- Tuesday October 22nd, 2024
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As you are aware, on 18 November of every year, the African statistics community celebrates the African
Statistics Day (ASD) with the aim of raising public awareness on the importance of statistics in the social and
economic development of the continent. The decision to celebrate ASD on 18 November every year was made by
the twenty-fifth session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the sixteenth meeting of
African Ministers responsible for economic planning and development in May 1990. Since then, the day has been
celebrated across Africa with varying themes.
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the UN Economic
Commission for Africa (ECA), in close collaboration with Member States, coordinated the process leading to the
selection of the theme for ASD in 2024:
“Supporting education by modernizing production of fit for purpose statistics”
The theme for ASD is in alignment with the African Union theme of 2024 “Educate and Skill Africa for
the 21st Century” and calls for modernizing data ecosystems in the continent for production and utilization of
high-quality official statistics and seize the opportunities of big data.
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