UNCEISC meeting 2022
Meeting of the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Statistical Classifications
- New York
- 25 - 28 October 2022
United Nations Headquarters. © UN Photo/Manuel Elias.
Overview
The UN Committee of Experts on International Statistical Classifications is the central coordination body for the work on international statistical classifications that are the responsibility of the Statistics Division, and for the coordination and review of other international statistical classifications that are the responsibility of other international organizations and that have been proposed for adoption by the Statistical Commission.
The meeting of the UNCEISC will take place at the United Nations Headquarters, New York from 25 to 28 October 2022. Background notes will be made available in advance of the meeting, containing key questions for discussion during the meeting. Participants are asked to read the background notes in advance of the meeting. This will ensure a focused discussion during each session.
Programme
Day 1 - Tuesday, 25 October 2022
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Opening and objectives of the meeting
- Opening statements:
- • Ilaria Di Matteo, UNSD
- • Andrew Hancock, Statistics New Zealand, Chair of the Committee of Experts on International Statistical Classifications (UNCEISC)
- Introduction of participants and adoption of agenda
10:00 am - 11:15 am
Session 1: Mandate and Governance of UNCEISC - for decision
- This session will review of the Mandate of the Committee of Experts on International Statistical Classifications, discuss its new mandate and how the Committee intends to carry out its mandate and possible future roles of the Committee.
- • Andrew Hancock, Chair of UNCEISC
- Background documents:
- • UNCEISC mandate
- • Approval process for classifications
- • Best Practice Guidelines
- • Criteria to become a Member
- • Report of Previous Meeting
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session 2: Review of the International Family of Classifications - for decision
- This session will review the organizations and the content of the International Family of Classifications (IFC) also in light of the revision of the Classification of Statistical Activities (CSA) which provides the organizing structure for the IFC.
- • Andrew Hancock, Chair of UNCEISC
- Background document:
- • International Family of Classifications
- • Mapping of the International Family of Classifications according to CSA
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Session 3a: Review of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) - for decision
- Session 3a will review of the progress in the revision of ISIC Rev. 4 and discuss the plan for the finalization of the revised ISIC. This session will also discuss the plans for
the implementation of the revised ISIC and the tools to assists countries in its implementation. An update on the revision of regional classifications of activities (e.g. NACE and NAICS)
will also be presented. The Committee is expected to give the provisional endorsement of the revised structure of ISIC Rev. 5 pending the outcome of the global consultation.
- Presentation:
- • Revision of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Rev. 4 - Franklin Assoumou Ndong (Chair TT-ISIC)
- Background documents:
- • Note on the status of the revision and discussion points
3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
Session 3b: International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Rev. 5 - Future plan and new mandate
- Presentations:
- • Future activities for ISIC - Franklin Assoumou Ndong (Chair TT-ISIC)
- • Research agenda - SEEA issues (UNSD)
- Background document:
- • Note future work; new mandate on the TT-ISIC
- Opening statements:
- • Ilaria Di Matteo, UNSD
- • Andrew Hancock, Statistics New Zealand, Chair of the Committee of Experts on International Statistical Classifications (UNCEISC)
- Introduction of participants and adoption of agenda
- This session will review of the Mandate of the Committee of Experts on International Statistical Classifications, discuss its new mandate and how the Committee intends to carry out its mandate and possible future roles of the Committee.
- • Andrew Hancock, Chair of UNCEISC
- Background documents:
- • UNCEISC mandate
- • Approval process for classifications
- • Best Practice Guidelines
- • Criteria to become a Member
- • Report of Previous Meeting
- This session will review the organizations and the content of the International Family of Classifications (IFC) also in light of the revision of the Classification of Statistical Activities (CSA) which provides the organizing structure for the IFC.
- • Andrew Hancock, Chair of UNCEISC
- Background document:
- • International Family of Classifications
- • Mapping of the International Family of Classifications according to CSA
- Session 3a will review of the progress in the revision of ISIC Rev. 4 and discuss the plan for the finalization of the revised ISIC. This session will also discuss the plans for the implementation of the revised ISIC and the tools to assists countries in its implementation. An update on the revision of regional classifications of activities (e.g. NACE and NAICS) will also be presented. The Committee is expected to give the provisional endorsement of the revised structure of ISIC Rev. 5 pending the outcome of the global consultation.
