Report on mission to statistics department, Government of Uganda, on in-service training arrangements, database development, donors meeting and establishment of the national statistical system

Abstract

This was the Regional Adviser's sixth mission to Statistics Department since he joined ECA in July 1994. All the missions have focused on various aspects of restructuring of the Statistics Department into a semi-autonomous Bureau of Statistics. The Regional Adviser's inputs in this process have ranged from preparation and presentation of a background paper on "Some Thoughts on a Strategy for Development of Statistics in Uganda"1; inputs into the Workshop of Data Producers and Users, in November 19942; to preparation of the first draft of the "Programme Review and Proposed Work plan, 1996- 2000"3 for review by the Workshop of Data Producers and Users in September 19954; and review of the draft statute for the proposed Bureau of Statistics. He has also been extensively involved in review of the report of national consultants who had been hired by the Government of Uganda on transformation of Statistics Department to a semi-autonomous Uganda Bureau of Statistics.