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The terms of reference of CODI as established by the ECA Conference of Ministers in 1997 were to:

a) review and advise on the implementation of the African Information Society Initiative (AISI): An action framework for national information and communication infrastructure with a view to suggesting measures to accelerate Its implementation;

b) mobilize funding and technical assistance for the implementation of AISI;

c) identify and suggest techniques for the application of geographic information for natural resource exploitation and management;

d) examine and advise on progress by member States in all aspects of statistical development;

e) advise on the establishment of arrangements for the improvement of all aspects of methodology and practice in the areas of statistics, information science and geographic information systems (remote sensing and cartography); and

f) coordinate the training for African personnel in the areas of statistics, information science and geographic information systems.