The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) of Colombia and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), as Coordinator and Technical Secretariat of the working group Peer review mechanism in Latin America and the Caribbean of the SCA, respectively, are organizing the seminar-workshop on Tools for strengthening official statistics: code of good practices and peer review mechanism, to be held in Santiago, Chile, from 12 to 14 April, 2023.

The working group on Peer review mechanism in Latin America and the Caribbean of the Statistical Conference of the America of ECLAC, aims to update the Regional Code of Good Statistical Practices (CRBPE) and prepare a proposal for a regional peer review mechanism, as tools to contribute to compliance with the fundamental principles of official statistics.

The seminar-workshop will take place in two parts. The first part consists of a seminar on international experiences both in updating codes of good statistical practice, in line with changes in data ecosystems, and in the use of peer review mechanisms to contribute to quality assurance. and the generation of confidence in official statistics. The second part consists of a workshop to review in detail the proposal to update the CRBPE, which will be presented for approval by the member countries at the XII meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, and to jointly prepare an outline for a mechanism peer review for the region.

This activity is financially supported by the 14th Tranche of the United Nations Development Account (DA-14). Through its governance component, this project seeks to contribute to the modernization of official statistics in areas such as strengthening legal frameworks, governance, coordination mechanisms within and beyond the national statistical system, quality management, communication with policy makers and other users, collaboration with new data providers and open data practices, among others.