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StatCom-Africa 2026 side events

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19-Oct
Morning
8:309:30
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
From Strategy to Implementation: Building Responsive and Future-Ready Statistical Systems in Africa in the Age of AI
Conference Room 5 · 1st floor
NISR RwandaHybrid
Contact person
Uwamahoro Sandrine
sandrine.uwamahoro@statistics.gov.rw
Developing a regional hub for population modelling in Africa
Caucus Room 11 · 2nd floor
WorldPop
Contact person
Ian Coady
iec1e23@soton.ac.uk
9:3510:30
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
Africa Beyond Number Series
Conference Room 4 · 1st floor
ECAHybrid
Contact person
Lerato Makana
lerato.makana@un.org
10:3010:45
COFFEE BREAK
10:4513:00
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
"Measuring Technology-Facilitated Violence against Women and Girls in Africa: Building the Evidence Base for Safe and Inclusive Digital Transformation."
Conference Room 3 · 1st floor
UN WomenHybrid
Contact person
Isabella Schmidt
isabella.schmidt@unwomen.org
Stronger Together?: Statistical Offices and the Wider Community of Independent Public Institutions
Conference Room 4 · 1st floor
Norad10:45 - 11:45
Contact person
Ms Alexandra Wilde
vibeke.oestreich.nielsen@norad.no
From Silos to Systems: Unlocking Administrative Data for Domestic Resource Mobilization
Conference Room 4 · 1st floor
UNDP12:00 - 13:00
Contact person
Ms Alexandra Wilde
mariana.neves@undp.org
The African Continental Input-Output Table
Conference Room 5 · 1st floor
ECAHybrid
Contact person
Leandre Ngogang
ngogangwandji@un.org
Pan-African Water Hub: AI and Satellite Data for Water Monitoring and Decision Support (ECA)
Conference Room 6 · 1st floor
ECA
Contact person
Molla Hunegnaw
hunegnaw@un.org
Leaving No One Behind: Including Refugees in Household Surveys to Measure Poverty and Food Security and Track UNHCR’s 50by35 Vision
Caucus Room 11 · 2nd floor
Hybrid
Driving Excellence in Development Plan Implementation through Data, Statistics and Integrated Policy Tools
Large Briefing Room · 1st floor
ECAHybrid
Contact person
Thomas Sinmegn
sinmegn@un.org
13:0014:00
LUNCH BREAK
After noon
14:0016:00
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
Unleashing the Power of Data to End Gender-Based Violence: Case Studies, Opportunities, Successes, and Challenges in GBVIMS Implementation across Africa
Conference Room 3 · 1st floor
UNFPA ESARO
Contact person
Fredrick Okwayo
okwayo@unfpa.org
Transforming and Modernizing NSS to Reflect African Development Aspirations and Realities (ECA - Angela and Leandre)
Conference Room 4 · 1st floor
ECA - Angela and LeandreHybrid
Contact person
Angela
angela.kiconco@un.org
Analysis for Action: strengthening the role of statistics in health emergency preparedness and response
Conference Room 5 · 1st floor
UK ONS
Contact person
Sophie John, Sarah Rafferty, Emily Poskett, James Tucker
analysisforaction@ons.gov.uk
Census@30: Reflecting on South Africa’s census journey and preparing for the 2030 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in Africa
Conference Room 6 · 1st floor
Stats SAHybrid
Contact person
Solly Molayi
sollymol@statssa.gov.za
Launch of the African Community of Practice on the Use of Statistics in Parliament
Caucus Room 11 · 2nd floor
PARIS21/OECDHybrid
Contact person
Ms. Liliana Suchodolska
liliana.suchodolska@oecd.org
16:0016:15
COFFEE BREAK
16:3017:30
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
Making Everyone Count: Citizen Data for Inclusive Official Statistics in Africa
Conference Room 3 · 1st floor
UNSD/GPSDD/ECA/UN WomenHybrid
Contact person
Haoyi Chen Angela Kiconco
chen@un.org
Breaking Silos: Multi-Stakeholder Data Partnerships Driving Agricultural Transformation, Food Security, and National Resilience — Lessons from Somalia and Sierra Leone
