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1.5.5 International environment<br />

<strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> is recognised as a critical role player in the statistical development in <strong>Africa</strong>. <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> has chaired the<br />

<strong>Africa</strong>n Symposia on Statistical Development (ASSD) since its inception in 2006 to date, the <strong>Statistics</strong> Commission for<br />

<strong>Africa</strong> and PARIS21 for a number of years.<br />

The organisation has put enormous effort into enlisting the commitment of all <strong>Africa</strong>n countries to run their censuses in<br />

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countries. Out of 54 <strong>Africa</strong>n countries, a number of them have already undertaken the censuses, while the rest have made a<br />

commitment together with their governments that they would run their censuses within the 2010 RPHC period. The ASSD<br />

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has adopted this new focus as a priority in its work programme.<br />

The organisation has also actively participated in building statistical capacity on the continent. The ISIbalo Capacity Building<br />

<strong>Programme</strong> was initiated by Stats SA and hosted two ISIbalo Young <strong>Africa</strong>n Statisticians Conferences.<br />

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The organisation has assisted the <strong>Africa</strong>n Union and the Economic Commission for <strong>Africa</strong> to compile standards and<br />

guidelines for the implementation of the Charter and to develop an action plan for the implementation of the Strategy for<br />

Harmonisation for <strong>Statistics</strong> in <strong>Africa</strong>. <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> has been nominated as the leading country for the <strong>Africa</strong>n Group on<br />

Harmonisation of <strong>Statistics</strong>, as well as for the <strong>Africa</strong>n Group on National Accounts.<br />

1.6 Key priorities for 2012/13<br />

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Publish the Census 2011 results;<br />

Publish results of the re-engineered PPI;<br />

Publish reweighted and rebased CPI;<br />

Create an enabling regulatory environment for statistical production and coordination;<br />

Coordinate the production of education, crime, and vital and health statistics within SANSS;<br />

Build spatial information frame;<br />

Business registration reform;<br />

Integrate communication, marketing and stakeholder management;<br />

Integrate survey operations;<br />

Participate in statistical development in <strong>Africa</strong>; and<br />

Build statistical capacity:<br />

o Establish the ISIbalo Institute;<br />

o Develop national accounts capability; and<br />

o Strengthen analytical and methodological capability.<br />

the <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> I know, the home I understand

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