Global Calendar of Statistical Events

Description: Session Agenda Time Agenda 5 mins Welcome Remarks - Rachael Beaven, UN ESCAP 10 mins Presentation on Data Governance Framework – Jonathan Palmer, Statistical Consultant 30 mins Panel Discussion & dialogue- two rounds of questions to panel members 15 mins Q&A 3 mins Wrap up and Closing - Moderator Data Governance in Asia and the Pacific <!--*/ /*--> , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events Data governance Homepage

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Description: <p>The United Nations Statistics Division cordially invites you to the webinar 'Advancing Official Statistics - Celebrating Milestones and Shaping the Future of FPOS,' held remotely on January 18 from 09:00 to 10:30 New York Time. This event marks the culmination of a series of global engagements, which included consultations with experts, statistical associations, webinars, workshops, and international conferences. These initiatives have been aimed at deepening the understanding of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (FPOS) within a rapidly changing data ecosystem, paving the way to the 55th session of the Statistical Commission, where the global adoption of these principles will be celebrated.</p><p>This webinar will feature a dynamic panel discussion. Following a brief introduction, we will embark on an exploratory journey covering key topics such as the genesis of the FPOS, their relevance in today's fast-evolving data landscape, as well as success stories and challenges in implementation. The discussion will also delve into how the Terms of Reference for the Independent Advisory Board and the commented outlines of the revitalized FPOS, submitted for discussion and approval at the 55th session of the Statistical Commission, might contribute to their broad implementation. The panel will be followed by an open debate, offering a unique opportunity for attendees to engage with the subjects, share insights, and contribute to the dialogue.</p><p>Senior experts, including Jean-Louis Bodin, Ximena Clark, Norah Madaya, Shailja Sharma, and Hallgrimur Snorrason, will lead our exploration, responding to your questions and reflecting on your contributions.</p><p>Please use the following link to register for the event: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cdcb60d8-3da6-4210-98ef-51bcc5c10ab1@0f9e35db-544f-4f60-bdcc-5ea416e6dc70 </p>

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 - <a href="mailto:vibeke.nielsen@un.orgvibeke.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)

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Description: The Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) event is the soft launch of a streamlined tool for measuring women’s empowerment, which is suitable for use by national statistical...

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Description: Full Report Expert meeting on data governance (master slideshow) Programme Concept note Purpose The Expert meeting was organized to advance the decisions by the ESCAP Committee on Statistics pertaining to data governance and the enhanced use of new technology and data for official statistics. Participants The Head of the national statistics office of Fiji, India, Mongolia, Singapore, Thailand, and Uzbekistan (members of the Bureau of the ESCAP Committee on Statistics). The Head or Deputy Head of the national statistics office of selected other countries in Asia and the Pacific, representing a balanced mix of subregions and types and evolvement of data governance models. Resource persons from international entities such as UN-ECE, UNSD, SPC, ADB, ASEAN, PARIS21 and the World Bank Group will be invited to participate at their own cost. Objectives Review a draft compendium of data governance practices in Asia-Pacific; make recommendations for its finalization or further development. Review a draft information brief on data governance as it pertains to the use of big data for official statistics; make recommendations for its finalization or further development Increase the knowledge of senior statisticians in Asia-Pacific on data governance models pursued by different countries in the region and how such models may facilitate the use of new technology and data for official statistics. Support senior statisticians in Asia and the Pacific in identifying opportunities and possible pathways towards developing the roles and responsibilities of the national statistical office in support of national data stewardship, governance of data and the enhanced use of new technology and data for official statistics. Upskill and empower senior statisticians in Asia and the Pacific to engage with other parts of the National Statistical System to take forward data governance and data stewardship discussions.

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Description: The aim of this debate organised by the IAOS Krakow Working Group is to exchange views on the ethical challenges arising from the evolving data environment under which Official statistics operate. It will cover two sets of issues: (i) how the increasing use of privately‐held data by official statistics is leading to new developments to reinforce the professional values and ethical principles underpinning official statistics; and (ii) how official statistics could engage with providers of data from outside Official statistics that contribute to public decision‐making and public debates and other stakeholders to foster strong ethical principles.

