road to dignity Pali Lehohla Chair of ASSD Context The Africa we want and the place of CRVSs Our aspirations are spelt out as a prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable development an integrated continent politically united an Africa of good governance democrac ID: 484650
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CRVS The road to dignity Pali LehohlaChair of ASSDSlide2
Context: The Africa we want and the place of CRVSs
Our aspirations are spelt out as: a prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable development, an integrated continent politically united, an Africa of good governance democracy respect for human rights, justice and the rule of law, a peaceful and secure Africa where development is people driven, unleashing the potential of women and youth ……
(-Agenda 2063, African Union).
The post 2015 consultations provided a platform to redefine Africa’s priorities and the future we envision:Slide3
CRVS: The journey of a Data Revolution for better policy outcomes
How did Africa lead itself and what it should defend?
2005 The
Younde
meeting in November
2005
2006 The birth of African Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) in Cape Town
2007 Reestablishment
of Statistics at the ECA and Ben
Kireyegera
is appointed as its first
director
2008
South Africa inaugurates the Young African Statistician
Programme
at the 57th International Statistics Institute in Durban as the prime outcome of statistical development and CRVSSlide4
CRVS: The journey of a Data Revolution for better policy outcomes
How did Africa lead itself and what it should defend?
2009
June – Dar-
Es
-Salam – Meeting of
Experts on CRVS
2009 5
th
ASSD in Cairo resolves that it focuses on CRVS
2010 March- African Statisticians recommend to African Ministers of
Planning, Finance and Economy that CRVS ministers meet every second year
2010 August Addis Ababa – First Conference of Ministers responsible for CRVS
2012
January Cape Town – 7
th
Africa Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) focusing on CRVS and preparing for the Ministers Conference Slide5
CRVS: The journey of a Data Revolution for better policy outcomes
How did Africa lead itself and what it should defend?
2012
September Durban – Second Conference of
Ministers and endorse APAI-
CRVS endorsed as the
programme
framework
2012
November Yamoussoukro – 8
th
ASSD focusing on CRVS
Implementation
2013 August Gaborone – Training of pool of Experts 2014 February Gaborone – 9th ASSD focuses on Assessments 2015 February Yamoussoukro- Third Conference of Ministers where progress on assessments will be undertakenSlide6
CRVS: The journey of a Data Revolution for better policy outcomes
What are the lessons
Africa has led against severe skepticism of possible success of CRVS as a source of statistical data at the UN level
Collaboration of pan African institutions the AU,
AfDB
and ECA is unique and exemplary and its an envy of many regions
Africa’s Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) influence is critical
The African Symposium in country advocacy innovation has moved us as Africans forward and lead innovatively
Africa’s participatory approach to its development is consistent with the post 2015 agenda
Africa has to defend its gains and can only do so successfully when it takes full control of its development and narrativeSlide7
Africa at last on the road to
life of dignity