Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 14 December 2020 (ECA) - The Forum on Statistical Development in Africa (FASDev) continues to play a critical role in contributing to partnership building for statistical development on the continent for informed decision-making, says Oliver Chinganya, Director of the African Statistics Centre at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
FASDev was initiated in 2004 by the ECA, the African Development Bank, the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (Paris21) and the World Bank.
Its main aim was to have an overview of statistical activities, including technical assistance and training in Africa; set up a permanent system for monitoring statistical development in Africa; and to strengthen modalities for cooperation, with a view to leveraging each partner’s comparative advantage.