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Description: The aim of this debate organised by the IAOS Krakow Working Group is to exchange views on how Official statistics are currently engaging with users, how they address the issue of data and statistics misuse and whether they should take up new tasks to bring more value to users in the context of increased diversification of providers of data and statistics. The IAOS, as an independent association that is not bound by a specific institutional mandate, brings together a diversity of actors from the data ecosystem and is thus well placed to facilitate exchange of views, advance possible solutions and add specific value to make progress on these issues. This conversation is part of a series that will provide inputs for recommendations, in particular as regards trust, misuse and ethics, that the IAOS will present at a later stage. These recommendations should be for the benefit of all the actors in the data-ecosystem that aim to contribute to quality information for the common good.

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Title in Arabic: تطوير التشريعات وتطوير النظم الإحصائية

Description: يرتكز العمل الاحصائي على تشريعات إحصائية تنظم آليات جمع ومعالجة ونشر البيانات، وعلى ضوء تطور المنهجيات ووسائل العمل الاحصائي اعتمادا على التكنولوجيا الحديثة، فان تحديث التشريعات الإحصائية وتطويرها مواكبة لهذه المستجدات أصبح من أولويات الأجهزة الإحصائية.     وعلى هذا الأساس وتماشيا مع خطة عمل المعهد العربي للتدريب لسنتي 2023-2024، ستنظم دورة تدريبية عن بعد حول تطوير التشريعات الإحصائية لتبادل التجارب بين المشاركين وأفضل الممارسات في مجال تحديث الأطر القانونية وتأطير التعاون المؤسسي بين القطاع العام والخاص واعتماد مصادر متجددة للبيانات على غرار البيانات الضخمة. تتمثل أهداف الورشة بالأساس في إعطاء المشاركين لمحة عن المبادئ الأساسية للإحصاءات الرسمية للأمم المتحدة التي وقع اعتمادها بقرار من الجمعية العامة سنة 2014 والتي تعتبر أساسا يعتمد عليه عند اعداد التشريعات الإحصائية وكذلك العناصر الأساسية للقانون العام للإحصاءات الرسمية مع عرض لبعض الممارسات الجيدة في الدول العربية.

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Description: “The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) Ecosystem Accounts as Enabler of Data and Model Integration to Improve Decision-Making” (TA1.39), a side event of the UN World Data Forum, took place virtually on Wednesday, 26 April 2023 at 14:45 – 15:45 (GMT+8). The event was organized by the United Nations Statistics Division in collaboration with the Basque Center for Climate Change (BC3), the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the GEO Secretariat. It examined how Natural Capital Accounting (NCA), underpinned by the SEEA Ecosystem Accounting adopted in March 2021, facilitates effective decisions by providing an integrated statistical framework to go beyond GDP. The event also featured the ARIES for SEEA, an open-source technology that integrates data and models developed by the global and national research community to produce ecosystem extent, condition and services accounts. Using the web-based repositories discovered/connected through artificial intelligence, as well as Earth Observation data and technologies, it supports the calculation of ecosystem accounts. The South Africa National Biodiversity Institute shared its experience in developing ecosystem accounts combining in situ data, with earth observation and modelling approaches. For more information see the UNWDF website here.

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Description: The Asia-Pacific Stats Café Series on "Resilient and agile National Statistical Systems: A new global statistics development initiative"  was held virtually on Monday, 17 April 2023, 12:00-13:00 hours (Bangkok time, UTC +7). Presentation , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events

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Description: Objectives of the webinar: Practical conclusions derived from the history of the FPOS, based on 30 years of experiences of by different groups of stakeholders of official statistics, with special reference to statistical agencies and other producers of official statistics and to the governments and international organizations. Mission of the FPOS in XXI century – legal, methodological and ethical basis of protecting “clean” information for societies in knowledge-based economies amid conditions of globalization.

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Description: To raise general awareness about the peer reviews in the ESS. To make staff familiar with the methodology for peer reviews. To harmonise the way peer reviews are implemented in the EU MS and EFTA countries.

Target Audience: Staff in the EU/EFTA MS NSIs/ONAs involved in the implementation of the 3rd round of ESS peer reviews in their country.

