Establishment of a Statistical Services Unit and Access to World Bank Live Data Base
Economic Integration

Sector(s):	South-South Cooperation
Title:	Establishment of a statistical services unit and access to World Bank Live Data
Donor country / organization:	Asian countries
Other donors / organizations involved:	Group of 77
Beneficiary countries / regions:	OAU/AEC member states
Implementing agencies in Beneficiary countries / regions:	General Secretariat of the Organization of African Unity
Duration:	Three years
Starting Date:	January 1999
Project / Program budget:	US$1,286,690
Finance / Type of cooperation:	Grant

Objectives
To build a comprehensive database in order to:
1. Collect and store the necessary economic, social and political information for monitoring the implementation of the decisions of Heads of State and Government of the OAU/AEC.
2. Build OAU's capability to provide data and quality analysis on the range of socio-economic and political developments for the benefit of member states.
3. Serve as a resource center for information and analysis to researchers, academic institutions, the private sector, NGOs and regional and international development agencies.
Activities / contents
1. Set-up a statistical Services Unit (SSU)
2. Develop Internet Access to Africa Briefings
3. Instal the Africa Live Database at the OAU
4. Program the Africa Live Database for OAU use
Expected outcomes / impacts
1. Improvement of staff skills
2. Integrated Electronic Data
3. Publications to the Regional Economic Communities and OAU/AEC member states
Features in line with the Agenda for Action
Will contribute to African capacity building for economic integration.

General Secretariat of the Organization of African Unity/African Economic Community.

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