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LOCATION:Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
SUMMARY:Side event at the 10th Statistical Commission for Africa: Panel dis
 cussion on digital transformation of trade statistics in Africa
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Digital transformation to sustainably strengthen trade statisti
 cs in Africa: Lessons from TiSSTAT and MyACTAInternational statistical sta
 ndards and modern digital technologies offer significant opportunities to 
 strengthen the production of trade statistics. Secure online data collecti
 on\, standardized implementation of international classifications\, automa
 ted validation and reproducible statistical workflows can improve the qual
 ity\, efficiency and accessibility of official statistics. However\, ensur
 ing the sustainable operation of digital statistical systems remains a cha
 llenge for many countries.In response to requests from African partner cou
 ntries\, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) h
 as developed two complementary digital platforms: the Trade in Services St
 atistics Information System (TiSSTAT)\, which supports the compilation of 
 trade in services statistics\, and My Africa Cross-Border Trade Assistant 
 (MyACTA)\, which supports the collection and analysis of informal cross-bo
 rder trade data. Developed in collaboration with implementing institutions
 \, both platforms illustrate how shared digital tools and technical cooper
 ation can support statistical modernization while enabling participating i
 nstitutions to retain ownership and control of their data and services.Thi
 s panel discussion will bring together UNCTAD and representatives of Afric
 an institutions involved in implementing TiSSTAT and MyACTA to exchange pr
 actical experiences from the development\, deployment and operation of the
 se systems. Panellists will discuss the role of co-development and shared 
 maintenance in improving digital applications\, as well as the institution
 al\, technical and governance conditions required for their sustainable ad
 option.The discussion will explore how international technical cooperation
  can better integrate statistical methodology\, shared digital solutions a
 nd long-term institutional partnerships to strengthen trade statistics cap
 acity across Africa.The objectives of the session are to:•    Presen
 t TiSSTAT and MyACTA as examples of digital statistical infrastructure dev
 eloped in response to needs identified by African countries.•    Sha
 re implementation experiences from African institutions involved in the de
 velopment\, piloting and operation of these systems.•    Discuss how
  co-development and shared maintenance can contribute to sustainable stati
 stical modernization.•    Explore ways to integrate methodological e
 xpertise\, digital solutions and institutional capacity development into t
 echnical cooperation.Expected outcomes include an exchange of experiences 
 among African institutions engaged in digital statistical modernization\, 
 increased awareness of co-development as a model for sustainable statistic
 al infrastructure\, and the identification of common institutional\, techn
 ical and governance challenges. The discussion will also seek to identify 
 recommendations for future technical cooperation that responds to the need
 s of African institutions and supports the long-term strengthening of trad
 e statistics.The session will take the form of a 75-minute panel discussio
 n. It will be held in person\, with remote participation available for pan
 ellists and participants where required.https://unctad.org/system/files/in
 formation-document/myacta-presentation-final_eng.pdf\n\nView meeting on un
 ctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/side-event-10th-statistical-commissio
 n-africa-panel-discussion-digital-transformation-trade
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