The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report
Modernizing the National Statistical System in Tajikistan (P173977)
Modernizing the National Statistical System in Tajikistan (P173977)
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Tajikistan | Poverty and Equity Global Practice |
IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 20-Dec-2023 | ISR58515 |
Implementing Agencies: Agency for Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan
Key Dates
Key Project Dates
Bank Approval Date: 28-May-2021 Effectiveness Date: 18-Nov-2021
Planned Mid Term Review Date: 29-Mar-2024 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 27-Oct-2023
Original Closing Date: 30-Nov-2026 Revised Closing Date: 30-Nov-2026
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Project Development Objectives
Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document)
The PDO is to enable the Agency for Statistics to modernize statistical production, dissemination, and improve user engagement.
Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective?
No
Components Table
Name
Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of AS and Improving ICT Infrastructure:(Cost $4.16 M)
Enhancing the system of statistical production, dissemination and data use:(Cost $5.34 M)
Project Management:(Cost $0.50 M)
Overall Ratings
Name Previous Rating Current Rating
Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory
Overall Risk Rating Low Moderate
Implementation Status and Key Decisions
The Mid-Term Review (MTR) mission assessed the implementation of the Project activities and results achieved within the Project period from
November 2021 to mid-October 2023 in terms of the main evaluation criteria, namely: a) relevance and rationale of the project; b) quality of design;
c) efficiency; d) effectiveness; e) project management; f) Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E); g) sustainability and overall risks.
The evaluation was done based on: (i) desk review of relevant project documentation, including progress reports of the Project Implementation
Group (PIG), Twinning Partnership (TP) consulting firm’s reports, as well as the World Bank’s mission reports; (ii) meetings with the National Bank
of Tajikistan and Ministry of Finance as key statistical data providers and users; (iii) meetings with Khatlon Province Statistical Regional
Department, local sub-national governments (Jamoats) in Bokhtar and Kushoniyon rayons, arranged during the field mission to Khatlon Province;
(iv) on-line Zoom meeting with Asian Development Bank experts as one of the key donor partners providing support to Agency on Statistics (AS) in
strengthening its institutional capacity; (v) meetings with TP experts, «Spitamen IT», “Gustarish”, and “FG-Group” companies; (v) direct on-site
observations of some project activities during the field visit.
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The project’s progress towards achieving the project development objective (PDO) as well as its implementation progress are assessed to be
Moderately Satisfactory due to slow progress on two independent PDO-level indicators and slower-than-expected progress with some of the
activities. The MTR found that overall progress made towards Intermediate Results is good and the targets for all indicators under the Project
Outputs have a high likelihood of being achieved by Project end. However, the Bank task team has concerns over the achievement of the PDO,
particularly the two PDO-level indicators of (i) Statistical Performance Index and (ii) Open Data Inventory Index.
Risks
Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool
Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating
Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate
Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Moderate
Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low
Technical Design of Project or Program Low Low Low
Institutional Capacity for Implementation and
Moderate Moderate Moderate
Sustainability
Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate
Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate
Stakeholders Low Low Low
Other Moderate -- --
Overall Moderate Low Moderate
Results
PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes
To enable AS to modernize statistical production, dissemination, and improve user engagement
IN01360977
►Statistical Performance Index (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 55.76 55.76 55.76 70.00
Date 31-Dec-2021 31-Mar-2023 27-Oct-2023 30-Nov-2026
The Statistical Performance Index (SPI) overall score is a composite score measuring country
performance across five pillars: data use, data services, data products, data sources, and data
Comments: infrastructure. The new Statistical Performance Indicators (SPI) replaces the Statistical Capacity Index
(SCI), which the World Bank has regularly published since 2004. Although the goals are the same, to offer
a better tool to measure the statistical systems of countries, the new SPI framework has expanded into
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new areas including in the areas of data use, administrative data, geospatial data, data services, and data
infrastructure. The SPI provides a framework that can help countries measure where they stand in several
dimensions and offers an ambitious measurement agenda for the international community.
