Provisional work programme

Thursday 9 February 2006
08:30 - 09:00 Registration
Opening Ceremony
09:00 - 10:00

Chair: Mr. Abdoulie JANNEH, Executive Secretary, UNECA

Welcoming Address

Mr. Abdoulie JANNEH, Executive Secretary, UNECA

Statements from:

Mr. Maxwell M. MKWEZALAMBA, Commissioner for Economic Affairs, African Union
Mr. Janvier LITSE, Director, Planning and Budgeting Department, African Development Bank
Mr. Richard MANNING, OECD-DAC Chair and PARIS21 Co-Chair
Ms. Shaida BADIEE, Director, Development Data Group, The World Bank

10:00 - 10:15

Overview and Major features of the RRSF
Mr. Oladejo O. AJAYI, International consultant

10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
 

Session 1: A Reference Regional Strategic Framework for Statistical Capacity building in Africa
Chair:
Mr. Augustin FOSU, ESPD Director, UNECA

10:45 - 11:00

Adoption of the agenda

11:00 - 11:15 The RRSF: Objectives and Strategies
Mr. Nittala S. SASTRY, International consultant
11:15 - 12:15 Discussion
12:15 - 12:30 The RRSF: Implementation, Monitoring, Reporting, and Evaluation
Mr. Ben Kiregyera, Leader of the RRSF Drafting Team
12:30 - 13:00 Discussion
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 14:45 The RRSF: Key Recommendations
Mr. Richard ROBERTS, International consultant
14:45 - 16:00 Discussion
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
  Session 2: Current and Planned Statistical Programmes to Support and Boost RRSF Implementation
Chair:
Mr. MOUYELO-KATOULA, ICP-Africa Regional Coordinator, ADB
16:30 - 16:45 International Results Agenda - The Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics
Mr. Neil FANTOM, Senior Statistician, DDG, The World Bank
16:45 - 17:00 Statistical Development in Africa: NSDS Progress Report
Mr. Antoine SIMONPIETRI, Manager, PARIS21 Secretariat
17:00 - 17:15 Progress on the implementation of the Bank's Statistical Capacity Building Activities in Africa in the context of the International Comparison Program for Africa
Mr. MOUYELO-KATOULA, ICP-Africa Regional Coordinator, ADB
17:15 - 17:30

The 2010 Round of Population and Housing Censuses
Mr. Dimitri SANGA, Statistics Team Leader, UNECA

17:30 - 17:45

An Accelerated Data Program for Africa - Building on the Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics
Mr. Olivier DUPRIEZ, Senior Economist/Statistician, DDG, The World Bank

17:45 - 18:30 Discussion
18:30 - 19:30

Meeting of the Drafting Committee

Friday 10 February 2006

  Session 3: Partners' support to Statistical Capacity Building in Africa: perspectives in the Framework of the RRSF
Chair:
Mr. Misha BELKINDAS, Manager, DDG, The World Bank
09:00 - 09:15

Review of Support to Statistical Capacity Building in Africa: From Reporting To Collaboration
Mr. Antoine SIMONPIETRI, Manager, PARIS21 Secretariat

09:15 - 09:30

"Mainstreaming Statistics in Africa: A Summary of IMF Activities,"
Mr. William Alexander, Deputy Director, Statistics Department, IMF

09:30 - 10:30 Contribution from Partners
(List to be updated)
10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 - 12:00 Contribution from Partners
(List to be updated)
12:00 - 13:00 Discussion
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 Meeting of the Drafting Committee
  Session 4: Commitment on statistical development in Africa in order to meet data requirements for Measuring Development Outcomes
Chair:
Mr. Antoine SIMONPIETRI, Manager, PARIS21 Secretariat
15:00 - 15:15 Conclusions and Recommendations of FASDEV-II
Communiqué of FASDEV-II
UNECA
15:15 - 16:00 Discussion
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:00 Meeting of the Drafting Committee

Closing Ceremony

17:00 - 18:00

Chair: Mr. Abdoulie JANNEH, Executive Secretary, UNECA

17:00 - 17:30 Adoption of the Communiqué
17:30 - 18:00

Concluding remarks from:

Mr. Richard MANNING, Chairman of OECD-DAC
Ms. Shaida BADIEE, Director, Development Data Group, The World Bank
Mr. Maxwell M. MKWEZALAMBA, Commissioner for Economic Affairs, African Union
Mr. Janvier LITSE, Director, Planning and Budgeting Department, African Development Bank
Mr. Abdoulie JANNEH, Executive Secretary, UNECA