Description: Data-Centered Leadership for CRVS Management is an executive development program for CRVS senior managers to lead data-driven organizations by enhancing their personal ability to use/manage with data and identifying opportunities to improve data use practices in the CRVS system.Concept noteCALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Interested candidates, you can submit your applications here.ObjectivesThe objective of the masterclass is to strengthen the capacity of CRVS senior managers to lead data-driven organizations by:Enhancing their personal ability to use data effectively to inform their operational, programmatic, and policy decision-making within the CRVS systemStrengthen Data Use Practices to enable their department to leverage available CRVS data more robustly for enhancing
Description: To understand gender-environment-climate change nexus issues, inform related policies, and support monitoring and accountability processes, it is critical to ensure related data is available, comparable and timely. Over the years, the international statistical community has advanced the development of indicator sets, metadata and data collection tools to support Member States in the production of related statistics. Existing relevant frameworks that include indicators on the intersections between gender, environment and climate change include, for instance, the Sendai Framework, the Global Set of Climate Change Statistics and Indicators, the Asia-Pacific Set of Gender-Environment Indicators, the 100 Gender and Environment Indicator Set, and the Sustainable Development Goals Monitoring Framework. ESCAP and UN Women are organizing a regional workshop on gender, environment and climate change statistics. The dialogue will bring together data producers and data users from across the region, to share experiences on the measurement of the nexus, and learn from others about potential solutions to fill related data gaps, enhance reporting towards global environmental commitments, and promote the use of these data for gender analysis, national policy design and monitoring of implementation. The agenda of the workshop can be found in concept note.
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Description: In today’s rapidly evolving worlddriven by technological advancementsclimate changeandpandemicsthe demand for timelygranularand high-quality data is surging. National statisticalsystems must adaptbecoming more agile and responsive to emerging demands. This seminar will delveinto how statistical systems can become more agile.The main topics covered in the ninth session of the Committee on Statistics are shown below. Threethematic areas have been identified that would benefit from further discussion at the level of chiefstatisticianshown in the circles.The purpose of this seminar is to share lessons among chief statisticians on agile statistical systems,inspire deliberations by the Committee on Statistics on agenda item 3 on emerging issuesAgile statistical systems that are fit for the future (ESCAP/CST(9)/3) and identify priorities going forwardincluding future work by the secretariat on the topic.There are two key objectives for the management seminar:• To identify examples of good practice on user focusbusiness process improvementand cross-functional teams in statistical organizations; and• To identify areas that would benefit from a regional approach.
Description: The United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians recently conducted a sprint to explore the development of a housing statistics framework to assist in monitoring, understanding, and addressing the multifaceted issues associated with housing across various regions and socio-economic contexts. This session will summarise the housing sprint and take a deep dive into Statistics Canada’s framework for housing data. The session will address some examples of challenges encountered by NSOs in producing data on housing and showcase innovative approaches to overcome some of these challenges by using administrative data, web scraping, satellite imaging, AI and other techniques. , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events
Launch of the Assessment, Analysis & Redesign of Civil Registration & Vital Statistics (CRVS) and the Use of CRVS-Related Evidence to Inform Gender–Sensitive Policies
Description: The event served as a platform for policy advocacy based on findings from key initiatives aimed at improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) and leveraging CRVS-related evidence to inform gender-sensitive policies in Fiji. The report of the Assessment, Analysis & Redesign of Civil Registration & Vital Statistics (CRVS) Processes in Fiji as well as two policy briefs (i) An Intersectional Profile of Adolescent Pregnancy and Motherhood in Fiji were disseminated to key stakeholders and (ii) Target Groups for Addressing Disparities in On-Time Birth Registration were disseminated to national stakeholders, including the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Health & Medical Services, the Fiji Bureau of Statistics, the Ministry of iTaukei Affairs, the Ministry of Women, Children & Social Protection as well as other national agencies and development partners. The event was attended by the Minister of Justice, Hon. Siromi Turaga. Preparations towards the Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, to be held from 24 to 26 June 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, were also launched in the presence of the honorable Minister of Justice. The event highlighted significant advancements and set the stage for continued progress in CRVS and gender-sensitive policy-making in Fiji. Report: Assessment, Analysis and Redesign of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Processes in Fiji Policy Brief: Adolescent Pregnancy and Motherhood in Fiji Policy Brief: Addressing Disparities in On-Time Birth Registration , HOME - Project: CRVS E2A for Gender Policy Project countries: Bangladesh Fiji Events
Description: Background The ESCAP Committee on Statistics decided at its 7th Session decided to “feature big data for official statistics in its future work, with an emphasis on sharing country research, experiences and good practices and facilitating capacity development” and “strengthening legislative provisions and institutional mechanisms to enable national statistical systems to take full advantage of new and innovative technologies while respecting the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.” In implementing this decision, ESCAP is running a capacity development project entitled the 2030 Data Decade - Strengthening the institutional capacity of national statistical offices in Asia and the Pacific to use innovative, new and big data sources for official statistics in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the Big Data Project) amongst others. One component of this project involves capacity development in the area of web scraping prices focusing on consumer price indices in Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Fiji, Lao PDR, Maldives, Nepal, Thailand, Tonga and Uzbekistan. Concept note and Tentative programme Objectives and Expected Outcomes The in-person workshop's overall aim is to embed the knowledge and skills delivered to participants via the webinars May through August 2024. By the end of the workshop, participants will: Have embedded Python coding knowledge and skills for web scraping prices data and applied this to their chosen website. Understand how to process and clean web-scraped data, ready for inclusion into the CPI calculation process. Have discussed further and explored coding to automate a pipeline for incorporating web scraped prices data into the NSO’s processes. Have a deeper appreciation of the methodological challenges for incorporating web scraped prices into CPI calculations, and how to overcome these.
Description: The ESCAP-ASEAN Workshop on Tracking Progress Against the SDGs Tracker aims to convene technical experts from the ASEAN Secretariat and national statistical agencies and institutions of ASEAN Member States involved in the compilation, reporting, and monitoring of activities related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The primary objective is to equip WGSDGI members with the skills to effectively utilize statistical indicators and quality data for tracking SDG implementation progress. Participants will have the opportunity to understand how SDG progress is being tracked, identify their countries’ strengths and gaps in SDG tracking, and explore ESCAP’s methodology and the SDG Tracker tool. This workshop will demonstrate how these tools can support and streamline SDG assessments at the national level. Target participants ASEAN Secretariat and members of the ASEAN Working Group on SDG Indicators (WGSDGI) from the national statistical agencies and institutions involved in the compilation, reporting, and monitoring of activities related to the SDGs.
Description: The webinar will be held on 20th August 2024, 11:00-12:00hr Bangkok Time (UTC+7). ESCAP Statistics Division continues to support member states in strengthening their statistical capacity to produce relevant data to monitor the 2030 agenda. Different countries are at various stages of progress in implementing SDGs and face different challenges while adapting all the time. The most critical aspect of monitoring SDG progress is data. Data is produced by different agencies in a country. As part of implementing SDGs as a global development agenda, countries have adopted different approaches to suit their specific national contexts. Others have created national action plans as a way of implementing SDGs and overall national SDG progress across various goals and targets. This webinar will showcase the process of creating a national action plan for implementing and monitoring SDGs by the National Development Planning Agency of Indonesia (Bappenas). The webinar will give insights on how key users of statistics apply data in national development planning in practice. , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events
Description: Objectives The seminar aims to promote knowledge sharing, capacity building, and networking among UN officers responsible for supporting the development of national statistical systems, aiming to improve the quality, reliability, and relevance of statistics for inclusive decision-making and sustainable development. The event will update participants about the latest global efforts to strengthen and modernize national statistical systems. This includes discussing advancements in data governance, innovative data initiatives, and emerging trends in SDG monitoring. Participants can enhance their skills to support UN partners and national institutions effectively. The seminar also intends to provide a platform for participants to share their experiences and exchange good practices in coordinating development partners and stakeholders. Through interactive sessions and discussions, attendees can learn from each other's successes and challenges. Audience The main participants are Results Monitoring and Data Management Officers from the UN Resident Coordinator’s Offices in the Asia-Pacific region. The event is also open to participants from UN entities based in Bangkok. Presentation Agenda , RCP Data and Statistics Working Group SDG Data and Statistics Clinics SDG Learning Lab
Organizer(s): ESCAP EGRISS International Data Alliance for Children on the Move
