AFRICAN UNION
UNION AFRICAINE
UNIÃO AFRICANA
Regional Workshop for the Southern African Development
Community
14-15 Octobre 2013, Maputo – Mozambique
« Better dialogue on statistics for better development results:»
Strategy for the Harmonisation of
Statistics in African (SHaSA)
Par: Mr. NZINGOULA Gildas Crépin
Economist Statistician Engineer
African Union Commission
Email: crepinn@africa-union.org
Plan of Presentation
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Introduction
Priority statistical requirements
What is SHaSA?
Implementation mechanism
V. A map of statistical government in Africa
VI. Integration area & existing initiatives social
& cultural dimension
VII. Conclusion
I. Introduction
 The process of socio-economic, political and cultural
integration has always been a core concern of African
leaders;
 Since 1960 several initiatives and legal frameworks
adopted at the highest level have succeeded to accelerate
the integration process and to ensure its sons and
daughters good quality, economic and social welfare;
 For it to fully succeed and ensure that they achieve their
objectives, it requires not only quality statistical
information, but also harmonized data across time and
space in all areas of African integration.
II. Priority statistical requirements
Policy frameworks structuring the African integration process
allows us to highlight three major dimensions of integration,
namely:
 Political integration and regional and continental
governance,
 Economic integration, and
 Social and cultural integration
III. What is SHaSA?
SHaSA: continental effort that directly supports the African
integration agenda;
 Objectives;
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Identifying key priority areas of the African integration
process that need to be underpinned by statistics;
Assessing the state of the ASS and various initiatives on
statistical harmonisation; and
Elaborating a continental Strategy for the production and
dissemination of quality harmonised statistics to inform
African development and integration efforts
 Jointly prepared by AUC, AfDB and ECA.
III. What is SHaSA? (cont.’)
Strategy Themes
Strategic Theme 1
Strategic Theme 2
To Produce Quality Statistics
for Africa
To Coordinate the Production of
Quality Statistics for Africa
Reliable and harmonized statistical
information, covering all aspects of
political, economic and social
Strategic Theme 3
To Build sustainable Institutional
Capacity of the African
Statistical System
Strategic Theme 4
To Inculcate a Culture of Quality
Decision-making
Strategic Theme 1:
To Produce Quality Statistics for Africa
Strategic
objective 1
To Expand the
Statistical
Information
Base
Strategic
objective 2
Strategic
objective 3
To Transform
existing
Statistics for
Comparability
To Harmonise
Standards and
Methods of
Statistical
Production
Strategic Theme 2:
To Coordinate Production of Quality
Statistics for Africa
Strat. objective 3
Strat. objective 1
To Strengthen
Cooperation
among Institutions
within the African
Statistical
System
Strat. objective 2
To Establish an
effective
Coordination
Mechanism
To Define
Statistical
Priorities to
Implement the
Integration
Agenda
Strategic Theme 3:
To Build sustainable Institutional
Capacity of the ASS
Strategic
objective 1
To Ensure the
Autonomy of
Production.
Strategic
objective 2
Strategic
objective 3
To Build
sustainable
statistical
Capacity.
To Establish an
effective
technological
Environment
Strategic Theme 4:
To Inculcate a Culture of Quality
Decision-making
Strategic objective 1 Strategic objective 2
To Drive evidenceTo Improve
based Decisions
Communication of
through the Use of
Statistical
Statistics.
Information
SHaSA Group
No
01
STG
Leader
LC
Composition
Governance, Peace & Security
External Sector (External Trade & Balance
of Payments)
AUC
ECA, AfDB, ACBF, RECs, MS
AUC
ECA, AfDB, ACBF, RECs, Afristat, MS
03
Money & Finance
AACB
AUC, ECA, AfDB, ACBF, RECs, MS
04
National Accounts & Price Statistics
AfDB
AUC, ECA, ACBF, RECs, Afristat, MS
05
Infrastructure, Industries & Tourism
AfDB
AUC, ECA, ACBF, RECs, MS
06
Public Finance, Private Sector &
Investments
AfDB
AUC, ECA, ACBF, RECs, Afristat, MS
07
Science, Technology & Education
AUC
AUC, ECA, ACBF, RECs, MS
08
Demography, Migrations, Health, Human
Development, Social Protection & Gender
UNECA
AUC, AfDB, ACBF, RECs, Afristat, MS
09
Agriculture, Environment & Natural
Resources
UNECA
AUC, AfDB, ACBF, RECs, FAO, MS
10
Statistical Training & Capacity Building
,UNECA
AUC, EAC, RECs, MS
11
12
Informal Sector
Classification
Afristat
UNECA
AUC, AfDB, UNECA, RECs, MS
AUC, AfDB, Afristat, RECs, MS
02
IV. Implementation
Mechanism
Committee of DGs:
 Monitoring the implementation of the strategy as well
as its pillars,
 Making appropriate recommendations for its effective
implementation,
 Preparing reports on its implemetation to the
Ministers Finances, Planning and Economic
Development and the Summit of Heads of State ,
 Considering and adopting statistical programmes
based on data requirements for the integration
agenda, as well as actions/programmes for their
provision.
V. A map of statistical
governance in Africa
VI. Integration areas & existing initiatives
Social & cultural dimension
Integration area
Trade
Statistical area
Statistical initiative
Wholesale & retail trade, motor trade,
hotels and restaurants
African Strategy for the Implementation of the 2008 System of National
Accounts
Balance of payments
Strategy for the harmonization of International Merchandise Trade
Statistics (IMTS)
Foreign trade
Prices
Implementation Plan for the International Comparison Program for (ICPAfrica)
Monetary and finance
integration
Currency and finance
Public finance
African Monetary Cooperation Programme
Economic cooperation and
partnerships
National accounts
Investments
African Strategy for the Implementation of the 2008 System of National
Accounts
Transport
Transport infrastructures
Infrastructure Statistics
Industry
Manufacturing
African Strategy for the Implementation of the 2008 System of National
Accounts
Energy
Energy infrastructures
Infrastructure statistics
VII. Conclusion
Comparable statistics across countries will be generated to
inform on the implementation of integration and for decisionmaking:
 the adoption of international standards and common methods
adjusted to African realities; and
 better coordination of statistical development efforts and
sustained production of harmonized statistics to inform policy
decisions.
Thank for you kind attention!
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