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United Nations Economic Commission for African Centre for Statistics Session 8: Regional Project Document Overview: Stakeholders and Timelines Seminar on the Implementation of the 2008 SNA in Africa 11 – 15 April 2011 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Regional Pro. Doc: An Implementation / Action Plan of Regional Strategy • The Pro. Doc specifies the following: » Why Ch 1. 1 -1. 4 » What Outputs » How Activities » Who Stakeholders » When Timetable » Where Geographical Focus and today) (Last few days) (yesterday) (today) (Last few days African Centre for Statistics

Introduction • Regional Pro. Doc: many outputs and activities • Monitoring and evaluation system • Existence of risks which may impede the achievements • Key issues to address: – Institutional framework and coordination – Bringing stakeholders in the process – Timelines African Centre for Statistics

Who…(1/3) • RECs and SROs [§ 3. 1. p. 23]: – Five RECs (ECCAS, ECOWAS, COMESA, SADC and UMA) as sub-regional coordinators – AFRISTAT will have the role of technical advisor – Statistical Training Centers to be involved also in the implementation African Centre for Statistics

Who… (2/3) • At national level [§ 3. 1. p. 23] – National Statistical Coordination Committee chaired by a user; high level policy maker – National Strategy Coordinator to deal with administrative and technical issues – Technical Working Group to assist the Coordinator African Centre for Statistics

Who… (3/3) • Regonial Steering Committee (RSTC) [§ 3. 1. p. 22] – Executive Committee to act on behalf of the RSTC as a bureau and to meet frequently Af. DB, AUC and ECA • Regional Implementation Secretary (RIS) [§ 3. 1. p. 23] • Role of AGNA in component institution strengthening (focal points, AGNA meetings) African Centre for Statistics

Where… • A question linked to the stakeholder involved in a specific activity [§ 3. 2. p. 23] – Region – Sub-region – National African Centre for Statistics

When… (1/4) • 5 years program [§ 3. 2. p. 25] • First steps include the development of methodologies during the first months of the project • Necessity to conduct technical assistance missions to strengthen lagging countries (ICP and NA) at the beginning of the project: enhancement of the capacity of countries before the national implementation of the methodologies African Centre for Statistics

When… (2/4) • Dissemination of methodologies through seminars and workshops at continental and regional levels • Training modules and programs to be developed in the meantime • Technical assistance missions in countries to assist them in the implementation of methods • Advocacy campaign as a transversal function during all the project African Centre for Statistics

When… (3/4) • Among activities conducted during all the implementation of the project, we have [Annex 3, p. 41]: – Technical assistance to fragile states; – Publication and application of GDP breakdown method for ICP-2011; – Assistance to countries lagging behind in the implementation of the 1993 SNA; – M & E activities; African Centre for Statistics

When… (4/4) • Activities needing at least two years to be achieved: – Development of training programs, training specimen modules and tools; – Training seminars and workshops; – Development of classifications and adaptations – Development of methodological and conceptual notes, practical guidebooks African Centre for Statistics

Process • African Strategy for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA as a reference document to have the timetable • Strategy proposed to your appreciation for the Pro. Doc: methodology development capacity building* with permanent institution strengthening and advocacy campaign African Centre for Statistics

Conclusion • What roles to be played by each stakeholder (pan-African institutions, RECs, NSOs, CB) i. e. who are going to complete which activities? • Which activities/outputs will be most effectively carried out and achieved at which level? (e. g. regional, subregional or national) • Is this organization at national level realizable? • Are the duration, the starting points and the sequence adequate to achieve the objective of the Pro. Doc? African Centre for Statistics

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