Support for the production, analysis and dissemination of quality statistics in Cabo Verde

Comprehensive and reliable quality data are essential for designing public policies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Development data is important for informing national decision-makers, helping to prioritise development plans and being accountable to citizens. In this context, the National Institute of Statistics (INE in Portuguese) in Cabo Verde, as the central executive body for the production and dissemination of official statistics in the national statistics system, is called upon to produce reliable statistics that meet the needs of their various users.

Since 2019, Luxembourg has been one of INE's main technical and financial partners thanks to its support in updating the 5th General Population and Housing Census (RGPH-2021), which to date represents the largest statistical operation carried out by INE. The results of this census were essential for consolidating the monitoring and evaluation process of the Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development, as well as for the future monitoring of the various phases of Cabo Verde's "Ambition 2030" and the commitments made by the country at international level.

Support for the RGPH-2021 highlighted a number of areas that could benefit from additional support from Luxembourg in order to assist the INE in its role as the backbone of the national statistics system. In view of the constructive partnership that has since been formed between the INE and the Luxembourg Cooperation, particularly through recent support for the household expenditure and income survey, Luxembourg has decided to continue strengthening INE's capacities between now and the end of the 'Development-Climate-Energy' Indicative Cooperation Programme (2021–2025).

The overall objective of this additional support is to help implement Cabo Verde's National Statistics Development Strategy (2022–2026). The aim of the intervention is to strengthen the capacities of the INE in Cabo Verde so that it can contribute to the overall vision of the national statistics system. This is to become "a modern, open, comprehensive and sustainable national statistical system, which meets high quality standards in the production, analysis and dissemination of official statistical information in an efficient and innovative manner, which meets the needs of the various users and provides knowledge of Cabo Verdean society".

The contribution to this objective will be achieved through the following three results:

• strengthen the INE's human, material and technological capacities;
• improve the coverage and quality of statistical production;
• improve communication, dissemination and use of official statistics.

The project will run for 21 months (until the end of 2025) and will also help to fill gaps in the production and dissemination of statistics in the priority sectors of Luxembourg's Cooperation in Cabo Verde, such as the energy transition and climate action.