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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
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Statistics
Session 2: Preparation for the 2011 African Statistics
Day – Designating 2008 SNA as Its Theme
Seminar on the Implementation of 2008 System of National
Accounts in Africa
11 – 15 April 2011
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Outline of Presentation
I. Introduction
II. Themes used for ASD celebrations between 1993 and
2010
III. Evaluations of ASD celebrations
IV. Theme of the 2011 ASD celebrations
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I. Introduction
• The African Statistics Day (ASD) is celebrated every year on 18
November.
• ASD was initiated by one of the subsidiary bodies of ECA, the
Joint African Conference of Planners, Statisticians, and
Demographers (PSD).
• ASD was adopted by the 25th Session of the United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the 16th Meeting of
African Ministers Responsible for Economic Planning and
Development to be celebrated each year in May 1990.
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I. Introduction (cont’d)
• The main objective of the ASD is to increase public awareness
about the important role which statistics play in all aspects of
social and economic life of the countries and the continent.
• ASD has been celebrated in African countries since 1993.
• ECA has been mandated to identify and propose a theme for the
celebration, a note on the importance of the theme, posters, and
press communiqués to be distributed for promotional purposes.
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II. Themes used for ASD celebrations between 1993 and
2010
The following themes were used so far for the celebrations
• 1993:
Strengthening Statistical Information Systems for
Development and political Reforms
• 1994:
Building Necessary Capacities to support Sustainable
Development and Regional Integration
• 1995:
Increasing Data Production and Dissemination for
Efficient Analysis and Management of socio-economic policies
• 1996:
Towards Poverty Eradication in Africa: Data and
Statistics for Policies and Programmes
• 1997:
Building an Information Society
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II. Themes used for ASD celebrations between
1993 and 2010 (cont’d)
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1998:
Harnessing Information for Development
1999:
Improving Coordination of Statistical Activities and
Programmes
2000:
Poverty Reduction: Strengthening Statistical Capacity
for Measuring and Monitoring Poverty
2001:
Transforming African Economies: Role of Statistical
Information
2002:
Governance and Development: A challenge for Africa
2003:
Monitoring Progress Towards the Millennium
Development Goals: The Challenge for Statistics
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II. Themes used for ASD celebrations between
1993 and 2010 (cont’d)
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2004:
Managing for Development Results: The Role of
Statistical Information
2005:
The 2010 Round of Censuses: An Opportunity to
Improve Statistical Information for Monitoring Africa’s
Development Agenda
2006:
National Strategy for the Development of Statistics:
Statistical Planning at the service of Dynamic Development
2007:
Improving Employment and Related Indicators to
Better Inform Labour Policies and Programmes in Africa
2008:
Challenge of Climate change and the rising food
prices: the role of statistical information
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II. Themes used for ASD celebrations between
1993 and 2010 (cont’d)
• 2009:
Strengthening civil registration and vital statistics
systems in support of national development and MDGs in Africa
• 2010:
Celebrating the many achievements official statistics:
SERVICE - PROFESSIONALISM - INTEGRITY
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III. Two Evaluations of ASD
Evaluation until 2000 celebration
• According to the evaluation report of statistical development in
Africa that was presented to the 10th Meeting of the Coordinating
Committee on Statistical Development (CASD) in April 2001,
“Many countries continue to celebrate ASD but the celebrations
have not had the desired impact”.
Evaluation of the 2006 ASD celebration
• In 2006 the ASD had witnessed an increased in participation of
countries due to renewed interest in statistical capacity building
activities on the continent.
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Factors Contributing to the Success of African
Statistical Day Celebration
• The Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
renewed their support for statistical development during their
conference in Ouagadougou in May 2006.
• African Centre for Statistics was created at ECA.
• The Statistics Division at AfDB was upgraded to a level of a
Department.
• Renewed interest at AUC in advocating for statistics at a higher
level.
• RRSF was endorsed by FASDEV in February 2006 where one the
recommendations of RRSF is to invigorate the celebration of ASD.
• The materials for the presentation were available in English,
French, Arabic and Portuguese languages.
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Main findings of an Article in African
Statistical Journal
The main findings of an article on the May 2007 Issue of African
Statistical Journal, entitled “Invigorating the Celebrations of
ASD: Lessons learned from the 2006”, were:
• Survey questionnaire on ASD celebration was sent to 53 ECA
member States where 41 countries responded.
• Thirty-three countries indicated that they used the theme prepared
.by ECA.
• Thirty-two countries used the posters and press communiqué
prepared for the celebration.
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Main findings of an Article in African
Statistical Journal (cont’d)
• Thirty countries indicated that other stakeholders such as line
ministries and members of the civil society were involved in the
celebrations;
• Thirty countries reported high ranking officials such as speaker of
parliament, ministers, vice-ministers; members of government, etc.
attended the celebrations;
• Thirty–two countries indicated that members of the press were
invited to the celebrations;
• Twenty-eight countries used the occasion to announce upcoming
events such as surveys, censuses;
• Some countries devoted one week for the celebrations.
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IV. Theme of the 2011 ASD celebration
• The celebration of the 2011 ASD could be devoted to the area
national accounts.
• This is due to the fact that it is one of the recommendations of the
AGNA meeting and was also adopted by the Directors General of
NSOs meeting held in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
• There is therefore a need to suggest possible themes and select one
during this meeting.
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Thank you
Seminar on the Implementation of 2008 System of National
Accounts in Africa
11 – 15 April 2011
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia