Global Calendar of Statistical Events

Description: UNSD and UNDP, under the Data For Now initiative, organized a high-level seminar to discuss and establish a mutual understanding of how to better collaborate and make increased use of administrative data sources for statistics production. The event was followed by a practical workshop which provided an opportunity to jointly engage on technical level, ensuring that administrative data sources can be used for official statistics production.

Sierra Leone has identified, among others, two priority areas and respective SDG indicators that can be calculated using administrative data sources, environment and climate (SDG 13.1.1, 14.4.1 and 14.7.1) and crime and justice (SDG 16.1.1), that feeds into the National Mid Term Development Plan (NMTDP) and other policy documents.

The events were attended by high-level representatives and technical staff of the national statistical office and line ministries and agencies across sectors, including the National Disaster Management Agency, the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and the Justice Sector Coordination Office. The high-level seminar focused on the importance of data sharing within government and with the public for more informed decision-making, while the training covered different components, from mapping to quality management of administrative data sources, from metadata to data-sharing, interoperability and security.

Before and after the events, several meetings took place both online and in person, including a knowledge exchange with Dominican Republic and Cameroon, facilitated by UNSD.

Participants jointly developed a roadmap for sharing administrative data between institutions in which collaboration and capacity building has been recognized as key-drivers of change.