Statistics Division Economic Affairs Department Africa Union Commission (AUC) Strategy for the Harmonisation of Statistics in African (SHaSA) STATCOM -III

Content  Introduction  Priority statistical requirements;  SHaSA ;  Implementation mechanism ;  Mapping exercise;  Progress report; and  Recommendations

Introduction The process of socio-economic, political and cultural integration has always been a core concern of African leaders; Since 1960 several initiatives and legal frameworks adopted at the highest level have succeeded to accelerate the integration process and to ensure its sons and daughters good quality, economic and social welfare; For it to fully succeed and ensure that they achieve their objectives, it requires not only quality statistical information, but also harmonized data across time and space in all areas of African integration.

Priority statistical requirements Policy frameworks structuring the African integration process allows us to highlight three major dimensions of integration, namely:  Political integration and regional and continental governance,  Economic integration, and  Social and cultural integration

Priority statistical areas of Priority statistical areas of integration DimensionsIntegration areaStatistical area Political integration and regional governance Institutional organizationStatistical reforms Community fundingAutonomous alternative funding Political governance and collective security Peace and security Governance Economic integration Trade integration Foreign trade Balance of payments Monetary and finance integration Money and finance Price indexes Public finance National accounts Economic cooperation and partnerships Investments Industry TransportTransport infrastructures EnergyEnergy infrastructures CommunicationCommunication infrastructures Environment Agriculture Natural resources Environmental management and climate change Social and cultural integration Education Education and literacy Science and technology Health Regional and continental citizenship Demography Migration Culture, Sports and leisureTourism Women and youths Gender, Employment Social protection Human development Poverty

What is SHaSA? SHaSA: continental effort that directly supports the African integration agenda; Objectives: Identifying key priority areas of the African integration process that need to be underpinned by statistics; Assessing the state of the ASS and various initiatives on statistical harmonisation; and Elaborating a continental Strategy for the production and dissemination of quality harmonised statistics to inform African development and integration efforts Jointly prepared by AUC, AfDB and ECA

3- Les difficultés Strategic Theme 1: To Produce Quality Statistics for Africa Strategic Theme 2: To Coordinate the Production of Quality Statistics for Africa Strategic Theme 3: To Build sustainable Institutional Capacity of the African Statistical System Strategic Theme 4: To Inculcate a Culture of Quality Decision-making Reliable and harmonized statistical information, covering all aspects of political, economic, social Strategic themes

Strategic Theme 1: To Produce Quality Statistics for Africa Strategic objective 1: To Expand the Statistical Information Base Strategic objective 2: To Transform existing Statistics for Comparability Strategic objective 3: To Harmonise Standards and Methods of Statistical Production

Strategic Theme 2: To Coordinate the Production of Quality Statistics for Africa Strategic objective 1: To Strengthen Cooperation among Institutions within the African Statistical System Strategic objective 2: To Establish an effective Coordination Mechanism Strategic objective 3: To Define Statistical Priorities to Implement the Integration Agenda

Strategic Theme 3: To Build sustainable Institutional Capacity of the African Statistical System Strategic objective 1: To Ensure the Autonomy of Production. Strategic objective 2: To Build sustainable statistical Capacity. Strategic objective 3: To Establish an effective technological Environment

Strategic Theme 4: To Inculcate a Culture of Quality Decision-making Strategic objective 1: To Drive evidence-based Decisions through the Use of Statistics. Strategic objective 2: To Improve Communication of Statistical Information

No STGLeaderLCComposition 01Governance, Peace & SecurityAUCTunisia/RwandaECA, AfDB, ACBF, RECs, MS 02 External Sector (External Trade & Balance of Payments) AUCZambiaECA, AfDB, ACBF, RECs, Afristat, MS 03Money & FinanceAACBAUC, ECA, AfDB, ACBF, RECs, MS 04National Accounts & Price StatisticsAfDBSouth-AfricaAUC, ECA, ACBF, RECs, Afristat, MS 05Infrastructure, Industries & TourismAfDBAlgeriaAUC, ECA, ACBF, RECs, MS 06 Public Finance, Private Sector & Investments AfDBAUC, ECA, ACBF, RECs, Afristat, MS 07Science, Technology & EducationAUCNigeriaAUC, ECA, ACBF, RECs, MS 08 Demography, Migrations, Health, Human Development, Social Protection & Gender UNECAGhana/ZimbabweAUC, AfDB, ACBF, RECs, Afristat, MS 09 Agriculture, Environment & Natural Resources UNECAMozambiqueAUC, AfDB, ACBF, RECs, FAO, MS 10Statistical Training & Capacity Building,UNECAENSEAAUC, EAC, RECs, MS 11Informal SectorAfristatCameroonAUC, AfDB, UNECA, RECs, MS 12ClassificationUNECAAUC, AfDB, Afristat, RECs, MS 13Civil Registration and Vital StatisticsUNECA Maurice/Sénégal AUC, AfDB, Afristat, RECs, MS 14 African Group on Statistical Harmonization AUC South AfricaAUC, AfDB, Afristat, RECs, MS

