Mexico’s international cooperation experience: The case

of the MDGs

Enrique OrdazWorld Data Forum 2017Cape Town

Commitment of Mexico’s Government

Cooperation with Mesoamerican Governments

XII Summit of the Mechanism of Dialogue and Agreement of Tuxtla 2011

Participants:

Capacity-building project for monitoring and evaluation on the progress of the MDGs

• Mexico´s Committee on the MDGs• UNDP• Central American Integration System (SICA)

Capacity-building project

• Advice on processes and methodologies for the construction of indicators

• Technical assistance for the implementation of reporting platforms

• Integration of a regional network of experts

Processes and methodologies

• Two sub-regional workshops:• Workshop on Strengthening Statistical Capabilities for

Monitoring the MDGs.• Workshops on Institutional Coordination for Monitoring

of the MDGs.

Processes and methodologies

• Five workshops of technical assistance for monitoring and assessment of the MDGs.

• Two workshops on programming and developing computing tools for national platforms

Processes and methodologies• Strengthening of working groups in the Region for Monitoring the MDGs:

Belize: Creation of the Technical Working Group on MDGs. Costa Rica: Better coordination between the Ministry of National

Planning and the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. Honduras: Creation of the Inter-Institutional Commission for the

Monitoring of the MDGs and the Post-2015 Agenda. Dominican Republic: Implementation of the MDG Information System. El Salvador: the Technical Secretariat of the Presidency of El Salvador

heads an MDG Follow-up Committee.

National Reporting Platforms

• Project resources were focused to encourage participant countries to implement national information systems.

• In some cases providing programs codes.• Training and making available continuous technical

support.

Technical assistance for reporting platforms

Advances Belize

Costa Rica

Dominican

RepublicGuatem

alaHondu

rasNicarag

uaPanam

aEl

Salvador

Implementation of a National Reporting PlatformProgramming assistanceTools transference

Advice on processes and methodologies for monitoring MDGs

Memorandum of understandingGoal met Significant

advance in goal

In process of compliance

No assistance required

Regional Network of Experts

Structure

Coordination Group

Monitoring and

Assessment Group

ICT Group

Lessons Learned and Challenges

Recommendations:

1. Simplify processes to implement the Memorandum of Understanding2. Involve other actors such as academic representatives and civil society

organizations.3. Development of workshops with decision-makers.4. Participation of SICA in decision-making and in the execution of the

activities offered.

Good Practices1. The training on processes, strategies and methodologies for data

integration, indicator design and inter-institutional coordination.2. The integration and strengthening of working groups that monitor the

MDGs.3. The technical assistance provided for the implementation of national

platforms.4. The strengthening the cooperation between INEGI and the statistical

offices.5. The integration of an experts network on MDGs.

Thank you!