Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LAOSTAT-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (P129825) LAOSTAT-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (P129825) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2013 | Seq No: 8 | ARCHIVED on 25-Jan-2018 | ISR29428 | Implementing Agencies: Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB), Lao People's Democratic Republic Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:07-May-2013 Effectiveness Date:05-Jul-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date:-- Actual Mid-Term Review Date:-- Original Closing Date:30-Jun-2017 Revised Closing Date:28-Feb-2018 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) 10. The objective of the Project is to improve the capacity of the Recipient’s national statistical system to produce and disseminate reliable and timely macroeconomic and poverty statistics in accordance with international standards and in response to user needs. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name 1. Strengthening Macroeconomic and Poverty Data Development and Management:(Cost $3.13 M) 2. Improving Policies and Strengthening Implementation Capacity:(Cost $1.16 M) 3. Improving Data Sharing and Access:(Cost $2.68 M) 4. Supporting LAOSTAT Project Management:(Cost $0.80 M) Unallocated Budget:(Cost $0.23 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Substantial  Substantial 1/25/2018 Page 1 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LAOSTAT-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (P129825) Implementation Status and Key Decisions The LAOSTAT project is coming close to its completion. The project has three main components of which first two are completed and the third component has made good progress and is expected to be completed by end-January 2018. The project has three main components of which first two are completed and the third component is near completion. Key development outcomes contributing to achieving the PDO of the project include (i) the development of macroeconomic framework, (ii) improved country statistical scores (quality, timeliness, access, etc.), and (iii) increased user satisfaction. Results monitoring and evaluation for mid-term indicators is largely based on (i) country statistical scores - a capacity assessment of national statistical system (with regard to data quality, timeliness, access, etc.) which is conducted by WB on annual basis, (ii) user surveys (the baseline survey in Laos was conducted in early 2014 and the second one in late 2017). 1/25/2018 Page 2 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LAOSTAT-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (P129825) 1/25/2018 Page 3 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LAOSTAT-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (P129825) 1/25/2018 Page 4 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LAOSTAT-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (P129825) 1/25/2018 Page 5 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LAOSTAT-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (P129825) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Low  Low Macroeconomic  --  Low  Low Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Moderate  Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Moderate  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Substantial  Substantial Fiduciary  --  Substantial  Moderate Environment and Social  --  Low  Low Stakeholders  --  Moderate  Moderate Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Substantial  Substantial 1/25/2018 Page 6 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LAOSTAT-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (P129825) Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  User satisfaction with macroeconomic and poverty statistical products and services of the NSS (disaggregated by LBS and SMAs) improved. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 49.00 -- -- 78.40 Date 28-Mar-2014 -- -- 30-Jun-2017 PHINDPDOTBL  Macroeconomic and poverty related statistical capacity score improved and disaggregated by: (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 61.00 65.00 65.00 75.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Jun-2017 22-Jun-2017 28-Feb-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  (a) Methodology (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 50.00 50.00 65.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Jun-2017 22-Jun-2017 28-Feb-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  (b) Source Data (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 60.00 60.00 65.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Jun-2017 22-Jun-2017 28-Feb-2018 1/25/2018 Page 7 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LAOSTAT-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (P129825) PHINDPDOTBL  (c) Periodicity & timeliness: (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 74.00 83.00 83.00 85.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Jun-2017 22-Jun-2017 28-Feb-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  A comprehensive macroeconomic framework is developed and used within the GOL for policy making and planning process. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The macroeconomic The macroeconomic The framework framework was framework was is produced Value None is available developed and is being developed and is being and used by used by the GOL. used by the GOL. GOL Date 31-Dec-2012 22-Jun-2017 20-Dec-2017 28-Feb-2018 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Macroeconomic statistics (especially GDP and prices) are produced in line with internationally accepted standards. