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Forum for African Statistical Statistical Development Addis Ababa 12-13 May, 2004

Assistance in Statistical Training: The experience of Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre (EASTC). Forum for African Statistical Statistical Development Addis Ababa 12-13 May, 2004. Introduction. The Experience of EASTC over 39 years of its existence (1965-2004)

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Forum for African Statistical Statistical Development Addis Ababa 12-13 May, 2004

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  1. Assistance in Statistical Training: The experience of Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre (EASTC) Forum for African Statistical Statistical Development Addis Ababa 12-13 May, 2004

  2. Introduction • The Experience of EASTC over 39 years of its existence (1965-2004) • The presenter is Vitalis E. Muba, the current Chief Executive Officer of EASTC. Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  3. Outline • Backgroud • EASTC under UNDP/EACSO/EAC • EASTC under EAC • EASTC under Tanzania Government • EASTC as a national institution with a regional mandate • Joint activities • Coordination of Assistance Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  4. EASTC under UNDP/EACSO/EAC (1965-71) • International status under and regional bodies • Participant fellowships provided by UNDP • Running costs fully covered • Enrolment reflects physical space provided by hosting institution (University of Dar es Salaam) Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  5. Chart 1 Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  6. EASTC under EAC • Cover of regional organization • Tuition costs fully funded • Living costs for non-member countries met by sponsoring governments • Enrolment reflects ability physical space available and ability to meet living costs by non-member countries Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  7. Chart 2 Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  8. EASTC under Tanzania Government • Period of uncertainty over status of EASTC • Fees charged to meet part of running costs, economic fees charged from 1983 • CFTC provided block fellowships to meet full fees for 16 in 1979 and 2/3 of fees for 14 for period 1981-87. Bilateral donor assistance stepped in • In 1992 EASTC moved to own campus with hostel space for 56 funded by Tanzania Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  9. Chart 3 Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  10. EASTC with regional character • Organizational autonomy • EU funded Institutional Support project providing infrastructure, fellowships and training facilities during 1995-99. New hostels for 96 opened in 1998 and 40 fellowships per year for 1995-99 • Bilateral assistance for fellowships complemented Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  11. Chart 4 Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  12. Chart 5 Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  13. Joint Activities • Collaboration with Royal statistical Society (former IOS) and ISAE for accreditation of qualifications • Joint workshops with Munich Centre and training of staff • Twining programmes with ASRU, University of Kent • Joint workshops with World Bank Institute • CWIQ programme with World Bank • Staff exchange with University of Dar es Salaam Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  14. Coordination of Assistance • Regional Advisory Board of EASTC • Economic Commission for Africa • Statistical Committees of regional organizations Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  15. Lessons learned • Assistance was available when seriously sought • Statistics being a cross-cutting subject relevant to all projects that need monitoring and evaluation, statistical training needs to be attached to all such projects to make it demand driven • Regional organizations need to be proactive in promoting institutions providing regional services • Sustainability of training institutions need assurance of stable inflow of finances to run them Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  16. The Way Forward • Establishment of fellowship foundations for each training institution. • Foundation finances would be invested to generate fellowships continuously • User countries would be expected to contribute towards the foundation funds • Development partners and endowment organizations may be approached to provide funds to complement Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

  17. Thank you Forum for African Statistical Development: Addis ababa, 12-13 May 2004

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