Plenary â Opening ceremony. |
Opening remarks: Mr. Mulenga JJ Musepa, Statistician General, Zambia Statistics Agency Chair: Mr. Misha Belkindas, President, International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS)
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Parallel Sessions #1 Time: 11:30-13:00: |
Room 1:Â Session R1.1 (Contributed Paper Session) Chair:Â Mr. Oliver Chinganya, Director, African Centre for Statistics, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |
C1.2. The 2022 Population and Housing Census (PHC) conducted in Tanzania, what Lessons and challenges can be learned and addressed? Titus Mwisomba C1.4. CSPro Android Implementations in African Population and Housing Censuses: Observed Opportunities and Challenges Oliver Fischer By Mr. Oliver Fischer, Chief, International Programs Center United States Census Bureau Suitland, MD â USA oliver.p.fischer@census.gov C2.1. More efficient use of Household Consumption and Expenditure Surveys (HCES) to inform Food Security. By Mr. Owen Siyoto, Statistics Norway (Dr A Mathiassen, EC KiÃļsterud) and COMESA Secretariat Zambiaâs perspective on 2022 E-Census Mubita Sikufele |
Room 2: Session R2.1 (Panel session) Chair: Emily Poskett, Head of International Development Team, Office for National Statistics (UK) |
S2.1 Early experiences of delivering statistical leadership training within an African National Statistical Office Panellists 1. Anjana Dube 2. Angela Kiconco 3. Maria Isabella 4. Dominique Francoz 5. Lean Wambugu/Sarah Omache Discussant: Denise Lievesley |
Room 3:Â Session R3.1:Â Panel session Chair: Lukasz Augustyniak |
S3.1. The importance of good communication of official statistics for informing modern societies Organizers:Â Eurostat Panellists 1. Julieta Brambila 2. Dominik Rozkrut 3. Bruno Tissot 4. Leandre Foster Ngogang Wandji Discussant:Â Lukasz Augustyniak |
Room 4:Â Session R4.1 Chair: Gabriella Vukovich |
C2.1. From data to actions: new skills for deciding in a fluid world Fabrice Bloch â France â Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE) â fabrice.bloch@insee.fr C2.3. Understanding the Underlying Problems or Challenges Okello Francis C4.3. The importance of using new visualizing tools to keep up big data era Abdullah Mohamed Nagib, Mahmoud Mohamed ElSarawy, ESLSCA University, Cairo, C3.15. Case Study: GCC-STAT Experience in Developing Dissemination Strategy Yaqoob Khamis Al Hadhrami Key words: Dissemination Strategy, Official Statistics, Responsive |
Room 5:Â Session R5.1: Panel Session Chair: Matthew Shearing |
S5.2. Statistics in the scientific landscape of data science and machine learning Organizers: Arnoldo Frigessi Panellists 1. Arnoldo Frigessi 2. Kerrie Mengersen 3. TBC 4. TBC Discussant: TBC |
Room 6:Â Session R6.1- Panel session Chair: Linda Peters |
S2.2. Modernizing Census with Geographic information system (GIS) Organizer: ESRI Panellists 1. Richard Estephan 2. Kate Hess 3. TBC 4. TBC Discussant: Linda Peters |
Room 7: Session R7.1 â Chair: Lizzie Chikoti |
C2.4. Factors affecting studentsâ achievement in Mathematics and statistics in secondary schools and its influence on studying statistics at University in Uganda Lillian Ayebale, PhD student, School of Statistics and Planning, Department of Population Studies, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda C2.5. Employability among Statistics Graduates Ashenafi Abate Woya Bahir Dar University, college of since statistics department Email : ashu.abate@gmail.com Phone : +251912389679 C.2.6. Using Nesstar Publisher Tools and Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM) to Develop and Retain Junior Statistician At National Statistical Offices Waleed Ameen Abdelkhalik Mohammed C7.5 What Explains the Duration of the School-to-First-Job Transition in the Republic of Congo? An analysis based on the Poisson Regression Model Bello Fika Henri African Center for International, Diplomatic, Economic and Strategic Studies (CEIDES), YaoundÃĐ, Cameroon, Email: bellofikah@gmail.com,  Tel: (00237) 695 91 12 28 / 654 72 98 86 |
Parallel Sessions #2 Time: 14:00-15:30Â |
Room 1:Â Session R1.2-Panel session Chair: Dominique Francoz |
S2.1. Innovative solutions using administrative and alternative data to support and monitor 2063 and 2030 agendas Organizer: INSEE Panellists 1. Faryal Ahmed 2. Janne Utkilen 3. Liliana Suchodolska Discussant: Timo KoskimÃĪki |
Room 2: Session R2.2 â Chair: Stephen Penneck |
C3.3. Bridging the Gap between Official Statistics and Theoretical Statistics Nelson Ndifwa C3.4. Positioning African National Statistical Systems for Data Revolution and Inclusive Development Olusanya E. Olubusoye C2.7. Ensuring the development of competences and skills to meet the needs for statistics now and in the future Dag Roll-Hansen and Stella Zulu C2.8. Data Science Skills: A Necessary Requirement for Effective Curriculum Delivery in African Tertiary Institution Adeboye Olawale and Popoola Peter |
Room 3:Â Session R3.2 -Panel session Chair: Misha Belkindas |
S4.3 Data Governance, Data Stewardship, and Official Statistics: European Perspective Organizers: Domini A. Rozkrut 1. Lidija BrkoviÄ 2. JÅŦratÄ PetrauskienÄ 3. Dominik A. Rozkrut 4. Athanasios C. Thanopoulos 5. Gabriella Vukovich |
