Promoting a culture of quality assurance at the Economic Commission for Africa: 2018–2019 biennial report

Abstract

Promoting a culture of quality assurance at the Economic Commission for Africa 2018–2019 biennial report. The present report was prepared under the overall coordination and substantive guidance of Demba Diarra, Chief of Strategic Planning, Oversight and Results Division-Standards and Quality Assurance Section. The lead author was Hodane Youssouf, Economic Affairs Officer, with substantive contributions from: Afework Temtime, Programme Management Officer; Katherina Goetze, Associate Programme Management Officer; and Getachew Rorisa, Senior Programme Management Assistant. The present report also benefited from the technical assistance provided by Teklu Leul, Senior Information Systems Assistant, in rolling out the online survey, which enabled us to amass valuable contributions, comments and suggestions from the survey respondents. A special mention goes to the ECA Publications and Conference Management Section for their editing, translation and design assistance. The reorganization of quality assurance panels and compliance with quality assurance procedures have led to a more systematic delivery of ECA products and services and have enhanced the robustness of ECA outputs.