CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT 4.0 AS A STRATEGY TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND EFFECTIVE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEMS

The paper examines a shift from focusing on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the implications for developing countries, and the support that Capacity Development 4.0 (CD 4.0) could provide to BIG data. CD 4.0 reflects on the political economy of main stakeholders. Past policies show that there is a clear need for outside support of data ecosystems in developing regions. However, some constraining factors prevent this. They include, the existence of limited incentives to invest in data ecosystems by development co-operation providers. Also, the lack of government support for the idea of a high-quality and transparent data ecosystem in some developing countries. These constraints are catered for in CD 4.0. The paper considers areas that developing nations might prioritize and how these could contribute to the broader follow-up and review frame work proposed by PARIS21 strategy towards effective use of bigger and better data for better policies and ultimately better lives.