Room 4:Â Session R4.2Â Chair: Beye Babacar |
C7.11 Social Media Analysis for Financial Market Monitoring: Lessons from the Central Bank of Nigeria Babatunde Omotosho C5.34 Bayesian Approaches for Using Historical controls to evaluate public health intervention effectiveness Isaac Fwemba and Chigozie Kelechi Acha C5.50 Evaluation of Some Methods of Detecting Outliers Obikee Adaku Caroline1, Ebuh G.U2, Obiora-Ilouno H.O.   1Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Agriculture and Environmental Science Umuagwo, Nigeria. Email: caroline.obikee@uaes.edu.ng,  2Monetary & Policy Department, Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria Email: president@nsang.org Department of Statistics, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. Email: ho.obiorailouno@unizik.edu.ng. Correspondence* caroline.obikee@uaes.edu.ng C7.4 Social Networks Application for official statistics: case study in Iran. Saeed Fayyaz, Arash Fazeli |
Room 5: Session R5.2 -Panel session  Chair: Albina Chuwa |
S7.2 Data & Measurements, Policy Making, AI and Machine Learning in Data Analytics Organizers: Vilas Mandlekar Panellists 1. Massoud Moussavi 2. Sonali Nimkar 3. TBC 4. TBC Discussant: TBC |
Room 6: Session R6.2 â Chair: John Pullinger |
C4.1. The importance of data governance to address the new challenges faced by official statistics Bruno Tissot & Irena Krizman C4.4. The value of official statistics: experiences in Mexico Mauricio Marquez-Corona & Marina Gonzalez-Samano C4.4. The future state of data ecosystem in Africa Leandre Ngogang Wandji C3.1. Enhancing the Global Data Ecosystem Through Machine Learning for Official Statistics Nicola Shearman |
Room 7:Â Session R7.2 â Panel session Chair: Christine Wirtz |
S5.1 Health statistics: how individual records shape the understanding of the health systems Organizer:Â Eurostat Panellists 1. Ilze Burkevica 2. Mika Gissler 3. CiarÃĄn Nicholl 4. Ronald Ncube Discussant: Ebba Barany |
Parallel Sessions #3 Time: 16:00-17:30Â |
Room 1:  Session R1.3 â Panel Session Chair: Christine Wirtz |
S4.1. Use of new data sources for statistics â the potential for international collaboration and new statistical products Organizer: Eurostat Panellists 1. Monika Wozowzyk 2. John Dunne 3. Patrick Lusyne 4. TBD Discussant: Christine Wirtz |
Room 2: Session R2.3 â Chair: Arnoldo Frigessi |
C5.37 Dynamic predictions from longitudinal CD4 count measures and time to death of HIV/AIDS patients using a Bayesian joint model Feysal Kemal Muhammed C5.38 The effect of long-term Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) treatment on renal outcomes in patients with hepatitis B Gezahegn Mekonnen Woldemedihn C5.39 A Response Surface Approach to Factors Affecting Amplitude of Accommodation Hope Ifeyinwa Mbachu C5.40 Technical Efficiency of Primary Health Care services in Zambia-A Stochastic Frontier Approach Isaac Kabunda Bwacha |
Room 3: Session R3.3 â Chair: Lamine Diop |
C5.17 What Explains Differences in Early Child Development Between Urban and Rural Areas in Cameroon? Henri Bello Fika C5.9 Influence of education on fertility level in Zambia â Case study of Namwianga Ward Carlos Muleya C5.20 Parent child sexual communication and its influence on adolescent sexual reproduction health. A systematic review Lillian Ayebale C5.29 Prediction of number of Anemia patients by using a specified machine learning model. Sara Adel Abbas |
Room 4:Â Session R4.3 â Panel Session Chair: Dag Roll-Hansen |
S2.3. How can we help ensure statistical training in Africa is sustainable? Organizer: Dag Roll-Hansen Panellists 1. Vibeke O Nielsen 2. Samir Issara 3. Shailja Sharma 4. Samuel Annim Discussant: Mamadou Cisse |
Room 5:Â Session R5.3 â Panel Session Chair: Anjana Dube |
S1.5. Governance and Institutional Mechanisms Sustaining Resilient and Agile National Statistical Systems: How national regulatory frameworks may contribute to the Organizers: UNSD & UNECA Panellists 1. Albina Chuwa 2. Oliver Chinganya 3. Gabrielle Vukovich 4. Macdonald G. Obudho 5. John Pullinger Discussant: Gabriel Gamez |
Room 6: Session R6.3 â Chair: Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran |
C4.6. Challenges, Opportunities, and Building Partnerships for Official Statistics in the Era of Big Data Popoola Peter and Adeboye Olawale C7.40. National Multidimensional Poverty Index for Zambia Miselo Bwalya C7.6 Job Quality and Poverty in developing countries : evidence from CÃīte dâIvoire Franck Migone C1.9. Zambia National Statistical System and Considerations for Enhancing data Availability Chola Nakazwe Daka |
Room 7: Session R7.3 â Chair: Biyi Fafunmi |
C7.7 The role of career visits on the performance of students in Mathematics Subject in Selected schools of Kampala City, Uganda Gilbert Habaasa C7.8 Determinants of Maize Yield Differences among Smallholder Farmers in Zambia-A Panel Quantile Regression Approach. Isaac Kabunda Bwacha C.6.41. Impacts of agricultural expansion into forest reserves . Justin Munyaka C7.10 Hierarchical Bayesian Spatial Small Area Model for Binary Data Under Spatial Misalignment |