Background

1. Workshop on Statistical Organization and Management for SADC Member States-------Luanda, 2-6 December 2006 ---------by Awa Thiongane UNECA/ACS Statistical Databases: A short review

2. Background • Statistics Division • Establishment of the UNFPA CSTs • 1996 Reform • Merging of Statistics Division with PADIS, Cartography Section and Library => Development Information Services Division (DISD) • Flat structure => Statistics Team within DISD • Reduction of statistical activities • 2002 Adjustment of the ECA Organizational Chart • Statistics Team within Economic and Social Policy Division (ESPD) • Posting of statisticians to SROs  Reduction of the number of professionals at ECA HQs • Drastic reduction of statistical activities Statistical Databases: A short review

3. Background • 2006 Reform • Better Serve Africa • Principles: • Consultation, Collaborative Approach, • Transparency, • Effectiveness • Impact • Supporting the AU Action plan • A new institutional landscape • Establishment of the African Centre for Statistics (ACS) - at divisional level – • Again hierarchical structure (sections) • A new Business Plan (2007 – 2009) Statistical Databases: A short review

4. ACS: Objective - Expectations Objectives • To improve the production, dissemination and use of key demographic, social, economic and environmental statistics, incl. the MDG indicators, in accordance with internationally agreed standards and good practices, as well as • To promote the implementation of the RRSF Expectations • Enhanced statistical capacities of member States to improve economic management and tracking progress towards the achievement of nationally and internationally agreed development goals • Enhanced capacity for the collection of gender disaggregated and gender-responsive statistics in socio-economic groups Statistical Databases: A short review

5. Activities • Seminars and workshops: • Workshops on: • censuses planning and enumeration for the 2010 RPHC for English and French speaking countries (starting in 2008); • census data processing, analysis and dissemination for English and French speaking countries for the 2010 RPHC; • Seminar on statistical training for curricula harmonization and development • Fellowships and grants: two fellowships to enhance capacity household surveys and censuses. Statistical Databases: A short review

6. Activities Advisory services: • Advisory services to assist member States and RECs in various areas of statistics, including: • Database management, • Census planning, enumeration, analysis and dissemination, • Household survey methodologies, • Implementation of the 1993 SNA Statistical Databases: A short review

7. Bodies • Advisory Board on Statistics in Africa (ABSA) • Committee on Development Information (CODI - 1999 – 2001 – 2003 – 2005 – 2007 – Last meeting on April 2007) • Committee on Statistics (StatCom-Africa - (first meeting in 2008) • Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Statistical Databases: A short review

8. Special events: • Celebration of the African Statistics Day - ASD (yearly since 1993); • Meeting of the Forum on African Statistical Development (FASDEV) (established in 2004 by primary sponsors – ECA, ADB, PARIS21, World Bank- and several other development partners); • African Symposium for Statistical Development (ASSD) (a country-led initiative launched in 2005 by South Africa, in accordance with a resolution of Yaoundé meeting on financing the PHCs - yearly called upon) Statistical Databases: A short review

9. Development Account – Gender statistics Strengthening African Statistical Systems to Generate Gender Disaggregated Data to Support Policies to Promote Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women = Gender Statistics - To be implemented jointly by the African Centre for Gender and Social Development (ACGSD) and the African Centre for Statistics (ACS) - Statistical Databases: A short review

10. Activities 1. Mainstreaming gender into the 2010 PHC A1.1: Expert Group Meeting • Target audience: Directors and Senior Statisticians • Objective: To discuss how countries will adopt the Principles and Recommendations on the 2010 Round of Population and Housing Censuses (P&R) from a gender perspective • Date and Venue: January 2007 in Kigali, Rwanda Statistical Databases: A short review

11. Activities 1. Promoting Guidelines on GDD in Agriculture and Trade A2.1: Development of methodologies • Target audience: Survey statisticians, gender specialists, academics, etc. • Objective: Develop Methodologies for engendering census and survey instruments in two pilots sectors – agriculture and trade. • Date and Venue: February – March 2007 – Venue to be determined Statistical Databases: A short review

12. Activities 2. Promoting Guidelines on GDD in Agriculture and Trade A2.2: Two expert group meetings • Target audience: Survey statisticians, gender specialists, academics, etc. • Objective: To share, discuss and validate the methodologies designed . • Date and Venue: May 2007- Venue to be determined Statistical Databases: A short review

13. Activities 3. Promoting Guidelines on GDD in Agriculture and Trade A3: Five workshops – one in each sub-regions • Target audience: Survey statisticians, gender specialists, academics, etc. • Objective: To disseminate methodologies for the development of GDD • Date and Venue: September to October 2007 - Venue to be determined Statistical Databases: A short review

14. Activities 4. Enhanced exchange of best-practices on GDD compilation A4: Establishment of a Gender Statistics Network • Target audience: Statisticians and gender specialists from line ministries and research centres, universities and NGOs. • Objective: To share information, peer learn and begin with best practices on improving gender indicators • Date : November 2007 Statistical Databases: A short review

15. Thank you Statistical Databases: A short review