Methodology
Quality Assurance Meetings and Events
Workshop on the Implementation of a National Quality Assurance Framework for Official Statistics in countries of the Africa Region
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 14-18 October 2019The Workshop aims at training participants from national statistical offices of the Africa region on quality assurance and the development of a national quality assurance framework and its implementation throughout the national statistical system, with special focus on quality assurance of data from new sources, new providers and SDG indicator data and statistics. The Workshop will first provide an overview of the contents of the new United Nations National Quality Assurance Frameworks Manual for Official Statistics (UN NQAF Manual) and will subsequently focus on specific topics and tools geared towards the needs of participating countries.
For details regarding the workshop, please contact NQAF Expert Group Secretariat (UNSD).
Meeting Report
Resources for Participants
Documents
- Provisional agenda
- The United Nations National Quality Assurance Frameworks Manual for Official Statistics (as of 3 May 2019)
- The Checklist for the assessment of compliance with the United Nations National Quality Assurance Framework (as of 12 September 2019)
Presentations
- Session 1.1: Regional and global perspective (UNSD, UNECA/ACS, AUC)
- Session 1.2: Introduction to the UN NQAF Manual and its recommendations (see Manual, Chap. 1 and 2)
Session 1: Regional and global perspectives and introduction to the UN NQAF Manual
- Session 2.1: Group discussion of national practices (incl. group presentations, group 1, group 2, group 3, group 4)
- Session 2.2: Identification of best practices and major challenges
Session 2: Status of implementation of quality assurance and national quality assurance frameworks in participating countries
- Session 3.1: African Charter of Statistics (UNECA/ACS)
- Session 3.2: UN NQAF principles, requirements and elements to be assured (see Manual, Chap. 3 and Annex)
- Session 3.3: Self-assessment exercise - (group discussion and presentations : group 1, group 2, group 3, group 4)
Session 3: The United Nations National Quality Assurance Framework
- Session 4.1: Development of a NQAF ‐ introduction (see Manual, Sect. 5.B), country examples (Namibia, Botswana) and discussion
- Session 4.2: Use of assessment tools ‐ introduction (see Manual, Chap. 4), country examples (Niger, Ghana) and discussion
Session 4: Development and implementation of a national quality assurance framework and its implementation at the NSO
- Session 5.1: Rollout of NQAF, including institutional arrangements and training – introduction (see Manual, Sec. 5.C), country examples (Uganda) and discussion
- Session 5.2: Other relevant practices including implementation in different domains and use of the GSBPM ‐ introduction, country examples (Kenya, Mozambique) and discussion
Session 5: Implementation of a national quality assurance framework at the NSO (continued)
- Session 6.1: Review of UN core recommendations and relevant principles
- Session 6.2: Implementation of NQAF throughout the NSS – introduction (see Manual, Chap. 6), country examples (Ethiopia, Uganda, South Africa) and discussion of the way forward
- Session 6.3: Quality assurance for SDG indicators ‐ introduction (see Manual, Chap. 8), country examples (Ghana, South Africa) and discussion
Session 6: Implementation of a national quality assurance framework throughout the NSS
- Session 7.1: Statistical data sourcess ‐ country examples (Egypt, Liberia, Nigeria) and discussion
- Session 7.2: Administrative and other data sources and challenges of the new data ecosystem – group discussion
Session 7: Quality assurance in the case of different data sources - Dealing with different new data sources and data providers (see Manual, Chap. 7)
- Session 8.1: Certification of statistical outputs and providers ‐ country example (South Africa) and discussion
- Session 8.2: Certification of statistical outputs and providers - group discussion and presentations