The African Development Bank (AfDB), as the premier developmental organization in the continent, supports its 54 regional member countries to reduce levels of poverty and boost economic and social progress. Reliable and timely data are vital not only for formulating the AfDB’s own strategies, and for monitoring the outcomes of its programs and projects, but also for all those who wish to ensure the continent’s future positive growth trajectory. This includes key policymakers in African countries, central banks and non-governmental organizations, subregional and regional organizations, UN agencies, multinational organizations, as well as external donors and investors.
Training of AIH Users in Namibia and Botswana
June 2014
Namibia: From June 4 to 7, 2014, members of the AfDB’s Statistics Department (ESTA) undertook a mission to train staff at the National Statistical Agency (NSA) in Namibia on the navigational and management aspects of the African Information Highway. The training introduced staff to a number of innovative features, such as how to create dashboards, map design, data analysis, bulk downloading data, and data search. In addition, two focal NSA staff were trained on how to manage the Data Portal (DP). This training involved crucial routine tasks such as uploading new data, updating existing data, and overall maintenance of the country’s DP. A total of seven staff from the NSA were trained by ESTA.
Botswana: From June 18 to June 20, ESTA carried out this same training for 5 staff members at the South African Development Community (SADC) in Botswana. Afterwards, from June 23 to June 25, ESTA trained 20 staff members from the Central Bank of Botswana, the Ministry of Finance in Botswana, and Statistics Botswana. Once these personnel have completed their training, they are encouraged to train other staff members within their respective organizations on how to navigate and manage the AIH.
