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Teaser
This twenty-third meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas was held from 28 to 29 August 2024, at the headquarters of ECLAC in Santiago, Chile.
Event information

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The 2022–2023 biennial programme of regional and international cooperation activities of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean is framed within the Strategic Plan 2015-2025, which established as the pillars of action of the Conference the achievement of more robust institutions and a stronger governing role for national statistical offices; the development of human resources and statistical production in order to ensure quality; and regional and international coordination and cooperation for the development of official statistics in the region.
The twenty-third meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC analyzed the regional challenges to be addressed in the new strategic plan for the period 2026–2035. Along with this, progress in the implementation of the biennial programme of regional and international cooperation activities, 2024–2025, of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC was examined.
Chair
The Dominican Republic, in the capacity of Chairman of the Committee, chaired this meeting of the Executive Committee of the SCA-ECLAC.
29 Ago/Aug2024 |
Acuerdos adoptados de la vigesimotercera reunión del Comité Ejecutivo de la CEA Agreements adopted of Twenty-third meeting of the Executive Committee of SCA |
DOCUMENTOS DE TRABAJO / WORKING DOCUMENTS |
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23 Ago/Aug2024 | |
LC/CE.23/1 | |
LC/CE.23/2/Rev.2 | |
LC/CE.23/3 |
DOCUMENTOS DE REFERENCIA / REFERENCE DOCUMENTS |
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LC/CE.23/DDR/1 (Solo español/Only Spanish) |
Guía para la compilación y uso de matrices de insumo-producto (MIP) con enfoque transversal de la perspectiva de género |
LC/L.4070/Rev.1 | |
LC/CEA.12/10 | |
LC/CEA.12/11 |
Methodological recommendations on the measurement of the quality of household survey figures |
LC/CEA.12/12 |
Guía para la transversalización de la perspectiva de género en la producción estadística Guidelines for mainstreaming the gender perspective in statistical production |
LC/CEA.12/13 |
Recomendaciones para la medición de las percepciones en las encuestas de hogares Recommendations for measuring perceptions in household surveys |
Programme of work
Inauguración
▪ José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
▪ Miosotis Rivas Peña, Director-General of the National Office of Statistics of the Dominican Republic, the country serving as Chair of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
▪ Stefan Schweinfest, Director of the United Nations Statistics Division (by video link).
Presentation(s)
- Aprobación del temario provisional / Adoption of the agenda
Towards a new strategic plan for the Statistical Conference of the Americas: analysis and regional challenges
Preparation of the 2026–2035 Strategic Plan
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Thematic area I: Organization and management of national statistical offices in the new data ecosystem
Moderator: Miosotis Rivas Peña, General Director of the National Office of Statistics of the Dominican Republic
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» Panel de debate / Panel discussion
- Comentarios / Comments
Thematic area II: Technical and methodological capacities amid rapid technological development
Moderator: Rolando Ocampo, Chief of the Statistics Division of ECLAC
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Artificial intelligence for official statistics: experiences and lessons learned from the initiatives of the High-level Group for the Modernization of Official Statistics
- Comentarios / Comments
Side event, Community of Female Leaders of NSOs
Room
Thematic area II: Technical and methodological capacities amid rapid technological development (cont.)
Presentation(s)
» Panel de debate / Panel discussion
Thematic area III: Coordination and cooperation in the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
Moderator: Antonio Salcedo, Head of the Office of the President of the National Statistics Institute (INE) of Spain
Presentation(s)
- Comentarios / Comments
Review of progress in the implementation of the biennial programme of regional and international cooperation activities, 2024–2025, of the SCA-ECLAC
Follow-up on the proposals of the Statistical Commission of the United Nations
Proposal for an independent advisory board on the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics |
Economic and Social Council resolution 2024/2 on an inclusive and representative Statistical Commission to leave no one behind |
Review of progress in implementation of the biennial programme of activities
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Working groups, 2024-2025
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Mecanismo de revisión por pares en América Latina y el Caribe / Peer review mechanism in Latin America and the Caribbean
Diagnóstico sobre tecnologías y metodologías para la cartografía censal / Analysis of technologies and methodologies for census mapping
Metodologías de imputación aplicadas en encuestas de hogares y censos de población / Data imputation methodologies applied in household surveys and population censuses
Recomendaciones para incorporar metodologías de estimación en áreas pequeñas en la producción estadística / Recommendations for incorporating small area estimation methodologies into the production of statistics
Guía para la gestión de metadatos en la implementación del Modelo Genérico de Procesos Institucionales Estadísticos (MGPIE) / Guidelines on metadata management when implementing the Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM)
Manual sobre integración de datos administrativos relacionados con la infancia y la adolescencia / Manual on the integration of administrative data on children and adolescents
Herramientas para la transversalización de la perspectiva de género en el proceso de producción estadística / Tools for mainstreaming the gender perspective in statistical production processes
Guía para la elaboración de un sistema integrado de indicadores de bienestar / Guidelines for development of an integrated system of well-being indicators
Guía práctica para la producción de estadísticas armonizadas sobre desplazamiento forzado y migración / Practical guide for production of harmonized statistics on forced displacement and migration
Recomendaciones para fortalecer los sistemas oficiales de estadísticas ambientales / Recommendations for strengthening official environmental statistics systems
Guía de referencia sobre registros administrativos de la policía / Reference guide on police administrative records
Side event on national inclusion accounts
Room
Working groups, 2024-2025 (cont.)
Presentation(s)
Diagnóstico sobre la medición de los contratistas dependientes y la economía informal / Analysis of measurement of dependent contractors and the informal economy
Diagnóstico sobre los marcos de área de las encuestas agropecuarias / Analysis of area frames in agricultural surveys
Report of the Knowledge Transfer Network
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Report of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators
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Report of the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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Other matters
Information on regional events and activities:
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Encuentro Construyendo una ruta para fortalecer las alianzas público-privadas para acelerar el aprovechamiento de datos privados/Meeting on the theme Forging pathways for the strengthening of public-private partnerships to expedite the use of private data
Encuentro Internacional de Estadísticas de Género / International Meeting on Gender Statistics
Resultados del Programa de Comparación Internacional (PCI) / Outcomes of the International Comparison Program (ICP)
Resultados de la encuesta sobre la situación de las estadísticas, indicadores y cuentas ambientales / Results of the survey on the status of social statistics, indicators and environmental accounts
Consideration and adoption of agreements and closing session
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Organizing institution
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- http://www.cepal.org/es
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE) de República Dominicana
- https://www.one.gob.do/
- (809) 682-7777
Contact
Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC (SCA-ECLAC)
- cea@cepal.org
- (56 2) 2210 2634