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

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Description: For this Global Network Webinar we were excited to welcome Gabriel Gamez and Clarence Lio from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) who presented on the Handbook on Management and Organization of National Statistical Systems - its features and how to keep it relevant. The Handbook on Management and Organization of National Statistical Systems, the 4th edition of a series of publications on the management of statistical organizations, was endorsed by the 52nd session of the United Nations Statistical Commission in March 2021 as a non-prescriptive compendium targeting chief statisticians, senior managers, and staff members of statistical organizations. The Handbook provides guidance on developing and maintaining national statistical capacity that is fit for purpose and apprises critical issues and topics, including integrating innovative data sources and technologies in the production of statistics and indicators. To remain relevant in a rapidly changing data ecosystem, the Handbook has been designed as a "living document" to be regularly updated and revised under the guidance of an Advisory Group composed of national and international chief and senior statisticians. Gabriel Gamez presented the genesis of the Handbook, its structure and content, while Clarence Lio provided a short demo of the mobile-device compatible format and the printer-friendly version, both available on the UNSD website. The webinar also reflected on the mechanisms to keep the compendium fit for purpose and concluded with proposals for alterations and revisions submitted to the upcoming UN Statistical Commission.

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Description: <em>High-level virtual side event on the 'Road to the Commission'.</em><br><strong>The Webinar will be held online on December 14 from 7:00 to 8:30 am (New York time). To participate, please register by clicking here.</strong><br><br><p> The UN Statistics Division is organising a series of webinars on the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (FPOS or the Principles), which will pave the way to the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Principles by the UN Statistical Commission, and the 10th anniversary of their endorsement by the UN General Assembly. This Webinar is also the first in a series of high-level side events convened under the auspices of the Statistical Commission on the 'Road to the Commission'.</p><p>The Webinar will be an interactive event with the participation of selected high-level panellists. It aims to recall the journey of the FPOS from their adoption by the Conference of European Statisticians in 1991 to their acknowledgement and endorsement at the global level. Panellists will reflect on how this set of essential standards has secured official statistics' trust, transparency, accountability and relevance. The Webinar will eventually discuss success stories and challenges in implementing the Principles. It will consider specific regional and national contexts and touch upon their possible extension to the entire national data ecosystem. It will conclude with an early reflection on possible global and regional mechanisms to monitor their implementation and follow up on non-compliance.<p>For this Webinar, the organisers have the pleasure of confirming the participation as panellist of:</p><ul><li>Laura Ahtime, Chief Executive Officer, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Seychelles</li><li>Misha Belkindas, President of the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS)</li><li>Pádraig Dalton, Director General of the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland</li><li>Marco Lavagna, Director General of the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC), Argentina</li><li>Stefan Schweinfest, Director of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)</li><li>Ola Awad Shakhshir, President of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)</li><li>Hallgrimur Snorrason, former Chief Statistician of Iceland and UNSD senior consultant</li><li>Gabriel Gamez, Inter-regional Advisor at UNSD, will moderate the Webinar</li></ul><p>The event targets chief statisticians and managers of national and international statistical organisations. Still, it is open to the broader participation of producers and users of statistics and data at the country, regional and global levels.</p>

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Description: Official statistics are based on a set of principles that ensure that they are impartial, relevant, and accurate and can be relied upon as a public good by all users. This 30th Anniversary provides an opportunity to discuss the past, present, and future of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and their relevance in the context of a rapidly changing data landscape.

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Description: In 2014, the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (UN FPOS) were endorsed by the UN General Assembly. The Fundamental Principles set the framework for the fundamental values and principles that govern statistical work and recognize that in order to be effective, the fundamental values and principles that govern statistical work have to be guaranteed by legal and institutional frameworks and respected at all political levels and by all stakeholders in national statistical systems. However, globally issues of Misuse and declining Trust in official statistics have become more pronounced in recent years. In response to this the IAOS has recently established the Krakow Group. This group’s mandate includes helping to identify the main issues to be tackled in relation to misuse, governance, trust and ethics. Each region has specific challenges. In the case of the Arab region, including North Africa; the challenges of enhancing trust in official statistics and successfully implementing the UN FPOS, are exacerbated by the ongoing instability in different parts of the region. The IAOS has organised this webinar to help official statisticians in the region discuss some of the regional specific challenges in implementing the UN FPOS, in particular how statistical institutions maintain their independency especially in the time of instability.

