27/02/2018 – 28/02/2018, Ottawa, Canada
The International Conference on Innovations in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems is the fruit of a collaboration between the Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The aim of this conference is to convene leading stakeholders from around the world to collectively identify and debate how best to harness the power of CRVS systems to meet global commitments to the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The main objectives of this conference are to: (1) Generate ‘current state’ knowledge about CRVS by exploring the current status and use of innovation in CRVS in developed and developing economies, providing a platform to experts for presenting their innovative and constructive ideas at international level; (2) Prioritize ‘future state’ research and innovation needs for development into a Global 3-5 year work plan including necessary partnerships and capacity building approaches…more
