Description: Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), the International Association of Official Statistics (IAOS) and the International Statistical Institute (ISI) welcome you to the website for the 19th IAOS Conference and the 5th ISI Regional Statistics Conference which will be held jointly as the IAOS-ISI 2024 Mexico Conference. Join us in Mexico City from 15 - 17 May 2024 to discuss the future of statistics. The Conference theme, "Improving Decision-Making for All", points to official statistics' role as a valuable public good all kinds of users rely on to inform their decisions. The IAOS-ISI 2024 Mexico Conference aims to build a new social contract around data based on value and trust.
Title in Arabic: العمل بالنموذج العام للعمل الإحصائي (GSBPM)
Organizer(s): AITRS
Description: تشكل العصرنة التنظيمية وتدبير الجودة الإحصائية رهانين وتحديين هامين بالنسبة لمكاتب الإحصاء العربية بشكل خاص ولأنظمتها الوطنية للإحصاء بصفة عامة. اذ تزايد الطلب على المعلومات الإحصائية بجودة عالية وبتدفق مستمر في إطار تدبير وأخذ القرارات الناجعة للبرامج العالمية والجهوية والوطنية، وخاصة برنامج اهداف التنمية المستدامة، وبرامج التنمية القطرية في مختلف المجالات. هذا ويشكل تبني أدوات تدبيرية حديثة معتمدة عالميا من طرف المنظمات الدولية المشتغلة بالمجال الإحصائي، احدى الركائز الأساسية لعصرنة سلسلة الانتاج وتحقيق الجودة المطلوبة في العمل الإحصائي. وفي هذا الإطار يشكل النموذج العام للعمل الإحصائي GSBPM احدى الأدوات الأساسية التي طورت من طرف منظومة الإحصاء الدولية والتي اعتمدت ويتم العمل بها من طرف العديد من أجهزة الإحصاء الوطنية في العالم، كل حسب سياقه المؤسسي ومستوى النضج التنظيمي والرقمي لها. وبناء على ما سبق، أصبح حيويا بالنسبة لأجهزة الإحصاء الوطنية العربية العمل بهذا النموذج الذي سيمكن، ان طبق بشكل ذكي ومتدرج، من تطوير العمل بها، وتتبع الجودة الإحصائية بارتباط به، كما سيمكنها أيضا من تدبير البيانات الوصفية التي تعتبر من أهم أعمدة تشكيل وتوثيق المعلومات حول العمليات الإحصائية، خلال جميع مراحل سلسلة الإنتاج الإحصائي. تماشيا مع استراتيجية واهداف المعهد العربي للتدريب والبحوث الإحصائية في مجال تعزيز القدرات الإحصائية للدول العربية واستنادا على الحاجة الماسة والمعبر عنه على مستوى الدول لتكوين كوادرها على المناهج والأدوات المعيارية المرتبطة بتنظيم العمل الإحصائي على أسس حديثة تمكن من تجويد العمل الإحصائي وتبادل التجارب بين الدول والمنظمات الدولية حول المناهج، تأتي هذه الورشة التدريبية لدعم قدرات الأجهزة الإحصائية العربية في العمل بالنموذج العامل للإنتاج الإحصائي GSBPM.
Description: IAOS Krakow Working Group first debate on interactions and collaborations between official statistics producers and non-official data owners The debate will deal with the interactions and collaborations between official statistics producers and non-official data owners (see attached a concept note). The Krakow Working Group was established by the IAOS in April 2021. Its mandate is to reflect on the burning challenges Official Statistics face in today’s datafied societies. 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 exchange views, advance possible solutions and add specific value to make progress on the issues at stake. Two additional debates will be held in June 2023. One will discuss how to increase the engagement with and meet the needs of users, and address data and statistics misuse; the other will discuss whether there is a need to review/adapt ethical principles for official statistics and how best to foster data ethics. The outcomes of the three debates will help prepare a set of recommendations that will be presented in preliminary form at the World Statistics Congress in Ottawa in July this year. 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.
Description: This third edition of the ISI Regional Webinar Series will be held as part of the IAOS-ISI Conference in Zambia in April 2023. The theme of the conference is “Better Lives 2030: mobilising the power of data for Africa and the world”. Panellists will be drawn from conference participants, representing a diversity of countries (Zambia, Uganda, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Rwanda), professional affiliations (government agencies, NGOs and universities), seniority (early career statisticians to professors), gender (male and female) and areas of expertise (official statistics, statistical capacity building, legal support, research and education, and social science and public health).
Source: ESCAP SIAP (Data extracted on: 07 Dec 2023 )
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Organizer(s): ESCAP SIAP UNSD
Description: Identifying and responding to the needs of users for data and statistics is at the heart of the mission of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and national statistical systems. NSOs already undertake many activities interacting with different users such as preparing press releases to aid journalists and communicate with the public at large and organizing launch events/workshops to disseminate important results from surveys and censuses.
