Workshop

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Workshop
on
Achieving synergies among all projects towards
making Economic Census 2013 a success
Kabir Uddin Ahmed Project Director, SISB Project,
BBS (On behalf of the PDs forum)
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Outline of the presentation

• Brief introduction of BBS
• Who we are the PDs forum
• What we do Activities-in a nutshell
• Short description of 10 ongoing projects
• Project brief
• Major activities undertaken
• Synergies towards Economic Census 2013
• The way forward

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Brief introduction of BBS

• Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the NSO
  of Bangladesh is working under Statistics and
  Informatics Division (SID), Ministry of
  Planning
• The broad functions of BBS are to collect,
  compile, analyze and disseminate data and
  statistics on social, economic, demographic, and
  agriculture sectors
• BBS is headed by a Director General and perform
  its duties through eight wings headed by
  Directors
• Five subject matter wings
• Three service wings

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Organizational Structure of BBS
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Who we are the PDs forum

1. Population and Housing Census 2011
2. Monitoring the Situation of Vital Statistics,
   Bangladesh
3. Economic Census 2013
4. Strengthening of Industrial Statistics,
   Bangladesh
5. Geographic Information System (GIS)
6. Digital Information System (DIS)
7. Monitoring the Situation of Children and Women
8. Food Security-Nutritional Surveillance Component
9. Harmonization of Agricultural Statistics
10. National Strategy for the Development of
    Statistics

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What we do (major activities)

• Conduct decennial Population Census
• Estimate intercensal demographic events through
  survey
• Conduct decennial Economic (non-farm activities)
  Census
• Develop Classifications produce industrial
  statistics
• Produce GIS maps for censuses and surveys
• Web-enabled dissemination through GIS
• Monitor the situation of children and women
• Conduct PEC for main surveillance of nutrition
• Harmonize the methodology for crop yield rate
• Prepare National Strategy for the Development of
  Statistics

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Project brief Population Census 2011 project
1. Project title Population and housing Census 2011
2.Estimated cost Tk. 25259. 79 lakh
3. Development partner UNFPA, EU ,USAID, USCB
4. Project duration July 2008- December 2013
5. Objectives ? To conduct the 5th national population and housing census of Bangladesh through count of 100 households and population on specific date of 2011 ? To collect detailed socio-economic data on sample areas to complement the main count. ? To develop benchmark database for all areas of the country for preparation of development programmes ? To develop sampling frame for all socio-economic surveys ? To use in area delimitation and updating of electoral rolls of all national and local level elections
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Major activities

• ?This Project has completed the Pre-Census and
  During-Census activities
• ? Main Census conducted during 15-19 March 2011
• ? Preliminary result published in 16 July 2011
• ? Final Result (Community Report) published in 16
  July 2012.
• ? PEC conducted during 10-14 April 2011
• ? Sample Census conducted 15-25 October 2011
• ? Socio-Economic report published in 30th
  December 2012
• Present Activities
• ? Preparation of District Reports, Urban Area
  report, Union Statistics, Administrative Report.
• ? Population Projection

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Synergies towards Economic Census 2013
? Use of IT Equipments, ? Sharing Census
Experience ? Human Resources Showcase
Product ? Community Reports ? National and
District Reports ? Socio-economic and
Demographic Report ? Population Projection ?
IMPS Design and Thematic Analysis
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Project brief MSVSB Project
1. Project title Monitoring the Situation of Vital Statistics of Bangladesh (MSVSB) Project
2. Estimated cost 2953. 85 Lakh Taka
3. Development partner GOB
4. Project duration July, 2012 - June, 2017
5. Objectives To make population projection in inter-censal period To strengthen the existing database of vital statistics To compile Demographic Health Statistics To monitor the progress of MDGs such as Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) and Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
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Major activities

• Data collection at field level 
• Printing of Survey Tafsil
• Data edit, entry and process
•  Training /Refresher Training
• Selection of Firm for Local Consultant
• Publication of report
• Seminar on Report
•  Procurement of office equipment
•  Working group, TC , and Steering committee
  meeting
• Workshop
• Procurement of Vehicle
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Synergies towards Economic Census 2013
Thru providing trained local Registrars at field
level Show case product The retired age limit
of govt. service has been increased from 57 year
to 59 year by dint of increasing expectation of
life at birth To monitor the progress of
Millennium Development Goal by 2015, 4 (four)
important indicators are data obtained from the
survey. Such as (a) Under Five Mortality Rate (b)
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) (c) Maternal
Mortality Rate (MMR) and (d) Total Fertility Rate
(TFR)
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Project brief Economic Census 2013 Project
1. Project title Economic Census 2013
2. Estimated cost Tk. 19352.90 lakh
3. Development partner -
4. Project duration July 2011-June 2016
5. Objectives ? To Conduct 3rd Economic Census of Bangladesh in 2013 ? To collect basic data on activity conducted, persons engaged, year of establishment, type of ownership etc. ? To develop benchmark database for all areas of the country for preparation of development plans and programmes ? To prepare an up to date directory of industries and business enterprises for urban and rural areas based on Bangladesh Standard Industrial Classification( BSIC-2009) ? To develop sampling frame for planning and designing future surveys of non-farm economic activities. ? To understand the structure of the non-farm economic activities and measure the relative contribution of non-agricultural sector to the economy.
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Major activities

