International Comparison Program

Regional Coordinator WorkshopWashington, DCMay 17-21, 2004

Workshop Objectives

Global and Regional StatusActions taken since January 2004Jointly agree on work plan and time table—finish specs, Data Collection—Ring, etc.Determine training requirements

Tool PackSampling and price collection

Actions Since Jan 2004

New Handbook Chapters

New Chapters ICP Manual- web Introduction & Governance (1 &2)GDP and Main Expenditure Aggr.(3)Price Concepts and Quality (4)Product List, Specifications (5)Sampling and Price Collection (6)Editing and Validation (7)Government Services (8)Capital Formation (9)Basic Heading Parities (10)

Actions Since Jan 2004

New Handbook ChaptersSoftware

SPD processTool Pak documented, testing,

trainingTwo issues of ICP NewsletterElectronic Discussion GroupsFund Raising Effort

Funding Issues

Global Program<$2.0m deficit vs. +6m last November.2004 requirements--$no deficitMajor affect—support to countriesFund raising—

World BankRegional Coordinating Organizations

Actions Since Jan 2004

TAG and Executive Board Meetings

Executive Board Actions

Target Comparison is Total GDPJuly-Oct Begin Price collectionHousing, Health, Education, Gov’t, and Capital Formation, Mid 2005TAG Assess Indices-common ref. PrApproved Full Multilateral RingRing Collection-one time-3rd qtr 05

Ring Comparison

Africa--Egypt, Kenya, Senegal, S. AfricaAsia—Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka (Philippines)CIS—Russia, KazakhstanEurostat/OECD—UK, Japan, Estonia, Slovenia (Australia)W. Asia—Oman, JordanLAC—Brazil, Chile

Ring Comparison

Africa--Egypt, Kenya, Senegal, S. AfricaAsia—Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore,Sri LankaCIS—Russia, KazakhstanEurostat/OECD—UK, Japan, Estonia, SloveniaW. Asia—Oman, JordanLAC—Brazil, Chile

Data CollectionJuly 2005

Ring General Requirements

Regional Product Specs in EnglishReview/finalization using SPD softwareData validation etc in Tool Pack

Executive Board Directions

Supplement Chapter 6-SamplingDrafted

Ensure Chapter 7 sets editing rules

On web for discussion

Thoroughly Test Tool PackUnderway-some completed

Prepare Advocacy MaterialsUnderway

Technical Advisory Group

Full RingTiming and recommended countries

Guidance onHousingHealthEducationGov’tCapital Formation

Technical Advisory Group

Full RingTiming and recommended countries

Guidance onHousingHealthEducationGov’tCapital Formation

Date Collection—July 2005Consultants preparing

Specifications

Housing—Work Underway

Chapter for ICP ManualMarket rent vs user cost

Worksheet to obtain informationStructure of dwelling markets•Availability of price and dwelling stocks

Basis for stratification of dwellingsRental services Nat’l Accounts

Construction

Basket of Construction componentsSPD based methodologyConsultants develop SPDs other regions

Capital Equipment

Questionnaire to countriesExchange rate plus mark-upsCountries importing equipment

Traditional ApproachGlobal Office coordinate specifications

Health

Global Office Coordinate SPDsWHO

Standard list of 200 medical productsCommon medical proceduresMedical occupations most representative and comparable

Government

Compensation of EmployeesGlobal office develop worksheets•Govt expenditures, capital

consumption, salaries

Obtain indicators of gov’t output on health, education.Use Reference PPPs for market purchases

Poverty

May 25 Poverty Advisory Group meeting

Tool Pack—Testing/Training

Test Criteria—300 situationsAsian list loadedPractice Exercises

23 countries completed

User and installation documentation prepared

Countries/regional coordinators testing

Tool Pack Testing/ Training

Multilingual Software—Chinese, Arabic, French, and Spanish May 21Price Admin Module—national averages—export to regions, quaranta tables nextField testing Canada, India, AfDB, Uganda, Kuwait.

Issue—Specification review

GuidelinesOverview of best practicesPreliminary specs to global officeFinal specs to Global office•Load into tool pack

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Issues

Time table for price collectionReference periodHousing, Government, FCF—coordination with Ring collectionRing- specs-communication, funding, technical supportTool Pack, training, installation

The Reality

The ICP process is being re-engineered

SPDsSoftwareRing

An investment in the futureBuilding systems as program is being implemented—learning as we go

Workshop rules of the day

Open discussion encouragedWork plan and time table decisions are a joint agreementDeliverables are a joint agreementFine to disagree as long as agree at the end of the session