Description: This workshop is a joint ESCAP-EGRISS-IDAC initiative to support the Asia-Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Decade. The workshop aims to strengthen the capacity of Member States to achieve inclusive CRVS systems and, thereof, to produce and use statistics on statelessness, forced displacement, and children on the move through:Introducing key resources developed by EGRISS, IDAC and ESCAP and strengthening understanding of concepts and methodologies related to statelessness and forced displacement statistics and CRVSEnabling exchange of experiences, best practices and lessons learned between countries and other stakeholders in ensuring inclusion in CRVS systems and producing and using statistics on statelessness and forced displacement statisticsIdentifying gaps and challenges that need to be addressed and facilitate discussions around solutions and innovative approaches related to inclusion of stateless and displaced people in CRVS systems and the production and use of statistics from these systems.Identifying areas of technical support, collaboration and partnerships within wider technical and political regional priorities.Relevant resources: Find the agenda and the resources links listed in attachments!Link to Inequality Assessments project (ESCAP)Link to Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics SystemLink to Guidelines on the Legislative Framework for Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identity Management SystemsLink to Bali Process Civil Registration Assessment ToolkitLink to Guidelines for estimating completeness of civil registration of vital events: a guide for practitionersThe report of the workshop is here
Description: Background United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) as the Secretariat for UN-GGIM and the core partner of the Data for Now initiative, together with ESCAP and Statistics Norway, is convening an international high-level seminar that aims to foster this collaboration by bringing together representatives from National Statistical Offices (NSOs), National Geospatial Information Agencies (NGIAs) and other relevant national institutions to learn from globally recognized good practices, increasing awareness of the global frameworks and resources, and discuss current practices and potential ways forward at national level. The seminar also provides an opportunity for countries to utilize a Self Assessment Tool, developed by the United Nations Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information, that aims to assist countries to self-assess their geo-statistical capacity (or maturity). By understanding their level of capacity, countries can take concise actions to improve their capacity according to their own ambitions, needs for statistics and at their own pace. Participating countries will be asked to apply the Self Assessment Tool in advance of the high-level event and to share the findings so that international experts can provide input and guidance during the discussions at the seminar. The roadmap and action plan that each country will be encouraged to develop during the seminar can then be used for individual follow up in countries, where feasible also with support from UNSD and other partners. Aim and Objectives The workshop’s primary aim is to equip Member States with the necessary skills to ensure continuous production and disaggregation geospatially enabled statistical data. Specific objectives include: Present the Global Statistical Geospatial Framework (GSGF) and the SDGs Geospatial Roadmap and highlight how it can be implemented; Facilitate discussions on countries’ geo-statistical capacity (maturity) and help identify specific actions that can improve implementation, ideally developing national draft roadmaps, which in turn also can guide needs for further capacity development; In this context, present methodologies for continuously calculating geospatially enabled statistical data, inclusive of relevant SDGs indicators; Highlight the importance of collaboration across the National statistical and geospatial ecosystem; Identify needs for partners to better be able to provide support to countries through follow-up activities Programme Programme for download Report Seminar Report , Contacts Programmatic and Substantive: Ms. Vibeke Nielsen, Inter-Regional Advisor, UNSD - vibeke.nielsen@un.org Ms. Faryal Ahmed, Statistician, UNSD – faryal.ahmed@un.org Mr. Mark Iliffe, Geographer, UNSD – mark.iliffe@un.org Mr. Richard Tonkin, Statistician, ESCAP – richard.tonkin@un.org Administrative: Mr. Jaspreet Doung, Statistics Assistant, UNSD - doung@un.org (UNSD & Statistics Norway-funded participants) Ms. Anne Kerdlapphon, Statistics Assistant, ESCAP – anne.kerdlapphon@un.org (ESCAP funded participants & questions relating to Thai visas and venue)
Description: Concept Note Innovations remain an integral part of good practices in the production of economic statistics that are timely and meet the needs of users. Overtime, traditional systems of data collection such as surveys have involved to respond to new business practices such as online trading. As a result, some countries have had to change modalities of data collection for measures of aggregates such as inflation. These measures have included tendencies to scrap the internet for prices to produce consumer price indices. Other countries have not yet adopted such innovations. Similarly, for producing macroeconomic and microeconomic statistics such as gross domestic product (GDP), retail statistics, employment amongst others, countries have embraced different data collection techniques. Besides mere data collection, new industries such as e-commerce have emerged, often facilitated by more efficient payment systems and changes in consumer purchasing habits. While this has improved the timeliness of data produced, it is important that statistical standards are maintained in line with fundamental principles of official statistics. This Stats Café was organized by the Statistics Division of ESCAP and aimed to showcase country level practices and experiences regarding on-line price collection for consumer price indices, purchasing power parities (PPP’s) within the context of the international comparison programme (ICP) and the measurement of e-commerce. By participating in this Stats Café, attendees were expected to: Learn about how some countries are applying new innovations with respect to price data collection for price indices and their associated challenges; Acquaint themselves with some of the approaches and methods for measuring e-commerce. Agenda Moderator: Mr Alick Mjuma Nyasulu, Statistician, Statistics Division, ESCAP Opening remarks: Ms Rikke Munk Hansen, Chief, Economic and Environmental Statistics Section, Statistics Division, ESCAP Measuring E-commerce using market place site, Mr Viktor Suwiyanto, Junior Expert Computer Administrator, BPS Statistics Indonesia Online price collection for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and experiences on the 2021 International Comparison Programme , Ms Ruth Lee, Senior Manager, Consumer Price Indices, Department of Statistics, Singapore Online Price Collection for Consumer Price Indices, Ms Chindy Saktias Pratiwi, Statistician, Directorate of Price Statistics, BPS Statistics Indonesia & Ms Irien Kamaratih Kamaratih Arsiani, Statistician at Integration of Statistical Processing and Dissemination - BPS Statistics Indonesia Question and Answer/Discussion , Moderator: Mr Alick Mjuma Nyasulu, Statistician, ESCAP Statistics Division Closing remarks: Mr Alick Mjuma Nyasulu, Statistician, ESCAP Statistics Division , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events