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Description: SESRIC, in its capacity as the Secretariat of OIC Statistical Commission (OIC-StatCom), will organise a Workshop on ‘Modernising Statistical Legislation’ in collaboration with the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) on 1-2 June 2022 through a video conferencing platform. The National Statistical Offices of OIC countries and international organisations, namely United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21) will participate in the workshop. Organised within the framework of the Programme of Action 2021-2025 of the OIC-StatCom Strategic Vision for 2030, the Workshop has the objective to provide a platform to share experience and best practices among the OIC countries in the modernisation of legal and institutional frameworks of official statistics. The Workshop will cover the following topics: Key Elements of Statistical Legislation and Generic Law on Official Statistics Country Challenges and Experiences in Modernising Legal Frameworks for Official Statistics Country Challenges and Experiences in Enforcing Modern Legal Frameworks for Official Statistics Emerging Issues Related to Statistical Legislation in the New Data Ecosystem Modernising Statistical Legislation – Way Forward Document: Concept Note and Work Programme (English) (Arabic) (French)

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Description: The World Development Report 2021 (WDR) argues that private intent data (also called privately held data) are an alluring candidate to overcome public sector data gaps and offer new perspectives on development problems. According to the WDR, privately held data is in fact “increasingly large in scale, “always on,” zoomed in, and, at times, less biased”. If the value for such data for the public sector is nowadays undisputed, methods and approaches for establishing data pipelines between private and public stakeholders, including in particular National Statistical Offices (NSOs), still vary considerably and there are different routes which stakeholders and NSOs can choose from. One of the most recent approaches emerging across different countries consists in the establishment of public sector data access rights via legislative measures, which can take the form of sectoral (i.e. on transport, energy, finance) or non-sectoral regulations and/or of the revision of Statistical Acts. In this context, the recently published European Data Act constitutes one of the first large-scale and non-sectoral attempts to provide the public sector with a right to access privately held data in particular circumstances. This text seeks to draw a balance between the public sector interest to dispose of private data which might be needed for policy making purposes and private sector interest to protect their data as business assets. It includes specific provisions concerning further data sharing between public authorities and NSOs, thus establishing new avenues for the statistical community to access privately held data. In light of these new developments, this webinar explores the possible implications of the European rules for National Statistical Offices around the world. While most countries are not planning to update their statistical acts or adopt data access rules soon, the Data Act might still affect public and private partners’ strategies and approaches for collaboration and define new incentives or barriers for data sharing across different countries. This webinar, part of the UN World Data Forum webinar series, will bring together experts to: What are the lessons learnt from the European experience in establishing data access rights for the public sector which can be relevant for NSOs? What will be the implications (if any) of the Data Act on the data sharing experiences of NSOs from other countries? How can National Statistical Offices benefit from the promulgation of overarching rules?

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Description: , Concept note Women in leadership positions are under-represented and the field of official statistics is no exception. While the situation may have approved since 1993 where the single female statistician at the UN Statistical Commission was referred to as ‘the lady statistician', fewer than one in five of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) in Asia and the Pacific, are currently headed by women. As highlighted byParis21, empowering women to take on leadership roles is not simply a matter of equality or representation. Women leaders, with their diverse experience, ideas and perspectives have led substantive reforms and improved the performance of NSOs. Given that official statistics are meant to represent society at large, underrepresented voices are critical in leadership roles. While there is extensive research about women in leadership in general, little has targeted the statistics profession and even less the field of official statistics. Listening to the voices and experiences of current women leaders is valuable for all genders, both for those considering leadership as part of their career and are interested in pathways and strategies to overcome barriers, and for those who are already or will become leaders to deepen their perspective and understanding of these issues to become gender transformative leaders who catalyze change in their organizations and beyond. This Stats Café brought together a diverse group of successful women leaders in official statistics, including from the national statistical systems, international and regional organizations, and civil society to discuss how they advanced professionally, cultivated their leadership skills and the path they took to become a leader. The conversation further explored how they confronted established gendered social norms and stereotypes, especially in a male-dominated workplace, and how any bias and discrimination was challenged and addressed. We also explored how these leaders become a role model and mentor for both men and women to emulate. Finally, there was a discussion of opportunities to develop strong leadership voices, encourage more women into leadership position and how barriers to female leadership in official statistics can be overcome. , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events

