Communication from AFRISTAT Regional workshop on exchange of experiences between African countries Communication from AFRISTAT 23-25 June 2014, Bamako 22/11/2018

Presentation of AFRISTAT Creation: Treaty signed on 21 September 1993 Activity: Started in 1997 Headquarters: Bamako, Mali Status: International Organisation Number of member states: 22 22/11/2018

Presentation of AFRISTAT ECOWAS (10/15) ECCAS (8/10) AUTRES   BENIN BURUNDI COMORES BURKINA FASO CAMEROON DJIBOUTI CAPE VERDE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC MADAGASCAR COTE D'IVOIRE CONGO MAURITANIA GUINEA GABON GUINEA - BISSAU EQUATORIAL GUINEA MALI CHAD NIGER SAO TOME & PRINCIPE SENEGAL TOGO 22/11/2018

Presentation of AFRISTAT Governance AFRISTAT Council of Ministers - Ministers of Finance and Ministers of Statistics 2. Management Committee - Managing Directors of NSI, Sub-regional integration institutions, Central Banks, AFRISTAT partners 3. Managing Director of AFRISTAT, plus a deputy 4. Scientific council (Consultative body) 22/11/2018

Presentation of AFRISTAT Financial resources AFRISTAT Fund 10-year fund financed by contributions from member states and France 2. Development partners (for projects) AfDB, UEMOA, ECCAS/CEMAC ECOWAS, ACBF, Paris21, World Bank 3. Annual Budget: an average of 1.7 billion FCFA 22/11/2018

Presentation of AFRISTAT Human Resources: 35 AFRISTAT experts: 21 Permanent : 14 Project : 4 French technical assistance: 3 2. Technical support staff: 14 3. Associated experts (when needed) 22/11/2018

Presentation of AFRISTAT Main objectives: Capacity building and technical assistance in statistics and economics; Coordinating the NSI in member states; Harmonising methods, concepts and nomenclatures; Implementing reliable and pertinent information systems; Managing regional databases. 22/11/2018

AFRISTAT’s role Provide technical support for: Statistical capacity building programmes for NSS and particularly the statistical output needed to implement national policies and take into account the MDGs; Harmonisation programmes within the framework of the statistical systems of Regional Integration Communities. AFRISTAT’s Strategic Work Programme (SWP) : The second SWP covers the 2011-2015 period 22/11/2018

Drawing up the SWP Context of profound changes in statistical demand, particularly: Return of development planning; PRSP-MDG: Need for formulation, monitoring and evaluation; Need for economic integration; Monitoring emerging trends; Need for a long-term vision 22/11/2018

Success stories today A) Statistical harmonisation between countries Statistical coordination and programming: strategic planning guided by results-based management (improving the logical framework of the NSDS); Nomenclatures adopted by Regulation at the Council of Ministers: NAEMA: nomenclature for activities by AFRISTAT Member States; NOPEMA: nomenclature of products from AFRISTAT Member States. 22/11/2018

Success stories today National accounting A) Statistical harmonisation between countries (cont.) National accounting Guide to drawing up national accounts according to SCN93 now available, the version according to SCN2008 is being finalised; Methodologies for drawing up quarterly accounts; ERETES, the tool for drawing up accounts, is available and compatible with SCN2008; Guide for analysing the results of national accounts. 22/11/2018

Success stories today Consumer pricing A) Statistical harmonisation between countries (cont.) Consumer pricing Consumer nomenclature (NCOA) derived from COICOP; Availability of harmonised methodology and a recent production tool for HICP: Phoenix-UEMOA; Definition and description of the scope (reference population, field and nomenclature), sample (basket and observation points), baseline data (baseline year), collection methods, data processing (tools used) and publications; Indices made available according to a predefined schedule. 22/11/2018

Success stories today A) Statistical harmonisation between countries (cont.) Concepts and definitions of indicators for the employment market and the informal sector: Preparation of a handbook of standards, concepts and definitions of indicators on employment and the informal sector; Support for the implementation of harmonised systems for monitoring employment and the informal sector (1.2.3 type survey). Agricultural statistics Methodologies governing vegetable production and herd parameters. 22/11/2018

Success stories today Socio-demographic Statistics A) Statistical harmonisation between countries (cont.) Socio-demographic Statistics Reference framework for monitoring the PRSP and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) ; Information system on the employment market; Applied research in the areas of population census, etc. 22/11/2018

Success stories today B) Capacity building for member states Preparation of professional training programmes; Preparation of training manuals for capacity building of member states (social statistics, descriptive statistics, polling, etc.); Data processing to improve the quality of output from member states. 22/11/2018

Success stories today C) Involvement in the NSDS Support for drawing up NSDS that are fit for purpose, particularly the needs relating to the steering and evaluation of PRSP in Member States: For example, these could include: Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Comoros, Gabon, Mali, Mauritania, Guinea Bissau, Burkina Faso, etc.; Support for drawing up annual statistical production programmes (Burundi, Congo, Niger, Mali, etc.); 22/11/2018

Success stories today C) Involvement in the NSDS Production of a Guide to the Monitoring and Evaluation of NSDS Results; Support for drawing up a roadmap (Benin, Niger, Togo, Congo, etc.); Mid-term evaluation of NSDS (Burundi, Comoros); Support for peer evaluation (Burkina Faso, Niger, Benin, Congo, Senegal and Mauritania); Institutional Communication: “du Chiffre à l’information”. 22/11/2018

Challenges of tomorrow... Consolidation of achievements and continued implementation of regulations (nomenclatures, company statistics); Strengthening of the ERETES tool for national accounting and search for funding to produce it as an open source programme Launch of new projects on new themes (climate change, gender, quarterly accounts, SAM) as part of the medium term work programme for 2011-2015 ; Development and/or consolidation of partnerships with other African institutions in terms of harmonisation; 22/11/2018

Challenges of tomorrow... Quality approach (traceability): Training to be organised at the sub- regional level (already carried out in Mali in 2013). Help to improve dissemination (draw up a consensual dissemination policy, Open Data initiative in collaboration with the AfDB and Paris21. Support member states in the implementation of actions related to the ratification of the African Statistical Charter. 22/11/2018

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