To
identify and test key Urban Indicators for measuring
performance and progress of the Urban sector in Bahrain.
Output
1.1
Baseline
Studies and Background Data
Success
Criteria:
Clear, concise report on the assessments undertaken.
Main
responsible party(s):
Physical Planning Department /Indicator and Policy Specialist
|
Activities
for Output 1.1
| 1.1.1
|
Undertake
assessment of urban indicator related user needs at national
and sub-national level. |
| 1.1.2 |
Undertake
assessment of databases at national and sub-national level. |
|
1.1.3
|
Undertake
assessment of the Habitat Indicators (including
the newly proposed UNCHS 'Habitat Agenda Monitoring Structure')
at national and sub-national level. |
|
1.1.4
|
Undertake
assessment of other national and sub-national indicator initiatives
or indicator related initiatives including initiatives dealing
with gathering of statistical data and GIS. |
Output
1.2
Comprehensive
list of nationally accepted Urban Indicators for Bahrain. This
list will include, the applicable UNCHS (Habitat) Key Indicators,
complemented by Bahrain-specific Urban Indicators as deemed relevant
by the stakeholders.
Success
Criteria:
General Acceptance of the proposed indicators and their
definitions at the national Workshop.
Main
responsible party(s):
Physical Planning Department/ Indicator and Policy Specialist
|
Activities
for Output 1.2
| 1.2.1
|
Conduct
familiarization workshop(s) for key people in the relevant
stakeholders groups. |
| 1.2.2 |
Establish
indicator-working groups per stakeholder group (relevant ministries,
departments, local governments, private sector and community
groups) to coordinate activities within each stakeholder group. |
|
1.2.3
|
Identification
of policy and planning objectives (per stakeholder group and
for the nation as a whole) that could benefit from availability
of Urban Indicators. |
|
1.2.4
|
Identification
of Indicators (key and Bahrain-specific), definitions and
concepts per stakeholder and for the nation as a whole relevant
to 1.2.1. |
| 1.2.5 |
National
Workshop to review proposed indicators and their definitions. |
| 1.2.6 |
Preparation
of the final list of key indicators, with its definition.
|
Output
1.3
Effective
and efficient set of data collection/analyzing and reporting methods.
Success
Criteria:
General Acceptance of the proposed methods at the technical
and political level during the national Workshop.
Main
responsible party(s):
Physical Planning Department/Indicator and Policy Specialist/CSO/BSRC
|
Activities
for Output 1.3
| 1.3.1
|
Identification
of applicable data sources for the selected indicators. |
| 1.32 |
Assessment
of availability of required data. |
|
1.3.3
|
Assessment
of the accurateness of the data. |
|
1.3.4
|
Assessment
of the form data is kept in (computerized/ manual including
detailed description of the system). |
| 1.3.5 |
Assessment
of collection methods by the respective government institutions. |
| 1.3.6 |
Asses
current compilation methods by Directorate of Statistics on
the information used in the yearly Statistical abstract 1997
and Census. |
| 1.3.7
|
Explore
possibilities to use, and design if relevant, state of the
art information technology based system to facilitate data
collection, analysis and reporting. |
| 1.3.8. |
Based
on the above mentioned assessments develop and test methodologies
for collection of data. |
| 1.3.9. |
Organize
a review workshop. |
| 1.3.10. |
Prepare
a list of recommended indicators on related data collection
and management methods. |