• Pre Census
• ? Updating of Enumeration Area (EA) and
  supervisor maps and geo-codes
• ? Designing and pre-testing of questionnaire
• ? Pilot Census for verifying overall preparation
  for the census
• ? Preparation of publicity material and
  actuation of publicity
• During Census
• ? Training of Master Trainers, Zonal Officers,
  Enumerator and Supervisors
• ? Holding Census Committee Meeting at Different
  level
• ? Main Count
• Post Census
• ? Storing and Inventory of Questionnaire
• ? Data capturing, Editing, Analysis and Report
  Writing
• ? PEC Conducting Sample Census

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Synergies towards other projects
? SISB Project BSCO and BCPC, Business
Register ? GIS Project GIS maps Show case
Product ? Business Register ?
District and National Reports
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Project brief SISB Project
1. Project title Strengthening of Industrial Statistics (manufacturing sector) of Bangladesh
2. Estimated cost Tk. 500 lakh
3. Development partner GOB JDCF
4. Project duration Jan 2011- Jun 2013
5. Objectives To develop a reliable, efficient and demand-driven industrial statistics thru Product classification (BCPC), Occupation classification (BSCO), Cottage Industry survey, Manufacturing industry survey, Business register
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Major activities

• Review of International Standard classifications
  and develop Bangladesh standard classifications
• Design, pre-testing of forms questionnaires
• Survey fieldwork follow-up for non-response
• WG, TC, and Steering committee meeting
• Workshop Stakeholders opinion
• Develop human resources thru training on survey
  methodology and data analysis

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Synergies towards Economic Census 2013

• Economic Census will be using the standard
  classifications developed by SISB Project.
• Show case product
• Bangladesh Central Product Classification (BCPC)
• Bangladesh Standard Classification of Occupations
  (BSCO)
• Business Register (manufacturing industries)

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Project brief GIS Project
1. Project title Strengthening Capacity of BBS in Population and Demographic Data Collection using GIS
2. Estimated cost Tk. 1599.25 lakh
3. Development partner GOB UNFPA
4. Project duration July 2012- June 2017
5. Objectives To Improve capacity of BBS in data collection, analysis, dissemination and report writing. To prepare time series data on VAW /Gender based survey in Bangladesh. Creation of Geo database along with Small Area Atlas using population census-2011 data. To improve SVRS and GIS data quality. Updated GIS EA Mauza/Mahallah maps with health and education facility pointed. Online data entry system for SVRS.
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Major activities

• Field verification for GIS Mauza/Mahallah map.
• Data collection on Health and Education facility
  using GPS
• Preparation of Small Area Atlas of 64 Districts.
• Thematic Mapping.
• VAW/Gender based survey, data entry, processing
  and report writing.
• Local training/Orientation for GIS and SVRS
  enumerator / supervisors.
• Foreign training/Study tour.

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Synergies towards Economic Census 2013

• Thru developing GIS
• Show case product
• Small Area Atlas for 64 Districts.
• Digital EA Mauza/Mahallah Map with Health and
  Education facilities
• VAW / Gender based survey report
• Thematic maps.

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Project brief DIS Project
Project Title Digital Information System
2. Estimated Cost Tk. 1267 lakh
3. Development partner GOB
4. Project Duration July 2011- June 2013
5. Objectives To Develop web based GIS application software and systematic storing the data of censuses and surveys To develop dataset of spatial and attribute to meet the global requirement and 2021 vision of the government
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Major activities
Establishment of a Digital Data Lab Procurement
and installation of Machinery equipments
(Servers, Storage and Network) Arrangement of
Study tour in Australia and Malaysia Acquisition
of attribute data on Population
Census-2011 Acquisition of spatial Data from GIS
Section of Computer Wing Development of Web
enabled Digital Information System linkage with
Spatial and Attribute database Local Training on
Digital Information System
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Synergies towards Economic Census 2013
Using Server, Network, Storage and Dissemination
of Data through Web Show Case product It will
be the first Web enabled GIS Software in
Bangladesh for disseminating Censuses and Surveys
result through Tables, Maps and Graphs
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Project brief MSCW project
1. Project title Monitoring the Situation of Children and Women (MSCW)
2. Estimated cost Tk. 685 lakh
3. Development partner UNICEF
4. Project duration Jan 2012- Dec 2013
5. Objectives To monitor the situation of children and women through conducting Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) and to institutionalize and update of BDInfo in the statistical system as the national database for monitoring progress of the indicators.
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Major activities