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Description: One effect of the Covid-19 pandemic is the new and increasing demand for data and statistics and the accelerated change this has required within the data ecosystem. While countries and partners are responding to address the capacity needs to establish a fit for purpose modern data ecosystem, one area gaining more and more attention is data governance. Areas of data governance such as the law on official statistics are often well established within countries and represent the backbone on which National Statistical Systems are built, but a recent survey on the implementation of the Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data showed half of the countries responding had statistical laws that had not been reviewed in a decade. Other legal and regulatory frameworks are also important to data governance such as those related to data access, privacy and protection. An emerging role for National Statistical Offices is to advocate for and lead the review of national legal and regulatory frameworks for the more equitable use and re-use of data in the production of official statistics while adopting a more comprehensive data stewardship approach to the broader data ecosystem. This webinar aims to discuss challenges and identify good practices related to national statistical legislation and other sound regulatory frameworks to sustainably develop modern national data ecosystems supporting National Statistical Offices and other agencies in producing fit for purpose data and statistics. This webinar, part of the UN World Data Forum series, will bring together experts to speak and take questions on: the importance and limitations of existing legal and regulatory frameworks on official statistics; the opportunities and challenges of regulatory, institutional and organizational frameworks beyond the law on official statistics for improving data governance; existing experiences on new practices and approaches to modernize data governance in their data ecosystem; efforts to improve the capability of National Statistical Offices to act as data stewards within the broader data ecosystem to secure the development of legal and regulatory frameworks to address common data governance issues.

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Description: The Management Seminar aims to strengthen the leadership and management abilities of the heads of national statistical offices by providing a forum to discussexchange views and share experiences. The theme of this year’s seminar is "Transforming Institutions is Transforming People". The seminar will identify good practices of leadership and future steps that should be taken to lead agileresilient and responsible human resources management.

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Title in Spanish: Datos que empoderan: Perspectivas de América Latina y el Caribe sobre la gobernanza de datos

Description: Este es un evento paralelo de la undécima reunión de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas de la CEPAL, organizado por el DANE de Colombia.

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Description: This side-event was organized by Vital Strategies in partnership with Global Health Advocacy Incubator, CDC Foundation and UNSD. It took place online on 11 November 2021, from 09:00 to 10:30 hrs, Bangkok time.  Background:     Appropriate legislative and regulatory frameworks are foundational to the full functioning of CRVS systems. The review and revision of the legal frameworks is therefore a critical component to the strengthening of CRVS systems. Available tools for the review of legal frameworks and experience from the implementation of these tools, demonstrates the value of such activities. As part of the Data for Health Initiative (D4H), the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) together with the other partners in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative (D4H), conducts CRVSID legal reviews in partnership with in-country partners and legal consultants. A legal review is designed to identify where the current CRVSID legal frameworks do and do not align with best practices, and based on these findings, recommend specific legal reforms. A legal review is done using the CRVSID Legal and Regulatory Review Toolkit, which was created by GHAI and other D4H partners based on the United Nations Statistics Division Guidelines on the Legislative Framework for Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identity Management.  Scope:     This side event introduced the CRVSID Legal and Regulatory Review Toolkit and provided an opportunity for several countries, which had undergone a CRVSID legal review, to share their experiences and the results of the review.  This side event was carried out in the format of a workshop with the aim of triggering the thinking of participants regarding best practices pertaining to CRVSID legal frameworks.

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Description: This side-event will be organized by Vital Strategies in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative and partners. It will take place online on 9 November 2021, from 14:30 to 16:00 hrs, Bangkok time. (Registration and related details will be shared soon.) Background:      Millions of people globally live and die without any proof of existence. Without records of vital events such as birth and death, they are too often unable to access social benefits such as education, inheritances, the right to vote, or programs like universal health care. It’s not only a plight for individuals—it’s a governance challenge.   If we want to truly ‘get everyone in the picture,’ universal civil registration is fundamental. Leaders must strive to broaden the coverage of national systems to be more equitable and inclusive.  Scalable CRVS system improvements are rapidly more attainable than previously thought. The main ingredients? Dynamic leadership, close coordination among the numerous agencies involved in CRVS, innovative technology, and the efforts of persistent champions at all levels of the system.  We know that with strong leadership and effective coordination across diverse sectors and stakeholders, universal registration is possible.   New tools and technologies are enabling countries to reform and modernize their CRVS systems.   CRVS is unique in its power to simultaneously benefit every individual and inform public policy.   Counting everyone is within reach. If we are to build a truly more inclusive, equitable, and healthier world, we must ensure that everyone counts by #CountingEveryone.  With Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative partners, Vital Strategies has developed the #CountingEveryone campaign to highlight the strength of leadership and coordination to facilitate real progress made across the world in improving CRVS systems. #CountingEveryone will showcase the champions of this progress with the hope of motivating other leaders to catalyze progress toward CRVS system improvement.   Scope:      A panel discussion that showcases successes in CRVS transformation through strong leadership and coordination with country representatives from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, one other country from the ESCAP region to be confirmed, and Rwanda. The discussion will clearly illustrate the practical outcomes and benefits of coordinated governmental efforts in CRVS improvement and aims to motivate government leaders and key policymakers to prioritize improvements to their country’s CRVS system.   Partners:   Government of Bangladesh  Rwanda National Identification Agency and Ministry of Local Government  Sri Lanka Ministry of Health   Data for Health initiative partners  Background materials: Bangladesh and Rwanda case study videos   #CountingEveryone campaign announcement

