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Workshop on Sustainable Development Indicators: Conceptual Framework, Data Collection and Analysis

This workshop aims to review proposed sustainable development indicators, share best practices in data collection, and provide capacity building on statistical concepts. The expected outcomes include a better understanding of sustainable development indicators and the development of quality data.

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Workshop on Sustainable Development Indicators: Conceptual Framework, Data Collection and Analysis

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  1. Workshop onSustainable Development Indicators: Conceptual Framework, Data Collection and Analysis Introduction and Objectives Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 11-13 December 2012

  2. Background • Sustainable Development Report for Africa (SDRA) • Reference tool for monitoring and assessing sustainable development in Africa: • Part I: Assessment of the status of Sustainable Development • Part II: Africa’s development challenges

  3. Objectives of the Workshop • Review the proposed set of Sustainable Development Indicators against data availability • Exchange of experiences and best practices in data collection, focusing on the proposed set of sustainable development indicators • Provide capacity building on the concepts of sustainable development indicators as well as statistical concepts, definitions and classifications • Share country experiences in sustainable development data collection, compilation and dissemination, and establish a network of sustainable development experts and statisticians among the pilot countries

  4. Expected outcomes • Better understanding of the concepts and definitions of sustainable development indicators for SDRA V • Quality data on sustainable development indicators from the pilot countries • Developing a relationship between national statistical and sustainable development focal points and promoting the need for an effective mechanism to integrate SDI into national statistics • Acceleration of progress towards national level data collection, including the identification of appropriate channels and methods for data collection

  5. Expected outputs • Workshop report, including the list of finalized set of sustainable development indicators • Agreement on the choice of the headline indicators • Web publications

  6. Organization of the workshop… Tuesday, 11/12/2012 • 11:00-12:30 - First plenary sessions • The Sustainable Development Report on Africa: background, concepts and definitions • 14:30-15:15 - Second plenary sessions • Data collection and validation – experiences and lessons learnt • 15:45-17:00 - Third plenary sessions • International statistical standards – economic dimension

  7. …Organization of the workshop… Wednesday, 12/12/2012 • 9:00-10:30 - Fourth plenary sessions • International statistical standards – social dimension • 11:00-12:30 - Fifth plenary sessions • International statistical standards – environmental dimension • 14:00-15:15 - Sixth plenary sessions • International statistical standards – environmental/economic interface • 15:45 – 17:00 - Breakout groups • Review, discussion and verification of the questionnaire for data collection

  8. …Organization of the workshop Thursday, 13/12/2012 • 9:00 – 12:30 - Breakout groups continued • Review, discussion and verification of the questionnaire for data collection • 14:00-15:15 - Report back and discussion • 15:45-16:30 - Way forward and follow-up actions • 16:30 – 17:00 – Closing of the meeting

  9. Thank You

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