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1 Draft programme 10th Africa Symposium on Statistical Development Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort Kampala, Uganda January 2015 A Decade of Statistical Development; Revolutionising Censuses and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics towards Africa Agenda 2063 Draft Work Programme 27 December 2014

2 Day 1 Tuesday, 13 January 2015 Programme Director: Republic of Uganda 08:00 Arrival and registration 09:00 09:00 12:30 Session 1: Opening Session Opening Opening statements: 1. Welcoming remarks: Republic of Uganda 2. Statement AfDB 3. Statement by ECA 4. Statement by AUC 5. ASSD Chairperson s Address: ASSD Chairperson 6. Ministerial address: Minister in charge of Statistics in Uganda 7. Opening Address: President of the Republic of Uganda: His Excellency, President Mr Yoweri Museveni 8. Book Launch - African Statistical Development Journey 12:30 13:30 13:30 15:00 Lunch Break Session 2: Awards and ASSD Secretariat s Report Venue: Plenary Room Chair: AfDB 1. Presentation: Awards 2. Presentation: ASSD Secretariat s report 15:00 15:30 14:00 14:40 Tea break Session 3: APAI-CRVS Co-Chairs: Senegal and Botswana 1. Presentation: Achievements and challenges in implementation of APAI-CRVS CRVS Secretariat 2. Discussion 14:40 16:00 Session 4A: Improving Mortality Statistics in Africa through CRVS Chair: ECA 1. Presentation: Improving Mortality Statistics in Africa through CRVS : WHO

3 2. Discussion 16:00 16:30 16:30 17:30 Tea/coffee break Session 4B: Improving Mortality Statistics in Africa through CRVS Chair: ECA 1. Presentation: Roadmap for Improvement of Mortality Statistics in Africa -ECA Discussion 17:30 18:30 17:30 18:30 Session 5: Gender Statistics Chair: Ghana Getting ready for Welcoming Cocktail Social Programme: Welcoming Cocktail Venue: Dress Code: Smart End of Day 1 Day 2 08:30 09:30 Wednesday, 14 January 2015 Programme Director: Republic of Uganda Session 6: Data Revolution Chair: Tunisia and Mozambique 1. Presentation: Report of the International Expert Advisory Group on Data Revolution Chairperson of ASSD and member of IEAG on Data Revolution Discussion 09:30 10:30 Session 7A: 2010 Rounds of Population and Housing Censuses Co-Chairs: Somalia and Seychelles 1. Presentation: Report on 2010 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in Africa - AfDB and UNECA

4 2. Presentation: Country Presentation Angola, Eritrea, DRC and Madagascar 10:30 11:00 11:00 12:30 Tea/coffee break Session 7B: 2020 Rounds of Population and Housing Censuses Co-Chairs: Somalia and Seychelles 1. Presentation: 2020 Principles and Recommendations on Population and Housing Censuses revision 3 - United Nations Statistics Division 2. Presentation: Presentation on use of Technology Senegal, Cote d Ivoire and Cape Verde 3. Presentation: Strategies for 2020 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in Africa ECA and AfDB 12:30 13:30 Session 8A: Breakaway Sessions: 2020 Round of Population and Housing Census Country and Regional Strategies Coordinator: Cote d Ivoire Group I English speaking countries Group II French speaking countries Group III Portuguese speaking countries Group IV Arabic speaking countries 13:30 14:45 14:45 16:00 16:00 16:30 16:30 18:30 Lunch break Session 8A Continued Tea/coffee break Session 8B: Report-back from Breakaway Sessions Chair: Cote d Ivoire Report-back by four groups Discussion 18:30-19:30 19:30 22:00 Getting ready for Gala Dinner Gala Dinner

5 End of Day 2 Day 3 Thursday, 15 January 2015 Programme Director : Republic of Uganda 08:00 09:00 Session 9: Statistics Councils/Boards and Statistics Associations reports Chair: Prof Ben Kiregyera 1. Presentation: Statistics Councils/Boards 2. Presentation: Statistics Associations 3. Discussion 09:00 10:30 Session 10: Building the Future Now: Young Professionals at Work Chair: South Africa 1. Presentation: Young African Statisticians Association 2. Presentation: EASTC Students 3. Discussion 10:30 11:00 Tea/coffee break 11:00 13:00 Session 11: Closing Session Chair: Egypt 1. Conclusions and recommendations: Resolutions Committee 2. Hand-over to the next host and Closing remarks: ASSD Chairperson 13:00 14:00 Lunch break 14:30 19:00 Excursion End of Day 3 and End of Symposium

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