Memorandum of Understanding (“Memorandum”)

Between

The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland acting through the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (“FCDO”)

and

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“the Partner” or the “OECD”) together called “the Participants”

FCDO Project Name: PARIS21 – Better Data for All – Phase 1

FCDO Project Number: 400025-401

In any correspondence with FCDO with regard to this Memorandum, reference must be made to the Project Name and Project Number shown above.

Provision of grant

The arrangements and the purpose for which resources will be used are set out in this Memorandum of Understanding, its annex which include the project proposal, logframe and budget. The aforementioned documents are collectively referred to as the “Memorandum”.

The activities to which this Memorandum relates will start on 1 November 2023 (“Start Date”) and end on 31 March 2025 or an earlier date if terminated in accordance with the relevant provisions in this Memorandum (“End Date”).

FCDO will make available an amount of £1,700,000 (one million seven hundred thousand pounds sterling). The amounts are to be allocated across the following years and paid in tranches, in arrears. .

FCDO Financial Year	Annual Allocation (£GBP)
1 Nov 2023 – 31 Mar 2024	£800,000
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025	£900,000

The funding amount reflects the schedule above. This Memorandum may only be amended through an Amendment agreed upon and signed by FCDO and OECD. The funding amount is subject to revision and is dependent on the fulfilment of the provisions of this Memorandum, any revisions to budgets, actual expenditure and need, and the continuing availability of resources to FCDO. If necessary to bring forward, delay or revise payments, the OECD and the FCDO will discuss and agree to revise the schedule. If this requires any change to the budget allocations as shown in paragraph 4, this will be done through a signed Amendment to be agreed upon by FCDO and OECD as soon as possible before the end of the Memorandum.

Status of the OECD

The OECD is an international organisation established by the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development of 14 December 1960 (the “Convention”), ratified by the United Kingdom on 2 May 1961 and has the capacity to comply with the provisions set out in this Memorandum. The OECD must notify FCDO immediately if its status changes in any way.

Nothing in this Memorandum or any document entered into in relation to this Memorandum will be a waiver or be construed as waiver, express or implied, of any privileges or immunities of the OECD, pursuant to the Convention and its Supplementary Protocols, customary international law, other relevant international or national arrangements and under domestic law.

Eligible Expenditure

The funding amount will be used solely for costs included as part of the budget approved by FCDO for the completion of the outputs and outcomes set out in the logframe included as part of this Memorandum.

The OECD shall administer the contribution in accordance with its Financial Regulations and other relevant OECD rules, policies and procedures, which currently call for an administrative cost recovery charge applied on the total contribution amount. The indirect administration cost is set at 6.48% of the grant amount.

FCDO funding will not be used to meet the costs of any other expenditure, in particular (but non- exhaustively) those items in the list below. This list does not override activities which are deemed eligible and explicitly approved as part of this Memorandum or those which are in line with or result from the nature of the OECD’s work, such as provision of analysis, advice and/or recommendations to governments which may influence policy or legislation.

lobbying UK government, i.e. activities which aim to influence or attempt to influence Parliament, UK government or political activity, or UK legislative or regulatory action;

activities which directly enable one part of government to challenge another on topics unrelated to the approved purpose of the grant;

to petition UK Government for additional funding;

input VAT reclaimable by the grant recipient from HMRC;

activities which may lead to civil unrest;

activities which discriminate against any group on the basis of sex, age, gender reassignment, disability, race, colour, ethnicity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief;

interest payments or service charge payments for finance leases;

gifts and any hospitality outside of agreed reasonable costs incurred during business to fulfil the OECD’s obligations under this Memorandum and agreed as part of OECD’s internal rules and policies

statutory fines, criminal fines or penalties;

payments for works or activities which the grant recipient has a statutory duty to undertake, or that are fully funded by other sources;

bad debts to related parties;

payments for unfair dismissal or other compensation;

to replace or refund any funds lost to Aid Diversion.