Description: The Takwimu Young African Statisticians Programme is a flagship programme launched by the UN Economic Commission for Africa in July 2021 with the aim of promoting the participation of Africa’s youth in statistical development, by leveraging their problem-solving abilities in responding to the challenges faced by the African Statistical System. Following the launch of the programme, a series of webinars were organised for the Young African Statisticians. The First session of Takwimu Young African Statisticians Programme will be held online on 29 September 2022 as a pre-event of the Eighth Session of the Statistical Commission for Africa. The main purpose of the first session is to discuss the draft strategic plan and provide guidance for the work of the Takwimu Programme during the 2022 – 2025 period. The session will also set up the interim executive committee of the programme for the next years. Young statisticians and data practitioners from National Statistical Systems, Statistical Training Centres, Universities and research centres, private sector including those from national statistical associations and societies in Africa will attend this session. In addition, the African community of statistical elders, practitioners from Africa national statistics systems, statistical development partners will participate in the event. Register for this meeting here
Description: This workshop is organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) through the National Bureau of Statistics of China, and with support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. <li> • The workshop aims to increase the knowledge of participants in the implementation of the national quality assurance framework (NQAF) and the Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM). </li><li> • The workshop will give an introduction to the United Nations National Quality Assurance Framework and the guidance for implementation contained in the United Nations National Quality Assurance Frameworks Manual for Official Statistics. </li><li> • Furthermore, the workshop will provide an introduction to GSBPM and its implementation. </li><li> • Country case studies and examples will allow participants to share their practices and to learn from the experience of other countries.</li>
Description: The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) are organizing an International Conference on Official Statistics, entitled The Role of Data and Statistics in understanding and mitigating risk: What we have learned from crisis situations, including the global pandemic. The Conference will be held as a hybrid meeting with international participation via an online platform. The virtual event is taking place at Korean dates / times on 31 August and 1 -2 September 2021. Data and statistics are essential to understand the world around us. To adequately plan for and mitigate risk, data and statistics are even more critical. Data ecosystems and statistical systems need to be agile with resilient infrastructures that can quickly address the demands and swiftly respond to emerging situations. The on-going global pandemic has reinforced the urgent need for timely, disaggregated data and statistics. These data were essential to understand the challenges, allocate resources, and plan for recovery. This Conference will contribute to ongoing dialogue on the role of data and statistics in understanding, mitigating and recovering from risks. It will focus on an integrated approach of statistics and geospatial information to address the cascading nature of risk and plan for data-driven recovery. It aims to set the scene examining international frameworks, recommendations, and classifications, discuss the role of data and statistics, highlight national experiences, explore the impact of risk reduction and crisis on statistical systems, and define what is needed to better manage risk in the future.
Source: Eurostat (Data extracted on: 21 Dec 2020 )
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Organizer(s): Eurostat Icon-Institut
Description: The purpose of this course is to increase cooperation in the ESS with a common understanding of the PM² methodology. It will equip the participants with the competences required to be effective when managing projects. They will also learn about the essential concepts and challenges related to project management. More specifically, this course will enable to: * Explain the value of project management; * Present the PM² methodology essentials; * Develop a common vocabulary and understanding in the ESS regarding project management; * Understand the project organisation, governance and lifecycle; * Develop essential skills for managing projects effectively; * Improve the effectiveness and quality of cooperation in the ESS with a common understanding of the PM² methodology.
Target Audience: * Project managers from ESS Member States, with practical experience or some theoretical knowledge about project management. * Staff involved in ESS projects are particularly encouraged to attend ESTP Trainings are open to non-ESS members if capacity allows after ESS needs are fulfilled.
Description: The first-ever Live Q&A Session with UNSD Director Stefan Schweinfest with the title “Let’s discuss the next normal for Statistics!” on the Global Network of Data Officers and Statisticians during which you will have the chance to ask the Director of the UN Statistics Division, Stefan Schweinfest.
Description: Given the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many national statistical offices have been facing obstacles to carrying out their work in a normal way. There is a need to reflect on these challenges and try to overcome the problems by finding solutions that enable NSOs to continue doing their work in line with international statistical standards despite the pandemic. With this in mind, the ILO Department of Statistics, in collaboration with the ITCILO, is organizing this course to reflect on the ongoing challenges, present the latest international statistical guidelines for NSOs in dealing with the pandemic, find innovative solutions to overcoming the COVID-19 disruption, and continue doing their work.
Target Audience: This course caters to government officials from ministries of labour, economy and planning; officials of national statistical offices; officials of national, regional and international organizations; members of academic and research institutions; and representatives of workers' and employers' organizations (ILO social partners).
