Statistical Commission major events, workshops and presentations (2007-2008)

"It is our firm belief that the global statistical system will function more effectively if all countries are true partners in the system, from methodological development, standard setting, to final implementation in national practices. In this regard, UNSD will continue to expand its work to promote participation of countries in all aspects of international statistical activities. This would range from expert group meetings, task forces, regional meetings, and especially the Commission Session itself."...

Statement on Programme Issues,
37th Session of the Statistical Commission
Paul Cheung, Director of the United Nations Statistics Division
New York, 7-10 March 2006

Statistical Commission Side Events (2008)
Conference Room 4 22 February  9:30 am - 1 pm, 2-5:30pm		This seminar reflected on the development and challenges of social statistics, an opportunity for many chief statisticians to share experiences on developing a programme of work on social statistics. more..
Conference Room 3                    25 February 3-6 pm		This High Level Forum on Official Statistics featured a high level panel who provided their views on the relevance, integrity and innovation of "official statistics", including how they measure up to the needs and demands of the national and international statistical community. more..
Conference Room 3 26 February, 2:05-2:55 pm		The presentation provided the results of the comparison of the size of national economies using up-to-date estimates of purchasing power parities. It also highlighted the main statistical findings from the latest ICP round. more..
Conference Room 3   27 February 1:45-2:45 pm		This seminar provided an overview of the register-based statistical system, review of best practices in support of the use of administrative data in statistics. In addition, a briefing was presented on the IAOS Conference on “ Smart Data, Innovative Uses: Re-shaping Official Statistics.” more..
		The Seminar presented two recent African countries experience in censuses: Ethiopia and Mozambique. In addition, the session presented an opportunity for an international discussion and sharing of knowledge on census practices. more..
Dialogue with International Agencies on Statistical Development		The “Dialogue with International Agencies on Statistical Development ” is a regular side event of the UN Statistical Commission intended to foster the exchanges and collaborative efforts across the statistical community. more..
26-29 February 1B Neck Exhibition Area (by the Viennese Cafe)		The 4-day exhibition focused on statistical development in Africa. Statistical publications including books, posters, brochures, and CDs as well as promotional material on statistical activities in African countries were displayed and disseminated at the exhibition.
Statistical Commission Side Events (2007)
“Evolution of National Statistical Systems"		Managing a modern statistical system poses numerous legal, institutional and organizational challenges. Taking advantage of the unique opportunity of the expected presence of close to 100 chief statisticians from around the world, UNSD orchestrated a forum for the exchange of information on innovative approaches to meet the managerial challenges of national statistical systems. more..
		The Forum, organized by the UN Statistics Division, reflected on how the Statistical Commission has met the challenges it has faced in the past as well as on how it will meet the challenges that lie ahead, in particular in reference to the impact of new and emerging information needs of the global environment on the global statistical system. more..
		During the 38th session of the Statistical Commission, two sessions were held on innovative information technology approaches. The objective is to share country experiences with interested delegations of the Statistical Commission session. more..
		This was the first Dialogue, a regular part of Statistical Commission sessions, to foster the exchanges across the statistical community on issues related to capacity building and to increase the understanding of the impact of statistical development initiatives and programmes. more..