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The French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (ministère de l'Economie, des finances et de l'industrie)) ) collects, produces, analyses and disseminates information on the French economy and French society. Through technical assistance programmes it is involved in statistical capacity-building in emerging and developing countries, thus helping to improve the governance of partner countries.  More information

Broad outlines of statistical cooperation

To make its technical cooperation more effective, INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (ministère de l'Economie, des finances et de l'industrie)) has decided to place its geographical focus both on countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy (especially those in the Balkans and the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean) and on French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa with support for the Economic and Statistical Observatory for sub-Saharan Africa (AFRISTAT (Observatoire économique et statistique d'Afrique subsaharienne) ) and African statistics schools. INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (ministère de l'Economie, des finances et de l'industrie)) is increasingly using multilateral funds to finance its cooperation projects: a third of INSEE’s technical support was financed in this way in 2008, as against a fifth two years earlier.

INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (ministère de l'Economie, des finances et de l'industrie)) is involved in virtually every field of statistical production within its remit, including the establishment of infrastructure and the fields of statistics, national income accounting, and modelling. INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (ministère de l'Economie, des finances et de l'industrie)) endeavours to provide support tailored to the needs and resources of partner countries in compliance with international standards (existing EU legislation and practice for countries having signed individual agreements with the European Union; application of United Nations recommendations), for example, when introducing new classifications for activities and products.

• Major projects with multilateral funding
  • MEDSTAT : European programme for statistical harmonisation covering 9 Mediterranean countries in the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, managed and implemented by ADETEF with the active participation of national statistical institutes in Europe.   
  • AMECO : European programme to support management of the economy in Algeria, managed by ADETF and intended to improve statistical information for economic decision-making.
  • ESTP (European Statistical Training Programme): This modular programme launched by Eurostat covers the provision of training over a 4-year period (April 2007-March 2011) for statisticians from the European Commission and national institutes in EFTA and EU member states and candidate countries. The courses, coordinated by Eurostat, are organised with the assistance of 17 statistical institutes in Europe, including INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (ministère de l'Economie, des finances et de l'industrie)) .
  • UkraineStat: Multisectoral programme for statistical capacity-building in Ukraine, funded by a loan from the World Bank (STATCAP facility).
• Statistical cooperation with regional and sub-regional institutions
  
  Wherever possible, INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (ministère de l'Economie, des finances et de l'industrie)) tries to pursue its cooperation projects through regional or sub-regional institutions in order to lend greater effect to its work and develop South-South cooperation.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (AFRISTAT (Observatoire économique et statistique d'Afrique subsaharienne) and African statistics schools)
  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is supporting AFRISTAT (Observatoire économique et statistique d'Afrique subsaharienne) and African statistics schools by making technical assistants available and offering various financial assistance (contribution to the AFRISTAT (Observatoire économique et statistique d'Afrique subsaharienne) Fund, award of bursaries, etc.). For its part, INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (ministère de l'Economie, des finances et de l'industrie)) provides technical support for AFRISTAT (Observatoire économique et statistique d'Afrique subsaharienne) by organising workshops and seminars, especially in the fields of national income accounting and analysis and dissemination of statistical information. Through its own schools and its Support Centre for African Statistical Schools (CAPESA), INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (ministère de l'Economie, des finances et de l'industrie)) thus provides technical and teaching support for three schools (Abidjan, Dakar and Yaoundé) and organises joint recruitment competitions.
  • Latin America
  INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (ministère de l'Economie, des finances et de l'industrie)) actively cooperates with the Andean Community, especially for national income accounting. In addition, it takes part in the statistical work of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) by representing EU countries on the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, which is a subsidiary body for statistics shared by ECLAC and the Organisation of American States (OAS).
   
  

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• INSEE
• MEDSTAT 
• AMECO (French) 
• ESTP
• EUROSTAT
• AFRISTAT (French)
• ECLAC