Source: Eurostat (Data extracted on: 07 Mar 2024 )
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Organizer(s): Eurostat EFTA FSO Switzerland
Description: The objective of the course is to introduce participants to some advanced techniques of non-response treatment, variance estimation, calibration and sample coordination. Theoretical concepts and findings will be illustrated by examples and practical exercises. The course starts with an introduction to the R software, which will allow participants to better understand practical applications of presented survey techniques and their successful implementation in practice.
Target Audience: Junior or senior staff of methodology divisions using sample survey techniques in the production of statistics or staff with comparable knowledge.
Title in Spanish: Seminario sobre Integración de fuentes de datos y estadísticas oficiales
Organizer(s): ECLAC INEGI Mexico
Description: El propósito de generar un intercambio regional sobre los avances recientes en los distintos ámbitos de integración de fuentes de información, así como discutir sobre los desafíos que enfrentan los organismos productores de estadísticas oficiales y las alternativas para abordarlos con miras a la planificación estratégica para el próximo decenio.
Source: Eurostat (Data extracted on: 07 Mar 2024 )
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Organizer(s): Eurostat Icon-Institut
Description: The objective is to enable participants: * To have an understanding of the range of techniques which make up a cognitive interview; * To have increased their own ability to do cognitive interviewing; * To have insight into selecting and recruiting respondents; * To have insight into analysing cognitive interview data and creating better survey questions; * To have awareness of a broad range of uses for cognitive interviewing; * To have awareness of the contribution of cognitive interviewing in comparison to other testing methods; * To understand how cognitive interviewing can improve questionnaires on gender topics and thus the associated social statistics.
Target Audience: The course is targeted at NSI methodologists and social scientists whose work involves conducting surveys
Description: The Subgroup on Administrative and Other Data Sources under the United Nations Expert Group on National Quality Assurance Frameworks (EG-NQAF) organized its seventh meeting. A key agenda item was the review of the list of requirements that are of special importance in assuring the quality of official statistics when using administrative and other data sources and their links to the UN National Quality Assurance Framework (UN NQAF). Participants stressed the importance of establishing precise terminology aligned with the existing UN NQAF to prevent duplication of work and confusion. On the issue of implementation, the experts agreed to develop a module specifically for administrative and other data sources which will complement the existing UN NQAF. The meeting of the Subgroup was attended by 13 experts from national statistical offices and international organizations. The next meeting is scheduled for 6th December 2023.
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Sixth Meeting of the Subgroup on Administrative and Other Data Sources (EG-NQAF)
Description: The UN Expert Group on National Quality Assurance Frameworks (EG-NQAF) established a Subgroup on Administrative and Other Data Sources to provide practical and concise guidance and best practices for statistical agencies in assuring the quality of official statistics when administrative data sources and other (new) data sources are used for producing official statistics. At its sixth meeting the Subgroup discussed the progress in identifying relevant requirements for the use of administrative and other data sources based on the review of national practices and other available guidance. During the meeting, the secretariat presented a detailed analysis of the mapping of national practices to the UN National Quality Assurance Framework and the process of identifying relevant requirements. The Subgroup discussed the next steps of the work. In addition, the secretariat updated the Subgroup on the preparations for the upcoming Global Seminar on 14 November, which will present country examples on how the quality of the input data is affecting the quality of the statistical outputs. The meeting of the Subgroup was attended by 20 experts from national statistical offices and international organizations. The next meeting is scheduled for 29 November 2023.
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Global Webinar on Geospatial and Other Data Sources for Environment Statistics: Assessing the Impact of the Economy on the Environment
Description: This global webinar was organized as part of the activities of workstream 2.4 “Assessing the Impact of the Economy on the Environment” of the Statistics and Data Project “Resilient and agile National Statistical Systems to meet post-COVID-19 data needs to recover better” under the 14th tranche of the United Nations Development Account. It was co-organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Countries from the Western Asia, and Asia-Pacific regions were in attendance. This webinar followed a March webinar with the same content presented where member states from Europe and Africa attended. Upon the invitation of UNEP, UNSD presented on “Country-owned official statistics as a source for water statistics”. Due to the US Eastern 1:00am-4:00am time window of the webinar, the presentation was delivered via video on delay. When presenting on the context of water statistics collected via the UNSD/UNEP Questionnaire on Environment Statistics for over 20 years, UNSD emphasized sources used by countries, especially whereby a national statistical office maintains inter-institutional relations at varying levels (municipal, provincial, federal) of government. Methodologies and sources specified in the Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics and the National Quality Assurance Frameworks Manual for Official Statistics were cited, as were existing work the section does whereby water statistics feed into policy frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Set of Climate Change Statistics and Indicators. For interested countries that are not currently involved in the data collection, they were advised to contact UNSD for information sessions on the Questionnaire. Such sessions are usually organized in collaboration with (co-)custodian organizations including UNEP, WHO and UN-Habitat and discussions include but are not limited to metadata of the indicators, concepts and definitions, use of the data and dissemination process.
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Global Webinar on Geospatial and Other Data Sources for Environment Statistics: Assessing the Impact of the Economy on the Environment
Description: This global webinar was organised as part of the activities of workstream 2.4 “Assessing the Impact of the Economy on the Environment” of the Statistics and Data Project “Resilient and agile National Statistical Systems to meet post-COVID-19 data needs to recover better” under the 14th tranche of the United Nations Development Account. It was co-organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Countries from the African, and Latin America and the Caribbean regions were in attendance. UNSD presented on “Country-owned official statistics as a source for water statistics”. UNSD emphasised sources used by countries, in particular that national statistical offices maintain inter-institutional relations at varying levels (municipal, provincial, federal) of government. Methodologies and sources specified in the Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics and the National Quality Assurance Frameworks Manual for Official Statistics were referenced, as was UNSD’s work on water statistics which feeds into policy frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Set of Climate Change Statistics and Indicators. Interested countries that are not currently involved in the data collection, can reach out to UNSD for information sessions on the Questionnaire. Such sessions are usually organised in collaboration with (co-)custodian organisations including UNEP, WHO and UN-Habitat and discussions include but are not limited to metadata of the indicators, concepts and definitions, use of the data and dissemination process.