Description: Context The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the blueprint for member States to progress towards inclusivity and sustainability. At the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda, countries are urged to better assess the progress towards achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Monitoring SDG implementation at the national level is challenging. Data availability and coordination across the entire statistical system, technical capacity, and access to IT infrastructure are key barriers for member States to measure their progress towards achieving the SDGs. In this regard, under the China-ESCAP Cooperation Programme (CECP), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the government of China initiated a project to strengthen the capacity of national governments to follow up and review implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Specifically, the National SDG Tracker tool was introduced to help countries measure current and expected SDG progress achievement by 2030. Results of this assessment are also expected to complement the countries’ Voluntary National Review (VNR) narratives. The regional workshop was an opportunity for countries who implemented the National SDG Tracker to share their results and experiences on applying the SDG progress assessment methodology, emphasizing South-South cooperation, and exchange lessons learned from the use of SDG data. View / Download photos from the Workshop Concept note Objective and expected outcomes The regional workshop gathered statisticians, national planning experts, SDG coordinators and relevant stakeholders to: promote evidence-based assessment of SDG implementation in countries of the Asia-Pacific region; enable other countries of the region to use National SDG Tracker tool to measure current and expected SDG achievement; assess and understand the underlying challenges of monitoring SDG progress. These were expected to strengthen capacity for follow up and review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The regional workshop took place in person at Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand on 17-20 July 2023. It was conducted in English only. , National SDG Tracker Homepage Regional Workshop (July 2023) Countries: Indonesia (May 2024) Sri Lanka (May 2024)
Description: Background: In June 2021, the United Nations Development Coordination Office (DCO) hosted a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Data deep-dive for Resident Coordinators (RCs), Resident Coordinators’ Offices (RCOs) and United Nations Country Teams (UNCTs) with the aim of identifying challenges and opportunities to support the national statistical system (NSS). The deep-dive report found that “UNCTs have to develop capacity to engage politically with governments on data, developing advocacy and partnerships to create a system which has political support, is underpinned by good law and regulation, produces high quality and independent data that is freely shared across government, and is used to inform decisions.” The report also noted that UNCTs should “… take advantage of Regional Collaborative Platforms support to strengthen national capabilities”. The RCP statistics working group was set up to address these issues. This group has organised a series of virtual SDG statistics clinics which started in late 2021 Participants: Day 1 and 2 focused on UN only participants from both the RCOs and UNCTs, and Days 3-5 included the SDG national focal points. Objective of the event: Internally focused regional data management officers retreat which will look at the role of a data management officer in terms of monitoring and reporting of UNCT results; and Externally focussed SDG data learning lab event aimed at enhancing the capacity of staff of UNCTs, including RCOs, so that they are enabled to effectively support the strengthening of the capacity of national statistical systems to meet the demand emanating from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This will build on the SDG statistics clinics by providing an in-person opportunity to go into these issues in more depth and to build the knowledge sharing between data officers. Modality: The learning labs provided practical hands-on experience on a range of issues related to strengthening national statistical capacity to measure and achieve the SDGs. There was a strong focus on collaborative learning to allow for exchanges of experiences and to help each other close SDG data gaps at the country level. The agenda was designed to allow time during coffee breaks and lunches for delegates to interact with each other or to hold specific bilateral meetings. , RCP Data and Statistics Working Group SDG Data and Statistics Clinics SDG Learning Lab
Description: The regional workshop for the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Inequality Assessment project in Asia and the Pacific will take place in Bangkok on 8 to 9 May 2023. The workshop provides an opportunity for countries which undertook an inequality assessment to share experiences and lessons learned with other countries, and to document best practices for other countries which may be interested in undertaking an inequality assessment in the future. The invitations have been sent to participants, and the concept note can be viewed from the file below.
