Hello everyone, Welcome to our forum discussion on strengthening integrated data and statistical systems for sustainable development, with a specific focus on the Office in a Box Center (OIBC) initiative. OIBC-1, driven by the UN Secretary-General's recommendation on enhancing the data ecosystem in Africa, aims to design and deliver a ONE UN National Statistical Capacity building Programme, encompassing all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this discussion, let's delve into the following aspects related to OIBC-1 and its mission:

The production of reliable data and statistics is important for evidence based policy formulation, decision making and research in supporting the achievement of the SDGs in Africa. However African countries need the infrastructure and the capacity needed.