About the webinar
The African Centre of Statistics (ACS) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) will hold the first StatsTalk-Africa webinar series entitled Demystifying Big Data and Official Statistics in Africa on Friday, 28th April 2023 from 12:30 to 13:30 EAT via Microsoft Teams.
The webinar will explain the link between Big Data and Official Statistics and how they can be used to inform better planning, policymaking towards achievement of Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063, the Africa We Want. It is expected to increase data literacy, understanding of the big data situation, needs and uses in Africa; and share innovative tools and methods for data production and management.
The StatsTalk-Africa is a monthly webinar series being organized by the UNECA-ACS to demystify and provide a space for dialogues on data, statistics, and innovative techniques and tools among data experts and users with within ECA, Africa and rest of the world. Demystifying and unpacking statistical concepts mean that Stats Talk will have experienced speakers and practitioners from the region and across the globe.