This meeting is held under the framework of the Fifth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

Seminar on the development of national statistical systems: recent experiences, learning and assessment Bogota,

11 August 2009

Development of national statistical systems Moderator: Zulma Sosa, General Directorate of Statistics, Surveys and the Census

9.45 a.m. – 10.05 a.m. The National System of Statistical and Geographical Information (SNIEG) of Mexico

José Antonio Mejía Guerra, National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics (INEGI), Mexico

10.05 a.m. - 10.25 a.m. The role of users in the development of national statistical systems

Héctor Maldonado, National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), Colombia

10.25 a.m. – 10.45 a.m. Challenges and opportunities in establishing international statistical standards

Alberto Ortega Venzor, National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics (INEGI), Mexico

10.45 a.m. - 11.05 a.m. Comments and findings

11.05 a.m. - 11.25 a.m. Coffee break



Public policy and official statistics

Moderator: Pablo Tactuk, National Statistical Office, Dominican Republic

11.25 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. Supplying information for politicians

Nancy M. Gordon, United States Bureau of the Census

11.45 a.m. -12.05 p.m. Structural indicators for the preparation of public policies

Paul Cheung, United Nations Statistics Division

12.05 p.m. - 12.25 p.m. New data sets for responding to new policymaking requirements

Marco Mira, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

12.25 p.m. - 1 p.m. Comments and findings