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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
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Session 8: Regional Project Document Overview:
Stakeholders and Timelines
Seminar on the Implementation of the 2008 SNA in Africa
11 – 15 April 2011
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Regional ProDoc: An Implementation / Action Plan
of Regional Strategy
• The ProDoc specifies the following:
»Why  Ch 1.1-1.4
»What  Outputs
»How  Activities
»Who  Stakeholders
»When  Timetable
»Where  Geographical Focus
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Introduction
• Regional ProDoc: many outputs and activities
• Monitoring and evaluation system
• Existence of risks which may impede the
achievements
• Key issues to address:
– Institutional framework and coordination
– Bringing stakeholders in the process
– Timelines
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Who…(1/3)
• RECs and SROs [§ 3.1. p. 23]:
– Five RECs (ECCAS, ECOWAS, COMESA, SADC
and UMA) as sub-regional coordinators
– AFRISTAT will have the role of technical advisor
– Statistical Training Centers to be involved also in the
implementation
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Who… (2/3)
• At national level [§ 3.1. p. 23]
– National Statistical Coordination Committee chaired
by a user; high level policy maker
– National Strategy Coordinator to deal with
administrative and technical issues
– Technical Working Group to assist the Coordinator
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Who… (3/3)
• Regonial Steering Committee (RSTC) [§ 3.1. p.
22]
– Executive Committee to act on behalf of the RSTC as
a bureau and to meet frequently AfDB, AUC and
ECA
• Regional Implementation Secretary (RIS) [§ 3.1.
p. 23]
• Role of AGNA in component institution
strengthening (focal points, AGNA meetings)
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Where…
• A question linked to the stakeholder involved in a
specific activity [§ 3.2. p. 23]
– Region
– Sub-region
– National
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When… (1/4)
• 5 years program [§ 3.2. p. 25]
• First steps include the development of
methodologies during the first months of the
project
• Necessity to conduct technical assistance
missions to strengthen lagging countries (ICP and
NA) at the beginning of the project:
enhancement of the capacity of countries before
the national implementation of the methodologies
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When… (2/4)
• Dissemination of methodologies through
seminars and workshops at continental and
regional levels
• Training modules and programs to be developed
in the meantime
• Technical assistance missions in countries to
assist them in the implementation of methods
• Advocacy campaign as a transversal function
during all the project
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When… (3/4)
• Among activities conducted during all the
implementation of the project, we have [Annex 3,
p. 41]:
– Technical assistance to fragile states;
– Publication and application of GDP breakdown
method for ICP-2011;
– Assistance to countries lagging behind in the
implementation of the 1993 SNA;
– M & E activities;
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When… (4/4)
• Activities needing at least two years to be
achieved:
– Development of training programs, training specimen
modules and tools;
– Training seminars and workshops;
– Development of classifications and adaptations
– Development of methodological and conceptual
notes, practical guidebooks
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Process
• African Strategy for the Implementation of the
2008 SNA as a reference document to have the
timetable
• Strategy proposed to your appreciation for the
ProDoc: methodology development
capacity building* with permanent institution
strengthening and advocacy campaign
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Conclusion
• What roles to be played by each stakeholder (panAfrican institutions, RECs, NSOs, CB) i.e. who are
going to complete which activities?
• Which activities/outputs will be most effectively carried
out and achieved at which level? (e.g. regional, subregional or national)
• Is this organization at national level realizable?
• Are the duration, the starting points and the sequence
adequate to achieve the objective of the ProDoc?
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