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Measuring Progress Towards Statistical Development in Africa. The African Statistical Development Index (ASDI). Third Meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa 18-23 January 2012 Cape Town, South Africa. Outline. Background ASDI: Structure ASDI: Components and Variables
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Measuring Progress Towards Statistical Development in Africa The African Statistical Development Index (ASDI) Third Meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa 18-23 January 2012 Cape Town, South Africa
Outline • Background • ASDI: Structure • ASDI: Components and Variables • Comparison ASDI with SCBI and SCI • Ranking and Scores of African Countries According to their ASDI • Summary and Conclusions
Background • Global level: Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics (MAPS) • Regional level: Reference Regional Strategic Framework for Statistical Capacity Building in Africa (RRSF) • Need for monitoring the implementation: African Statistical Development Index (ASDI)
ASDI: Structure • RRSF: 12 Strategies and 79 recommendations 79 potential variables for ASDI • Criteria of selection: validity, comparability, simplicity, and data availability • Results: 42 variables organized in five components • Functioning of the national statistical system (NSS) • Statistical infrastructure • Data dissemination • Human capital • Funding
Index ASDI Components C1 Functioning of the NSS C2 Statistical infrastructure C3 Data dissemination C4 Human capital development C5 Funding Sub components NSDS Advocacy Legal framework NSO’s place in NSS Coordination mechanism Monitoring of activities User needs assessment Data development Harnessing ICT Data analysis Data dissemination Human capital development Funding Variables (Number) 4 3 1 2 2 2 2 5 6 3 4 5 3 ASDI: Components and Variables
Index ASDI C1 Functioning of the NSS Components Sub NSDS Advocacy Legal framework NSO’s place in NSS Coordination mechanism Monitoring of activities 4 3 1 2 Component 1: Functioning of NSS Variables Number) 2 2
ASDI C2 Statistical infrastructure User needs assessment Data analysis Data development Harnessing ICT 2 5 6 3 Component 2: Statistical Infrastructure Index Components Sub Variables Number)
ASDI C3 Data dissemination Data dissemination 4 Component 3: Data Dissemination Index Components Sub Variables Number)
ASDI C4 Human capital development Human capital development 5 Component 4: Human Capital Development Index Components Sub Variables Number)
ASDI C5 Funding Funding 3 Component 5: Funding Index Components Sub Variables Number)
Ranking and Scores of African Countries According to their ASDI
Summary and Conclusions • ASDI is designed for measuring progress made by African countries in terms of statistical development and for comparisons in this regard. • Variables and components of the ASDI were selected by taking into account the conceptual framework, statistical tools and methodologies, and data availability. • ASDI covers well the components of PARIS21 SCBI with given dataset and is correlated to the SCI developed by the World Bank.