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Join the meeting of the Continental Steering Committee for the African Project on SNA to review progress, propose solutions, and strengthen institutional coordination. Discuss sub-projects and formulate action plans for pilot countries.
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Session 1: Objectives, Agenda, and Organization of the Meeting Xiaoning Gong Chief, Economic Statistics and National Accounts Section African Centre for Statistics, ECA at Meeting of Continental Steering Committee for African Project on SNA 8-9 December 2014 Tunis, Tunisia
Objectives of the Meeting • Review the progress made; • Discuss and propose solutions for issues and challenges for the implementation of the Project; • Discuss on a sub-project with selected pilot countries to support countries in the formulation of country action plan and taking follow-up actions; • Identify measures for strengthening institutional coordination and reporting mechanism.
What Do We Expect to Get from This Meeting … • Prepare a detailed report of the work that has been done or in progress by all concerned stakeholders; • Address issues and challenges encountered in the implementation of the Project; • Provide advice and guidance on how to dealing with the issues and challenges, including strengthening the institutional coordination and reporting mechanism for the Project; • Come up with a proposal on effectively supporting countries to play a key and central role of the Project.
Agenda: Time Allocation • Everyday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Four sessions each day: two in the morning and two in the afternoon. • Each session has 1 hour and 15 minutes. • Unless specified in the agenda, please limit each presentation to 15 to 20 minutes. • Two coffee/tea break each day: one in the morning and one in the afternoon. • Each coffee/tea break has 30 minutes: • 10:15-10:45 (a.m.) and • 3:15-3:45 (p.m.). • Lunch break: two hours from 12:00-14:00 p.m.
Organization (Cont’d) • A small committee with representatives of Pan-African Institutions, i.e. AfDB, AUC, and ECA will be put in place to synthesize the discussions and reports to come up with conclusions and recommendations for the meeting. • The committee will accordingly meet after each of the morning and afternoon sessions.
Agenda: Time Allocation • Everyday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Four sessions each day: two in the morning and two in the afternoon. • Each session has 1 hour and 15 minutes. • Unless specified in the agenda, please limit each presentation to 15 to 20 minutes. • Two coffee/tea break each day: one in the morning and one in the afternoon. • Each coffee/tea break has 30 minutes: • 10:15-10:45 (a.m.) and • 3:15-3:45 (p.m.). • Lunch break: two hours from 12:00-14:00 p.m.
Thank you The committee would like to: Comment on the objectives, agenda, and programme. Make changes in the programme if needed, and Adopt the programme.