent monitoring and evaluation exercises.
GED member Prof. Dr Shamsul Alam pointed out that in the implementation of this new agenda, “statistics will play a key role to monitor progress and ensure that lasting and meaningful results are delivered”.
He added that the importance of statistics in achieving the SDGs is, therefore, critical at the national level, as data and careful analysis are required for policy decisions and planning as well as to allow accountability of the implementers.
Dr Alam iterated, “The 230 SDG indicators would require the production and analysis of an unprecedented amount of data.” For several indicators—70 indicators—the data required is already being produced by national statistical systems. This is essentially the case for the legacy indicators that were also part of the framework of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), among others, i.e., national accounts and other administrative data.
The report has suggested that the BBS would have to undertake small-scale surveys for enabling regular and frequent monitoring and evaluation exercises. It recommended that the frequency of data generation be increased.

 

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Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, 149-150 Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. 934, Dhaka-1000.

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