Other Development Cooperation
Polish official statistics implement development cooperation projects financed from external sources. These projects strengthen the quality and comparability of data in partner countries. They help unlock the full potential of statistical information. Technological and scientific progress supports the monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while high-quality, sufficiently detailed data facilitate evidence-based decision-making, increase institutional transparency and accountability, and contribute to building public trust and deepening international cooperation.
Moldova – ParStat Project (2019–2022)
In 2019, continuing its support for Eastern Partnership countries, Statistics Poland participated in the implementation of the project “Technical Assistance to Support the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova” (ParStat), financed with EU funds. The project was coordinated by the Italian Geographical Society (Società Geografica Italiana), in cooperation with Statistics Poland, Statistics Denmark, and the Italian statistical office (ISTAT). It began on 8 July 2019 and lasted three years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical conditions, most activities were successfully carried out remotely.
Scope of engagement of Polish experts
- Communication – with the support of Statistics Poland, the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova (NBS) conducted its first online user-satisfaction survey and announced subsequent independent editions.
- International cooperation – Statistics Poland experts shared knowledge and experience on establishing a specialised unit responsible for international relations.
- Human resources – Statistics Poland supported NBS in the development of a new HR policy and recommendations for human-resource management.
Selected results of the project
- Proposals were developed for regulations expanding the number of entities reporting administrative statistical data.
- Selected questionnaires were aligned with EU standards (including business surveys, ICT usage in enterprises, labour force surveys).
- A new master (reference) sample for household surveys was designed, and work was conducted on the non-observed economy.
- Recommendations for measuring inflation using the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) were prepared.
- IT applications were developed for computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI), as well as Geographical Information System-based tools for collecting data on buildings, households, and addresses to support preparations for the next population and housing census.
- The NBS website was modernised, introducing new functionalities and tools for data dissemination and user communication.
An important horizontal outcome of the project was strengthened cooperation between NBS and EU institutions, progress in harmonising the Moldovan statistical system with EU standards, and increased staff competencies.
Africa – PAS II / SOCSTAF (2022–2025)
A new direction in the activities of Statistics Poland is cooperation with African countries. Since 2022, Statistics Poland has participated in a project implemented under the European Neighbourhood Policy – South and the EU Pan-African Statistics Program II (PAS II), within the SOCSTAF component, which supports the development of social statistics in national statistical offices. The project, scheduled for 2022–2025 and funded by the European Union, was led by an international consortium composed of Denmark (coordinator), Finland, France, Spain, and Poland. Its goal is to strengthen the African Statistical System and ensure that high-quality statistical data are used in decision-making and monitoring social progress across Africa.
Scope of engagement of Polish experts
The involvement of Statistics Poland experts focuses on sharing knowledge and experience related to conducting population and housing censuses. The aim is to raise awareness of the potential of fully leveraging census-derived data. As part of the project, Polish specialists conducted workshops covering the main stages of the census process:
- Census preparation – planning and organisational activities,
- Census implementation – effective methods for conducting the census with the highest possible response rate,
- Post-census activities – approaches to communicating and promoting census results.
Moreover, two Polish experts served as mentors during the project’s Hackathon. Teams from Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire—winners of the event—received a study visit to Paris. The aim of the Hackathon was to promote teamwork in the implementation of data-science methods (alternative data sources).
Learn more:
- The European Union project “Technical Assistance to Support the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova”
- Conference summarising the three-year project supporting the alignment of Moldovan statistics with global and European standards
- National Bureau of Statistics is hosting the high-level international workshop on “Modern official statistics in the European Union accession context”
- The EU and the Southern Neighbourhood: more than crisis-management – European Movement
- First newsletter concerning Pan-African Statistics Programme II (PAS II)
- Second newsletter concerning Pan-African Statistics Programme II (PAS II)
- Africa – International cooperation – Eurostat
- European neighbourhood policy – International cooperation – Eurostat
- PAS II supports official quality statistics in Africa