Description: I. Introduction and background The UN-GGIM: Africa initiative was established to coordinate African geospatial development and to contribute to the broader global effort. UN-GGIM: Africa has made significant strides in regaining momentum and demonstrating to the national and international communities that it is committed to contribute towards national and international agendas. To pursue a robust advocacy campaign directed at African policymakers and to bolster the effort to transform geospatial information into a true enabler of sustainable development, the Executive Board scheduled the Seventh Meeting of the Regional Committee of UN-GGIM: Africa concurrently with the AfricaGIS 2021 Conference, and this meeting took place in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, from 22–26 November 2021. II. Objectives The meeting's primary objective was to assess progress in implementing recommendations from past UN-GGIM: Africa meetings. The meeting provided another opportunity to exchange knowledge and best practices regarding the development of geospatial information on the continent; raised awareness about the benefits of geospatial information for sustainable development; examined policies and measures that African countries could take in order to ensure the successful implementation of the UN-GGIM initiative in the region within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conclusions of the meeting aided in consolidating agreed consensus as well as galvanizing political will for harnessing geospatial information technology to further African development goals while assisting efforts to address certain growing global concerns.
Title in French: Séminaire régional dans le domaine des statistiques de finances publiques
Organizer(s): IMF Afritac West
Description: Ce séminaire régional organisé au profit des unités d’administrations publiques chargées de l’autorisation, la conduite et l’évaluation des politiques publiques dans les pays membres de l'AFRITAC de l'Ouest vise principalement à renforcer les connaissances des participants sur les normes et principes du Manuel de statistiques de finances publiques 2001 et sa version révisée de 2014 notamment le champ de couverture des statistiques de finances publiques, le cadre analytique. Les travaux permettront de peaufiner les capacités d’analyse des principaux soldes et agrégats et de mieux apprécier l’efficacité de la politique budgétaire et de la dépense publique en particulier.
Title in French: Atelier sur l'élaboration des comptes nationaux
Description: Afin d’engager les Etats dans le calcul des comptes nationaux trimestriels, l’AFRITAC de l’Ouest organise régulièrement des ateliers sur les comptes nationaux trimestriels. Cet atelier s’inscrit dans ce cadre après celui d’Abidjan en avril 2018 et de Bamako en janvier 2015. Il comprendra des sessions théoriques et pratiques ainsi qu’un volet partage d’expérience des pays sur la construction d’indicateurs de haute fréquence.
Description: Present and discuss the results of the first full survey in the context of the UNCTAD-UEMOA common project which aims to establish a harmonized mechanism of data collection, treatment and dissemination of statistics related to the imports and exports of services.Each country will present their preliminary estimates on international trade in services, with breakdowns by partner country, detailed service categories, as well as breakdown by mode.
