Global Calendar of Statistical Events

Organizer(s): Eurostat

Description: To enable participants to understand the scope, architecture, and features of SDMX, in particular those features that support more efficient processes for reporting, exchanging and disseminating statistical data and metadata, so that they can: * Assess how to take advantage of SDMX in their day-to-day work; * Understand what a DSD and MSD are and how they reflect requirements for data and metadata exchange; * Work together (statisticians and IT specialists) in the organization in planning for SDMX in their domain; * Understand the relationship between SDMX and the process of the production of statistics; * Understand the different roles of the organizations in the collection and production of statistics and the relationship with SDMX; * Understand (in broad terms) the different tools that Eurostat can provide, and the architecture that can be developed. * Understand that SDMX enables automated validation services.

Target Audience: Statisticians and IT professionals working in a statistical domain without SDMX knowledge.

Topics: Metadata (CSA 601) Data exchange and data sharing (CSA 605)

Contact: ESTAT-ESTP-CONTACTS@ec.europa.eu

Event URL: Event Page

Organizer(s): Eurostat

Description: The aim of the course is: * To improve the capacity of national statistical services to produce high quality ESA 2010 national accounts; * To achieve an understanding of the theoretical basis and structure of ESA 2010 national accounts, together with sources and methodology; * To provide a general overview and an understanding of the links of the different areas of the system of NA.

Target Audience: Staff working in National Statistical Institutes and Competent National Authorities on the compilation of National Accounts (NA). The course is targeted at junior statisticians with at least one year's experience in NA through to staff with several years' experience. Please note: All ESTP Courses are exclusively available to staff members of a European Statistical System (ESS) institution.

Topics: System of National Accounts (CSA 20101)

Contact: ESTAT-ESTP-CONTACTS@ec.europa.eu

Event URL: Event Page

Organizer(s): Eurostat GOPA

Description: Drawing from work done in the past few years in the context of Large Case Units and European Profiling, and to support the ongoing move to a more systematic and coordinated approach to globalisation-related activities in the ESS, this course should support managers/statisticians involved in business/macroeconomic and globalisation statistics growing need to understand well and interact successfully with multinational enterprise groups (MNEs) operating in Europe. The course will aim at providing the participants with an improved statistical skillset to tackle Multinational Enterprise Groups issues, including: * A better understanding of the MNEs structure, organization and activities; * A better understanding MNEs accounting and reporting concepts and standards; * Searching and using financial information on MNEs; * Role of profiling and practical implementation.

Target Audience: Managers and statisticians fully or partially involved in the domain of business statistics, macroeconomics and globalisation statistics.

Topics: Multinational enterprise statistics (CSA 20205)

Contact: ESTAT-ESTP-CONTACTS@ec.europa.eu

Event URL: Event Page