In the recent past, and in particular in the context of the programme of structural adjustment and reforms, there has been increased awareness of the need to improve and strengthen information systems in African countries- ...

The Addis Ababa Plan of Action for Statistical Development in Africa in the 1990s was formulated by statisticians at the sixth session of the Joint Conference of African Planners, Statisticians and Demographers in January ...

The Sixties started with a vision of a new Africa free of colonialism. The torch of freedom began in 1957 with Ghana followed by several others in the 1960s, including Nigeria the most populous African country. With ...

Au cours de la période d'Avril 1996 à Mai 1999, la CEA a tenu un total de 8 ateliers régionaux dans les domaines des statistiques du commerce extérieur, des systèmes d'information statistique, des bases de données statistiques, ...

The GDDS is a system conceived by the IMF (the Fund) to improve the quality of economic, financial, and socio-demographic data in member countries. It is one of the most important strategic projects of the fund in the area ...

The eighth meeting of the Coordinating Committee on African Statistical Development (CASD) took place at the Headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) from 18 to 20 May 1998.

This document focuses on mission report to statistics department ministry of finance and economic planning, government of Uganda. The major component comprised of activities organized by Institute of statistics and Applied ...

The main lesson learnt from this review is that these programmes achieved their immediate objectives but their development aims were only attained in a few cases. There was also inadequate co-ordination of donor assistance. ...

Following the adoption of the Addis Ababa Plan of Action for statistical Development in the 1990's and the strategy for its implementation in 1992,a Coordinating committee on African statistical Development (CASD)was ...

The main objective of the CASD is to coordinate and direct efforts being made to revitalize, rehabilitate and develop the African statistical network and to monitor the overall implementation of the Addis Ababa Plan of ...