FCDO acknowledges that the nature of the OECD’s work is to promote policies designed to facilitate sustainable, sound, inclusive economic growth and to improve standards of living in Member countries and beyond. For that reason, the activities funded by this Memorandum are deemed eligible even if the outputs of those activities take a position on actual or potential government policy or could be used e.g., for lobbying.

Additionally, FCDO funds will not be used, unless explicitly approved by FCDO in writing in advance, to meet the cost of any import, customs duties or any other taxes or similar charges, other than VAT, applied by local Governments or by any local public authority.

Digital products

For purposes of this Memorandum, “digital products” are defined as any external-facing service provided through the internet which may be directed at the public, including citizens, businesses, civil society or non- government organisations. This includes any web-based or mobile information services, websites, knowledge or open data portals, transactional services such as cash transfers, web applications and mobile phone apps.

The Participants will ensure that all digital products created by them are consistent with best industry practices and standards applicable to digital development.

Disbursements and reporting

The funding amount approved is as per the Sterling (GBP) value, as at the date of signature of this Memorandum. FCDO will make disbursement in GBP currency.

FCDO’s preference is that the Partner will use the exchange rate stated in OANDA (www.oanda.com) where costs are incurred in foreign currency. The Partner will use the rate for the date on which the purchase was made or services acquired by the Partner, unless, by exception, explicitly approved by FCDO in writing in advance. As part of this Memorandum it has been agreed that, for the OECD, the exchange rates used are mid-market rates which are updated on a daily basis.

FCDO funds must be separately accounted for by the OECD and therefore readily identifiable at all times, unless explicitly approved otherwise and in writing by FCDO in, for example, a multi-donor funding arrangement, or core contribution.

FCDO will not pay in advance of operational or commercial need, in line with UK Government financial regulations. Justification will be required for any FCDO payment prior to disbursement. When requesting payment in advance, the OECD will provide an invoice along with a forecast for how the disbursement will be utilised. The forecast will follow the OECD standard reporting format and is provided under Annex 1.

When requesting payment in arrears, the OECD will provide an invoice along with financial reports in GBP on the use of the FCDO contribution showing actual expenditure to date against the approved budget.

Payment will be made to the bank account details provided on the FCDO supplier portal: https://supplierportal.FCDO.gov.uk/selfservice/. Where payment is to go to a different account from the one already registered, the Partner must set up an additional entry on the portal. It is the Partner’s responsibility to ensure that its bank details on the FCDO portal remain accurate and the Partner should confirm the details for this Memorandum within the Payment Request Form for each payment.

All outstanding claims must be submitted no later than six months after the End Date.

The Partner will reimburse FCDO any overpayment or erroneous payment made by FCDO within 30 days of receiving the invoice requesting repayment.

The OECD will provide FCDO with high-level progress and financial reports on the execution of this Memorandum that describe performance as follows:

Annual Progress Reports within 2 months of the end of each Calendar year, in year one this will cover inception reporting for the first three months of implementation of the project under this Memorandum of Understanding. Timing of these progress reports should be as follows:

First report in February 2024 (covering the period November 2023 to December 2023)

Second report in February 2025 (covering the period January 2024 to December 2024)

A Final Narrative Report within 3 months of the project end date.

Financial Reports will be provided in support of invoices or requests for payment. These will be provided as follows: Timing of these reports reports should be as follows:

First report covering the period November 2023 to March 2024 to be provided by June 2024

Second report in covering the period April 2024 to September 2024 to be provided by December 2024

A third report covering the period October 2024 to March 2025 to be provided by June 2025

The OECD will immediately notify FCDO of any delay, obstruction or event which interferes with or threatens to interfere with this Memorandum. This includes any delay, obstruction or event which damages or is capable of damaging the reputation or integrity of FCDO or the activities to which this Memorandum relates.

