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10th Africa Symposia on Statistical Development

Draft Programme

10th Africa Symposium on Statistical Development

Speke Hotel Munyonyo Commonwealth Convention Centre

Kampala, Uganda

13-15 January 2015

“A Decade of Statistical Development; Revolutionising Censuses and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics towards Africa Agenda 2063”

Draft Work Programme

22December 2014

DAY 1

Monday, 13January 2015
Programme Director:
Republic of Uganda
08:00 – 09:00 / Arrival and registration
09:00 – 12:30 / Session 1: Opening Session
Venue: Plenary room
Opening
09:00 – 12:30 / Opening statements:
1.Welcoming remarks:Republic of Uganda
2.Statement AfDB
3.Statement byECA
4.Statement byAUC
5.ASSD Chairperson’s Address: ASSD Chairperson
6.Ministerialaddress: Minister in charge of Statistics in Uganda
7.Book Launch: former Minter of Planning Commission in the Presidency of South Africa Honorable Trevor Manuel
8.Opening Address: President of the Republic of Uganda; His Excellency Mr. Yoweri Museveni
12:30 – 13:30 / Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 / Session 2: Awards and ASSD Secretariat’s Report
Venue: Plenary Room
Chair:
  1. Presentation: Awards
  2. Presentation: ASSD Secretariat’s report

15:00 – 15:30 / Teabreak
14:00 – 14:40 / Session 3:APAI-CRVS
Venue:Plenary room
Chair:
  1. Presentation: Achievements and challenges in implementation of APAI-CRVS– CRVS Secretariat

14:40 – 16:00 / Session 4: 2010 Round of Population and Housing Censuses
Venue: Plenary room
Chair:
14:40 – 16:00 /
  1. Presentation: Report on2010 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in Africa - AfDB and UNECA
  2. Presentation: Countries
Discussion
16:00 – 16:30 / Tea/coffee break
16:30 – 17:30 / Session 5:Data Revolution
Venue:Plenary room
Chair:
  1. Presentation: Report of the International Expert Advisory Group on Data Revolution – Chairperson of ASSD and member of IEAG on Data Revolution
Discussion
17:30 – 18:30 / Getting ready for Welcoming Cocktail
Social Programme: Welcoming Cocktail
Venue:
Dress Code: Smart
End of Day 1

DAY 2

Tuesday, 14 January 2015
Programme Director:
Republic of Uganda
09:30 – 10:30 / Session 6: 2020 Round of Population and Housing Censuses
Venue: Plenary room
Chair:
Presentation: Principles and Recommendations on Population and Housing Censuses – revision 3 United Nations Statistics Division
Presentation: Strategies for 2020 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in Africa – ECA and AfDB
10:30 – 11:00 / Tea/coffee break
11:00 – 13:00 / Session 7: Breakaway Sessions
Session 7:1 2020 Round of Population and Housing Census – Country and Regional Strategies
Group I –English speaking countries
Group II – French speaking countries
Group III – Portuguese speaking countries
Group IV – Arabic speaking countries
Country Presentations /
  • UN Principles and Recommendations
/ Country Perspectives on Data Revolution.
13:00 – 14:00 / Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30 / Session 7:Continued
15:30 – 15:45 / Tea/coffee break
15:45– 17:30 / Session 8: Report-back from Breakaway Sessions
Venue: Plenary room
Chair:
  • Report-back by four groups
  • Discussion

17:30 – 18:00 / Getting ready for the Gala Dinner
18:00 – 19:30 / Social Programme:Gala Dinner
Venue:
Dress Code:Smart/casual
End of Day 2

Day 3

Wednesday, 15 January 2015
Programme Director:
Republic of Uganda
09:00 – 11:00 / Session 9:
Venue: Improving Mortality Statistics in Africa through CRVS
Chair:
  1. Presentation: Improving Mortality Statistics in Africa through CRVS : WHO
  2. Discussion

11:00 – 11:30 / Tea/coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 / Session 9:Improving Mortality Statistics in Africa through CRVS
Chair:
  1. Presentation: Roadmap for Improvement of Mortality Statistics in Africa -ECA
Discussion
13:00 – 14:00 / Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30 / Session 10: Closing Session
Venue: Plenary room
Chair:
  1. Conclusions and recommendations: ASSD Secretariat
  2. Hand-over to the next host(…)
  3. Closing remarks: ASSD Chairperson and Statistician-General of South Africa

15:30 – 17:00 / Getting ready for Excursion
17:00 – 20:00 / Excursion
End of Day 3 and End of Symposium

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A Decade of Statistical Development: Revolutionising Censuses and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics towards Africa Agenda 2063