Data Collection and Data Management Workshop Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire- December 2011 AfDB Current Data Collection & Data Management Strategy Statistics Department (ESTA) Chief Economist Complex (ECON) African Development Bank Group

Agenda AfDB Current Data Collection &Data Management Strategy 1Mission 2Objectives 3 Data Strategy 4 AfDB Data Collection System 5 Unique Data Collection and Support to Countries Countries 6 Way Forward

Our Mission 1 lead source of development data and information on the continent…

To contribute to development effectiveness of Bank operations & to enhance knowledge generation, management & dissemination. to be with other African Institutions a lead source of development data and information on the continent Our Mission

2 Objectives Reduce human intervention, Improve data quality, Value Addition…

Improve the data collection templates Increase automated data capture Objectives Importance of meta data Focus on areas Improve communication Provide a well-functioning support service Work adds value to development effectiveness agenda of the Bank & RMCs Reduce human intervention Improve data quality Value Addition

3 Data Strategy Team Work

Data Dissemination Data Validation Country Data Country and Sector Work Statistics Data Portal International Sources

Overview of the data collection Process 4 Data Collection Process, African Economic Outlook Process…

4-Overview of the data collection Process Data Collection Process AEO and CStP Country Mission Country Data Correspondants Seminars Country Economists and Web Site African Economic Outlook Process Data Collection from 51 African Countries from November to end December Feeding the AEO Master Data Runing Projections and Updating the DCS African Statistical Yearbook Process Compilation of Country Questionnaire Validation of Country Questionnaires Database for the three institutions

4.1- Afdb Data collection System - Databases DCS provides access to 6 Satellite Database + 1 Working Database Macroeconomic Indicators External Sector, Debt and Financial Flows Social Database Agriculture and Environment Private Sector Development and Infrastructure AfDB Operation Database Responsive to results agenda & evidence-based development

4.2- Working with the Afdb Data collection System Metadata Data Management Updating of Metadata Validation of metadata Transfer of Metadata in the DCS Software Import Data Define / Edit and View Variables Derivation and Aggreagation View and Edit Data Activity Log Data Transfer

4.3-Working with metadata Metadata

4.4- Data Management-Import data from Excel Import data from Excel

5 Unique data collection & Support to RMCs African Economic Outlook, Africa Financial Markets Initiative…

4-Overview of the data collection Process African Economic Outlook Africa Financial Markets Initiative  Collect data on bond markets in RMCs  Web site & Data portal have been developed Making Finance Work for Africa  Data collection ongoing, Data portal under construction Africa Infrastructure Knowledge Program (AIKP)  enhance the original AICD database into a long- term sustainable data system of infrastructure indicators  define and develop analytic knowledge products on infrastructure in Africa  Build sustainable country capacity to collect manage and disseminate infrastructure statistics Build country capacity for MDG Monitoring.

6 Challenges & Way forward Data coverage, quality & timeliness, AIKP, ICP Data, SCB 3…

4-Overview of the data collection Process 1.Data coverage, quality & timeliness 1. Strenghten data collection process with country economist, Country offices and RMCs and Other Regional Institutions. 2.Strengthen RMC capacity to meet data needs for MDGs and Results Measurements. 3.AIKP : build country capacity; collect and manage infrastructure data; Data analysis and knowledge products 4.ICP Data (Prices and National Accounts) 5.Use of IT : Need to have a automated data collection and management tool 6.Additional resources: SCB 3 7.AfDB New Data Collection and Management System

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Any Questions ? Statistics Department (ESTA) Chief Economist Complex (ECON)