The Seminar is organized around the following 5 specific areas:

1. Curriculum development in Applied Statistics at DAS-NUR, Rwanda
2. Development of statistical systems in Rwanda – data systems for policy analysis
3. Comparative analysis of (1) and (2) across the groups of developing and developed countries
4. Role of ICT in the development of data systems and its use in policy analysis
5. Role of international community in support of statistical developments in Rwanda and in selected African countries

   Accordingly the following papers are invited for presentation in the seminar:

   1. Rwanda’s statistical system: prospects and challenges
   2. Issues in policy analysis and research in Rwanda
   3. Current state of population studies around the world.
   4. Statistical Capacity Building – efforts around the world
   5. Statistical education and statistical practice: The prospects for Rwanda
   6. Current practices of statistical education in Developed Countries: A review
   7. Statistical reforms, education and research in Developing Countries and in particular AFRICA
   8. Recent developments in the use of ICT in Statistical System
   9. Economic applications of data: Rwanda’s case.
   10. Use of social statistics in Rwanda: A review of practices in policy making
   11. A review of the availability of demographic data and its use in Rwanda
   12. Policy analysis: learning from the experience of developed countries
   13. Construction of Models for particular application areas
   14. The international quality standards of statistical data and statistical practices, DQAF
   15. DAS-NUR: A Review
   16. National Accounts and Agricultural Statistics in Rwanda
   17. Strengthening Statistical Capacity: Informal sector statistics in Rwanda
   18. The Curriculum of Department of Applied Statistics (group discussions are planned to review the new curriculum of DAS)
   19. Presentations by MSc & PhD students
   20. Presentation (joint) by Graduates of DAS and Applied Statistics Students Association, DAS-NUR