EVALUATION OF THE STATISTICAL LOAN 512-L-076 TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL

THE MAIN AREA STIPULATED BY THE LOAN AGREEMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS (IBGE) IS THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AREA. THE OTHER GENERAL AREAS (PROGRAM PLANNING AND DATA PROCESSING) ARE NOW DEVELOPED ADEQUATELY SO THAT RESEARCH CAN BE EXPANDED. THE TERMINAL DISBURSEMENT DATA WILL NEED TO BE POSTPONED IF THE GENERAL LOAN GOALS AND THE NEW GOALS FORMULATED IN THE IBGE EVALUATION DOCUMENT ARE TO BE SATISFIED. CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM UNDER THE LOAN AGREEMENT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS AND AN UPDATED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ARE ESSENTIAL. THE EVALUATION TEAM BELIEVES THAT THE CURRENT SUBPROJECTS SHOULD BE MODIFIED AND THAT ONE OR MORE COULD BE ELIMINATED. THE EVALUATORS DISCUSSED FINDINGS ON EIGHT SUBPROJECTS AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS ON: (1)THE LOAN PROGRAM GENERALLY; (2)INSTITUTIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND SUBPROJECT CHANGES IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT; (3)TASKS FOR THE STATISTICAL ADVISORY GROUP TO PERFORM; (4)FACILITATING THE TRAINING OF IBGE PERSONNEL; (5)POLICIES REGARDING THE SELECTION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS; AND (6)FUTURE AREAS TO PURSUE IN IBGE'S DATA PROCESSING ACTIVITIES.