11th Africa Symposium on Statistical Development

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23/11/2015 – 25/11/2015 Libreville, Gabon

Hosted by Direction Generale de la Statistique (DGS) of the Government of the Republic of Gabon, the 11th Installment of the Africa Symposia on Statistical Development will be held back to back with Statistics Commission for Africa and Committee of Directors-General meetings. The theme of this year’s symposium is Promoting Use of Information and Communication Technology Solutions in Improving CRVS in Africa…more

African Conference on a Transformative Agenda for Official Statistics

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21/11/2015 – 22/11/2015, Libreville, Gabon

Jointly hosted by the African Development Bank, Statistics Canada, and the United Nations Statistics Division, the African Conference is part of a series of regional conferences on a Transformative Agenda for Official Statistics in support of the post-2015 Development Agenda. It builds on the outcome of the High-Level Global Conference organised by UNSD and Eurostat in January 2015 in New York and the recognition by the 46th session of the UN Statistical Commission of the emerging demands for high-quality statistics and the need for modernisation of national, regional and international statistical systems. The Conference aims at taking stock of various international, regional, sub-regional and national initiatives for integrating and modernising statistical systems, and shaping the global initiative for a Transformative Agenda to the African context. The Conference will be organised in four substantive sessions covering the 5 thematic areas of the Transformative Agenda. It is expected African countries to steer this event for which substantial time will be assigned to group discussions and plenary interventions…more

Third IMF Statistical Forum: Official Statistics to Support Evidence-based Economic Policymaking

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19/11/2015 – 20/11/2015, Frankfurt, Germany

This year’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) forum and discussions will touch upon themes such as the relevance of micro data for evidence-based policymaking; big data and micro-data hubs; statistics on a from-whom-to-whom basis; macroeconomic impacts of natural resources; and measuring material conditions. The Third IMF Statistical Forum will be co-organised by the Deutsche Bundesbank in Frankfurt am Main. The conference is by invitation only…more

Africa calls for better data and better lives -18/11/2015

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​18/11/2015, Africa

African countries converge for African Statistics Day 2015 in hopes of raising public awareness about the importance of statistics in economic and social development and in preserving the environment. Each member country reflects on their achievements and improvements made in their development trajectory as well progress made in measuring this development. The festivities have selected “Better data for better lives: Harnessing modern technology to enhance national statistical systems” as the theme for 2015…more

Data to Reach Underserved Communities – 18/11/2015

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​​18/11/2015, Washington, DC, USA

At this Georgetown University event, participants will sit down with thought leaders in Big Data and civic technology to discuss how these tools can be used in public policy and social innovation, particularly for underserved communities. Co-hosted by Georgetown’s Massive Data Institute at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy and Georgetown’s Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation​, this work aims to better understand the impact of data on social and public outcomes…more

Eighth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

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17/11/2015 – 19/11/2015, Quito, Ecuador

Hosted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of Ecuador’s National Statistics and Census Institute, the eighth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC will be held from 17 to 19 November 2015 in the Sala de Presidentes (Floor S2) meeting room in the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) Building (Edificio de UNASUR), located at Av. Manuel Córdova Galarza, Mitad del Mundo, Quito. The meeting is being organized by ECLAC and the Government of Ecuador, through the National Statistics and Census Institute (INEC)…more