Conference Room 4 · 1st floor
GPSDDHybrid
Contact person
Victor Ohuruogu
vohuruogu@data4sdgs.org
One Survey, Many Insights: Unlocking the Full Potential of Household Consumption and Expenditure Data for Food Security and Nutrition Statistics in Africa
Conference Room 5 · 1st floor
COMESA
Contact person
Owen Siyoto
osiyoto@comesa.int
From Experimentation to Impact: How African National Statistical Offices are Using AI, Machine Learning, Data Science and Emerging Technologies to Modernize Official Statistics
Conference Room 6 · 1st floor
GPSDDHybrid
Contact person
Victor Ohuruogu
vohuruogu@data4sdgs.org
Launching global standards for measuring climate related health impacts
Caucus Room 11 · 2nd floor
UK ONS
Contact person
Emily Poskett
emily.poskett@ons.gov.uk;climate.health@ons.gov.uk
A Digital Census - but a Transformed NSO? Rethinking census digitalisation from the NSO perspective
Large Briefing Room · 1st floor
Univ. of Southampton
Contact person
Tulimegameno Amutenya
T.H.Amutenya@soton.ac.uk
20-Oct
Morning
9:3013:00
FASDEV
Conference Rooms 1 – 2 · 1st floor
10:3010:45
COFFEE BREAK
10:3013:00
FASDEV
Conference Rooms 1 – 2 · 1st floor
13:0014:00
LUNCH BREAK
After noon
14:0016:00
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
AI Readiness for Official Statistics: Tools, Lessons and Opportunities for African NSOs
Conference Room 3 · 1st floor
PARIS21
Contact person
Ms. Liliana Suchodolska
liliana.suchodolska@oecd.org
Enhancing the policy relevance of data; what can NSOs do differently.
Conference Room 4 · 1st floor
UK ONS
Contact person
Emily Poskett, William Barnes, Angelica Allotey, Temesgeh Negash
Emily.Poskett@ons.gov.uk
Reserved for OES
Conference Room 5 · 1st floor
Subregional Workshop on the Analysis of the Africa Gender Index (AGI) 2027 Pilot Survey Results and Strategies for Improving Data Availability.
Conference Room 6 · 1st floor
AfDB & ECAHybrid
Contact person
Kouakou Koffi Marc & Edna Akullq
edna.akullq@un.org;m.k.koffi@afdb.org
Unleashing the value of data for children in Africa: making official statistics deliver for every child
Caucus Room 11 · 2nd floor
UNICEF
Contact person
Alison Parker; Joao Pedro Azevedo
aparker@unicef.org;jpazevedo@unicef.org
Hybrid & Alternative Population Estimation Methodologies for Censuses in Inaccessible or Complex Contexts
Large Briefing Room · 1st floor
UNFPA ESARO
Contact person
Fredrick Okwayo
okwayo@unfpa.org
When Populations Move, Do Statistics Follow? African National Statistical Systems and Forced Displacement
Large Briefing Room · 1st floor
UNHCRHybrid
Contact person
Oukoum Nadjombe GBATTI
gbatti@unhcr.org
Partnerships for Stronger National Statistical Systems: Unlocking the Potential of Administrative Data
Small Briefing Room · 1st floor
Ghana GSS & CADHybrid
Contact person
Martina De Saverio
martina.desaverio@un.org
16:0016:15
COFFEE BREAK
16:1517:30
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
Turning the Tide of Statistics for Africa’s Development: Voices of the Young Statisticians
Conference Room 3 · 1st floor
Takwimu YASHybrid
Contact person
Napo Sassire
monsire.napo@gmail.com
Institutionalizing Leadership Development for Sustainable and Innovative National Statistical Systems in Africa
Conference Room 4 · 1st floor
PARIS21, UNECA, EASTC, UK ONSHybrid
Contact person
Ms. Liliana Suchodolska
liliana.suchodolska@oecd.org
Leading the Future of Data in Africa: Strengthening Leadership, Strategic Partnerships and Innovation for Directors-General of National Statistical Offices
Conference Room 4 · 1st floor
ECA & GPSDDHybrid
Contact person
Victor Ohuruogu
vohuruogu@data4sdgs.org
Reserved for OES
Conference Room 5 · 1st floor
Subregional Workshop on the Analysis of the Africa Gender Index (AGI) 2027 Pilot Survey Results and Strategies for Improving Data Availability.