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Description: The main objectives of the course are: * to provide the participants with basic knowledge of using administrative registers to produce statistics; * to provide skills to build and update statistical registers by using various administrative sources; * to provide best practices in combining statistical surveys and register data; * to provide best practices on moving from a survey-based system to a register-based system (illustrated by successful experiences in several Member States); * to provide best practices on reducing statistical burden by using statistical registers.

Target Audience: Methodologists and statisticians who are involved in the production of statistics potentially covered by different administrative registers. The course is targeted to any NSI staff wishing to understand the possible ways of producing official statistics based upon statistical registers. Horizontal knowledge of different statistical areas and production steps in official statistics is welcome. Please note: All ESTP Courses are exclusively available to staff members of a European Statistical System (ESS) institution.

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Description: This webinar builds on the World Development Report and aims to deepen our understanding of how to promote multi-stakeholder governance based on practical experience. As the digital economy has expanded globally, an increasingly complex, geographically diverse group of stakeholders has become active in the data ecosystem. However, traditional concepts of governance based on national sovereignty or strict multilateralism do not take into account these dynamics. At the same time, various participatory or deliberative approaches to governing data are being tested around the world to facilitate greater inclusion of the affected communities and potential users of the data. Users may be public or private entities but they may also be the affected communities themselves.The World Development Report, Data for Better Lives, argues that a multi-stakeholder approach to data governance is better equipped to govern the complex data ecosystem in a transparent, inclusive, and distributed way, which reflects the interests of all key stakeholders. This approach is aligned conceptually with the successful application of multi-stakeholder processes designed to govern the internet. And it is an essential component of the “trust framework” that strengthens the social contract around data use.This webinar will discuss successful examples of multistakeholder governance models and the implications of sustaining such models. The discussion builds on the World Development Report and aims to deepen our understanding of how to promote multi-stakeholder governance based on practical experience. It will feed into the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data’s Data Values Project which is a global policy consultation bringing together diverse perspectives, research and experience on major data challenges leading to a common agenda for collective advocacy.Speakers include:- Natalie Banner, Understanding Patient Data Lead at the Wellcome Trust- Mariana Varese, Director of Amazonia- Stefaan Verhulst, Co-founder and Chief Research and Development Officer at the GovLab- More speakers to be announced soon.   Time Sep 28, 2021 09:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Description: At its tenth session the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), in making Decision 10/103, "welcomed the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) as a means to strengthen national geospatial information management arrangements within and across Member States and noted the global significance of the IGIF, which can be applied to any country to guide transformational change". The IGIF provides a basis, a reference and a mechanism for countries when establishing or strengthening their national geospatial information management arrangements and related infrastructures, or to coordinate activities to achieve alignment between and across existing national capabilities and infrastructures. Also at the tenth session, UN-GGIM in making Decision 10/110, encouraged the Working Group on Policy and Legal Frameworks on Geospatial Information Management to work with candidate Member States in the implementation of Strategic Pathway 2: Policy and Legal of the IGIF, to consider appropriate mechanisms to promote data sharing and exchange and to improve the availability, accessibility and usability of geospatial information. The Secretariat and the Centre for Spatial Law and Policy together with the Working Group embarked on an initiative to prepare and develop legal instruments (contract, policy, legislation) as resources that Member States can consider, adapt and tailor to their national (or sub-national) circumstances when implementing the IGIF to: i. promote data sharing and exchange; and ii. improve the availability, accessibility and usability of geospatial information.

