Regional : Development of New Statistical Resources and Building Capacity in New Data Sources and Technologies
The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) aims to equip policymakers with necessary tools to understand the impact of shocks on different sections of the economy and society in a timely and granular way. The TA is designed to create a broad set of use cases for these data tools that can be broadly categorized as Big Data and advanced statistical tools, such as satellite accounts and seasonal adjustment of economic indicators. These tools and techniques have wide applications in the areas of public sector management, public finance, climate change, poverty reduction, and health. Through the development of these data tools and use cases, developing member countries (DMCs) can gain knowledge solutions to measure and track different areas of their society and economy, and thus will be better prepared to cope with future crises. These goals are aligned with ADB Strategy 2030 operational priorities. The TA also facilitates better monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Tan, Elaine S.
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
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Sector
- Public sector management
| Project Name | Development of New Statistical Resources and Building Capacity in New Data Sources and Technologies | ||||
| Project Number | 55242-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Regional Armenia Georgia Indonesia Kazakhstan Maldives Thailand Timor-Leste Viet Nam |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Operational Priorities | OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Economic affairs management |
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| Gender | Some gender elements | ||||
| Description | The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) aims to equip policymakers with necessary tools to understand the impact of shocks on different sections of the economy and society in a timely and granular way. The TA is designed to create a broad set of use cases for these data tools that can be broadly categorized as Big Data and advanced statistical tools, such as satellite accounts and seasonal adjustment of economic indicators. These tools and techniques have wide applications in the areas of public sector management, public finance, climate change, poverty reduction, and health. Through the development of these data tools and use cases, developing member countries (DMCs) can gain knowledge solutions to measure and track different areas of their society and economy, and thus will be better prepared to cope with future crises. These goals are aligned with ADB Strategy 2030 operational priorities. The TA also facilitates better monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the need for more granular and timely data, as available official statistics have a time lag and may not be sufficiently detailed to support actionable plans. Mobility restrictions affected data collection activities, necessitating the use of nontraditional data sources for critical socio-economic indicators. The pandemic also highlighted the importance of food security especially within the context of rising food prices during the past two years. Good quality agricultural statistics are therefore critically important. As traditional methods of data collection such as administrative records and sample surveys exist, they continue to be affected by measurement errors. The application of remote sensing technology is a viable alternative. Moreover, while gross domestic product and System of National Accounts (SNA) track the broad performance of the economy, they may not be granular enough for targeted policymaking in sectors that may be harder hit by shocks. This is where satellite accounts are very useful, as they capture more detailed structural relationships in specific sectors, and are supplemental to, and consistent with SNA. They are highly useful frameworks for specific sectors, such as tourism and digital economy. | ||||
| Impact | Evidence-based policy making to track impact of shocks on different sections of the economy enhanced |
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| Description of Outcome | Knowledge solutions from these data tools generated, and the capacity of participating DMCs to produce these data tools increased |
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| Description of Project Outputs | Granular poverty maps developed using machine learning algorithms |
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| Geographical Location | Armenia - Nation-wide; Georgia - Nation-wide; Indonesia - Nation-wide; Kazakhstan - Nation-wide; Maldives - Nation-wide; Thailand - Nation-wide; Timor-Leste - Nation-wide; Viet Nam - Nation-wide |
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| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | The proposed TA will require international and national consultants that will work in the areas of poverty mapping, remote sensing, big data studies, satellite accounts, and seasonal adjustment for selected ADB developing member economies. ADB will engage the consultants following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated project administration instructions and/or staff instructions. Firms will also be recruited using quality-and cost-based selection method, and single-source selection as needed and strongly justified particularly in relation to the big data studies where survey companies may be engaged. |
| Procurement | The proposed TA will require procurement of data, subscriptions, conduct of surveys, and other related equipment. Procurement will follow the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017, as amended from time to time). |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Tan, Elaine S. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | EROD-SDI |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 06 Sep 2021 |
| Fact Finding | 01 Mar 2021 to 31 Aug 2021 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 07 Dec 2021 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 07 Dec 2021 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 07 Dec 2021 | - | 07 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2024 | - | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 0.00 | 2,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,000,000.00 | 17 Mar 2023 | 249,491.18 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Development of New Statistical Resources and Building Capacity in New Data Sources and Technologies: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Dec 2021 |
| Development of New Statistical Resources and Building Capacity in New Data Sources and Technologies: Procurement Plan | Procurement Plans | Sep 2021 |
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Procurement Plan
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Development of New Statistical Resources and Building Capacity in New Data Sources and Technologies: Procurement Plan | Procurement Plans | Sep 2021 |