Expression of Interest for Technical Expert To Support Statistical Data And Metadata Exchange Sdmx Capacity Building And Implementation In African Countries

Technical Expert To Support Statistical Data And Metadata Exchange Sdmx Capacity Building And Implementation In African CountriesThe African Development Bank Group Afdb Holds That If The Fight Against Poverty Has To Be Won There Must Be Improvements In The Quality And Quantity Of Statistical Data On All Components Of Development Reliable Data Is Critical To Setting Goals And Targets As Well As Evaluating Project Impact Reliable Data Constitutes The Single Most Convincing Way Of Getting The People Involved In What Their Leaders And Institutions Are Doing It Also Helps Them To Get Involved In The Development Process Thus Giving Them A Sense Of Ownership Of The Entire Development Process Through Its Statistics Department The Afdb Is Contributing To The Effective Development Of The Statistical Capacity And Systems Of Its Regional Member Countries For The Provision Of Timely And Reliable Data For Policy Formulation The Individual Consultant Will Be Recruited To Serve The Statistics Department Through Its Africa Information Highway Aih Initiative The Africa Information Highway Aih Initiative Was Launched By The Bank In 2012 With The Primary Objective Of Improving Statistical Data Access In Africa By Providing All African Countries With An Open Data Platform Odp B Objectives Of The AssignmentThis Individual Consultant Will Support Rmcs With The Maintenance Of Their Open Data Platform By Providing Technical Assistance As Needed Under The Covid 19 Situation The Bank Is Providing Remote Technical Assistance To Rmcs One Of The Main Assignments Of This Consultancy Will Be To Provide Country Onsite Training And Or Remote Training To Rmcs On The Use Of Sdmx For Improving Data Exchange Especially For The Sdgs Data Exchange The Bank Is Collaborating With Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation To Support The Bank Implementation Of The Strategy For The Harmonization Of Statistics Shasa Ii Through This Collaboration Target Countries Will Be Assisted To Implementation Sdmx For Their Data And Metadata Management The Consultant Will As Well Assist The Bank On Implementing The Sdmx Component Under The Afdb And Bmgf Joint Project

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