Enhancing Statistical Development in Africa Through UK Support

Quality, accessible, and reliable data play a crucial role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and leaving no one behind. The UK, through initiatives like the Inclusive Data Charter and partnerships with National Statistical Institutes in Africa, focuses on modernization, capacity building, and coordination to improve statistical systems and enhance data-driven decision-making.

• Statistical development
• Data quality
• UK support
• Capacity building
• International partnerships

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1. UK SUPPORT TO STATISTICS IN AFRICA Emily Poskett, Head of International Development, ONS September 2018 International.Development@ons.gov.uk

2. GLOBAL STATISTICS: Quality accessible, timely and reliable disaggregated data will be used to measure and achieve the SDGs and leave no-one behind Pressing the international system to coordinate support for data and to align behind national priorities Address data issues where there is a global approach Global Level Coordination Country Level Focus on getting the basics right Support and encourage modernisation Support innovations that have the potential to be transformative Embed into national statistical systems Innovation

3. International Advocacy AIM 1: Make progress on leave no one behind, including launching Inclusive Data Charter AIM 2: Improving access to new tools, methods and technologies AIM 3: Increase financing for data for development 9-11 July High level Political Forum Side Event to Launch Inclusive Data Charter 22-23 November Commonwealth Heads of Statistics Conference 21-23 March Data for Development Festival 22-24 October: World Data Forum 24 July Global Disability Summit

4. Global programmes UK Aid supports AIM 1: Press international system to coordinate support for data and align behind national priorities AIM 2: Address data issues where there is a global approach Monitoring SDGs 6.1m GPSDD 3.5m PARIS 21 10.8m WB ICP 7.9m

5. Support for statistics at country level AIM 1: Focus on getting the basics right AIM 2: Support and encourage modernisation DFID offices and ONS engage directly with NSOs Trust Fund for Statistics Capacity Building 46m Statistics for Results Facility 50m Economic Stats (EDDI2 in Africa) 12.6m

6. ONS partnerships with NSIs 4 new partnerships: Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda and UNECA Collaborative partnerships, demand driven. Focus on statistical modernisation. Themes emerging: Modernizing communication approaches Proving strategic leadership training Supporting data sharing processes and practices Exploration of new data sources and data science Filling SDG data gaps and improving SDG dissemination Censuses: including quality management, and outputs ONS embedding advisors to lead partnership Potential for ONS to develop partnerships with other countries

7. Support for Innovation AIM 1: Support Innovations that have the power to be transformative AIM 2: Embed innovation into National Stats Systems TFSCB 46m ( 4m on innovation) Data science work in ONS / DSC UN Global Data Platform GRID3 15m

8. What we have learnt? Need to have whole of government buy-in Statistics Offices need support from their own Parliament Need to work more with data users Capacity still needs to be built and new skills are needed including in geospatial and data science Co-ordination across government needed Innovation can help but we still need to strengthen the basics eg. CRVS, administrative data systems and population estimates.