As part of the regular reporting requirements outlined above, if relevant and in discussion with the OECD, the OECD will provide a proportionate and meaningful assessment of how the specific needs of girls, women, boys and men are considered, and reflect to what extent women and girls have been included in design, implementation and monitoring. The OECD should also assess how FCDO’s contribution is contributing to reducing gender inequality including a specific assessment on progress against any gender related commitments made as part of this Memorandum and demonstrate consideration of potential unintended negative consequences, such as gender based violence.

The OECD, where possible and relevant, will seek to ensure that beneficiary feedback is integrated in the design, mobilisation, delivery, monitoring, evaluation of activities to which this contribution relates, and to take account of the voices of both women and men.

At times and modalities agreed with the OECD, the OECD and FCDO (individually and/or with other donors) may evaluate activities of relevance for follow up of the project and the project’s impact.

Audit and assurance

The expenditures will be recorded in the accounts of the OECD, which are subject to audit in accordance with the OECD’s standard audit procedures. Should an audit report by external auditors of the OECD to the governing body contain observations relevant to FCDO funding related to this project, a copy of the relevant observations will be made available to FCDO. FCDO takes due note of the fact that the OECD Annual Audited accounts are available on the OECD’s website.

The OECD will administer and account for the contribution in accordance with its Financial Regulations and other applicable rules, procedures and practices and keep separate records and accounts for the Project for a period of five years after the End Date.

Due Diligence

The OECD will exercise the same care in the discharge of its functions in utilising the resources under this Memorandum as it exercises with respect to the administration and management of its own resources and affairs.

In the course of the activities under this Memorandum, the OECD will contractually obligate its contractors, if any, to adhere to the highest ethical and business responsibility standards; in particular, all applicable national and international rules relating to ethical and responsible standards of behaviour, including, without limitation, those dealing with human rights, environmental protection, sustainable development, anti-bribery and anti- corruption, and to require that contractors place the same obligations on any sub-contractors.

FCDO has conducted a due diligence assessment of the OECD’s governance structures and financial guidelines and has determined that it has the ability to carry out the programme funded by this Memorandum.

This due diligence may be refreshed every three years in a proportionate manner. Should FCDO have legitimate concerns that the OECD is no longer able to carry out a programme of the type, size and complexity proposed due to a significant change to the OECD’s procedures and controls or operating environment, the OECD will use its best efforts to respond to any reasonable requests from FCDO to respond to these concerns, it being understood that such requests shall under no circumstances constitute an audit. FCDO anticipates that any such concerns will most likely be resolved via a verbal discussion.

Information and data protection obligations

As an independent intergovernmental organisation, the OECD is not subject to any national or regional legislation. The OECD acknowledges that FCDO is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679, the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA), subordinate legislation and guidance and codes of practice issued by the Information Commissioner and relevant Government Departments.

The entirety of this Memorandum will not be made publicly available without the prior written agreement of the Participants, except to the Participants’ respective auditors. This does not, however, limit in any way the right of either Participant to disclose the existence or nature of the agreement, the names of the Participants, subject matter, duration or amount of the funds provided by FCDO to the OECD under this Memorandum.

If FCDO receives a request under UK freedom of information legislation for the release of the Memorandum or any other document in relation with the work or activities hereunder (e.g. draft reports, minutes of meetings, correspondence), it will consult with the OECD before responding to any such request. In taking its decision as to whether or not release such documents, FCDO will take into consideration OECD’s position, the relevant context and the provisions, including any applicable exemptions, of the UK Freedom of Information legislation.

The only rules directly applicable to the OECD governing personal data protection and processing by the OECD are its internal regulations on data protection. In that regard, the OECD will perform its obligations under this Memorandum in such a way as to protect the personal information of individuals in accordance with the “Decision of the Secretary-General on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of their personal data”, a copy of which has been provided to FCDO.

Transparency

In discussion with FCDO, the OECD’s Statistics and Data Directorate will agree an approach to publishing to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) standard on all its FCDO funding within six months of the Start Date. For more details on the IATI standards see: https://iatistandard.org/en/

Subject to paragraph 35 of this Memorandum, the OECD gives consent for the existence of this Memorandum and of any subsequent amendments as well as information with respect to its nature, the Participants, activities to be carried out under this Memorandum, duration and associated funding to be published on FCDO’s websites.

