1 Chishuvo Gunda Workshop on Manufacturing Statistics Lusaka, Zambia, 4-7 th May 2009 SADC Development Account Project Strengthening statistical capacity building in support of progress towards the Internationally Agreed Development Goals in the Southern African Development Community region” (SADC)

2 Presentation Outline  SADC Development Account Project Profile.  Activities Undertaken.  Planned Activities.  Impact on Manufacturing Statistics.  Conclusion.

SADC Development Account Profile  Project Title: Strengthening statistical capacity- building in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the region of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).  Duration: 4 years ( )  Location: Member countries of SADC  Executing Agency: United Nations Statistics Division. 3

SADC Development Account Profile  Co-operating Agencies: SADC Secretariat, and in association with the Division of Sustainable Development/DESA and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).  National Counterpart Institutions: National Statistical Offices.  Funding:US$ 950,000. 4

Objectives  The main objective is to strengthen the capacity of SADC countries and relevant regional institutions to regularly produce and analyse benchmark statistics.  Enhancing and strengthening institutional and professional expertise within the region.  Upgrading technology to create platforms for communication, data exchange and dissemination.  Reinforcing existing networks and creating opportunities for experts to learn from their peers.  Encouraging the adoption of international statistical methods and standards.  Encouraging better knowledge management practices. 5

6 Activities Undertaken Workshop on Manufacturing Statistics Lusaka, Zambia, 4-7 th May 2009

7 Activities Undertaken-Meetings & Workshops  1 st Steering Committee meeting[Durban, SA July 2006].  Regional Training Workshop on Energy Statistics and Sustainable Energy Indicators for Sustainable Development in SADC [Port Louis, Mauritius August, 2007].  2 nd Steering Committee meeting [Luanda, Angola Nov 2007].  Workshop on Household Surveys and Measurement of Labour Force with focus on the Informal Sector [Maseru, Lesotho April, 2008].  Workshop on Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Monitoring – [Kampala, Uganda, May, 2008].  Workshop on Vital Statistics with a Focus on Strengthening Civil Registration [Blantyre, Malawi, December, 2008].

8 Activities Undertaken – Analysis on the Use of ICT in the Region  An “As-Is” analysis was conducted to determine;  Software usage (emphasis on statistical software).  Software requirements (needs and budgets).  Use of communication platforms (websites, intranets, databases).

9 Botswana Pilot Familirisation meetings to understand in general what issues and challenges NSO would have given their objectives and targets  Anticipate potential challenges in similar organisations in the region  Identify Needs Develop questionnaire  Collect country responses  Analyse software needs for the region  Develop Software Strategy Analyse purchasing leverage in the region  Conduct market analysis to look at software options and suppliers  Contract development and management (underway) As-Is Analysis [Use of Technology]-Adopted Process

10 As-Is Analysis [Use of Technology]- Findings  Although there was found to be different software used across the countries, CSPro and SPSS seemed to be common amongst most all countries except in Mauritius and South Africa, where they are not used at all.  South Africa and Botswana had the highest license to user/ ratio.  South Africa had the greatest variety of software usage indicating less dependency on a particular software.  South Africa has an wide spectrum of GIS software with licenses that extended to website users within the public domain.  Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Zambia and Mozambique were the only countries using Devinfo platform.

11 As-Is Analysis [Use of Technology]- Findings Apart from South Africa NSOs’ websites in the region;  Were updated infrequently.  Had broken links indicating poor website maintenance programs.  Did not have statistics databases.  Time outs and poor bandwidth.  Have poor user interfaces.  Non-optimised graphics and documents causing time outs. Websites generally not user friendly and website analytics not being monitored.

12 As-Is Analysis [Use of Technology]- Findings  Only Mauritius, Mozambique and South Africa had intranets.  South Africa was the only NSOs with a commercial intranet.

13 As-Is Analysis [Use of Technology]- Findings  The greatest number of statistical software needs were identified in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe  Although each country’s needs were unique, there was enough basis to explore the possibility of combining the regional needs and buying software under consolidated contracts.  Identified needs were much higher than budgets with the greatest differences being in Zimbabwe and Swaziland.

14 Planned Activities Workshop on Manufacturing Statistics Lusaka, Zambia, 4-7 th May 2009

15 Planned Activities Software Contracts and Study Tours  Regional Software Contracts.  Consulting with suppliers is on-going e.g. UNSD is negotiating with SAS to supply software, installation, and training.  Thereafter consultations with member states will be done in order to agree on conditions in the contract. Key Objectives ▪ Lower purchasing costs for member states. ▪ Attain additional benefits under group contracts e.g. training.  Study Tours  Under review.

16 Planned Activities Workshops  Workshop on Data Dissemination is proposed to be held in August 2009, Durban SA. 1. Workshop on National Accounts targeted for the 2nd quarter of 2009 in Namibia rd Steering Committee meeting targeted to be held on the August 15 th, Durban, South Africa, (final steering committee meeting).

17 Planned Activities Statistics Unit Portal Website  SADC Statistics Programme Portal Website Development  Content Management System driven.  Content (calendar of events, news etc)  Databases; oStatistics database. oMDG database. oCountry Practices database oTraining and Capacity Building database

18 SADC Training and Capacity Building Website

19 Project Mobilisation Establish website objectives  Determine the website budget  Analyse Requirements Identify content and features required  Develop the information architecture  Identify the system requirements  Identified Supplier Design, Develop and Test Solution Design user interfaces and page layouts Design the technical solution Develop content Populate the website with content integration and unit tests User acceptance testing Buy Off/ Transition Host the solution Statistics tracking and reporting Maintain Website Design and Development Process

20 Impact on Manufacturing Statistics Workshop on Manufacturing Statistics Lusaka, Zambia, 4-7 th May 2009

21 Impact on Manufacturing Statistics  Website will;  Provide a dissemination platform for reporting on what is happening in the member states.  Will encourage interaction between member states as a result of the community of practice e.g. discussion forums.  Current workshop will help  Direct minimum standards /reporting requirements needed for establishing a regional picture of what is happening in the area of manufacturing statistics.  Formulate the basis on which harmonisation of processes and instruments in manufacturing statistics can be determined.

22 Conclusion  Much was in intended.  Much has been done  Much more will have been done before the end of the project. Note: Sustainability of the gains of the project still a major concern. Responsibility rests on SADC member states as well the coordination and promotion efforts that will be initiated from the SADC Statistics Unit.

Conclusion: Internalisation will be key 23

24 Thank you Q & A Workshop on Manufacturing Statistics Lusaka, Zambia, 4-7 th May 2009

Extra: Internet usage world wide 25

Extra: Internet Penetration in Africa 26

Extra: Top users of internet in Africa 27

28 Thank you Q & A Workshop on Manufacturing Statistics Lusaka, Zambia, 4-7 th May 2009