Regional Workshop on Information Society Measurement in Africa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 0709 March 200

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Regional Workshop on Information Society
Measurement in AfricaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia,
07-09 March 2007

• Integrating ICT Indicators in National
  Statistical Systems
• by Bakary DOSSO, ACS, UNECA
• (2007)

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Outline

• Introduction
• National Statistical Systems
• Stakeholders
• Central role of NSO
• Integrating Frameworks
• Concepts, methods, Classification
• Policies Frameworks

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Outline

• Benefits of Integration
• Challenges
• Conclusions

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Introduction

• Increased demand for quality statistics with the
  need to focus development efforts on measurable
  results (MDGs, NEPAD, PRS,)
• Data Gap in the production of traditional
  statistics and weak capacity of national
  statistics systems (Human, Financial,
  Infrastructural) to respond to emerging needs
• Poor coordination of the NSS Different
  Institutions Different methods

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National Statistical Systems

• Suppliers individuals, households, enterprises,
  NGOs,
• Producers Line ministries, NSO,
• Users of Statistics Line ministries, private
  sector, general public,.
• Training Institutions
• Coordination body
• National and External Stakeholders

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Integration frameworks

• Technical aspects Concepts, methods,
• Classification
• Policies aspects
• Statistics as a cross cutting issue in national
  development agenda
• -Regional and national development frameworks for
  the development of statistics

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Integration frameworks

• Methods used for ensuring that data are coherent
  and comparable
• Common classifications
•   Clear identification of statistical units
•   Common concepts and definition
• The list of Core ICT indicators provided by the
  Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development is
  an important step towards harmonizing
  inter-countries comparability and exchange of
  data.

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Integration frameworks

• Definitions, Concepts, Classifications
• Core ICT indicators (subsets)
• (i) ICT infrastructure and access
• (ii) Access to, and use of ICT by
• households and individuals
• (iii) Use of ICT by businesses
• (iv) ICT sector and Trade in ICT goods

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Data integration

• Integration of the interdivisional activities of
  statistical organizations (horizontal dimension)
  ensures that concepts, methods, classifications
  and definitions are fully unified with the
  operations of the statistical services
• Common economic classification (ex. ISIC)
• International trade classification (ex. SITC)
• Integration of questions in existing surveys (HH
  surveys, business surveys,.)
• 2010 RPHC

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Initiatives and Policies towards the
integration of ICT statistics in NSSs
Regional Reference Strategic Framework for
Statistical Capacity Building in Africa
(RRSF) National Strategies for the Development
of Statistics (NSDS) Guide for Planning an
Integrated NSS (Paris 21, AfDB, Intersect)
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Initiatives and Policies towards the
integration of ICT statistics in NSSs
RRSF ( lead by ECA, WB, AfDB, PARIS
21) Recognition of the need of a regional
strategy to address the data gap in Africa to
respond to the result agenda (PRS and other
national plans, NEPAD, MDGs) (follow up to the
MAPS 2004) Three themes i. Meeting users needs
ii. Improving management of statistical systems
iii. Ensuring the sustainability and
irreversibility of statistical development
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Initiatives and Policies towards the
integration of ICT statistics in NSSs
RRSF Goal Broad time bound guideline (2015) to
strengthen African NSSs. Four objectives -
Advocacy User needs- Use of statistics-Synergy
in NSS 12 strategies Overall strategy
Development and implementation of NSDS
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Initiatives and Policies towards the
integration of ICT statistics in NSSs

• RRSF 12 Strategies
• Statistical advocacy
• Cross cutting sector in development process
• Update legal and regulatory framework
• Assess and prioritize user needs
• Undertake data development
• Foster coordination, collaboration and
  partnerships

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Initiatives and Policies towards the
integration of ICT statistics in NSSs

• RRSF 12 Strategies
• 7. Enhance statistical infrastructure
• 8. Harness ICT
• 9. Develop human capital
• Improve data analysis
• Improve data dissemination
• Improve funding and sustainability

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Initiatives and Policies towards the
integration of ICT statistics in NSSs
RRSF Monitoring and evaluation AfDB and ECA to
jointly coordinate the implementation of the
RRSF A logical framework with more than 80
measurable indicators, means of verification and
risk factors
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Initiatives and Policies towards the
integration of ICT statistics in NSSs

• NSDS
• A framework for strengthening NSS
• Cover the entire NSS
• Participatory approach
• Prepared by the country and nationally
• owned
• Endorsed by national authorities
• Demand driven and integrated in national
• development process

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Initiatives and Policies towards the
integration of ICT statistics in NSSs

• NSDS
• 5 phases
• Launching of the process
• Assessment of the current status
• Developing the vision, and identifying
• strategic options
• Implementation plan and
• Implementation, monitoring and
• evaluation.

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Initiatives and Policies towards the integration
of ICT statistics in NSSs NSDS Preliminary
report (PARIS21, 12/03/06)
Fifteen (15) african countries have completed the
design of their strategy and/or are already
implementing it. Angola, Mauritania, Mozambique
and Sudan, to apply NSDS principles to their next
strategy) Thirty-two countries are currently/or
have started the process to prepare a statistical
strategy . (e.g Botswana, Ghana, DR Congo,
Gambia, Guinea, Niger, Sierra Leone, Tanzania,
Uganda,..). Four countries have expressed their
intention to design one soon (Egypt, Eritrea,
Liberia, Libya) Seychelles, Somalia) have no
strategy in preparation or in place,
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Benefits of Integration

•  Less duplication of efforts efficient use of
  
• resources
•  Consistent and standardized data
• Sustainability of the collection and analysis.

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Challenges

•  Weak coordination among the various components
  of
• the NSS Importance of elaborating and
  implementing
• a NSDS
• Existence of silo mentality at the NSOs and
• Sectors
•   Lack of commitment to statistical development
  by
• national government Advocacy
• Inadequate human, financial and infrastructural
• resources in the NSOs and sectors

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Conclusion

• Foster coordination among the various components
  of
• the NSS in charge of ICT policies and
  measurement NSOs, Regulators, Ministry in charge
  of ICT, Operators, research and training
  institutions,
• Encourage horizontal Integration of data in NSOs
  and Sectors (use of common metadata, integrated
  household surveys,)
• Advocacy for the NSS to effectively include
  questions related to ICT in the 2010 RPHC
• Advocacy for the design and implementation of
  NSDS and ensure that ICT sector is mainstreamed
  in it

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Thank You African Centre for
Statistics www.uneca.org/statistics