The OGP Global Summit themes will be aligned with the current Co-chair priorities: strengthening civic space and public participation, tackling anti-corruption, and promoting inclusive digital innovation. The Summit will provide a platform where representatives from 78 national members, 76 local governments, international organizations, and civil society organizations come together to share the core values and…
The United Nations Statistical Commission meets annually for four days each session. This year the meeting will take place March 1-4. The Statistical Commission considers special issues of concern in international statistical development, methodological issues, coordination and integration of international statistical programmes, support of technical cooperation activities in statistics and organizational matters.
The Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) and the UN Statistics Division (UNSD) are organizing a side event for the 53rd UN Statistical Commission entitled "The use of non-traditional data and quality assurance in SDG monitoring".
This official United Nations Statistical Commission side event is co-hosted by Statistics Sweden, Australian Bureau of Statistics, and Open Data Watch. The demand for open data has raised the profile of the national statistical office and brought with it a new set of challenges to explore and overcome. To respond to this growing interest and…
This United Nations Statistical Commission side event, co-hosted by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s Thematic Research Network on Data and Statistics (SDSN TReNDS) and Open Data Watch (ODW), will introduce and source audience feedback on a new ‘Avoiding Data Graveyards’ project that proposes a transformation process for effective data use to help producers of official…
On February 23 and 24, 2022, join the Canada School of Public Service and Statistics Canada as they co-host the sixth annual Government of Canada Data Conference. This year's theme supports the government's commitment to provide better data, insights and services for all Canadians. Participants will have a unique opportunity to learn from leading experts…
This seminar focuses on integrating gender equity throughout Data for Health's work. The event aims to use gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health learning as examples of applying a sex and gender lens to health data collection, analysis, and use for non-communicable diseases and civil registries/vital statistics globally.
Open Data Day is an annual celebration of open data all over the world. Groups from around the world create local events on the day where they will use open data in their communities. It is an opportunity to show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data policies in government,…
International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality.
This is the third seminar of a series of seminars focused on integrating gender equity throughout Data for Health’s work. It will focus on gender-inclusive civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) data collection and use. NOTE: This Seminar series will be offered in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese. It will be recorded and available to…
The sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 14 to 25 March 2022. Due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, CSW66 will take place in a hybrid format. The priority theme will be achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context…
Access to data is vital in tackling the big challenges we face – from the earlier discovery and treatment of disease, to reducing pollution in urban spaces. Data also has an important role to play in driving economic growth and recovery by supporting the creation of new technologies, products and services. Join the Open Data…