Description: During our next Global Network Webinar session Elena Proden (UNITAR) and Gabriel Gamez (UNSD) will present on StaTact - A tool for quick and cost-effective solutions to address pressing data needs. As NSOs have been experiencing disruptions in some of the important statistical activities due to the COVID-19 situation, the importance of short-term approaches and quick problem-solving has grown in relevance. StaTact developed by UNITAR in close collaboration with UN Statistics Division offers exactly such a tool rooted in a tactical approach to statistical planning. This tool provides a collaborative environment for members of National Statistical Systems and users to meet online to easily set up their Working Groups with national and international stakeholders and discuss measurement issues at hand. By the end of the process, Working Groups will be able to develop up-to-12 month action plans based on the root case analysis, as well as monitor their implementation and mark progress. The relevance of StaTact goes beyond the pandemic context. It is really about supporting operational, annual level programming and implementation. StaTact leverages two key models: GSBPM and GAMSO, and can be a useful tool to overcome bottlenecks and build consensus of key stakeholders on possible solutions to addressing difficult data issues that, as one user pointed out, may have been discussed multiple times before, but are for the first time really addressed at their core.
Description: National Statistical Offices (NSOs) around the world have been affected from disruptions of statistical operations caused by COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has highly hampered the ability of national statistical systems to produce crucial data, causing serious disruptions to censuses, household surveys, and other crucial data collection, processing and dissemination operations. At the same time, obtaining high-quality, timely and reliable data remains especially urgent now during the coronavirus pandemic, so that governments, firms, civil society organizations, and the general public can navigate, cope with, and respond to the unprecedented impacts caused by this global pandemic. In May 2020, the World Bank and the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), in coordination with the five United Nations Regional Commissions, initiated a global online survey to assess the impact of the coronavirus crisis on statistical offices and identify needs for financial and technical support. The reports of the survey can be accessed here. The results provide useful information for the global statistical community, donors, development partners, and the general public to ensure that contingency plans and strategic decisions are based on evidence and the actual needs of countries. This information helps understand disruptions in national statistical activities, towards identifying priorities for allocating resources and establishing technical cooperation in the areas of greatest need. This webinar will: Provide highlights of the survey results Present issues faced by national statistical offices and how they are overcoming them Showcase how partners have been utilizing survey results to support NSOs in COVID-19 response Speakers Moderator: Francesca Perucci, Assistant Director, UN Statistics Division (UNSD) and Gero Carletto Calogero (Gero), Manager, Data Production and Methods Unit in the Development Data Group, World Bank. Presentation Panelist: Johannes Jutting, Executive Head, Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21) Presentation Panelist: Carol Coy, Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Presentation Panelist: Andrew A. Tellewoyan, Head of Industrial Statistics and SDGs Focal Point, Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) Presentation Panelist: Rachael Beaven , Data Revolution Lead, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, United Kingdom Speakers' bios
Title in Spanish: Retos de las Oficinas Nacionales de Estadística ante el COVID-19
Organizer(s): IDB
Description: The crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of generating timely, relevant and reliable statistical information to monitor the progress of the disease, detect vulnerable groups, measure the impact of isolation policies on people's lives and in the economy, and project the consequences and future needs. The crisis has also shown that the national statistical offices (NSOs) and the national statistical systems (NSSs), like the rest of society and the government, were not prepared to cope with the implications of the isolation policies that have required that people stay at home, nor did they have all the technological infrastructure to guarantee the continuity of work remotely. This sudden transition has had serious repercussions on the generation of official statistics, since a large amount of data collection, such as the census or household surveys, involves in-person visits and face-to-face interviews. This webinar was a conversation with authorities of NSOs from Latin America about how they faced this challenge.
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
Description: Building on the plenary session on Trust in Data and Statistics held during the UNWDF 2018 in Dubai, this webinar continues the discussions on building trust in official statistics. In a world with fake news and alternative facts looming around us, the public 's trust in official data and statistics is more important than ever. A better understanding of the causes of a lack of trust can help strategically plan a path to building and strengthening trust in official statistics. By integrating users and their perspectives into all aspects of the data value chain, user needs will be fully addressed leading to enhanced public trust in official statistics. Our communal aim is to strive towards open data and avoid data gripped tightly in private arms, to promote data sharing as a pragmatic reality, and to fully resource, value and trust official statistics and national statistical systems. There are important building blocks underlying trust in data and statistics that should be cultivated to create a data system fit for our future needs. Such building blocks include building strong organizational infrastructures, good governance practices, and multi-stakeholder partnerships; following sound and internationally agreed data standards and principles for production, sharing, interoperability, and dissemination of data and statistics; and integrating users in the data value chain to meet their needs, increase the value of data and statistics, and ensure meaningful impacts. Bringing together a panel of experts in the development data space, this webinar tackles the issue of trust in official statistics and highlights ways toward a trusted data ecosystem. Speakers Moderator: Francesca Perucci,, Chief, Development Data and Outreach Branch, UN Statistics Division Panelist: Shaida Baidee, Managing Director, Open Data Watch Presentation Panelist: Pádraig Dalton, Director General, Central Statistics Office of Ireland Presentation Panelist: Hernán Muñoz, National Director of Statistical Planning and Coordination, The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) Presentation Speakers' bios
