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Summary:

Comprehensive and reliable statistics are crucial for policy formulation in any region or country. The Kurdistan Region--Iraq (KRI) is hampered by the lack of such statistics as it aims to improve infrastructure, encourage private-sector development, attract foreign investment, and create a sustainable economy. The authors of this study, which was funded by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), interviewed officials in several KRI ministries, assessed available data within the KRI, conducted cross-country benchmarking, and studied best practices in data-collection methodologies. In this volume, the authors describe the KRG's statistical institutions; identify ten high-priority areas for the KRI and the types of data that should be collected to support policymaking in these areas; and outline a system to collect and disseminate these data on an ongoing basis. The authors conclude with a series of recommendations on the topics that should be addressed by statistics legislation, the structure and oversight of data institutions, the implementation and use of surveys and censuses, and the use of administrative data. Together, these recommendations provide a road map that will help the KRG assemble the core elements of a quality data system, which, in turn, will increase the availability of data to help KRG leaders achieve their most important policy goals.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Kurdistan regional government institutions and data interactions
• Available data and statistics
• Policy and data priorities of the Kurdistan regional government
• Data requirements to address policy priorities of the Kurdistan regional government
• Methodologies for data collection and handling
• Institutional arrangements to meet policy priorities
• A recommended roadmap to policy-relevant data collection
• Conclusions and next steps
• Appendix A: RAND data team meetings
• Appendix B: Kurdistan regional government websites summary
• Appendix C: Log of available documents
• Appendix D: References used to inform the data spreadsheets for the priority policy areas
• Appendix E: Data-related information and communications technology and physical infrastructure to meet policy needs
• Appendix F: Comments on proposed organizational charts for the Kurdistan regional statistics office.

Author/Creator:

Berry, Sandra H., 1949- , author

Contributors:

Burger, Nicholas E. , author

Dogo, Harun , author

Kumar, Krishna B. , author

Malchiodi, Alessandro , author

Martini, Jeffrey , author

Mengistu, Tewodaj , author

Shatz, Howard J. , author

Smith, Alexandria C. , author

Usanov, Artur , author

Yoong, Joanne K. , author

Labor and Population Program

Rand Corporation , issuing body, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Designing a system for collecting policy-relevant data for the Kurdistan Region--Iraq [by Berry, S.H.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Designing a system for collecting policy-relevant data for the kurdistan ... ([S.l.] : Nielsen Bookdata, 2014 — ISBN 0833085905; OCLC Number 878502525)

Subjects:

Statistics — Iraq — Kurdistān — Methodology

Kurdistān (Iraq) — Statistical services

Kurdistān (Iraq) — Statistics — Government policy

Statistics — Methodology

Statistics

Statistical services

Statistics — Government policy

Iraq — Kurdistān

General Notes:

"Data Source Database & Data Indicators Spreadsheets" available on CD-ROM in back pocket.
"Kurdistan Regional Government."
"Ministry of Planning."
"RAND Labor and Population."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-107).
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 107 pages) : illustrations

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

HA37.I722 B477 2014eb

ISBNs:

9780833086464 (electronic bk.)
0833086464 (electronic bk.)
0833085905 [Invalid]
9780833085900 [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

Standard Technical Report Number: RAND/MG-1184-1-KRG

OCLC Numbers:

885523389