Tenders are invited for Implementation of the Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics

General Procurement Notice for Implementation of the Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics SHaSA 2 across all ADF Eligible Regional Member States RMCs Sub Regional Organizations SROs Regional Economic Communities RECs and Statistical Training Centers STCs across Africa The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa COMESA Secretariat has received a Grant from the African Development Fund to finance the Statistical Capacity Building Program Phase V for the implementation of the Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics SHaSA 2 across all ADF Eligible Regional Member States RMCs Sub Regional Organizations SROs Regional Economic Communities RECs and Statistical Training Centers STCs across Africa The Program has the following components Component 1 Improving the availability and quality of economic statistics includingthe measurement of the COVID 19 impact The proposed program will focus on two broad areas namely the International Comparison Program ICP and other economic statistics The breakdown of the domains of statistics will be as follows National accounts Price statistics Debt statistics Agriculture and food security Business registers Labor statistics Environment and climate change and Purchasing Power Parity PPP statistics Component 2 Improving the quality and availability of Social Statistics and reporting on COVID 19 The SCB 5 aims at consolidating previous efforts across selected domains of social statistics by way of training and demand driven technical assistance using international best practice A second sub component will involve strengthening the knowledge base on the state of infrastructure in Africa Component 3 Data Collection Management and DisseminationThe Africa Information Highway AIH has resulted in significant growth in the efficiency of data management and dissemination systems in RMCs The SCB V will continue strengthening the gains made in previous SCB rounds on data management and dissemination systems A Data Innovation Lab DiB will also be established to create an enabling environment within the Bank and build the necessary skills and expertise to assist countries to reap the benefits of Big Data Component 4 Strategic Planning Systems Development Coordination and Training This component focuses on raising the statistical capacity of National Statistical Systems NSSs by responding to demand driven technical assistance covering the design review monitoring and evaluation of the National Strategies for the Development of Statistics NSDSs using best practice There will be a review of outgoing and a formulation of incoming Regional Strategies for the Development of Statistics RSDSs at the REC level aligning them with the relevant country NSDS as much as possible and as part of best practice Component 5 Project Management This component covers project staff costs supervision missions preparation of progress reports audits and financial statements as well as the monitoring and evaluation M E process including the Project Completion Report PCR

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