Strategy for the Implementation of the Addis Ababa Plan of Action for Statistical Development in Africa in the 1990s
Strategy for the Implementation of the Addis Ababa Plan of Action for Statistical Development in Africa in the 1990s |
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| Task Force: 1 | |
| Title | Connectivity for statistics |
| Task Leader | CASD secretariat |
| Associates | AISI, The World Bank, DFID |
| Objective | To improve the coordination and communication of CASD members and ultimately national statistical services. |
| Expected Output | Phase I 1.1 A CASD directory report which will be a listing of Internet addresses of CASD members. 1.2 A framework document outlining how to accomplish connectivity in member States starting with CASD members. |
| Duration | Item 1.1 to be completed in one month, with extension to all member
States within four months. Phase II 2.1 Identification of E-mail connectivity needs and definition of a methodology for accomplishing this task. 2.2 Identification of specific E-mail connectivity problems. 2.3 Mobilization of resources, including action of partners in the implementation of E-mail connectivity. 2.4 Development of Web pages for CASD. 2.5 CASD secretariat provision of training for 2/3 candidates per country in Internet connectivity. |
| Duration | 1 year for E-mail connectivity of current CASD members and an additional
ten connections per year. Phase III 3.1 Creation of a Web site for CASD. 3.2 Full Internet connectivity for all CASD members. 3.3 Recommendations on the extension of each of the connectivity activity to all non-CASD member States including connectivity for non-governmental Organisations and all agencies working in statistics. |
| Duration | A period of one year for accomplishing connectivity of CASD members.
Thereafter, sensitization and training on full Internet connectivity to all remaining
member States, with target of all members having been exposed within two years. Physical
connectivity to be achieved at the rate of eight member States per year. Caveat This will depend on the connectivity policies of member States. |
| Task Force: 2 | |
| Title | Implementation of the Addis Ababa Plan of Action |
| Task leader | CASD secretariat |
| Associates | AFRISTAT, Nigeria. |
| Objective | To asses progress and further assist in the implementation of the Addis Ababa Plan of Action |
| Expected output | 1. A Compendium of statistical activities in each African country. Such information would include: Available resources; nature and extent of technical assistance in data collection; data dissemination activities; and donor assistance. Information on statistical activities of countries would also be solicited from donor as well as technical agencies providing support in statistical activities in African countries to ensure a complete picture of the situation. The period of coverage for the information would be decided by the task force. |
| Duration | One year |
| 2. Report on the implementation of the Addis Ababa Plan of Action at regional, subregional and national levels. | |
| Duration | Six months after implementation of the Compendium of African statistical activities |
| Task Force: 3 | |
| Title | Strengthening of the Statistical Training Programme for Africa (STPA) centres |
| Task leader | Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (ISAE), Uganda |
| Associates | DFID, EUROSTAT, ENSEA, University of Ibadan |
| Objective | To study the most recent evaluations of STPA centres and identify problems which are hampering their successful operations |
| Expected output | A report with recommendations on how the STPA centres can be activated |
| Duration | One year |
| Task force: 4 | |
| Title | Country and regional micro data service units and library, inter alia for poverty and gender monitoring - pilot project |
| Task leader | The World Bank |
| Associates | ECA, AFRISTAT, UNSD, Nigeria, South Africa, statistical directors from 2-5 pilot countries |
| Objective | Phase I To assist 2-5 pilot countries to establish data service centres containing documented and easily accessible household survey and census data - and to establish a similar regional service centre at the ECA. The service centres to include minimum national social data sets for poverty monitoring and monitoring of social programmes and actions. Phase II 1. To assist the pilot (and any other interested) countries, through training and mentoring in producing policy-relevant programme monitoring reports. 2. To develop and share appropriate summary social indicators based on the data-sets, including gender-sensitive poverty indictors. |
| Expected output | Phase I 1. Pilot "best practice" data service centres
in 2-5 countries and at the regional level. 3. A strategy for assisting countries establish data service centres region wide. Phase II 1. Country - specific booklets and/or electronic publications on issues such as poverty and gender, in due course involving comparison over time. 2. A workshop to compare research-based social indicators and seek possible common indicators for regional use. |
| Duration | Phase I: - 1 1/2 years. Phase II: - 1 1/2 years. or choose pilots with existing household data sets, and then 1 year each |
| Task Force: 5 | |
| Title | Country live database - pilot project. |
| Task leader | The World Bank |
| Associates | ECA, AFRISTAT, UNSD, UNICEF, Nigeria, statistical directors from 2-5 pilot countries (Mozambique included) |
| Objective | To establish country-level live databases (CLDB) containing core macro and sectoral statistical indicators in selected pilot countries - and eventual establishment of links with a regional database facility (RLDB) |
| Expected output | 1. CLDB systems in 2-5 pilot countries 2. An evaluation workshop (in Addis Ababa?). 3. A strategy for assisting countries establish RLDBs region wide. |
| Duration | 2 years |