Providing information to government stakeholders whether financial resources are reaching service delivery units at community level (outcome 1). The Australian Bureau of Statistics GfD proposes that the government will have a fiscal framework that Upper limit of $2 million USD supports sustainable government finances, economic growth and meets over four years through an Capabilities as a national statistics office, the ABS – social needs. This involves increasing the capacity of domestic Australian Government has the expertise and institutional backing to stakeholders to produce quality analysis for a fiscal framework and Record of Understanding. produce quality statistical products. Through its working with domestic stakeholders, including the NDE, to carry this The design process is international program, it has experience in analysis in a persuasive way to key decision-makers and influential underway and is intended to supporting country statistics offices in the Pacific stakeholders for use in key decisions about: be concluded by 2013. and Indonesia. The government’s management of the economy through Relevant relationships and understanding the ABS – debt, revenues, tax, monetary policy. has been working with the National Statistics Office in Timor-Leste (NDE) since 2010. It has relationships The government’s decisions about spending (budget and at the most senior level and at the working level. infrastructure fund). Mandate ABS will assist the NDE in statistical Budget allocations using analysis about different social – leadership development and management support, needs and the most efficient and effective ways for spending including its independence and influence. ABS will to meet those needs. also assist the NDE to improve its the methods and Major capital expenditure using persuasive analysis about statistical business processes that are used to sustainable economic development and social needs. collect, compile and disseminate statistics. The ABS will: assist the NDE to produce quality and timely statistical products needed for a fiscal framework, including a Consumer Price Index and National Accounts, and statistics
Providing information to government stakeholders whether financial resources are reaching service delivery units at community level (outcome 1). The Australian Bureau of Statistics Capabilities – as a national statistics office, the ABS has the expertise and institutional backing to produce quality statistical products. Through its international program, it has experience in supporting country statistics offices in the Pacific and Indonesia. Relevant relationships and understanding – the ABS has been working with the National Statistics Office in Timor-Leste (NDE) since 2010. It has relationships at the most senior level and at the working level. Mandate – ABS will assist the NDE in statistical leadership development and management support, including its independence and influence. ABS will also assist the NDE to improve its the methods and statistical business processes that are used to collect, compile and disseminate statistics. GfD proposes that the government will have a fiscal framework that supports sustainable government finances, economic growth and meets social needs. This involves increasing the capacity of domestic stakeholders to produce quality analysis for a fiscal framework and working with domestic stakeholders, including the NDE, to carry this analysis in a persuasive way to key decision-makers and influential stakeholders for use in key decisions about: The government’s management of the economy through debt, revenues, tax, monetary policy. The government’s decisions about spending (budget and infrastructure fund). Budget allocations using analysis about different social needs and the most efficient and effective ways for spending to meet those needs. Major capital expenditure using persuasive analysis about sustainable economic development and social needs. The ABS will: assist the NDE to produce quality and timely statistical products needed for a fiscal framework, including a Consumer Price Index and National Accounts, and statistics Upper limit of $2 million USD over four years through an Australian Government Record of Understanding. The design process is underway and is intended to be concluded by 2013.