Risk Management

The OECD will manage risk, with the same degree of care and due diligence as it uses in the administration of any other contribution, programme and project.

Aid Diversion

Aid Diversion is defined for purposes of this Memorandum as any event of fraud, corruption, bribery, theft, terrorist financing, money laundering and other misuse of funds that prevents funds being directed to the outputs intended under the present Memorandum.

The Participants will immediately and without undue delay inform each other of any event which interferes or threatens to materially interfere with the activities under this Memorandum, whether financed in full or in part by FCDO, including significant credible suspicion of, or actual Aid Diversion. The OECD should assess credibility based on the source of the allegation, the content, and the level of detail or evidence provided.

The OECD should contact FCDO’s Counter Fraud Section at reportingconcerns@FCDO.gov.uk or +44 (0)1355 843747. All information will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Information can also be reported directly to the FCDO staff managing this Memorandum where appropriate; this will be immediately passed on to FCDO’s Counter Fraud Section.

The Participants have a zero tolerance approach towards all aspects of Aid Diversion. The OECD will take timely and appropriate action to investigate credible allegations of such events. If, following initial examination of the allegations by the OECD, the OECD determines that they are credible, the OECD will inform FCDO of the situation and will also inform FCDO of the results of the investigation.

Notwithstanding any provisions in this Memorandum, FCDO may terminate this Memorandum with immediate effect and/or recover from the Partner all or part of the funds paid under this Memorandum in accordance with paragraph 69 in the event of actual or, following discussion, significant suspicion based upon verifiable information from a credible source, of Aid Diversion.

Consistent with numerous United Nations Security Council resolutions including S/RES/1269 (1999), S/RES/1368 (2001) and S/RES/1373 (2001), the Participants are firmly committed to the international fight against terrorism. It is FCDO’s policy to seek to ensure that none of its funds are used, directly or indirectly, to provide support to individuals or entities associated with terrorism.

The OECD undertakes not to knowingly use the funds provided under this Memorandum to provide support to individuals or entities associated with terrorism and will seek to ensure that no resources provided under this Memorandum are made available or used to provide support to individuals or entities associated with terrorism, including those named on the United Nations Security Council Sanctions List.

Safeguarding for the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment

The OECD will take all reasonable steps to prevent the sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment of any person linked to the delivery of this Memorandum.

The OECD shall ensure that the Project funded under this Memorandum is implemented pursuant to the OECD’s Staff Regulations, Rules and Instructions (“OECD Staff Regulations”), including, without limitation, its rules and regulations relating to harassment, including sexual harassment currently set out in the “Decision of the Secretary-general on conflict and harassment prevention and resolution”, a copy of which has been provided to FCDO.

The Participants have a zero tolerance approach towards sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. The OECD will inform the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom to the OECD and FCDO of instances of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment directly related to funding under this Memorandum of Understanding if, in the opinion of the OECD, such instances would have a significant impact on its partnership with FCDO or on the reputation of FCDO or UK aid, and provided that such information does not jeopardise the conduct of any ongoing investigation or infringe due process or fundamental rights. Such information will be made in accordance

with OECD internal regulations, rules and policies, including with respect to confidentiality of non-public

information, privacy and independence as an intergovernmental organisation.

Cyber Security

Cyber security is the protection of systems, networks and data to prevent cybercrime. The OECD is responsible for managing cyber security risk under its own policies and procedures.

Procurement, Assets and Inventory

The OECD will ensure that any procurement using FCDO funds will be managed in accordance with OECD’s own regulations, rules, policies and procedures. The OECD financial regulations and other relevant rules, policies and procedures take regard of international best practice and are transparent, fair and open and designed to achieve maximum value for money.

