Statistics meeting highlights need for coordination

Allexer Namundjembo

The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) and Khomas regional leadership have emphasised the need for improved coordination, funding, and use of data within Namibia’s statistical system during a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) sensitisation meeting held in Windhoek on Monday.

NSA Statistician General and chief executive officer Alex Shimuafeni said the country’s growing demand for data requires a coordinated national statistical system involving multiple stakeholders.

“Namibia requires reliable, timely, and high-quality statistics to formulate sound policies, monitor development programmes, allocate resources efficiently, and assess progress toward development commitments,” Shimuafeni said.

He said statistics are generated across various institutions, not by a single body.

“Statistics are produced not by a single institution but by a collective of producers in the National Statistical System, including ministries, agencies, local authorities, regional councils, the private sector, academia, and civil society organisations,” he said.