curate reports have been issued by ECA. In the absence of alter­ native means of assessinf progress in the implementation of the programme, all African countries should be aware of the need to provide such information on time. 93 E/ECA /Ci:. 9/5 218. F~fthly, i'!hile technical consultative meetinps have sc far prove~ ~c be the ~est effective means of motilizinr technical and financi ·~1 · res cu rces f cr irr:ple~r.entinr the prcrra1r.me, s orne African countries have i'aile d t c sen c rer· resentati ves to these rneetinrs, with the res~lt that their national anc scme subrericnal projects coulc ~ct be 6i~cusse~. cr accurste infcr~r.tion on therr: obtained. Future rerresentaticn at these rneetinrs is therefore crucial for all ccu:-:tris conernee. 219. Lastly, w~.ile the Global [:tratery anc over-all objectives of the rrcpramme have been clearlJ ane unambipuously establishea, there is nc establishec methc6 of verifyinf the success of the prorrar.-:me in terms of substantive t ransrort paramet-::rs such as the actual Irovernent of freirht ana pasl'lenrers, ths number of vehicJt:s, anc so on. In6eec1, tbe Global Stratery anc objectives are or:ly means to anci en~; the actual increase in movet1ents of freirht ant/or rassenrers firectly or in(irectly attritutable to the prvcrarnt'le is the ultirr:ate measure of its success. Unless specific measure~r.ent variables are ilentifie6 ane base-year data determinec, it will be difficult if not imnossible to Ftate un­ equivocally that movements of roods anc1 pass~nrers have increased aver any peri cc as a ci rect result of the improvement of tranf"-:-:ort anc ccmrmnications infrEstructure throueh tt>e prorram­ me. It is therefore imperative for a meanineful dat& base of tram:rcrt statistics in all the rnoces tc be establisher as soon as rossible- certainly no later than the early part of phase II tc permit eventual co~rarative analysis cf the success of the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the implementation and evaluation of a transportation and communication infrastructure program in Africa, focusing on the need for accurate data and representation at technical consultative meetings to assess progress. The text also mentions the importance of verifying the success of the program in terms of actual increases in movements of freight and passengers.

**Category**
Transport and communication, International trade