Description: In 2020, UNODC, ESCAP, UNCTAD, UNODC ROSEAP, inaugurated a new Development Account project called “Statistics and data for measuring illicit financial flows in the Asia-Pacific region”. The project aimed at consolidating existing and testing new methodological guidelines for the measurement of Indicator 16.4.1 “Total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows (IFFs)”, as well as to build and strengthen statistical capacity by providing technical assistance and guidance to pilot countries for the measurement of such indicator. An UNCTAD/UNODC Conceptual Framework for the Statistical Measurement of Illicit Financial Flows was published in October 2020, and in June 2021, UNCTAD published Methodological Guidelines to Measure Tax and Commercial IFFs for pilot testing, while UNODC is measuring crime related IFFs. Pilot testing has been ongoing in 2021-2022 of the UNCTAD Guidelines in two countries, namely, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, and crime related IFFs were tested in Viet Nam, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal by UNODC. A hybrid final workshop of the project is being organized to discuss the implementation of activities IFFs in the six Asian countries. The meeting objectives are: * Report on improved statistical capacity to measure illicit financial flows; * Report the estimates of the illicit financial flows; * Share experiences and best practices among the pilot countries within the region; * Facilitate continuation of measurement by national statistical offices and national agencies; * Disseminate testing guidelines (both crime-related and tax and commercial) which were updated as a result of this pilot testing round; * Discuss future work, interregional cooperation, and policy implications for measuring illicit financial flows
Description: The session will inform governments and other stakeholders of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicator 17.3.1 on "additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources", adopted in March 2022. It will also spearhead dialogue to empower Southern countries to report their own data for global debates related to development support and consider how the indicator will help manage and mobilize resources for the recovery from the pandemic and progress towards the 2030 Agenda. The SDG indicator is based on the first globally agreed voluntary Conceptual Framework to Measure South-South cooperation. UNCTAD is organizing this session as part of its role to coordinate future testing and refinement of the framework, and global reporting and capacity building based on it. The work will be carried out under the leadership of Southern countries relying on country-owned mechanisms. Countries will share their experience and expectations.
Description: The Regional Workshop on Estimating Completeness of Civil Registration of Births and Deaths commenced with an Asia-Pacific Stats Café Series: Estimating completeness of vital events launch the recently developed guidelines on measuring completeness of civil registration of births and deaths. It run for 2.5-3 hours a day over five days from 28 March to 1 April 2022. Guidelines for estimating completeness of civil registration of vital events (PDF) The Regional Workshop is being held as part of a project to strengthen capacity to implement inequality assessments of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems, which has been initiated by ESCAP and includes both in-country and regional level capacity strengthening activities. One element of this project relates to training on demographic skills to enable countries to implement the inequality assessments. The Regional Workshop aimed to provide technical guidance and enhance expertise on demographic methods with a focus on measuring completeness of the civil registration of births and deaths. The training divided into 6.5 hours of instruction and 6 hours of practical and hands-on exercises. It run for 2.5-3 hours a day over five days from 28 March to 1 April 2022. For more information, please see the concept note. , HOME - Project: Implementing Inequality Assessments Project countries: Bangladesh Fiji Lao PDR Pakistan Samoa Resources Regional Events
