Ethiopia held a national conference in Addis Ababa under the theme Data Sovereignty for Policy Freedom. Officials highlighted progress in building sovereign digital intelligence infrastructure.
Ethiopia held a national conference in Addis Ababa on Ginbot 11, 2018 under the theme Data Sovereignty for Policy Freedom. Officials from the Ethiopian Statistics Service and the Ministry of Planning and Development outlined progress toward sovereign digital infrastructure.
Deputy Director Meron Kefelew (Dr.) of the Ethiopian Statistics Service stated that the agency now operates 26 nationally connected branches with an AI-driven research and census database. The institution has shifted from paper-based processes to computer-assisted interviews, geographic information systems, remote sensing, and cloud infrastructure.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Dr.) attended the event. Officials noted that Ethiopia has implemented a statistics development program over the past three years based on international and national standards. They emphasized secure, reliable, and timely data delivery to support independent policy decisions.