FCDO further acknowledges that any assets procured by the OECD will be owned, operated and controlled by the OECD in line with the OECD’s rules. The transfer of ownership of such assets by the OECD will be conducted in accordance with the OECD’s rules and, where applicable, in accordance with the OECD’s agreements concluded with host Governments or civil society implementing partner.

Health, Safety and Security

The OECD is responsible for all security arrangements in relation to this Memorandum including the health, safety and security of any person employed by the OECD. Where contractors are engaged by the OECD as part of this Memorandum, the OECD will contractually obligate its contractors to maintain throughout the duration of the contractual relationship, and as necessary thereafter, adequate insurance to cover the risks and liabilities associated with contractors’ obligations and activities.

Communications and Branding

The OECD will collaborate and proactively look for ways to build support for development and raise awareness of FCDO’s funding. In accordance with OECD policies, in relation for example to social media or to logo placement in publications, the OECD will explicitly acknowledge FCDO’s funding, in written and verbal communications about activities related to the funding, to the public or third parties, including in announcements, and through use, where appropriate, of FCDO's “UK aid – from the British people” logo (‘UK aid logo’) in accordance with FCDO standards for use of the UK aid logo, unless otherwise approved in advance by FCDO, and in all cases subject to security and safety considerations of the OECD.

The UK aid logo will only be used if FCDO has provided permission along with the necessary graphic files. The UK aid logo will appear visually equal in size to the OECD logo and the logo of other donors, subject to paragraph 57 below.

The OECD may use the UK aid logo in conjunction with other donor logos, and where the number of donors supporting activities is such as to make co-branding impractical, acknowledgement of funding from FCDO should be equal to that of other co-donors making contributions of equivalent amounts.

Intellectual Property

Intellectual property in all material (including, but not limited to, reports, data and designs, whether or not electronically stored) produced by the OECD or its personnel, members or representatives in the course of this Memorandum will be the property of the OECD.

In signing this Memorandum, the OECD hereby grants to FCDO, subject to any third party rights and declassification of any classified material, if applicable, a worldwide, non-exclusive irrevocable and royalty-free licence to use the final output of the Project, for non-commercial government purposes. FCDO shall be authorised to share and embed on its website a read-only version of any publications produced within the framework of the activities funded by the present contribution.

Unless otherwise instructed by the OECD, FCDO shall acknowledge the OECD’s ownership over the work.

Conflict of Interest

The OECD Staff Regulations require OECD officials to conduct themselves with objectivity and impartiality and avoid any conflict of interest, or appearance of conflict of interest in the performance of their duties. As per the OECD Staff Regulations, any violation of the abovementioned principles and duties constitutes misconduct that may result in disciplinary action.

Responsibility

The OECD is solely accountable for compliance with the provisions of this Memorandum including where the OECD engages any contractor(s). The OECD will reflect the provisions of this Memorandum as it considers necessary in any arrangement(s) with any contractor(s).

FCDO will not be responsible for the activities of the OECD or any of its contractor(s) in connection with this Memorandum, nor will FCDO be responsible for any costs incurred by the OECD or its contractor(s) in terminating the engagement of any other person, company or organisation, subject to provisions of paragraph 68 below.

The OECD will be accountable to FCDO for the appropriate use of FCDO funds and the conduct of activities in accordance with the present Memorandum. This includes the management of risk.

The OECD will ensure that all goods and services financed either fully or in part from FCDO funds will continue to be used for the purpose set out within this Memorandum. In the event of such goods or services being used for other purposes, the OECD must notify FCDO in writing and FCDO may seek to recover from the OECD the value of the goods and services concerned.

Termination and Closure

This Memorandum will terminate six months after the End Date unless otherwise agreed in writing or terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions below. The OECD will return any unspent funds remaining at the End Date within 30 days of receiving an invoice from FCDO, unless otherwise agreed by FCDO in writing. At any time when returning funds, the OECD must quote this Memorandum.

