Statistics on Cultural Industries - International Trade Centre

6. Expected Project OutcomesProject sequenceProgrammes and projects tend to follow the same logical sequence; the what (goals and objectives,how (strategy or purpose) and which (activities) questions of any intervention usually follow thesame sequence in most proposals, following a logical hierarchical order from the broad perspectivesof project goals or development objectives to more narrowly defined perspectives related to theactual project activities.While the project activities are linked to a strategy which in turn serves the goals or objectives, theoutcomes are similarly found at different levels.At the lowest level of outcomes are the outputs, directly measurable outcomes that are directlylinked to the project activities.At the second level are the results that account for part of the process that has taken place. Asoutputs are linked to the activities, so the results are linked to the strategy.Lastly, comes the impact or the changed situation of the project activities, linked to the objectivesof the project intervention.Ordering the inputs and outputs hierarchically like this allows one to see at which level outputsare directly attributable to inputs and it facilitates the identification of less tangible, often indirectoutputs.(Loosely based on A Systematic Approach to Quality of Life Indicators; unpublished paper (2005)by Jurjen van der Tass, Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN))6.1 Results and OutputsThe overall outcome of the national data projects are as follows.Result 1: Database with comparable data on cultural industriesThe development of national capacity for statistics on cultural industries is a precondition forthe cultivation of the cultural industries as a more general strategy for poverty reduction andlocal development. Evidence-based policy development simply cannot be made without suchstatistics.The implementation of national data projects (Components A, B, C, and D) will result in theformation of the database necessary for informed policy development and targeted investments.1.1 The database will:–––provide consistent information about the cultural industries sector in allparticipating countries;provide the basis for regular data reporting for the cultural industries sector, as partof the tasks of the NSO (or similar national institution in each country);identify trends and developments sufficient to inform policy development.1.2 The information generated about the sector will encourage and facilitate private sectorinvestment in the sector through the identification of business opportunities, includingopportunities for direct foreign investment.45