Leveraging innovations in data and statistics to promote a just, peaceful, inclusive and prosperous society for Africans.

Convened annually by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in partnership with key stakeholders including the African Union Commission, the Africa Business Forum (ABF) is held on the sidelines of the African Union Summit as a premier platform for high-level engagement among African Heads of State and Government, private sector leaders, development finance institutions, and international partners.

The ECA Field Monitoring Dashboard for Census and Surveys is an existing, production-ready solution that is already in wide use by National Statistical Offices (NSOs) to support censuses and large surveys. It provides near-real-time performance and data quality indicators to survey and census managers, enabling rapid troubleshooting, resource reallocation, and adherence to agreed performance and quality benchmarks.

Operational blind spots during enumeration, such as delayed workloads, uneven team performance, or quality anomalies, undermine census and survey credibility and raise costs. Conventional reporting cycles are often too slow for corrective action. A digital tool closes this gap by (i) detecting issues as they arise, (ii) enabling targeted, timely interventions, and (iii) documenting performance for accountability and learning. The Dashboard's open-source model reduces the total cost of ownership and uptake.