Designing a system for collecting policy-relevant data for the Kurdistan Region--Iraq /

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Author / Creator:	Berry, Sandra H., 1949- author.
Imprint:	Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2014] ©2014
Description:	1 online resource (xxiv, 107 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Statistics -- Iraq -- Kurdistān -- Methodology. Statistical services. Statistics -- Government policy. Statistics -- Methodology. Statistics Iraq Kurdista⁺ѕn Methodology. Kurdistān (Iraq) -- Statistical services. Kurdistān (Iraq) -- Statistics -- Government policy. Iraq -- Kurdistān. Kurdista⁺ѕn (Iraq) Statistical services. Kurdista⁺ѕn (Iraq) Statistics Government policy. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11397374

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Other authors / 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.
ISBN:	9780833086464 0833086464 0833085905 9780833085900
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). Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Designing a system for collecting policy-relevant data for the kurdistan ... [S.l.] : Nielsen Bookdata, 2014 0833085905

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.

Designing a system for collecting policy-relevant data for the Kurdistan Region--Iraq /

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