Conference Room 6 · 1st floor
AfDB & ECAHybrid
Contact person
Kouakou Koffi Marc & Edna Akullq
edna.akullq@un.org;m.k.koffi@afdb.org
Unleashing the value of data for children in Africa: making official statistics deliver for every child
Caucus Room 11 · 2nd floor
UNICEF
Contact person
Alison Parker; Joao Pedro Azevedo
aparker@unicef.org;jpazevedo@unicef.org
How can Africa sustainably strengthen trade statistics? Lessons from TiSSTAT and MyACTA
Large Briefing Room · 1st floor
UNCTADHybrid
Contact person
Nour Barnat
nour.barnat@un.org
Beyond Traditional Sources: Harnessing Emerging Data for Policy Impact in Africa - ECA
Small Briefing Room · 1st floor
ECA
21-Oct
09.0010:20
Joint opening of the tenth session of the Statistical Commission for Africa and the twelfth meeting of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa
10:2010:55
COFFEE BREAK
11:0013:00
StatCom-Africa
Conference Room 1 · 1st floor
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
13:0014:00
LUNCH BREAK
Building Sustainable, Country-Led Demographic and Health Data Systems in Africa
Conference Room 3 · 1st floor
UNSD/ECA/ISWGHSHybrid
Contact person
Haoyi Chen
chen9@un.org
Afternoon
14:0016:00
StatCom-Africa
Conference Room 1 · 1st floor
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
16:0016:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:3017:30
StatCom-Africa
Conference Room 1 · 1st floor
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
22-Oct
Morning
9:0010:30
StatCom-Africa
Conference Room 1 · 1st floor
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
10:3011:00
COFFEE BREAK
11:0012:30
StatCom-Africa
Conference Room 1 · 1st floor
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
12:3014:00
LUNCH BREAK
Geospatial Assessment of Environment and Agriculture for Climate-Resilient Planning in Tanzania – Julieth Silao Msuya
Conference Room 6 · 1st floor
Tanzania NBS
Contact person
Julieth Silao Msuya
julieth.msuya@nbs.go.tz
From Paper to Pixels: Tanzania's Digital Population and Housing Census Journey – Albert Kapala - Tanzania bureau of statistics
Conference Room 6 · 1st floor
Tanzania NBSHybrid
Contact person
Mwanaidi Mahiza
mwanaidi.mahiza@nbs.go.tz
Afternoon
14:0015:30
StatCom-Africa
Conference Room 1 · 1st floor
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
15:3016:00
COFFEE BREAK
16:0017:00
StatCom-Africa
Conference Room 1 · 1st floor
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
23-Oct
Morning
9:0010:30
StatCom-Africa
Conference Room 1 · 1st floor
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
10:3011:00
COFFEE BREAK
11:0013:00
StatCom-Africa
Conference Room 1 · 1st floor
UN-GGIM: Africa
Conference Room 2 · 1st floor
12:3014:00
LUNCH BREAK
Afternoon
14:0016:00
Joint closing ceremony of the twelfth meeting of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa and the tenth session of the Statistical Commission for Africa
Exhibitions
ACS
Data innovation and capability
Focal Person
Molla Hunegnaw Asmare
Email
hunegnaw@un.org
Allocated Booth
TBD
Namibia NSA
CRVS to Vital Statistics (Namibia NSA)
Focal Person
Anna Shivute
Email
ashivute@nsa.org.na
Allocated Booth
TBD
Tanzania NBS
Small Area Estimation (Tanzania NBS)
Focal Person