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Description: About the session Joining ESCAP-SD in this Stats Café were resource persons from Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), The Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM), Statistics Canada and Fiji Bureau of Statistics (FBoS). They discussed the integration of satellite and statistical data in their respective institutions. FBoS gave a comprehensive presentation outlining the institution’s experience in developing the Fiji Land Cover Account 2005 – 2015. Colleagues also discussed the usefulness of the ESCAP-SD guides which facilitate land accounting and land cover change analysis, using open-source data and open-source programs QGIS, RStudio and RShiny. The discussion also centred on the application of these guides to further uses. The guides are available here: Producing land cover change maps and statistics: Step by step guide on the use of QGIS and RStudio Producing land cover change maps and statistics: Guide on advanced use of QGIS and RStudio Producing urban hot spot maps Step by step guide on the use of QGIS , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events

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Description: Establishing National Data Systems is an integral part of the public data agenda which helps harvest the data dividend for government agencies. What then is the role and relevance of National Statistical Systems (NSS), which have been the incumbent supplier of data and information for many decades? Will the NSS be subsumed under the National Data System and become increasingly marginalized? How can the NSS' role be better defined against a rapidly developing landscape? This seminar will discuss the risks and opportunities for the NSS within the context of the public data agenda, and what adaptation strategies and expectations the NSS must strive to meet.

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Description: About the session The second in a series of Stats Café sessions showcasing outcomes from the Regional Programme for Economic Statistics, this session gave perspectives and reflections from assessments and review of National Statistical Systems. It covered: Why should assessments and reviews be undertaken and what is involved? What do they reveal?  What impact do they have? Experiences from Maldives and Sri Lanka and perspectives of a lead reviewer provided a basis for discussing the value of the national statistical reviews. Panelists & moderator: Ms. Aishath Shahuda, Chief Statistician, National Bureau of Statistics, Maldives Ms. Indu Bandara (PhD), Director-General, Dept. of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka Mr. Gabriel Gamez, Inter-Regional Adviser – Organization and Management of National Statistical Systems, UN Statistics Division, Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Ms. Rikke Munk Hansen, Chief, Economic and Environment Statistics Section, Statistics Division, ESCAP Background documents Report: Review of the National Statistical System of Sri Lanka Report: Review of the National Statistical System of the Maldives Replication Study: Documentation of process and results: Reviewing the National Statistical System of the Maldives 2020 --------------------- >> See others Asia-Pacific Stats Café series

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Description: This session of the World Data Forum focuses on the modernization of statistical legislation in different regions of the world (Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Asia) and the tools adopted by countries to reduce gaps in their legal frameworks. These gaps are assessed on the basis of the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (UN-FPOS) and the guidelines derived from them. The gaps analysis also allows to have a qualitative approach about compliance with SDG indicator Nr. 17.18.2 ("Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with UN-FPOS") and Objective 2.1 (“Modernize governance and institutional frameworks to allow NSS to meet the demands and opportunities of constantly evolving data ecosystems”) of Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data. The objective of the session is, first, to make visible these gaps, together with learning about best practices adopted by countries to reduce them. Regarding the latter, particular interest lies in the strategic interactions in the public-private sphere and with civil society organizations to promote an improvement of the statistical regulatory framework, resulting in a greater availability of quality data. It is also important to discuss how international cooperation can promote a faster pace for these improvements.

Target Audience: National statistical offices, government officials that deal with official statistics production and/or dissemination, policy makers, employees from International Organizations that deal with statistical capacity building, researchers

Course Language: English

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Description: About the session Monitoring of SDGs under Agenda 2030 is the focus for national statistical systems which has huge data demands. Big data and other non traditional data sources are an exciting prospect for national statistical offices to meet this increasing demand for more statistics of greater timeliness and relevance specially during COVID 19 pandemic. Human resource management and appropriate skill development is essential to meet this challenge. This webinar is being held as preparation for the 7 th ESCAP Committee of Statistics. The panel discussions will give a perspective how the efforts are being made to improve human resource management, talent development and skills development. The aim is to share knowledge and identify priority actions for member States, UN entities and development partners to transform human resource management and skill development efforts to build statistical institutions in Asia and the Pacific. Panelists Mr Yalalt Ganbat, Senior Statistician, National Account and Statistical Research Department, National Statistics Office of Mongolia Mr Pravin Srivastava, Secretary and Chief Statistician of India, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Ms Teresa Dickinson, Deputy Australian Statistician, Census and Data Services Group, Australian Bureau of Statistics Mr Ilya Matyushev, Deputy Director of Department, International Statistics and Projects, Russian Federal State Statistics Service (ROSSTAT) (on behalf of Mr Sergey Egorenko, Deputy Head, Russian Federal State Statistics Service (ROSSTAT)) Moderators Mr Ashish Kumar, Director, Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) Ms Gemma Van Halderen, Director, Statistics Division, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) --------------------- >> See others Asia-Pacific Stats Café series

