Report on ECA’s Statistical Activities in 2010-2011 and the Proposed Work Programme for 2012-2013

Abstract

The objective of this document is to provide an overview of the implementation of the African Centre for Statistics’ (ACS) programmed activities for the biennium 2010-2011 and its planned work programme for the biennium 2012-2013. The 2010-2011 work programme was presented during the 2nd meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom-Africa II) that was held in January 2010 at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The report will also present the additional activities that were undertaken by ACS. The programmed outputs of ACS have been increasing since its reestablishment in 2006. Theprogrammed outputs were 17, 29, 38, and 68 for biennium 2006-2007, 2008-2009, 2010-2011 and 2012-2013, respectively. The number of staff has also been increasing during the indicated period.