EU/PAT II, 2020-2022 - National Statistics EU/PAT II, 2020-2022 - National Statistics Sida jointly with the EU, under a delegated support, contributes to the strengthening of the capacity of the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) in Cambodia through the "Cooperation Project between the National Institute of Statistics in Cambodia and Statistics Sweden" in Cambodia during the period 2020-2022. 

The intervention aims at improving the quality of statistical production in Cambodia as well as the utilization of statistics by 1) improving the quality and utilization of National Accounts; 2) improve the statistical capacity within NIS as well as the National Statistical System; 3) ensure a stable ICT infrastructure and ICT systems for managing, producing and disseminating data and Statistics; 4) improve the dissemination of key Statistics in a user-friendly way; and 5) strengthen internal coordination within NIS as well as the wider coordination mechanisms for coordination within the National Statistical System.

The project is part of the second phase of the Sida/EU financed PAT Programme (Partnership for Accountability and Transparency, PAT II, GD decision 2019-003682) contributing to its overall goal "Strengthened demand for and supply of public transparency and accountability through institutional capacity development".

The intervention’s total budget financed by Sida/EU is SEK 15 600 000. Sida tillsammans med EU (genom delegering till Sida) finansierar ett kapacitetsstöd till den kambodjanska statistikbyrån, National Institute of Statistics, (NIS), för att med hjälp av svenska statistiska centralbyrån SCB, genomföra "Cooperation Project between the National Institute of Statistics in Cambodia and Statistics Sweden" i Kambodja under perioden 2020-2022.

Insatsen syftar till att förbättra kvaliteten på statistisk produktion i Kambodja såväl som användningen av denna statistik genom att 1) ??förbättra kvaliteten och användningen av national räkenskaperna. 2) förbättra den statistiska kapaciteten inom NIS såväl som det nationella statistiska systemet; 3) säkerställa en stabil ICT-infrastruktur och ICT-system för att hantera, producera och sprida data och statistik; 4) göra presentationen av statistik mer användarvänlig och; 5) stärka samordningen inom NIS och inom nationella statistiska systemet.

Insatsen är en del av den andra fasen av en större finansiering från Sida/EU (Partnership for Accountability and Transparency, PAT II, GD-beslut 2019-003682) som har som delmål att stärka efterfrågan på och tillgången till ansvarsutkrävande i den offentliga sektorn genom institutionell kapacitetsutveckling.

Insatsens totala budget finansierad av Sida/EU är SEK 15 600 000. The intervention forms one part of the Partnership for Accountability and Transparency (PAT) II programme. The PAT programme aims to complement EU's sector budget support to the PFM reform with the objective to facilitate "an enabling environment for the PFM reform by strengthened demand for and supply of public transparency and accountability through institutional capacity development". 
The overall objective for the intervention in the area of statistics is “that reliable and transparent statistical information is available for use in decision-making and for accountability”.
NIS and Statistics Sweden will collaborate in four different areas.
The expected outcomes per component are:
Component 1: National Accounts
- Improved quality and usage of National Accounts.
- New socioeconomic data available for use in national accounts and other analysis (including SDGs).
Component 2: Statistical methods
- Statistical capacity improved within NIS and the national statistical system.
Component 3: Communication and ICT
- NIS has a stable ICT infrastructure and ICT systems for managing data, producing data and disseminating statistics.
- NIS is able to disseminate key statistics in a user-friendly way. Increased statistical literacy among key users.
Component 4: Management and Organisational Structure
- Strengthened internal coordination within NIS.
- Strengthened mechanisms for coordination within the national statistical system.