Fredy Hyera
Email
fredy.hyera@nbs.go.tz
Allocated Booth
TBD
Census Communication & Dissemination (Tanzania NBS)
Focal Person
Charles Madangi
Email
madangicharles@gmail.com
Allocated Booth
TBD
Youth Entrepreneurship (Tanzania NBS)
Focal Person
ZAINAB ABDULRAZAK SAID
Email
zaynabsaid16@gmail.com or zainab.said@nbs.go.tz
Allocated Booth
TBD
Geospatial Environment & Agriculture (Tanzania NBS)
Focal Person
Julieth Silao Msuya
Email
julieth.msuya@nbs.go.tz
Allocated Booth
TBD
From Paper to Pixels: Tanzania's Digital Population and Housing Census Journey. - Tanzania NBS
Focal Person
Mwanaidi Mahiza
Email
mwanaidi.mahiza@nbs.go.tz
Allocated Booth
TBD
Diary or Recall? Poverty Measurement (Tanzania NBS)
Focal Person
Stephano George Cosmas
Email
stephano.cosmas@nbs.go.tz
Allocated Booth
TBD
Satellite Crop Mapping (Tanzania NBS)
Focal Person
Jerve William Gasto
Email
gastojerve@gmail.com, or jerve.gasto@nbs.go.tz
Allocated Booth
TBD
UBOS
Grounded AI Assistant Demo (UBOS)
Focal Person
Ivan Atwiine
Email
ivan.atwiine@ubos.org
Allocated Booth
TBD
SDMX as the Join Key (UBOS)
Focal Person
Ivan Atwiine
Email
ivan.atwiine@ubos.org
Allocated Booth
TBD
INE Mozambique
Mozambique Census 2027 (INE Mozambique)
Focal Person
Alexandre Mandlate
Email
alexs.mandlate@gmail.com
Allocated Booth
TBD
Madagascar MEF
Enumerator Recruitment & Microdata (Madagascar MEF)
Focal Person
RAMAROSON Walderanne James Joycien
Email
ranneloja@gmail.com
Allocated Booth
TBD
ZimStat
Time Use Statistics (ZimStat)
Focal Person
Fadzayi Ndlovu
Email
ndlovuf@zimstat.co.zw
Allocated Booth
TBD
Admin Data & CRVS (ZimStat)
Focal Person
ALUWISIO MUKAVHI
Email
mukavhia@zimstat.co.zw
Allocated Booth
TBD
INS Congo
De la production à la valorisation (INS Congo)
Allocated Booth
TBD
Open Data Portals for Transformation (INS Congo)
Allocated Booth
TBD
UK Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Exploring the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in NSOs
Focal Person
Emily Poskett
Email
emily.poskett@ons.gov.uk
Allocated Booth
TBD
INE-ANGOLA
2024 Census Portal: A True Mirror of Angola's Demographic Statistics
Focal Person
Joel Bumba Sambo Futi - Chairperson - Joel.Futi@ine.gov.ao INE-ANGOLA
Email
andre.luvenga@ine.gov.ao
Allocated Booth
TBD
IPUMS at the University of Minnesota
IPUMS Harmonized Free-Use Census & Survey Microdata Dissemination Project
Focal Person
Jane Lee
Lara Cleveland
Email
Jane Lee: Janee@umn.edu; Lara Cleveland: clevelan@umn.edu
Allocated Booth
TBD
AFRISTAT
AFRISTAT, trois décennies au service de la statistique en Afrique
Focal Person
Fatima Boukenem Diallo
Email
boukenem@afristat.org
Allocated Booth
TBD
KNBS
Integrating Data Science into Official Statistics: Kenya’s Innovative Pathways to Strengthening National Data Systems
Focal Person
Benjamin Avusevwa
Email
bavusevwa@knbs.or.ke
Allocated Booth
TBD
Unleashing the Value of Africa's Official Statistics: Kenya's National Bureau of Statistics as case study.
Focal Person
Dr. Macdonald G. Obudho
Email
mobudho@knbs.or.ke
Allocated Booth
TBD
Geoconsult International
Graphics/Posters and Brochures
Focal Person
Jamil Mekawi
Samer Jad
Email
j.mekawi@geoconsult-int.com; info@geoconsult-int.com

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