Event Detail
- Start Date 04/29/2019
- Start Time 09:00 AM
- End Date 03/05/2019
- End Time 04:00 PM
- Location Kigali
Event Description
The 5th International Conference on Big Data for official statistics will be held in Africa, namely in Kigali, Rwanda from 29 April until 3 May 2019. The first 3 days of the week will be devoted to training workshops for African countries and a seminar of activities of a Data Science Campus for official statistics. The seminar will demonstrate projects for the African continent, including projects on Digital Earth Africa. The last 2 days of the week will be for keynote speakers and several high-level panels. This week in Kigali will show that new data sources and new technologies can also be used in Africa to get better data for better policies.
Monday – Wednesday (29 April – 1 May 2019)
- Workshop on Human Mobility statistics using Mobile Phone data (for African countries)
- Workshop on Consumer Price Indices calculation using Scanner data and global price data (for African countries)
- Seminar on Data Science Campus activities (open for everyone)
Thursday – Friday (2 May – 3 May 2019)
Conference on Big Data for Official Statistics