• Conduct global pilot survey on MICS
• Organize wrap-up workshop on pilot
• Conduct MICS 2012-13 as pioneer country
• Institutionalize and update of BDInfo
• Support to SVRS

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Synergies towards Economic Census 2013
Team-based and participatory approach Exclusive
and intensive training Close monitoring and
supervision (SID-BBS-UNICEF-ROSA-Global MICS
team-ToT) Field Monitoring Consultant Show case
product MDG indicators MICS indicators BDInfo
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Project brief FS-NSC Project
1. Project title Food Security Nutritional Surveillance Component project
2. Estimated cost Tk. 639.70 lakh
3. Development partner European Union
4. Project duration July 2009 June 2014
5. Objectives To institutionalize the Nutritional Surveillance System in BBS To develop the capacity of BBS human resources regarding Nutritional Surveillance To strengthen the organizational capacity
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Major activities

• To conduct Post Enumeration Check ( PEC ) survey
  of Nutritional Surveillance conducted by BRAC
  University
• and Helen Keller International, Bangladesh (
  HKI )
• To arrange different training programs for the
  officials of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (
  BBS ) on the relevant areas of Nutritional
  Surveillance
• To support BRAC University and HKI on sample
  designing, questionnaire preparation etc. for the
  main Surveillance
• To involve local, unemployed, educated women as
  female facilitator in our PEC survey and making
  them as local workforce for our future activities

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Synergies towards Economic Census 2013

• Sharing experiences and team concepts at the
  field level activities
• Coordination of field staffs
• Show case product
• Nutritional Surveillance Results

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Project brief HDUAPS Project
1. Project title Harmonization and Dissemination of Unified Agricultural Production Statistics
2. Estimated cost Tk. 345 lakh
3. Development partner FAO
4. Project duration July 2012- Jun 2014
5. Objectives To develop a scientific methodology for yield rate estimation thru Recommending a unified methodology Human resource development Consultation workshop with stakeholders .
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Major activities

• Conducting Experimental Crop Cutting
• Conducting workshop with stakeholders
• Conducting training to 15oo officers (BBS 750,
  DAE 750)
• Conducting data processing training
• Preparation of Crop Cutting Manual
• Publication of Analytical Report

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Synergies towards Economic Census 2013
Show case product Crop Cutting Manual (to be
completed) Analytical Report (To be
completed)
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Project brief Capacity building of BBS
(phase-2) Project
1. Project title Capacity Building of BBS (Phase 2 NSDS Preparation) Project
2. Estimated cost TK.124.79 lakh, (GOB-Tk.11.00 lakh PA-113.79 lakh)
3. Development partner The World Bank
4. Project duration 1 March 2011 to 31 December 2012
5. Objectives Major objective To introduce NSDS in Bangladesh to strengthen the National Statistical System (NSS) Other Objectives Creation of statistical development strategy Strengthening the statistical organization by establishing statistical cell in the relevant ministries/agencies. Enhancing statistical capacity through human resource development Improving data dissemination policy
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Major activities

• Face to face interview with the policy makers,
  senior officials, researchers, academicians,
  experts etc
• Getting mass opinion on the present situation of
  statistics through Assessment Framework
• Arranging 9 workshops, 6 at divisional
  headquarters outside Dhaka
• Forming Focal Point Officers Group with the
  representative from ministries/agencies and
  conducting two meetings
• Forming Development Partners Focal Point
  Officers Group and conduct a meeting
• Preparing Implementation Plan involving senior
  officials of BBS
• Preparing Draft NSDS

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Synergies towards Economic Census 2013
The Economic Census 2013 is a significant
component of NSDS Show case product NSDS
Report
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The Way Forward

• Explore and integrate the deliverables of all the
  projects to provide inputs for the Economic
  Census 2013
• Enhance knowledge-base through interacting among
  the PDs
• Develop better understanding in harmonizing
  activities.