IN01360978
►Open Data Inventory Index (ODIN) (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 41.00 42.00 42.00 60.00
Date 01-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2023 27-Oct-2023 31-Dec-2024
The Open Data Inventory (ODIN) measures how complete a country’s statistical offerings are and whether
their data meet international standards of openness. Data assessed in ODIN must be official country data
that are published on the national statistics office’s (NSO) website or any other official country website that
is linked from the NSO website. Coverage scores are based on the availability of key indicators and
Comments:
appropriate disaggregations over time and for geographic subdivisions. Openness scores are based on
whether data can be downloaded in machine-readable and non-proprietary formats, are accompanied by
metadata and whether download options exist such as bulk download and user-selection or APIs, and
have an open terms of use or data license.
IN01360979
►Results of the web-based semi-annual user satisfaction surveys have been (i) publicly disseminated and (ii) discussed at the Inter-Agency
Statistical Council's semi-annual consultations (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Increase by at least
Value 51.7% 68% 72% 20% over the baseline
value
Date 31-Dec-2021 31-Mar-2023 27-Oct-2023 31-Dec-2025
This indicator measures citizen engagement and ensures that a two-way channel of feedback and
Comments:
response is established through publication and council action.
Intermediate Results Indicators by Components
Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of AS and Improving ICT Infrastructure
IN01360980
►Update of the Law on State Statistics, introduction of new Institutional Set-up and improved HR management system (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
The first draft of the Law
The draft Law remains
of the Republic of
to be adjusted in line
Tajikistan "On Updated Law on State
with the UNECE
Amendments and Statistics is passed by
Generic Law on
Additions to the Law of the Parliament, new
Official Statistics for
Outdated Law on State the Republic of Tajikistan Institutional Set-up is
countries of Eastern
Statistics, Institutional "On State Statistics" was approved by the
Europe, Caucasus and
Set-up, outdated and prepared by the Twinning President’s decree,
Value Central Asia. The MTR
inefficient HR Partner. modern HRMIS
mission revealed that
management and HR By order of the AS, a system is introduced,
the Draft Law has not
policies working group was training and retraining
addressed some
created, the law was plans are developed
important
considered, the and being
recommendations
preliminary version was implemented
provided by UNSD.
sent for consultation with
UNSD.
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The activities on
streamlining of the
organizational
structure of the AS
have not yet started.
A new HRMIS system,
which has elements of
filing staff records and
time-recording to
manage staff’s work-
related tasks, was
developed and
introduced on a pilot
basis and was
installed only in the
Central Office. The
software has been
developed without
considering changes
envisaged further in
the AS organizational
structure. Trainings of
managers and a
training plan is
needed.
Date 01-Jan-2021 31-Mar-2023 27-Oct-2023 29-Dec-2023
This indicator will help monitor progress on the approval of an Updated Statistics Law by the Parliament,
Comments: Endorsement of a new Institutional Set-up and introduction of an improved HR management system
IN01360983
►Shifting from paper-based household books to electronic ones in all jamoats (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
100% of rural jamoats
are using a web-based
system digital entry
system that was
All jamoats use electronic developed by TajStat
household books, 100% that provides
All jamoats use
of information on the electronic collection of
electronic household
population is entered into household-book data
books. The national
electronic household for rural settlements.
31 jamoats (7.2% of all) and regional
books. Collected data is
Value use electronic household databases are created
The national and regional directly stored on
books automatically upon
databases are created servers at the AS HQ,
data entry at the AS
automatically upon data as it gets entered at
server at 70% of
entry at the AS server at the rayon and
jamoats.
100% of jamoats. administrative levels
below. Percent of
Jamoats use e-
collection is
unavailable.
