The Director General of the National Bureau of statistics and Chair of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) extended a warm welcome to the newly appointed Director of M&E and the new Director Monetary and Financial Regulatory Central Bank of Somalia as the new esteemed members of the committee. He invited them to formally introduce themselves. The chair invited the project coordinator for presentation and progress update for the quarter two and three of 2023.
The project coordinator made a presentation on the overall progress of the project components.
| Component 1 Task completed | Component 2 Task completed | Component 3 Task completed |
| Training Needs Assessment | ICT needs assessment | MED developed national monitoring and evaluation framework |
| Administrative data profiling | MTR report was launched | |
| Interim Training program for SNBS and MDAs Staff | Health and Economic Impact of Covid-19 | |
| Integrated Training Plan | Growth and Economic Transformation Strategy (GETS) | |
| User Satisfaction Survey 2021 | Blue Economy | |
| Institutional and Human Resource Development | Food Security | |
| Compendium of statistical concepts and definitions used in Somalia | Women’s Economic Empowerment | |
| Household Budget survey, 2022 | 1st economic outlook paper Government Financial Statistics Analytical Report | |
| Poverty Report | Macroeconomics Working Group Progress reports for NDP-9 | |
| Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| Gender booklet | Statistical Software and Hardware | 2nd Economic Outlook paper |
| Disability report | Three policy studies | |
| Business establishment survey | ||
| Coordination of NSS |
The PC finalized his presentation by informing the committee of projects communications information that is the website and email of the project complaints or grievances. Mohamed Barre, Senior Economic Advisor and Economic Pillar Coordinator, acknowledged the efforts of the PIU and thanked them for their comprehensive presentation, he asked the PIU and members of the committee of any challenges that require attention during the course of the PSC meeting. The PIU informed the meeting of the challenges presented which include activity delays and components within the target results framework not being met. Additionally, implementing agencies must promptly finalize the terms of reference and adhere to their work plan for efficient execution of the activities.
The PIU mentioned that beneficiaries were given adequate time to prepare the Workplan and Budget. The Project Steering Committee unanimously endorsed the Approval of the Integrated Annual Work Plan and Budget estimated USD 8,759,721: January – December 2024. Progress report for quarter two ended June 2023