January-March, 2018
The new year of 2018 began with the UNSD meeting on national reporting platforms, which had a strong element of open data. Towards the end of the quarter, Open Data Watch updated the Open Data Inventory (ODIN)…
Ninth meeting of the IAEG-SDGs
25/03/2019- 28/03/2019, Beirut, Lebanon
The ninth meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs), will be held from 25 to 28 March 2019 in Beirut, Lebanon. The meeting is hosted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.
This meeting is the same format as the previous IAEG-SDG meeting. There is be a Members meeting taking place during the first day (25 March) and a Plenary Session taking place during the following three days (26 – 28 March). During the plenary session, all countries, international and regional agencies and entities, and other stakeholders are invited to attend.
The IAEG-SDGs was established by the Statistical Commission at its 46th session to develop an indicator framework for the monitoring of the Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development at the global level and to support its implementation. (Learn More)
The Data Value Chain: Executive Summary
The data value chain describes the process of data creation and use from first identifying a need for data to its final use and impact. It has four major stages: collection, publication, uptake, and impact.
63rd Session on Commission on Status of Women CSW63
11/03/2019 – 22/03/2019, New York City, USA
The sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women is taking place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 11 to 22 March 2019.
Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations from all regions of the world are attending the session. (Learn More)
50th Session of UN Statistical Commission
05/03/2019 – 08/03/2019, New York City, USA
The UN Statistical Commission is holding its 50th session from 5-8 March 2019 at the UN Headquarters in New York City. The UNSC brings together Chief Statisticians from UN Member States, and is the highest decision making body for international statistical activities. The Commission consists of 24 member countries of the UN elected by the Economic and Social Council on the basis of an equitable geographical distribution. (Learn More)
ODIN 2017 Released
The latest update of the Open Data Inventory — the globally-recognized assessment of the coverage and openness of official data from national statistical offices — is now available for 180 countries…