If either Participant is concerned that the provisions of this Memorandum have not been fulfilled by the other Participant, or if any actions by either Participant will significantly impair the implementation or development value of the activities to which this Memorandum relates, the Participants will discuss such concerns in an attempt to resolve any issues. Following such discussion, this Memorandum may be amended or terminated in accordance with the relevant provisions in this Memorandum.

Both Participants will first negotiate in an attempt to resolve any issues referred to in paragraph 67 that might arise throughout the project. However, if such issues cannot be resolved, this Memorandum can be terminated by three months’ written notice by either Participant in case of circumstances not attributable to the

terminating Participant. All unspent funds other than those irrevocably committed in good faith before receipt of a written notice of termination in line with this Memorandum, including any costs or penalties incurred as a result of cancelling commitments, will be returned to FCDO within 30 days of the date of receipt of a written notice of termination. At any time when returning funds, the OECD must quote this Memorandum. If funds already paid by FCDO at the time of termination are not sufficient to cover such commitments and costs, FCDO will cover the difference.

Notwithstanding any provisions in this Memorandum, FCDO may terminate this Memorandum with immediate effect, in preference to the standard notice period, after consultation with the OECD, and at its discretion may recover disbursed, or refuse to disburse all or part of the remaining funds payable under this Memorandum, other than those already expended or irrevocably committed in good faith, if any of the following occur:

The OECD either repeatedly fails to comply with, or is repeatedly in material breach of, any substantive provision of this Memorandum;

In the event that the activities to which this Memorandum relates cease to be pursued for any reason due to OECD’s negligence or willful action, other than by way of successful completion;

The OECD uses the funds provided under this Memorandum for any purpose other than the purpose provided for;

In the event of actual or significant suspicion based upon verifiable information from a credible source of Aid Diversion (as referenced in para 45);

In the event of an instance of sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment directly related to funding under this Memorandum (as referenced in paragraph 50);

OECD’s willful actions (not including the normal carrying out of the work under the Memorandum, including any assessment of or recommendations regarding FCDO or the UK) damages, or is likely to damage, the reputation or integrity of FCDO.

Prevailing Language and Amendments and Signature

In the event of translation, the English text of this document will prevail.

Any amendments to this Memorandum will be set out in writing and agreed by both Participants through FCDO’s standard amendment letter.

Signature

This Memorandum places on record the understanding of the Participants and comes into operation upon signature by both Parties and acceptance of the contribution by the OECD Budget Committee, whichever occurs last.

Signed on behalf of FCDO:
Name:	Paula McLeod
Position:	Head of Profession for Statistics, Global Statistics, Centre for Data & Analysis | Technology & Analysis Directorate
Address/Contact Details:	Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) East Kilbride Glasgow
Date:	/11/2023
Signed on behalf of the OECD: OECD Signatory 1
Name:	Paul Schreyer
Position:	Director, Statistics and Data Directorate
Address/Contact Details:	2, rue André Pascal - 75775 Paris Cedex 16 - France Tel: +33 (0) 1 45 24 76 12 Mob : +33 (0)6 24 77 62 79 paul.schreyer@oecd.org
Date:

Signed on behalf of the OECD: OECD Signatory 2
Name:	Josée Touchette
Position:	Executive Director, Executive Directorate
Address/Contact Details:	2, rue André Pascal - 75775 Paris Cedex 16 - France Tel: +33 (0) 1 45 24 16 02
Date:

Annex I: Project Proposal and Logframe

PROJECT PROPOSAL FORM

For International Programme projects above £10,000

Cover Page: To be completed by FCDO Post / Department

Name of FCDO Post / Department	Global Statistics Department
Is the Project ODA eligible?	ODA
ODA/non-ODA Portfolio the project is funded from. Headline allocation for non-ODA	Technology and Analysis Directorate
Which Policy Outcomes will the project contribute to? Where relevant. Leave blank if the Portfolio has a single Outcome.
Name of implementing partner organisation	OECD – PARIS21
Project Title	PARIS21 – Better Data for All
Project Code Add once the Project has been approved by the Post/Department Programme Board and the code provided by the Centre for Delivery or Lead Directorate.	400025-401
ODA Codes Please click here and select DAC and CRS list of codes in XLS format. Once the spreadsheet opens, select the Purpose Codes tab to view the sector codes and select the Channel Codes tab for channel delivery codes.	ODA Input Sector Code

