December 19, 2018
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Digital Platform Guiding Investors to the Country Launched in Addis Ababa
Ethiopia's online investment guide, iGuide, which seeks to help investors discover opportunities in the country, business costs, key procedures and laws they may need to know… Read more »
December 08, 2018
Africa: Building an African Digital Economy - ECA Signs Agreement With EU to Accelerate Creation of One Market
On the margins of the Africa-Europe conference which took place in Vienna Tuesday, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the European Union signed a… Read more »
November 15, 2018
Africa: ECA and AUC to Host High-Level Digital Identification Meeting in Addis Ababa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) will on Sunday convene a high-level meeting on the need for Africa to embark on a digital… Read more »
October 02, 2018
Africa: Digital Earth Africa Technology Prospects Captivate UN-Ggim - Africa Participants
The Fourth Session of the Regional Committee on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa continued in Addis Ababa Tuesday with the morning session… Read more »
August 06, 2018
Africa: ECA Promotes Use of Disruptive Technology to Enhance Financial Inclusion in Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is collaborating with the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Ant Financial (Ant) to promote digital financial… Read more »
May 31, 2018
Africa: Africa Needs to Increase Access to Internet If Digital Trade Is to Be Meaningful, Says Vera Songwe
A two-day conference on "Digital Trade in Africa: Implications for Inclusion and Human Rights", opened in Addis Ababa Thursday with a high level panel discussion on the importance… Read more »
May 09, 2018
Africa: Achievement of SDGs in Africa Won't Be Possible Without High-Quality Data
The African Centre for Statistics (ACS) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will organise, on Sunday 13 May, a meeting to discuss how to address data gaps for Sustainable… Read more »
May 03, 2018
Africa: High-Level Panel At 2018 ARFSD Focuses on Finding Solutions to Africa's Problems
The Fourth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) continued in Dakar Thursday with a high-level panel discussing Africa's transformation towards sustainable and… Read more »
March 07, 2018
Africa: Africa Gunning for Smart Censuses Via Mobile Tech/Internet
By 2020, African countries will fully exploit mobile devices and the internet to conduct demographic and housing censuses more speedily and cost effectively, hence enhancing… Read more »
January 22, 2018
Africa: Data Can Help Manage Human Mobility, says ECA's Chinganya
The ECA's African Centre for Statistics (ACS) this week participated in the first ever International Forum on Migration Statistics that was held in Paris, France. Read more »
November 24, 2017
Africa: Experts' Meeting On Blockchain Technology Use in Africa Ends
The expert group meeting on blockchain technologies ended in Addis Ababa with participants having learnt more about the technology and possible benefits for the African continent. Read more »
November 23, 2017
Africa: Africa Making Progress in Adoption of New Technologies but Much Remains to Be Done, Says Nwuke
African governments should explore alternative policy and regulatory interventions that are informed by their own realities and capabilities to drive innovation on the continent,… Read more »
November 22, 2017
Africa: Political Commitment & Technology Key to Addressing Africa's Geospatial Challenges, Says Chinganya
The AfricaGIS 2017 conference continued in Addis Ababa Wednesday with Director, Oliver Chinganya, of the ECA's African Centre for Statistics, reminding delegates that addressing… Read more »
Africa: Experts Meet in Addis Ababa to Discuss Blockchain Technology in Africa
Experts are gathered in Addis Ababa to review a new Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) report which aims to explore opportunities for blockchain technology in Africa. Read more »
October 20, 2017
Africa: E-Learning Course On Economic Report On Africa 2017
This e-Learning course, based on the Economic report on Africa 2017 titled "Urbanization and Industrialization for Africa's Transformation" is finally here and starts on Monday… Read more »
October 01, 2017
Africa: Strengthening African Regional Geoprocessing Centres With a Relational and Spatial Database
An African Minerals Development Centre-led (AMDC) initiative for strengthening African regional geoprocessing centres with a relational and spatial database will take place on 13… Read more »
October 05, 2017
Africa: International Single Windows Conference & Exhibition Held in Ghana
The 6th edition of the International Single Windows Conference and Exhibition was held in Accra, Ghana, on 3-5 October under the theme; 'Trade Facilitation Agreement and e-commerce… Read more »
October 04, 2017
Africa: Schweinfest Says Reaching Out to Policymakers On Benefits of SDMX Crucial
The 6th Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange global conference continued in Addis Ababa Wednesday with participants breaking into groups for a two-day capacity building phase… Read more »
October 03, 2017
Africa: SDGs Offer Unique Opportunity to Expand SDMX Reach Says UNSD's Schweinfest
The universality and cross-cutting nature of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offers a unique opportunity for international partners to expand the reach of SDMX beyond… Read more »
September 29, 2017
Africa: Innovation Key to Supporting Africa's Transformation, Says Vera Songwe
Investment in innovation is critical if Africa's new industries, especially in the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector, are to play a crucial role in promoting… Read more »
September 09, 2017
Africa: Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange Conference Set for Monday in Addis Ababa
The 6th Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX), an international initiative that aims to standardize and modernize mechanisms and processes for the exchange of statistical… Read more »
July 25, 2017
Africa: ECA Deputy Chief Highlights the Vital Need for Sound Statistics in Africa
Ms. Giovanie Biha, ECA Deputy Executive Secretary, argues that sound statistics are essential to help African countries to analyse what is going on the continent and better plan… Read more »
July 20, 2017
Africa: Stakeholders Make Case for Open Data in Africa At Report Launch
The maiden edition of The Africa Data Revolution Report (ADRR2016) has been launched in Accra, Ghana, with calls for governments and other data producers to make data open,… Read more »
July 09, 2017
Africa: Thoughts On the African Data Ecosystems
Ahead of the 20 July launch of The Africa Data Revolution Report (ADRR2016) in Accra, stakeholders attending the Africa Open Data Conference (AODC17) spent several hours assessing… Read more »
July 07, 2017
Africa: Idep Organises a Dialogue On « Which Big Data for Africa? »
IDEP organises a dialogue on « Which Big Data for Africa? ». Read more »