Pan African Statistics Programme (PAS) State of play XX meeting of the Management Group on Statistical Cooperation Luxembourg, 12-13 April 2018 Veronika Radermacher Eurostat, PAS Programme management

Broad aims of PAS Support integration process Improve the quality of statistics in Africa, i.e. availability, reliability, comparability, timeliness, etc. Support cooperation within the African Statistical System (ASS) Build capacity of people and institutions Transfer of good practice and common tools Procurement contract of 6.8 mio €, for 42 months, implemented by a consortium under the lead of Expertise France Reminder of main objectives STRONG RESULTS FOCUS

Background for PAS support activities Implemen tation support African Charter of Statistics Strategy for Harmonised Statistics in Africa (SHaSA) Agenda 2030 2063

SHaSA II adopted in January 2018 SHaSA I: adopted by African Heads of State and Government in July 2009 SHaSA II: - adopted in January 2018 - covering 2018-2026 - revision based on lessons learnt (ownership, advocacy, coordination, governance) and new needs (data revolution, big data, Agendas, etc.) New: - role and mandate of AU Statistical Institute - additional Specialised Technical Groups (now 17)

PAS support to SHaSA revision SHaSA -2 Support to SHaSA-2 technical documents (drafting of annexes: action plan, financing plan, resource mobilisation strategy) Jul-2017 SHaSA expert group meeting, Addis Sept-2017

Data production Dissemination Quality Areas of PAS support Training Methodology Data (pilot) collection AU data management Tools Dissemination AU web site Publications Seminar/workshops Quality Quality frameworks Peer reviews Snapshot Tool Training

Main types of support: Support to methodological work of the SHaSA working groups -> methodological frameworks (guidelines, manuals, questionnaires…) in 5 priority domains Technical assistance missions (e.g. for tools, frameworks; knowledge transfer) Training (of trainers), workshops and seminars Assistance to African Union Commission's statistics division (AUSTAT) in the coordination of activities of the African Statistical System (ASS) (peer reviews, working groups) in setting-up the AU Statistical Institute

PAS activities in figures

2nd consultative meeting with Regional Economic communities (RECs), 6 February 2018, Addis Ababa Objectives: Brief on past and future activities To discuss progress in the implementation of PAS Further involve stakeholders in future regional and national activities Main conclusions Need for stronger coordination between stakeholders (Pan African organisations, programme management bodies, donors) Need for better communication (e.g. exchange of calendars of events) Need to speed up with peer reviews

Activities by PAS domain 2016-17 National Accounts SNA 2008 - regional trainings Date Place Beneficia-ries SNA 2008 implementation - regional coordination 18-19/04/2016 Addis RECs SNA 2008 implementation - national - EN 26-29/07/2016 NSIs SNA 2008 implementation - national - FR 25-28/10/2016 Yamoussoukro 25-28/04/2017 Abidjan SNA - Country support 2017-19 Starting Beneficiary/ies Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) July 2017 NSI South Sudan Guinea Aug 2017 Ethiopia NSI/Nat. Planning/Cent. Bank Lesotho Jan 2018

Activities by PAS domains National Accounts – ERETES tool ERETES training Place Date Beneficiary/ies ERETES support - African approach Addis 04-08/07/2016 AUSTAT Advanced ERETES - FR Abidjan 09-12/05/2017 NSIs/RECs/AUSTAT Training for trainers - FR 12-15/06/2017

Activities by PAS domain Labour statistics Results of technical assistance to AUSTAT Labour - status report Jun-2016 Meeting/ workshop on Labour statistics and indicators compilation from existing data sources Jun-2017 Guidelines for producing labour market indicators from existing data sources in Africa (EN/FR) May- July 2017 Pilot survey on guidelines Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe Jun-Dec-2017 Recommendations on way forward… Dec-2017

