Third meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

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The third meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC marked a strategic turning point for statistical cooperation in the region. The main achievements focused on the institutionalization of working groups and long-term planning.

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Date

1 - 03 Jun 2005, 09:00 - 18:00
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Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies

 

The third meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC was held in Santiago, Chile, from June 1 to 3, 2005.


During this third meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, country delegates reflected on strategic guidelines for regional statistical development and defined the Statistical Work Program for Latin America and the Caribbean 2005–2007.

The following substantive topics were examined:

  1. Human resource development and capacity building: towards a strategic vision.
  2. Development of national statistical systems and responsibilities of national statistical institutes.
  3. Monitoring the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): challenges and opportunities for national statistical systems.

At the closing of the Conference, Mexico assumed the Presidency of the Statistical Conference of the Americas for the period 2005-2007. The Conference's Executive Committee also included Chile, Colombia, Spain, the United States, and Jamaica.

 

INFORME / REPORT
22 Feb. 2006

Informe de la tercera reunión de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas de la CEPAL

Report of the Third meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

3 Jun. 2005

Informe del relator

Report o the Rapporteur 

 

RESOLUCIÓN / RESOLUTION
7 Jun. 2005

Proyecto de Resolución del Programa de trabajo estadístico regional para América Latina y el Caribe, julio 2005-junio 2007 

Draft Resolution Programme of regional statistical work for Latin America and the Caribbean, July 2005-June 2007 

 

Proyecto de Resolución Plan Estratégico de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas de la CEPAL

Draft Resolution Strategic Plan for the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

 

DOCUMENTOS DE TRABAJO / WORKING DOCUMENTS
Bilingüe/Bilingual Programa tentativo / Tentative Programme
LC/L.2291(CEA.2005/1)

Temario provisional

Provisional agenda

LC/L.2292(CEA.2005/2)

Temario provisional anotado

Annotated provisional agenda

LC/L.2293(CEA.2005/3)

Plan estrátegico 2005 - 2015

Strategic plan 2005-2015

LC/L.2294(CEA.2005/4)

Propuesta de programa de trabajo estadístico regional para América Latina y el Caribe, julio 2005 - junio 2007

Draft Programme of regional statistical work for Latin America and the Caribbean, July 2005 - June 2007

LC/L.2113rev.2(CEA.2005/5)

Informe de avance de las actividades del programa de trabajo estadístico internacional para América Latina y el Caribe, Julio 2003 - Junio 2005

Progress report on the activities of the Programme of International Statistical work for Latin America and the Caribbean, July 2003-June 2005

LC/L.2316(CEA.2005/6)

Proyecto de programa de trabajo estadístico del sistema de la CEPAL, 2006- 2007

Draft programme of statistical work of the ECLAC system, 2006-2007

LC/L.2317(CEA.2005/7)

Encuesta sobre capacitación y formación estadística en los Estados miembros de la CEPAL

Survey on statistical education and training in the member states of ECLAC

LC/L.2318(CEA.2005/8)

Desarrollo de los sistemas estadísticos nacionales y responsabilidades de los institutos nacionales de estadística

Development of National Statistical Systems and the responsibilities of National Statistical Offices

LC/L.2319(CEA.2005/9)
 

El seguimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio: oportunidades y retos para los sistemas nacionales de estadística

Follow-up to the Millennium Development Goals: opportunities and challenges for National Statistical Systems

 


 

Schedule

 

1 June 2005

Opening of the Third meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

Report on the Programme of International Statistical Work for Latin America and the Caribbean, July 2003-June 2005


Presentation and discussion of substantive issues


1. Follow-up to the Millennium Development Goals: challenges and opportunities for national statistical systems

2. Development of national statistical systems and the responsibilities of national statistical offices

Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de España
Código de Buenas Prácticas de las Estadísticas Europeas


3. Human resources training and education: towards a strategic vision

 

2 June 2005

Presentation of the proposed strategic guidelines for regional statistical development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Strategic goals


Presentation of the proposed strategic guidelines for regional statistical development in Latin America and the Caribbean


Discussion of the proposed programme of regional statistical work for Latin America and the Caribbean, July 2005-June 2007

Lines of work and activities; interagency, subregional and bilateral coordination:

1. Institutional Strengthening of the Statistical Systems


2. Human resources training


3. Capacity building


a) Nacional accounts and economic statistics 

 

3 June 2005

Discussion of the proposed programme of regional statistical work for Latin America and the Caribbean, July 2005-June 2007 (cont.)

Lines of work and activities; interagency, subregional and bilateral coordination: (cont.)

3. Capacity building (cont.)


b) Social statistics, Gender indicators


c) Environment, Science and Tecnology


d) Census


e) Surveys


Formation of working groups


Other items


Discussion of the proposed programme of regional statistical work for Latin America and the Caribbean, July 2005-June 2007
  • Cordination modalities, mechanisms for follow-up

Report of the Rapporteur


Adoption of agreements


Election of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC for the period 2005-2007


Closure of the meeting