ODA Channel of Delivery Code

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Part A: To be completed by the project Implementing Agency (expand boxes as required)

Implementing organisation’s Details	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2, rue André Pascal - 75775 Paris Cedex 16 - France Contact point : Mr. Paul Schreyer Director, Statistics and Data Directorate Tel: +33 (0) 1 45 24 76 12 paul.schreyer@oecd.org
Project Title	PARIS21 - Better Data for All
Purpose	Support to the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21) - promoting the better use and production of statistics throughout the developing world. This project is part of the FCDO Data for Development – Unleashing the Data Dividend ODA programme
Context and Need for the Project (200 word max)	This project will support delivery in line with the PARIS21 strategy –Better Data for All within the overarching FCDO programme “Unleashing the Data Dividend”. The aim of this programme is to empower decision making and accountability by improving the coverage, quality and use of data on and for the SDGs. The programme will leverage the UK's technical expertise and reputation as a global leader in data to deliver a well-functioning, coordinated international data system, and to work with national Governments to strengthen data systems, integrate innovative data, tools and methods, and create a culture of evidence-based decision making. This programme positions the UK at the centre of global data initiatives, supporting countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by placing our priorities and values at the core of international efforts and mitigating the impact of malign actors.

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Project Summary

Cost What is the TOTAL cost of the Project Please detail the cost to the FCDO and, if relevant, the cost to co-funders If relevant, please provide costs for future financial years. Add additional years as required. (Note: the FCDO cannot guarantee funding for future financial years)	FY 23/24	£1,700,000

Cost to FCDO	£800,000	Cost to Co-funders	£

FY 24/25	£

Cost to FCDO	£900,000	Cost to Co-funders	£

FY 25/26	£

Cost to FCDO	£	Cost to Co-funders	£
Co-Funding If relevant, please provide the name and contact details of any co-funders, including funding source and amount. If there are no co-funding arrangements, please explain why the UK should fund this project in full.
Timing	Planned start date:	November 2023	Planned completion date:	March 25
PLEASE ATTACH A FULL PROJECT BUDGET. Proposals without a detailed Budget will not be considered

(The budget may, if appropriate, use the Activity Based Budget format, where budgets are attached to activities and timings set out in the project plan below. A different format may be used for projects requiring a more agile or experimental approach, where it is not practical to set out a full plan of activities at the outset). No organisation can financially profit from receiving grant funding. Proposals for grant funding can only be considered if they are from a non-profit organisation, or an officially registered non-profit making arm or division of a for-profit organisation which will deliver the project).
Will you be sub-contracting work to deliver any project Activities or Outputs to other organisations? If Yes, please provide details, explaining the scope and cost of work you intend to sub-contract .	PARIS21 regularly uses the service of highly qualified in-country experts to assist in the delivery of its work. These experts have vast local and regional networks, in depth experience in specific countries and regions as well as specialized knowledge in their respective fields of expertise. The work of the experts is managed and reviewed by staff in the PAIRS21 Secretariat. Intellectual services are estimated at 238K GBP.

Category Estimated Costs (in GBP)

STAFF AND RELATED COSTS	1,020,000
INTELLECTUAL SERVICES	238,000
STAFF AND EXPERT MISSIONS	102,000
EVENTS AND CONFERENCES	170,000
OTHER OPERATING EXPENDITURE	64,090
OECD VC ADMINISTRATION CHARGE	105,910
TOTAL	1,700,000

Note : Any overspend on one budget line may be compensated by an underspend on another budget line while remaining within the overall budget.