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SCAN ICT, Statistics and data gathering for ICT4D
ECA, in collaboration with IDRC held a concluding workshop for the first phase of the SCAN-ICT project from 17 to 18 February 2004 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The workshop brought together ICT practitioners and statisticians to reflect on the first phase of Scan-ICT, a multi-donor project which also includes the European Commission and NORAD aimed at building Africa's capacity to gather information and data needed to support ICT investments. The workshop reviewed the SCAN-ICT methodology used in each country through country reports, identified lessons learnt, and discussed approaches to mainstreaming SCAN-ICT into decision making processes, including linkages to the national e-strategy (NICI) development process and attaining the MDGs. The need for extension of the project to its second phase with a possibility of including some more countries was recommended. A new dynamic to this workshop was the participation of statisticians from selected National Statistics Offices, who made calls for statisticians to be included in the next phase of SCAN. The participation of the statisticians also assisted ECA to determine how they can be involved in measuring the Information Society.
For further info, contact Mohammed Timoulali (mtimoulali@uneca.org). For more on SCAN ICT Phase 1 go to: http://www.uneca.org/aisi/scanict.htm
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Agenda and Documents
Tuesday, 17 February 2004
8:30 – 9:00 Registration
SESSION I: Opening
9:00 – 9:05 Welcoming and opening remarks, Ms. Karima Bounemra Ben Soltane, Director, DISD/ ECA
9:05 – 9:15 Introduction of participants
9:15 – 9:20 Election of Officers (Chair person & Rapporteur)
9:20 – 9:40 An overview on the SCAN-ICT project: approaches, methodologies, and results, Mr. Laurent Elder, IDRC [ ]
9:40 – 10:15 Discussion
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break
SESSION II: Round Table on Main Findings – Indicators and Methodologies
10:45 – 13:00
- SCAN Ethiopia, Dr. Mulat Demeke, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia []
- SCAN Ghana, Mr. Clement Dzidonu, International Institute for Information Technology, Ghana [
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- SCAN Morocco, Mr. Mohamed Timoulali, DISD []
- SCAN Uganda, Mr. Nyiira Zerubabel, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda
- SCAN Mozambique, Mr. Francisco Mabila Chamango, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique []
- Discussion
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
14:15 – 14:30 Closed meeting: the preparation for Session III with statisticians
14:30 – 14:50 SCAN and gender issues, Ms. Atsuko Okuda, DISD []
14:50 – 16:00 Round Table 2: Linking SCAN and NICI indicators
- Mr. Makane Faye, DISD []
- Mr. Clement Dzidonu, International Institute for Information Technology, Ghana []
- Dr. Mulat Demeke, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia []
- Professor Nyiira Zerubabel, Makerere University, Uganda []
- Discussion
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 SCAN and MDGs: a statistical tool to measure the progress towards MDGs
Wednesday, 18 February 2004
SESSION III: The Way Forward
9:00 – 10:30 SCAN and the role of national statistics offices
- Evaluation of indicators – what are the common trends?
- Sustainability
- Recommendations for future
Mr. Hassen Adbulahi, Central Statistical Authority, Ethiopia
Mrs. Rosalind Quartey, Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana
Mr. Mady Dansokho, Ecole nationale d’economie appliquée, Senegal
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Continued
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Recommendations on the way forward |
