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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Preface -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Editorial -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Insights from the Data for Development profiles -- Towards good practices in international support for data and statistical systems -- Insights from the Data for Development Profiles of DAC members -- Development co-operation for data and statistics -- Key insights from the profiles -- Insight # 1: DAC members' overarching thematic and geographic priorities drive funding of data and statistics -- Data-related support is spread across institutions -- Digital strategies highlight data challenges and opportunities -- Long-standing geographic priorities bear out in support for data and statistics -- Insight # 2: DAC members increasingly invest in sectoral data and statistics -- A closer look at evolutions in sectoral support -- Programmatic and budget support can incentivise support for general/core statistical capacities -- Insight # 3: ODA to data and statistics is increasingly concentrated in fragile states -- ODA is increasingly concentrated in Africa... -- ...and in fragile contexts -- Insight # 4: Project-type interventions are preferred to joint-funding mechanisms -- Stable but evolving engagement in joint funding mechanisms -- Multilateral channels are often used in low-income countries and fragile contexts -- Insight # 5: Country ownership drives successful results -- Regional programmes are emerging as relevant and efficient -- Approaches to supporting country ownership are evolving, going beyond national government -- Towards good practices in international support for data and statistical systems -- References -- Notes -- Data for Development Profiles -- Data for Development Profiles -- Australia -- Strategies, actors and funding -- Illustrative programmes and projects -- Lessons learnt -- Thematic focus -- Geographic focus…”

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