Global Calendar of Statistical Events

Organizer(s): World Bank

Description: The course will review concepts and definitions of key welfare indicators such as the consumption aggregate, poverty line and headcount rate, inequality, and shared prosperity measures. It will outline the key steps of household survey design and implementation, including sampling, survey instruments, and data quality monitoring. The training will also have a hands-on session using Stata, a statistical software for data management and analysis, to familiarize participants with its functionalities, including data importing, cleaning, and analysis. Through real-world examples, the course will cover how a consumption aggregate is calculated from food and non-food components of household expenditure, and the necessary imputations to capture rent, subsidized goods, and spatial differences in prices. Using these concepts, the course will enable participants to calculate welfare measures at national and sub-national levels. The training will also consist of interactive sessions among participants and trainers for focused country specific discussions on upcoming household surveys, labor force modules, and aspects of multi-dimensional poverty. The overarching goal would be to improve statistical capacity and create a basis for engagement on statistics that the Poverty team can build upon in future.

Target Audience: The training program on poverty measurement is specifically designed for officials and policymakers at the National Statistics Organizations (NSO), Ministries of Planning, Finance, Social and Labor Affairs, and related government think tanks of MENA countries. Countries where statistical capacity needs to be improved, and which are either in the early stages or in the process of implementing a household survey are especially encouraged to participate. This audience is targeted due to their roles in data management, analysis, and policy-making that require a deep understanding of household survey data and welfare measurement.

Course Language: English, Arabic

Topics: Living conditions, poverty (CSA 505)

Event URL: Event Page

Organizer(s): IMF

Description: This course, presented by the Statistics Department, is intended to broaden participants’ understanding of the concepts and methods of compiling CPIs. It provides an overview of the index number theory and its practical implications in terms of choosing the index number formula at lower and higher levels of aggregation. The course covers the sources and methods for developing weights and sampling areas, items, outlets, and varieties. New and emerging data sources as well as new collection technologies are discussed. Frontier issues including how to better measure the digital economy are included. Linkages to the 2008 SNA are highlighted, including the related principles of scope, coverage, and valuation. The course covers the following topics: calculating elementary and upper-level indexes; methods for handling temporarily and permanently missing prices; introducing new outlets, items, and varieties; adjusting prices for quality changes; chaining and linking indexes with updated weighting structures; and meeting data users’ needs to ensure relevancy. The course follows the principles and recommendations of the CPI Manual (2020).

Course Language: English

Topics: Prices (CSA 205)

Event URL: Event Page

Organizer(s): ESCWA

Topics: Data science (CSA 607)

Event URL: Event Page

Additional Urls:

https://archive.unescwa.org/events/introducing-web-scraping-price-data-collection-0

Organizer(s): IMF Metac IMF CEF

Description: Organized jointly with the CEF, this workshop was attended by 34 participants from 15 countries (12 METAC). It covered international standards and best practices in producing benchmark GDP estimates through the compilation of supply, use, and input-output tables. It facilitated peer-to-peer discussions of countries’ practices, challenges and solutions, and included a substantial practical component.

Topics: System of National Accounts (CSA 20101)

Description: أهداف الورشة: التعرف على مفهوم الاعاقة وتصنيفاتها عالمياً، وأهم الطرق والمناهج في مجال تصنيف الإعاقة. أهمية تصنيف الاعاقة والمشكلات التي تواجهها على المستوى الخليجي والعالمي مع إمكانية توحيد عملية التصنيف في دول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربي. أحدث المقاييس العالمية ودورها في التشخيص والتصنيف للأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة. التأثيرات النفسية والاجتماعية الواقعة على الأسر والاشخاص ذوي الاعاقة من عملية التصنيف. استعراض التجارب الدولية الناجحة من عملية التصنيف للأشخاص ذوي الاعاقة والفائدة المرجوة لهم ولأسرهم .

Topics: Health (CSA 105) Classifications (CSA 602)

Event URL: Event Page

Organizer(s): IMF

Description: The management of natural resources is an important function of government, and statistics are needed to support analysis of the macroeconomic impacts of natural resources and the formulation of an appropriate macroeconomic policy mix. Fluctuations in government revenues, exports, employment, and national income caused by changes in the output and prices of natural resources have major macroeconomic and fiscal implications. Sound policymaking when such risks are present requires reliable, timely, and complete coverage of relevant activity in the national accounts and analytical measures to assess the macroeconomic effects. This regional workshop aims to ensure national accounts data are compiled with comprehensive and technically sound data for natural resources. It will also support compilation of the National Accounts Template Tables specified by the Guide to Analyze Natural Resources in the National Accounts.

Target Audience: Country officials from the National Statistics Office responsible for compiling national accounts in MNRW eligible countries in the region.

Topics: System of National Accounts (CSA 20101)

Original webpage was deleted, archived version from the Internet Archive (not a UN service): Link

Event URL: Event Page

Topics: Energy (CSA 20302)

Event URL: Event Page

Additional Urls:

https://gccstat.org/media/com_eventbooking/.pdf

Organizer(s): IMF

Description: This course, presented by the IMF Statistics Department, offers an opportunity for thorough understanding of concepts, sources of data, and compilation techniques for producing quarterly national accounts statistics. The course is based on the IMF Quarterly National Accounts Manual (2017 Edition) and is oriented to national accounts compilers from countries that are improving, developing, or planning to develop quarterly national accounts (QNA). The course covers both theoretical and practical compilation issues, specifically the following main topics: * scope and role of QNA; * data sources for compiling quarterly GDP estimates (mainly using production and expenditure approaches); * editing procedures and dealing with indicators; * benchmarking techniques for combining quarterly indicators with annual estimates; * seasonal adjustments; * price and volume measures; * chain-linking techniques for compiling QNA time series; * early estimates of quarterly GDP; * other specific QNA issues; and * revision policy and dissemination practices. The course consists of lectures, workshops, and small group discussions.

Target Audience: Officials responsible for compiling national accounts statistics.

Topics: System of National Accounts (CSA 20101)

Original webpage was deleted, archived version from the Internet Archive (not a UN service): Link

Event URL: Event Page