Regional Meeting on Statistical Training in Africa | |||
Date : | 12-13 March 2007 | Venue : | Kampala Uganda |
This meeting brought together directors from statistical training institutes of the Francophone and Anglophone countries as well as representatives from African Countries of Portuguese Official Language (PALOP). Representatives from 35 subregional, regional and/or international organisations participated in the proceedings. The Centre was represented by Mr. Suleyman İslamoğlu, Senior Researcher. The meeting’s objectives were to assess the state of statistical training in Africa, highlight difficulties, and propose concrete solutions. To achieve this, it adopted a format that encouraged discussion among participants. Three sessions sorted by language groups (English, French and Portuguese) were held around the following themes:
- Funding and functioning of statistical training institutes in Africa Participants reported back in plenary sessions on their thoughts and proposed actions. Finallly, a set of recommendations were drafted with general consensus on: adaptation of training to the demand, funding of statistical training, and actions to be taken on establishing an African Forum on Statistical Training. |