Global Calendar of Statistical Events

Organizer(s): FAO West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa

Description: ASTI, a global leading programme in compiling and analyzing agricultural research data for over two decades.

Topics: Agriculture, forestry, fisheries (CSA 20301)

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Organizer(s): IMF AI Generated

Description: AFW2 conducted a regional workshop to promote best practices and international standards for GDP rebasing, and to strengthen participants’ knowledge on using the Supply and Use Tables (SUT) framework as an integral compilation framework. The regional GDP rebasing workshop was attended by both experienced and new national accounts compilers, which gave everyone an opportunity to share experiences across countries.

Topics: System of National Accounts (CSA 20101)

Organizer(s): SDSN TReNDS Ghana Statistical Services Environmental Protection Agency Ghana

Description: Under the Data For Now initiative, a knowledge exchange event was organized between Ghana Statistical Services and Statistics Sierra Leone on marine litter data and citizen science, in Accra from 2-3 November 2023. The meeting was hosted by SDSN TReNDS, the Ghana Statistical Services and the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency. The knowledge exchange event is to foster collaborative learning by sharing experiences, lessons learned, challenges and opportunities for collecting marine litter data with a special focus on harnessing citizen science data. The exchange aims to explore sustainable strategies, for expanding data collection efforts and enhancing cross-country cooperation within the Data For Now Initiative. UNSD presented its work around the Collaborative on Citizen Data.

Topics: Science, technology, innovation (CSA 206)

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Organizer(s): IMF AI Generated

Description: The workshop trained 19 officials from the six member countries on methodological and compilation issues covering PPI conceptual and development issues; data sources for weights development and sample selection; and index coverage and compilations. As most countries are preparing for the next round of GDP rebase, the regional national accounts workshop focused on review and assessment of data sources and strengthening knowledge on using the SUT framework as an integral compilation framework.

Topics: Prices (CSA 205)