Strategic toolkit for the transformation and modernization of national statistical systems in Africa

Abstract

The aim of the strategic toolkit for the transformation and modernization of national statistical systems in Africa is to improve the understanding of the maturity of national statistical systems, with regard to data capability and performance, and offer a guide to setting priorities, scheduling developments, making the right choices for learning and capacity development, identifying the desired state of the systems and their organizational capital, planning for the strategic use of digital technology to galvanize the transformation and modernization process, and developing and deploying solutions to unlock the data potential of countries and help the systems to reach their desired state. In addition, the toolkit is a guide for designing a road map for taking national statistical systems to various maturity levels and for updating or designing a new national strategy for the development of statistics as the main framework for building statistical capacity and driving transformation and modernization.