Date 18-Feb-2021 31-Mar-2023 27-Oct-2023 31-Dec-2025
This indicator will help monitor progress on the transition from paper-based household books to electronic
Comments:
ones in all jamoats (sub-district level of the government) of the country
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IN01360985
►Increased traffic and data usage/download from AS official website (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Terms of reference were
prepared for the
development of new
software tools for the
website/portal and for
data visualization,
including GIS, including
the relationship of the
site/portal with electronic
reporting and its
implementation,
contributing to the
creation of a foundation
for an integrated
A new website
connection to a single Increased the number
AS website having platform was created,
system of ministries and of downloads by 50%.
minimal features for: and its architecture
departments . At least 5 government
‘Open Data’ access; data was designed. The
Value agencies uploaded
download; and filling in the content of
The merger of the administrative and
underlying data the pages of a website
databases of the other datasets to the
warehouse has not yet started.
ministries on the AS AS servers
servers will be after the
implementation of the
data processing center.
At present, the terms of
reference "Designing a
network infrastructure for
data processing, storage,
security, etc. in
modernized data
processing and backup
centers" have been
prepared.
Date 01-Jan-2021 31-Mar-2023 27-Oct-2023 28-Jun-2024
This indicator will help monitor the extent to which the AS website has improved and become user-friendly
Comments: and allows for easy accessing of data at various data-bases on the AS website. Specifically, the indicator
will measure the volume of downloads as well as uploads of data to AS servers.
IN01360987
►Gender disparity in staff count by gender at AS: top level female managers at the oblast and rayon level (Percentage) (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Currently, 41.1 percent of The share of female in
Currently 37.4 % of AS
AS employees are total AS staff (incl. At least 10 percentage
staff are female and
Value women, and 26.8 percent MCC) slightly point increase from the
25.6% of management
of management staff are increased to 41.7% by baseline
staff are female
women (civil servants). October’2023.
Date 05-Apr-2021 31-Mar-2023 27-Oct-2023 30-Sep-2026
Comments: This indicator will measure the number of female managers at regional and district offices of AS
IN01360989
►Data managed by AS has sufficient data privacy and security (physical and electronic) measures (Text, Custom)
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Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
The hardware and
software purchased for
the Data Centers
(including LAN &
WAN), has safeguards
in the form of firewalls
and other malicious
intrusion detection
appliances that
prevent intrusion,
cyber-attacks and
thereby may cause
unauthorized access
A company report was
to the network and the
received on the work AS has HW and SW
data. These measures
done on the issue of for secure storage and
would also protect the
"Designing and subsequent archiving
network from ‘denial of
implementing a network of surveys. Data
Limited capacity to service’ type of cyber-
infrastructure for data having sensitive
Value provide protection of attacks that can cripple
processing, storage, personal and private
primary data and bring down the
security, etc. in data – both individuals
network and the
modernized data and enterprises, are
databases for
processing and backup programmatically
extended periods. As
centers." Work in this anonymized
secure transmission of
direction is ongoing
data is concerned,
either while collecting
jamoat household
books data, or while
using e-Reporting for
collecting data, or
while getting data from
MDAs, the VPN
(Virtual Private
Network) software in
place provides a
secure channel for
data in transit.
Date 23-Feb-2021 31-Mar-2023 27-Oct-2023 28-Jun-2024
Comments: This indicator will measure data privacy and security measures maintained by AS.
Enhancing the system of statistical production, dissemination and data use
IN01360981
►Compilation and dissemination of national accounts using the concepts and definitions of 2008 SNA standard (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
The SNA expert will An action plan has
The general
conduct an on-the-job been drawn up for the
framework, concepts
National accounts training from 17 to 21 SNA 2008 transition
and definitions follows
compilation is in April 2023. Training project. Twinning
2008 SNA standards
transition from using program and list of partner provided
with Economic
Value 1993 SNA to 2008 SNA participants agreed. recommendations to
statistics being
with Economic statistics A company has been improve current
compiled in discrete
being compiled in hired to calculate gross methodologies and
periods and SNA
cumulative periods fixed capital formation comply with the 2008
meeting at least level 4
under the 2008 SNA and SNA standards, to
of SNA 2008 standard
preparations are improve the quality of
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underway to conduct a annual SNA
survey on the stock and calculations, and
movement of fixed assets prepare the input-
in the private sector and output table.
tourism.
