Strengthening African Statistical Systems and Data Integration
The ASSD Secretariat Report by Risenga Maluleke highlights the progress, challenges, and strategic shifts in the African Statistical System. It discusses the importance of integrating data for decision-making, addressing gaps in CRVS phases, and enhancing economic statistics. The report emphasizes the need for collaboration, harmonization of systems, and collective strength to overcome obstacles and improve data quality across the continent.
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ASSD Secretariat Report Risenga Maluleke
Presentation Outline 1. ASSD programme 2. Progress recorded on RPHC and CRVS phases 3. 11th ASSD Resolutions 4. Challenges 5. Conclusion and Way forward municipalities
Sun Tzu Know Your Enemy Know The Terrain
The Enemy Lack of integration on the continent: socio- economic, political and cultural matters Lack of harmonization of systems, including systems of national statistics Self-liquidating competition that diminishes our collective strength A coordinating mechanism that falters, leading to decay in systems
The Mandate Yaond , Cameroon, November 2005: The center could not hold Cape Town, January 2006, South Africa: Birth of the ASSD Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, May 2006: In- conflict and post-conflict countries Durban, South Africa: 57th Session of the ISI Enter Policy: Conferences of Ministers of Civil Registration
ASSD Programme 11 ASSDs held to date:- 2016 2012- 2015 Accelerated improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Economic Statistics & 2020 Round of Population and Housing Censuses 2006- 2012 Mobilisation of 2010 Round of Population and Housing Censuses municipalities STRATEGIC SHIFTS
PROGRESS RECORDED 2016 2012- 2015 CRVS 2006- 2012 RPHCs Economic Statistics 2006- 2012: 2010 Round Population and Housing Censuses 50 out of 54 African countries undertook their censuses 2012- 2015- CRVS Round: Implementation of the Africa Programme on the Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics(APAI- CRVS) programme since its inception in 2010 2015 onwards- Focus on Economic Statistics Parallel to that accelerating programmes on 2020 RPHC and APAI- CRVS
New Dimensions Enhanced for data for urgent and instant decision-making Advanced users raising critical questions Governance, gender, culture, sustainability Enter Policy: Conferences of Ministers of Civil Registration Technology: collection and dissemination of data Global Partnerships: UN World Data Forum
Africa at UNSC Africa s Role in the United Nations Statistical Commission Navigating Through the Challenging Issues:- Climate change and official statistics Development indicators International Comparisons Program
ASSD Challenges Austerity measures present funding challenges The Secretariat should serve only to coordinate, countries continue to do their work New multilateral bodies and structures should not make us loose the focus, the enemy is still there
Conclusion and Way forward The ASSD continues to advocate for ownership of our destiny by African countries Focus on 2020 RPHCs and use of technology to improve censuses Implementation of the Africa Programme on Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (APAI- CRVS) Coordinated tapping into international best practice to improve statistical production Economics Statistics our baby now Africa: Agenda 2063 within the context of the Post-2015 Development Agenda w.r.t. SGDs
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