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Title in Spanish: Cimientos de la Capacidad Estadística: Marcos Legales Modernos

Description: An institution´s legal framework is the foundation on which it is built, hence the organizations strength is directly related to the legal framework that supports it. National statistical offices require modern legislation that allows them to produce, integrate, coordinate and disseminate the statistical information that society and government need to support their decisions. They need legal frameworks that provide space for innovation, that support their technical independence and that protect the integrity of information.

Target Audience: National statistical offices, government officials that deal with official statistics production and/or dissemination, policy makers, employees from International Organizations that deal with statistical capacity building, researchers

Course Language: Spanish

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Title in Arabic: القيادة في المجال الاحصائي

Description: تتأكد الحاجة الى القيادة الفاعلة والكفؤة للوحدة الاحصائية واعتماد الاسلوب القيادي المناسب لاستثمار الموارد المتاحة والبيانات المتوافرة لإنجاز الاهداف المحددة لتلك الوحدة الاحصائية وكذا الجهاز الاحصائي للدولة، ومن وراء ذلك كافة اصحاب المصلحة في كيفية استخدام النتائج الاحصائية التي تمثل مخرجات الوحدة الاحصائية التي تؤسس لقرارات مصيرية على مستوى قطاعات العمل الحكومي والخاص على حد سواء. كما تتزايد استخدامات المفاهيم الادارية والقيادية على وفق التطورات البيئية والوظيفية التي صارت واحدة من اساسيات حوكمة النشاط الاحصائي وتعزيز دوره التنظيمي بالرجوع اليه واعتماده مصدر موثوق لإغناء ادارات منظمات الاعمال بالبيانات والمعلومات المطلوبة واجراء التحليلات الاحصائية المناسبة علميا وعمليا في ايجاد الحلول الناجعة لمشكلات الاداء المختلفة.

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Description: The increased need for timely and disaggregated data to respond to the data demands of the 2030 agenda has exposed the gaps in statistics from official statistical sources. At the same time, a new data ecosystem has emerged driven by technological advancements. New sources of data have the potential of filling these gaps and provide real time data on individual behavior and the environment that can drive targeted policy making for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. While the new data ecosystem provides opportunities, it also challenges the authority and leadership role of governments and statistical offices on data. Therefore, there is an urgent need to update the vision, strategy and role of statistical offices. Leaders of national statistical offices are rethinking the overall role of official statistics in the new data ecosystem, addressing the challenges but also leveraging the new opportunities to utilize their offices ' competencies to make themselves more relevant in the new data ecosystem and to obtain new mandates and an expanded role. The efforts of statistical offices are to be seen in connection with and are related to the overall efforts of governments to utilize data as the new "oil" in an information and technology-based economy and society. Many governments are rethinking data governance, most visibly in legal efforts to protect individual data and privacy but also with the objective to better utilize government and private data for policy making, policy execution and the delivery of government services. Governments are developing data and e-government strategies and are rethinking their institutional setup. Some have been or are considering creating a new government positions of chief data officer, chief data scientists or chief data steward. Other countries assign the responsibilities associated with these positions to existing structures within government. This webinar is part of the UN World Data Forum webinar series. It will introduce the concept and practice of data stewardship in the emerging data ecosystem. It will provide an opportunity to hear from country practitioners on different approaches used across countries and the associated challenges. The webinar will also touch upon the role of a Data Steward to provide institutions the relevant data in situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers Moderator: Jenna Slotin, Senior Director of Policy, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data Panelist: Kaie Koskaru-Nelk, Deputy Director General, Statistic Estonia Presentation Panelist: Juan Daniel Oviedo, Chief Statistician of Colombia, DANE Presentation Speakers' bios

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