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The African Centre for Statistics (ACS) at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday hosted a webinar on the need to improve relationship between producers of statistics and the media in order to enhance end user experience. “Data generated by producers of official statistics are critical for planning, decision making, monitoring and evaluation of public policies. The media, therefore, is an essential vehicle to ensure that such data is transmitted and shared with all stakeholders,” said ACS Director, Oliver Chinganya. The session was organized in partnership with AFRISTAT, INSE...

Addis Ababa, 25 May 2021 (ECA) - The African Centre for Statistics (ACS) at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday hosted a webinar on the need to improve relationship between producers of statistics and the media in order to enhance end user experience. “Data generated by producers of official statistics are critical for planning, decision making, monitoring and evaluation of public policies. The media, therefore, is an essential vehicle to ensure that such data is transmitted and shared with all stakeholders,” said ACS Director, Oliver Chinganya. The session was organised i...

Archaic record system in use for Covid jabs is worrying By Opinion By Pali Lehohla BEING over 60 comes with some benefits. On Tuesday, I was one in a group of privileged adults who queued for vaccine. A jab of Pfizer in my left arm and another expected in 20-odd days. I have written a few articles referencing the contribution of the economist Mariana Mazzucato, who also sits on the Presidential Advisory Panel of South Africa. This I do because of the freshness and the materialist dialectics in her logic. She debunks the madness of a small state and free-market doctrine that often shamelessly ...

Nach Lockdown und der fortgeschrittenen Impfkampagne stehen die Zeichen in der britischen Wirtschaft weiter auf Erholung. Die Arbeitslosenquote geht erneut leicht zurück.

UN launches AI tool to measure nature contributions to economic prosperity The new tool is expected to make it easier for countries to measure nature’s ecosystems, such as forests and wetlands Image: UNEP The UN has launched an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will make it easier for countries to measure the contributions of nature to their economic prosperity and well-being. The new tool, developed by the Statistics Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and BC3, is expected to “vastly accelerate” im...