Critical minerals: Harnessing data key to unlocking hidden treasures
Stories & Blogs UNCTADMar 08, 2024(News )An UNCTAD solution for developing countries to digitalize and share data on natural resources gains renewed significance amid soaring demand for minerals vital for the transition to clean energy.
Digitally deliverable services boom risks leaving least developed countries behind
Stories & Blogs UNCTADSep 28, 2023(News )UNCTAD steps up advocacy for global support to help vulnerable economies leverage digital trade for inclusive and sustainable development.
Harmonised methods for informal cross border trade data collection critical in monitoring intra-African Trade
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 28, 2023(Story )There are no agreed methods to accurately measure cross border trade, experts said at the first physical meeting of the ...
ECA launches program to modernize statistical production processes in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 29, 2023(Story )The program follows the road map for transformation and modernizing official statistics in Africa, which was approved by the ECA’s Conference of Ministers of Finance and Economic ...
More investment in data and statistics needed in Africa.
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 21, 2023(Story )“African countries can take action to accelerate sustainable development if they plan better and invest in effective data and statistical systems”, says Oliver Chinganya, Director of the Africa Center for Statistics (ACS) of ECA.
Poor data dents Africa’s sustainable development goals implementation
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 02, 2021(Story )Good quality data and statistics are important for informing development decisions and Africa should not be found wanting as it seeks to meet the SDGs and Africa’s Agenda ...