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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>KEETMANSHOOP – \/\/Kharas governor Aletha Frederick said whenever you plan without data, you will either fail or not reach your set objectives.<\/p>\n

She reasoned as such at a stakeholders\u2019 engagement meeting on economic statistics hosted by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) last week in Keetmanshoop. She said this could happen if one has not made use of the latest and most accurate statistics to base such planning on.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is said that good or reliable data has the essential feature of helping one to learn, which usually means that over time, you have to collect information in a similar fashion that is comparable from year to year,\u201d Frederick noted. For that reason, statistics or data must be timeous to aid in fast decision-making, and the quality of these indicators must not be doubted.<\/p>\n

\u00abI am glad that although the NSA is challenged with financial constraints to conduct the census as expected, it remains committed to provide other economic, social, demographic and spatial data that is needed for development planning and monitoring purposes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The governor furthermore urged the agency to continue lobbying for financial resources to carry out their mandate as the country needs statistics to attain success in its efforts to grow the economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are challenged as a country to address poverty, unemployment and inequality in our society, and to eradicate those three enemies, we depend on accurate data that is reliable to be used for planning and development purposes,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

Frederick added that without growing the country\u2019s economy, leaders would fail to reduce poverty and unemployment. She also implored those present to use data to equitably allocate and distribute resources to break the cycle of inequality in communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will remain counterproductive to distribute or allocate resources equally to an unequal society,\u201d she reasoned. The regional political head also warned that data must not be used to deny people access to basic and essential services.<\/p>\n

Angeline Kamezuu, who studies economics at the Unam southern campus, said access to statistics is vital for her as it updates her continuously on the world\u2019s economic indicators and the gross domestic product.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will furthermore always require accurate and reliable statistical data when doing research during my studies,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Also speaking to this publication was Tobias Linus, a basin support officer at the agriculture ministry, who observed that statistics are vital in one\u2019s life and working environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt guides us to make informed decisions towards improving the community\u2019s livelihood, like for instance providing potable water. You will thus first need to know how many people are living in a given community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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