The need for mapping! Mapping onto SHaSA various ongoing initiatives, frameworks and strategies: Provide a one-stop document of engagement with policy makers in fostering the statistical and integration agenda; and Mapping existing statistical initiatives to support different integration processes; Show how each initiative will contribute to the realization of SHaSA strategic objectives; Mapping of: Statistical governance Frameworks and strategies Statistical initiatives

A map of statistical governance

A map of statistical principles, frameworks, and strategies in Africa

Integration areas and existing initiatives: Economic integration dimension Integration area Statistical areaStatistical initiative Trade Wholesale & retail trade, motor trade, hotels and restaurants African Strategy for the Implementation of the 2008 System of National Accounts Balance of payments Strategy for the harmonization of International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Foreign trade PricesImplementation Plan for the International Comparison Program for (ICP-Africa) Monetary and finance integration Currency and finance Public finance African Monetary Cooperation Programme Economic cooperation and partnerships National accounts Investments African Strategy for the Implementation of the 2008 System of National Accounts Transport Transport infrastructuresInfrastructure Statistics Industry Manufacturing African Strategy for the Implementation of the 2008 System of National Accounts EnergyEnergy infrastructuresInfrastructure statistics EnergyEnergy infrastructuresInfrastructure statistics

Integration areas and existing initiatives: Social and cultural dimension Integration areaStatistical areaStatistical initiative LabourLabour Statistics  Labour Market Information System Coordination and Harmonization Framework  Informal sector Education Education and literacy  Plan of Action of the Second Decade of Education STPA (AGROST) Science and technology Health  CRVS  MDGs Regional and continental citizenship Demography  CRVS  2010 Round of PHC Migration Art, culture, sports and leisureTourism African Strategy for the SNA 2008 Women and youths Gender Gender statistics Social protection Labour Market Information System Coordination and Harmonization Framework Human development Africa Implementation Plan for of the Global Strategy on Improving Agricultural Statistics PovertyMDGs (Development indicators)

Create African Group on Harmonisation of Statistics (AGSHa); Membership Chair: South Africa 1st Vice Chair: Cote d’Ivoire 2nd Vice Chair: Uganda 1st Rapporteur: Egypt 2nd Rapporteur: Cameroon Secretariat: AUC Support Partners: UNECA, AfDB & ACBF REC partners Member States: Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Egypt, Tunisia, South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Angola, Cameroon, and Congo Progress Report on SHaSA

Terms of Reference Coordinate development and review of Implementation plan for SHaSA; Coordinate development and review of Implementation framework for African Charter on Statistics Coordinate Monitoring and Evaluation of Implementation of SHaSA and Charter Peer review Annual report to Committee of DGs and Ministers of finance, planning and economic development. Progress Report on SHaSA (cont’d)

Strategic Theme Strategic objectiveStrategic initiativeActivities Key performance indicators TimeframeResponsibilityStrategic initiative Strategic objective

Report of various pilars Specialist Groups AGROST; Labour and Informal Sector (minimum list of indicators, Action Plan and harmonized questionnaire on employment adopted and ); National Account; Infrastructure and knowledge programme; Action Plan for the Second Decade of Education; Trade statistics; Agriculture; CRVS; Development indicators; Etc. Progress Report on SHaSA (cont’d)

Specialised technical groups to align work programme to SHaSA strategy template ; StatCom/CoDG to agree on lead countries for specialized technical groups ; StatCom/CoDG to adopt Action Plan of SHaSA ; StatCom/CoDG to consider progress report ; Ministers Conference to endorse progress report on SHaSA RECs to incorporate SHaSA in regional strategy; Countries to incorporate SHaSA in NSDS; AGSHa to monitor, report and evaluate the Implementation of SHaSA. Recommendations

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