Global Calendar of Statistical Events

Organizer(s): UNSD Basque Centre for Climate Change INE Spain Gobierno Vasco Spain Ministry of External Affairs, EU and Cooperation Spain Instituto Vasco de Estadística Spain Excelencia María de Maeztu Spain

Description: The UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics is organizing the 8th International Conference on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics in Bilbao, on 10-14 June 2024. Under the theme “Informing Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies with Integrated Data,” this event addresses the critical need for integrated knowledge to tackle global challenges such as climate change, health crises, and economic recovery.<br> The conference brings together the statistical, data science, geospatial and policy communities to foster collaboration and innovation. High-level dialogues will kick off the event, followed by three days of technical sessions and workshops. Key topics include measuring climate change impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean, assessing climate-related risks, linking climate change and health, and evaluating tourism sustainability.<br> Additionally, sessions will explore knowledge commons, SDG localization, data science in transport, and the use of geospatial information for ecosystem mapping. Highlights include demos on the use of big data for maritime transport indicators and training workshops on AI applications for environmental accounting, use mobile data for official statistics, and collaboration on big data and data science for official statistics through the UN CEBD regional and global hubs.<br>For more information, visit https://unstats.un.org/bigdata/events/2024/conference/<br><br> Registration

Topics: Climate change (CSA 506)

Event URL: Event Page

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https://seea.un.org/events/informing-climate-change-and-sustainable-development-policies-integrated-data