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

2. 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

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

4. 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
- 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)

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. PAS activities in figures

9. 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

10. Activities by PAS domain 2016-17 National Accounts
SNA regional trainings
Date
Place
Beneficia-ries
SNA 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
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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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
Sept 2017
Publication of results
April-2018

15. 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

16. 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

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

18. 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 Jan 2018

19. 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

20. 5-8 peer reviews (17 countries replied to call of interest)
Activities by PAS domain - Quality Baseline assessments and Peer reviews
Forthcoming activities
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

21. 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
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
Oct-Nov 2017
Feasibility study on AUC database
July-Dec 2017

22. 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
Sustainable Development Statistical Booklet – A guide for citizens
Statistics Pocketbook – Key indicators

23. PAS programme information
See also:

24. Thank you very much for your attention !