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Completed. Quality Completed. Quality Improved Value Poor qualiy improved. improved. quality Date 28-Dec-2012 22-Jun-2017 27-Oct-2017 28-Feb-2018 1/25/2018 Page 8 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LAOSTAT-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (P129825) PHINDIRITBL  Social and demographic statistics (particularly household and poverty data including sex-disaggregated data) are produced in line with internationally accepted standards. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Completed. Quality Completed. Quality Improved Value Poor qualiy improved. improved. quality Date 28-Dec-2012 22-Jun-2017 22-Jun-2017 28-Feb-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Internationally accepted standards, classifications and methodologies in macroeconomic and poverty related data collection, compilation, and validation are in place. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Improved Completed. new Completed. new Poor standards and standards and Value standards and standards and methodologies methodologies methodology are used. methodology are used. used Date 28-Dec-2012 22-Jun-2017 22-Jun-2017 28-Feb-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Interagency coordination mechanism (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Completed. The Completed. The interagency coordination interagency is periodically carried out coordination is and continues through Well periodically carried out Value Not clearly defined the established established and and continues through coordination functional the established mechanisms and coordination implementation of the mechanisms. amended Statistics Law. Date 28-Dec-2012 22-Jun-2017 10-Nov-2017 28-Feb-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Human resource management strategy is in place and LBS and SMA staff trained and maintained their skills. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The HR strategy was The HR strategy was approved by LSB. The approved by LSB. The institutional capacity HR strategy institutional capacity No HR strategy and plan is finalized and training Value plan (ICP) is finalized training program is in place recently and is program is in and formally approved expected to be formally place. by LSB by end-Nov approved by LSB by 2017. end-June 2017. 1/25/2018 Page 9 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LAOSTAT-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (P129825) Date 28-Dec-2012 22-Jun-2017 30-Nov-2017 28-Feb-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Data user-producer dialog established and functional (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Annual data user- producer forum is Data user-producer organized regularly. Last forum is organized forum was conducted in Regular The dialog is random and Value annually. This year is June 2017. The dialogue dialogue in infrequent planned for end-June continued during the place 2017. event of International Statistics Day in Oct- 2017. Date 28-Dec-2012 22-Jun-2017 20-Dec-2017 28-Feb-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Dissemination strategy is developed and implementation plan is prepared. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The dissemination The dissemination strategy and strategy and Dissemination Value No strategy. dissemination plan dissemination plan were strategy in were prepared and prepared and approved place approved by LSB. by LSB. Date 28-Dec-2012 22-Jun-2017 20-Dec-2017 28-Feb-2018 PHINDIRITBL  IT plan for LBS and SMAs is developed and implemented. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The ICT strategy and The ICT strategy and action plan were action plans were completed. completed. Implementation at center Good plans in Value No plan Implementation is (LSB) and two pilot place and ongoing and is provinces is near implemented expected to be finished completion and is by end-2017. expected to be fully finished before the end 1/25/2018 Page 10 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LAOSTAT-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (P129825) of the project. Date 28-Dec-2012 22-Jun-2017 20-Dec-2017 28-Feb-2018 PHINDIRITBL  LSB web portal improved with increased number of data available. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target LSB web portal improved with more data Ongoing (with support available. However, it Needs significant The web portal Value from the twinning, WB should be upgraded improvement improved and other donors). further or redesigned in future to maximize the efficiency. Date 28-Dec-2012 22-Jun-2017 20-Dec-2017 28-Feb-2018 PHINDIRITBL  IT staff trained and retained their skills. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target IT skills of LSB staff was strengthened. Many IT training workshops on data software (CAPI/STATA/SPSS) Ongoing (several IT and IT system training workshops on awareness were data software conducted in the past (CAPI/STATA/SPSS) several months. A few Skills learned Value Limited skills were conducted during more IT system training and applied the last six months. will be conducted by the More IT system training project during Jan-Feb will be conducted 2018. More IT capacity during Sep-Dec 2017. building for LSB and provincial statistic offices are needed in future as many new IT staff will be recruited. Date 28-Dec-2012 22-Jun-2017 20-Dec-2017 28-Feb-2018 Overall Comments 1/25/2018 Page 11 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LAOSTAT-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (P129825) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P129825 TF-14613 Effective USD 8.00 8.00 0.00 7.21 0.79 90% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P129825 TF-14613 Effective 17-May-2013 17-May-2013 05-Jul-2013 30-Jun-2017 28-Feb-2018 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 06-Jun-2017 1/25/2018 Page 12 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LAOSTAT-STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (P129825) Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 1/25/2018 Page 13 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy