By GPC Reporter
The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has called on users across the region to participate in an ongoing survey aimed at improving the quality, accessibility and usefulness of EAC regional statistics.
Also Read
The User Satisfaction Survey, being conducted under the Eastern Africa Regional Statistics Program for Results (EARSPforR), seeks to gather feedback on how regional statistics are produced, disseminated, accessed and used.
The survey will assess users’ views on the quality, relevance, reliability, timeliness, accessibility and usefulness of EAC regional statistics.
It will also examine users’ experiences with EAC statistical publications, services and dissemination platforms, including challenges that may hinder access to or effective use of regional data.
According to the EAC Secretariat, the exercise is designed to place data users at the centre of efforts to strengthen regional statistics.
“The survey gives users a direct opportunity to influence how regional statistics are produced, communicated, accessed and used,” the Secretariat said.
The findings are expected to help the EAC identify areas that are working well, challenges faced by users and improvements that should be prioritised.
The Secretariat said the feedback will inform the development of more responsive statistical products, improved dissemination and communication, and easier access to regional data.
“The findings will help the EAC Secretariat identify what is working, where users face difficulties and which improvements should be prioritised,” the statement said.
Improved access to reliable regional statistics is expected to support policymaking, planning, research, business decision-making, public accountability and informed public debate across East Africa.
The EAC is encouraging a wide range of stakeholders to participate, including government institutions, National Statistics Offices, central banks and other institutions within National Statistical Systems.
Regional organisations, private-sector players, universities and research institutions, development partners, civil society organisations, the media, independent researchers and other users of EAC regional statistics are also eligible to participate.
Participation in the survey is voluntary, with the Secretariat assuring respondents that their responses will be treated confidentially.
The EAC has urged participants to provide open and candid feedback to ensure the survey accurately captures the experiences and priorities of the region’s diverse data users.
“Broad participation will help ensure that future improvements reflect the needs of the region’s diverse data users,” the Secretariat said.
Users of EAC regional statistics can complete the online questionnaire through the survey portal.
