Statistics Botswana hamstrung to produce quality data

Thursday, June 01, 2017

Statistics Botswana’s (SB) quest to produce relevant and quality data is being hindered by a litany of challenges, a high-ranking statistician has said.

At a workshop for data producers and users in Gaborone this week, the deputy statistician general, Dabilani Buthali said there are low levels of coordination and information sharing in the National Statistical System (NSS).

He said this is reflected in the fact that within sectors, there are no mechanisms for user-producer dialogue.

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