Date 15-Feb-2021 31-Mar-2023 27-Oct-2023 31-Dec-2025
Comments: This indicator will help measure progress towards full transition to 2008 SNA standards
IN01360984
►Submission of regular mandatory reports by external entities electronically (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
64 reporting forms, 1
form for dehkan farmers,
12 HBS modules and 22
reporting forms,
administrative statistics
or 34%, adopted
electronically (by the end
of 2022).
An IT software
35 reporting forms, 1 Testing is being carried consulting firm has
form for dekhkan farmers out to switch to an prepared 157 reporting 80 % of mandatory
and 12 modules of HBS electronic format for forms (including reports are submitted
Value
or 20,2% admitted obtaining information on instructions for via an e-reporting
electronically (at the end population migration and completion) out of the system
of 2020) vital statistics - civil 223 forms (including
status (births, deaths, management reports).
marriages and divorces.
For a full transition to
electronic reporting, a
tender was held and an
assessment is underway
for hiring a company
Date 31-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2023 27-Oct-2023 31-Dec-2024
Comments: This indicator will measure the share of reports submitted electronically
IN01360986
►Number of anonymized survey micro-datasets available online (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
0 – number of survey
micro-datasets available
online. Additionally, No progress under this
Number of survey
preparations have begun indicator has been
0 – number of survey micro-datasets
for surveys on persons observed and no
Value micro-datasets available available online is
with disabilities, tourism survey micro-data are
online increased by 50% from
and fixed assets. After available online
baseline value
completion of surveys will through AS website.
be included in the NADA
system.
Date 21-Feb-2022 31-Mar-2023 27-Oct-2023 28-Aug-2026
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Comments: This indicator will measure progress on availability of micro-datasets from household and firm surveys.
IN01360988
►Number of UNSD Minimum List gender indicators available using data collected within the past 5 years (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
While AS reports that
the number of gender
indicators has
increased from 23 in
47 indicators are 2021 to 47 in 2023, the
available, taking into MTR was not able to
At least 50%
account the surveys verify this number,
Value 23.00 improvement over the
(78%). However, these since AS website is
baseline value
are not readily available largely missing this
on the AS website. information. It is
important that this
information becomes
available online for all
users.
Date 12-Feb-2021 31-Mar-2023 27-Oct-2023 31-Dec-2024
The indicator will measure the volume of gender indicators available that meet the UNSD minimum list of
Comments:
gender indicators
Project Management
IN01360982
►Efficient internal and external stakeholder communication and coordination regarding the project is maintained (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 6.00 7.00 10.00
Date 01-Jan-2021 31-Mar-2023 27-Oct-2023 31-Dec-2024
This indicator will measure the cumulative number of stakeholder meetings/workshops held on this
project.
The project had its official launch in December 2021, where governmental and non-governmental
stakeholders were invited for project presentation. To enhance coordination among development partners
and the AS, a working group on data and statistics was established under the umbrella of the
Development Coordination Council (DCC). This approach was intended to ensure sufficient awareness of
Comments: the project among development partners, contributing to the sustainability of results.
In the context of user-engagement, AS has established a modern ‘Call Center’ to provide end-users a
single point of contact to answer their AS’ data-related questions. The software for the Call Center and the
underlying IP (Internet Protocol) Telephony infrastructure was installed at AS. It is important that the Call
Center functions effectively and that IP telephony usage benefits are conveyed to the staff so staff uses it
more actively. Call Center could also be programmed to design and implement phone-based surveys.
Performance-Based Conditions
Data on Financial Performance
Disbursements (by loan)
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Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed
P173977 IDA-D8360 Effective USD 10.00 10.00 0.00 5.89 3.37 64%
Key Dates (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date
P173977 IDA-D8360 Effective 28-May-2021 25-Jun-2021 18-Nov-2021 30-Nov-2026 30-Nov-2026
Cumulative Disbursements
Restructuring History
There has been no restructuring to date.
Related Project(s)
There are no related projects.
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