Post-2015 Data Test: Unpacking the Post-2015 Data Revolution at the Country Level. Initial Findings: Peru GRADE

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1 Post-2015 Data Test: Unpacking the Post-2015 Data Revolution at the Country Level Initial Findings: Peru GRADE

2 Overview In Peru, the discussion on post-2015 is on the agenda of the central government. One of the advantages that different stakeholders indicate, nowadays, is the availability of data for measuring different social and economic indicators. The shift in data availability was identified as a key piece for the new post indicators since it can enhance the monitoring and accountability of the new development goals. Finally, representatives from the central government indicate that in order to monitor all indicators consistently, they will have to be made targets of public policy. This is to ensure different government offices embrace and work to achieve the targets imposed by each indicator.

3 Unpacking Data Availability and Quality at the Country Level (i) In terms of data availability, poverty, labor and education indicators were not a problem to gather since Peru has National Household Surveys that are collected every year with relevant information. The National Institute for Statistics and Informatics makes available technical documentation about data collection and data quality that ensures the transparency and validity of the data collected. However, for a set of indicators, public datasets were not available. Therefore it was not possible to have a baseline value. For some of these indicators, the data could be available at central government offices but requires additional data elaboration (e.g.: average bandwidth speed). For others the data is not collected in our country (e.g.: share of large tax unit taxpayers).

4 Unpacking Data Availability and Quality at the Country Level (ii) In regards to the level of disaggregation for the different indicators, most of them could be disaggregated by place of residence (urban and rural) or region (political organization) giving us some idea about the possible differences across subpopulations within the country. It is necessary to improve national datasets, in order to be able to report these indicators by different minorities groups within the country such as Afro-Peruvian populations among others.

5 Post-2015 Priorities: Comparing the National and the Global The Peruvian government embrace the priorities identified by the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development. However, there are four main priorities being pushed by the central government: achieve gender equality in different spheres, climate change for sustainable development, financial inclusion as a tool for social inclusion, and industry technical innovation for diversify production. In order to achieve some of these priorities, it is required a compromise from our country to have data on these indicators as well as to systematize existing data from each social and economic sector.

6 Policy implications and recommendations It is necessary that the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics in Peru works together with the different statistical offices of the different ministries in Peru. Having a centralized office could enhance the information systems in Peru. It is necessary to include new questions in the National Household Surveys, in order to be able to measure the new development indicators proposed by the country studies. Therefore, working with National Statistics office to achieve this goal will be necessary. It is necessary to develop a monitoring system of indicators for the new post development indicators in order to ensure their accomplishment. Agreement from all political parties on Peru s country priorities for this new round of international development goals will be needed to ensure their realization over the next 15 years.