Ethiopia urges Africa to measure its progress using its own data
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Fanamc
Ethiopian President Taye Atske-Selassie called on Africa to strengthen national statistical systems to produce reliable data and measure its own progress. He spoke in Addis Ababa at the 10th session of the Statistical Commission for Africa, where he also discussed Ethiopia’s reforms, the Ethiopian news agency FMC reports.
Ethiopian President Taye Atske-Selassie on Wednesday called on African countries to strengthen their statistical systems so they can measure the continent’s progress themselves using reliable, independent data. He was speaking in Addis Ababa at the 10th session of the Statistical Commission for Africa, according to Fanamc.
Taye Atske-Selassie urged governments to strengthen national statistical institutions, their legal frameworks and their financial resources. He also stressed the need to integrate new data sources and technologies while preserving the quality of statistics and the professional independence of the organisations producing them. Ethiopia has revised its statistical legislation and established the Ethiopian Statistics Service to coordinate national statistical activities, he said.
The Ethiopian head of state recalled that African leaders adopted the African Charter on Statistics in Addis Ababa in 2009. His call comes after the role of satellite data in planning Ethiopia’s development was highlighted on 20 October in an article on Ethiopian satellites.
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