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(for ISAF), <strong>Afghanistan</strong> Information ManagementService, Donor Assistance Database andGeoBase, the Project and Activity Tracking system<strong>of</strong> USAID/<strong>Afghanistan</strong> as well as sectoralministries.The CMRS will focus on data analysis and reporting<strong>of</strong> outputs, outcomes and impacts.There will be no conflict between the roles <strong>of</strong>the CMRS and the CSO, as they will be at twoopposite ends <strong>of</strong> the data systems. While theCSO will concentrate on data collectionthrough various means including surveys andtheir reporting, the CMRS will be collating thefiltered data produced by the CSO and willfacilitate various monitoring processes and disseminateinformation. They will in fact complementeach other. Finally, the CMRS will beresponsible for gathering information on programsfor conflict sensitivity, and to mainstreamconflict sensitivity into programs basedon criteria to be developed within the JCMBSecretariat in cooperation with the Governmentand line ministries.The Role <strong>of</strong> the Central StatisticsOffice (CSO)The CSO will remain the main provider <strong>of</strong> primaryand secondary information in relation tonational statistics, as an input to the CMRS.The CSO is currently compiling statistics onnational accounts, prices, external trade, populationand demographics for monitoring economic,financial, and structural policies as wellas other operations that will provide lots <strong>of</strong>quality information for improving the monitoringframework. The capacity <strong>of</strong> the CSO willbe strengthened so that a meaningful statisticalsystem be put in place for providing usefuldata on various macro-economic processes andimportant sectors. It is necessary for this purposeto strengthen the collection <strong>of</strong> operationaldata in various sectors through respectiveagencies. The CSO will coordinate data collectionsystems in various ministries and organizations.The Role <strong>of</strong> NRVA and other surveysOne <strong>of</strong> the most important data-capturing exerciseshas been the NRVA surveys, from whichthe current poverty line has been calculated.Three surveys have already been conductedand provide critical information on poverty, aswell as other important sectors. The role <strong>of</strong>these surveys will be further expanded so thatthey can meet the immediate data needs <strong>of</strong> theother sectors. The multi-purpose householdsurveys will be conducted under the supervisionand guidance <strong>of</strong> the Central Statistics Office(CSO). To monitor the impact on poverty,the NRVA and the future household budgetsurveys will serve as the key source for monitoringfor critical poverty and social outcomeindicators and completion <strong>of</strong> the reports onpoverty situation (see appendix III).The Role <strong>of</strong> the Line MinistriesLine departments will continue to collect sectorrelevant information to monitor the output andsectoral outcome <strong>of</strong> national spending throughthe ANDS. The CMRS and CSO will workclosely with line ministries to standardizemethodological approaches to monitoring NationalPrograms. The Ministry <strong>of</strong> Economy willbe responsible for the wider inter-ministerialcoordination.The Role <strong>of</strong> Provincial OfficesThe line ministries will strengthen their provincial<strong>of</strong>fices to collect disaggregated data onall indicators to monitor progress on individualprojects at provincial, district and village level.The provincial <strong>of</strong>fices and institutions <strong>of</strong> subnationalgovernance will utilize monitoring,support and reporting mechanisms to feed datato the line ministries which will assist in provincialbudgeting, planning and monitoring <strong>of</strong>the overall implementation <strong>of</strong> the ANDS. TheGovernor will report to the Provincial Councilson the progress <strong>of</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> the subnationalANDS priorities and other parts <strong>of</strong> thePDPs.The Role <strong>of</strong> the National BudgetThe Budget remains the central tool <strong>of</strong> governmentpolicy. The close day-to-day workingrelationship between the MoF (AFMIS), thevarious budget entities, the CMRS and CSOwill provide vital information in setting andcosting sectoral priorities and targets to befunded through the medium term budgetframework. Annual targets will be reportedagainst the agreed sectoral baselines and thebudget hearing sessions will increasingly moveMonitoring <strong>Framework</strong> 179

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