- Presentation:
- • Revision of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Rev. 4 - Franklin Assoumou Ndong (Chair TT-ISIC)
- Background documents:
- • Note on the status of the revision and discussion points
- Presentations:
- • Future activities for ISIC - Franklin Assoumou Ndong (Chair TT-ISIC)
- • Research agenda - SEEA issues (UNSD)
- Background document:
- • Note future work; new mandate on the TT-ISIC
Day 2 - Wednesday, 26 October 2022
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Review of conclusions of the previous day
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Session 3c: Regional and national classifications of economic activities
- Presentations:
- • Update on the NACE 2.1 - Claude Macchi (Eurostat)
- • Relevance of statistical classifications for the Pacific Island countries and territories - Nilima Lal (SPC)
- • Update on the revised NAICS - Fay Dorsett (US Census Bureau) and Vincent Russo (US BLS)
- • 2019 Updates to the Philippine Standard Industrial Classification System - Minerva Eloisa Esquivias and Emerson Aquino (Philippines Statistics Authority)
- • Brazilian Classification Commission (CONCLA) & Report of revision of Brazilian Industry Classification (CNAE)
- • Malaysia Statistical Industrial Classification (MSIC)
- Background document:
- • The relevance of statistical classifications for Pacific Island countries and territories
- • Challenges of adopting international industrial classification & progress on adopting ISIC - Australian Context
- • Comparison of ANZSIC 2006 with proposed reviewed ISIC - by ANZSIC Division (Draft)
- • Issues with the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC06) - New Zealand context
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Session 4: Revision of the Central Product Classification Ver.2.1 - for decision
- This session will review of the progress in the revision of CPC Ver. 2.1 and discuss the plan for the finalization of this classification. This session will also discuss the plans for the implementation of the revised CPC and the tools to assists countries in its implementation.
- • Update on the revision of the Central Product Classification - Vincent Russo (Chair TT-CPC)
- • CPC Expansion Veronica Gianfaldoni (FAO)
- Background document:
- • Note on the status of the revision of CPC
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Session 4 (continued): Revision of the Central Product Classification Ver.2.1
3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
Session 5: Revision of the Standard International Classification of Energy Products (SIEC) - for decision
- This session will review the Terms of Reference (ToR) and the initial list of issues for the revision of the Standard International Classification of Energy Products for consideration of the Committee. The Committee is expected to endorse the ToR and the initial list of issues for the revision of SIEC.
- • Update SIEC revision process - Vincent Russo (Co-Chair TT-SIEC) and Alejandra Reyes (Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay, Co-Chair TT-SIEC)
- Background document:
- • Note on the Revision process for SIEC and Terms of Reference of TT-SIEC
Day 3 - Thursday, 27 October 2022
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Review of conclusions of the previous day
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Session 6: Review and approval of other classifications - for discussion
This session will go through the approval of other classifications that are being submitted to the Committee for endorsement as international statistical classifications:
Classification of Statistical Activities Version 2.0 (CSA Ver. 2.0)
- • Introduction - Tiina Luige (UNECE)
- • Classification of Statistical Activities 2.0
- • Outcome of the review of the classification - Andrew Hancock (Chair UNCEISC)
- • Criteria to become a member of the International Family of Statistical Classifications Checklist
- Background document:
- • CSA paper and CSA structure
- • Process and approach of updating the Classification of Statistical Activities (CSA)
- Discussion
International classification of violence against children (ICVAC)
- • Introduction - Claudia Cappa (UNICEF)
- • International Classification of Violence against Children (ICVAC)
- • Approval Process for the International Classification of Violence Against Children (ICVAC)
- • Criteria to become a member of the International Family of Statistical Classifications - Checklist for the International Classification of Violence Against Children (ICVAC)
- Background document:
- • Draft international classification of violence against children (ICVAC)
- Discussion
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Session 7: Updates on other classifications - for information
- This session will provide an update from various custodians on classifications that are under revision or are being planned to be revised in the near future.
- • Initial set of issues for the Classification of the Functions of Government (Eurostat)
- • Selected Issues for COFOG Update - Zaijin Zhan (IMF)
- • Is a revision of COFOG needed to better address the need for better environmental expenditure data? - Alessandra Alfieri (UNCEEA, UNSD)
- Discussion
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Session 7 (continued): Updates on other classifications - for information
- • Update on the Classification of Environmental Functions - Arturo de la Fuente (Eurostat)
- • Update on the Classification of Business Functions - Claude Macchi (Eurostat)
- • Update on the revision of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) - Lara Badre (ILO)
- • Updates on the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes - Roberto Murguia Huerta and David Rausis (UNODC)
- • Development of the International Classification Standard for Administrative Data on Trafficking in Persons - Roberto Murguia Huerta & David Rausis(UNODC)
- • Updates on the Global Statistical Geospatial Framework - Chee Hai Teo (UNSD)
- Background document:
- • Draft Classification of Environmental Functions
3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
Session 8: Survey of national classifications
- This session will review the methods on surveying the national classifications and the implementation of international statistical classifications. The Committee will discuss the scope and format of the survey for the assessment of national classifications.
- • Zhiyuan Qian (UNSD)
- Background document:
- • Survey of national implementation and national practices of statistical classifications
Day 4 - Friday, 28 October 2022
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Review of conclusions of the previous day
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Session 9: Modernization of classifications
This session will discuss a number of issues related to the modernization of classifications. This will include for example the discussion on a strategy for revision cycles and dynamic updating processes; the review of the coding system for classifications, code numbering and criteria for defining titles, the development of semantic web, the re-activation of a discussion forum; mechanism for communication on new advances on classifications from Committee's members.
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Session 10: Future work and closing remarks
- • Andrew Hancock, Chair of the UNCEISC
- • Ilaria Di Matteo, UNSD