Activities by PAS domain Migration statistics Results of technical assistance to AUSTAT Status report Jun-2016 Harmonised concepts and definitions on migration statistics for data collection and compilation of migration statistics/indicators in Africa Dec-2016 Guidelines: Towards harmonised standards and tools for data collection on international labour migration in Africa Mar-2017 2017 Data collection/analysis (for 2nd labour migration report) March - Oct 2017 Recommendations for a data collection methodology for irregular migration, smuggling and trafficking of persons, and international protection of migrants in Africa Feb-2018

Activities by PAS domain Trade statistics Results of technical assistance Status report Jul-2016 Guidelines for harmonised collection of trade data and metadata transmission (Intra- and Extra AU trade) Dec-2016 Data collection from NSIs, processing, analysis 2017 Meeting of the SHaSA STG "External sector/trade" - first after 3 years 19-22 Sept 2017 Publication of results April-2018

Activities by PAS domain Trade statistics EUROTRACE training Place Date Beneficiary/ies Adv. training for trainers Addis 04-08/07/2016 NSIs/RECs COMESA, EAC, ECCAS, ECOWAS, SADC; and SACU (customs) Benin, Comoros, Ethiopia, Mali, Malawi, Togo, Swaziland, and Zambia Advanced EUROTRACE .net Abidjan Mar-18 Benin, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Malawi, Liberia, Togo, Swaziland, and Zambia AUSTAT, CEMAC, COMESA, ECOWAS, SACU, AfDB

Activities by PAS domain SDG indicators Results of technical assistance to AUSTAT Labour - status report Jun-2016 Training for AUC staff on SDGs Febr-2017 Participation in/contribution to 2030 /2063 indicators EG meeting, Nairobi 2016 March-2017 Publication on SDGs in daily life context (for civil society) Jun-2017-March 2018

Quality of statistics Baseline assessments and Peer reviews Visits Methodo- logy TA missions SNAPSHOT tool Self Assessment SAQ Training Peer review reports

Quality of statistics Baseline assessments and Peer reviews of NSS Results of technical assistance Status report Jun-2016 Seminar on Peer review methodology with NSIs, Tanzania Nov-2016 Handbook on Peer review methodology for NSS (National Statistical Systems) – available in EN, FR, PT and ES Sept-Nov-2016 Leaflet - Peer reviews of African Statistical Institutes and Systems June 2017 4 regional trainings on self-assessments of NSIs/NSSs Oct-Nov-2017 Revision/adaptation of SNAPSHOT assessment questionnaire Dec. 2017- Jan 2018

Language Place Date Beneficiary/ies Activities by PAS domain - Quality Trainings for self-assessments of NSIs in the context of Peer reviews (using SNAPSHOT tool) Language Place Date Beneficiary/ies EN Addis 09-10/10/2017 NSIs/RECs FR Douala 30-31/10/2017 Pretoria 13-14/11/2017 Abidjan 20-21/11/2017

5-8 peer reviews (17 countries replied to call of interest) Activities by PAS domain - Quality Baseline assessments and Peer reviews Forthcoming activities 2018-19 5-8 peer reviews (17 countries replied to call of interest) Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial, Gambia, Guinea, Libya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, São Tome & P, Togo, Zimbabwe Baseline exercise in (all) AU countries through NSI self-assessments (?) Main challenge: time table

Other PAS activities Support to AUC statistics division (AUSTAT) Technical and administrative support Support for set-up of AU Statistical Institute (status report, strategy and resource papers) Jul-2016-2017 Organisation of meetings (CoDG, publication meetings, PAS consultative meeting) and contributions (briefings, reports, logistics, etc.) On-going Data collections/analysis support (trade, migration, labour) 2017 New AUSTAT website www.austat.org Oct-Nov 2017 Feasibility study on AUC database July-Dec 2017

Main forthcoming events First peer review visits – as of summer 2018 High level seminar on the SHaSA – August/September 2018, Dakar First dissemination seminar – October 2018 Forthcoming publications Intra and Extra African Union Trade - Yearbook 2010-2016 Sustainable Development Statistical Booklet – A guide for citizens Statistics Pocketbook – Key indicators

PAS programme information See also: https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/regions/africa/continental-cooperation/pan-african-programme_en

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