Representatives of National Statistical Offices stressed the need to have sustainable access to data held by the private sector for the production of official statistics, during the Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which is taking place through Thursday, September 28 at the United Nations regional organization’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
The Statement on the use of data held by the private sector for the purposes of official statistics warns about the increased challenges associated…
Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean discussed progress today on the use of artificial intelligence in the official statistics of the region’s countries, at the twenty-fourth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC, which is taking place virtually through Wednesday, April 30.
Participating in this event are representatives of national statistics offices from the region, regional and international organizations, and United Nations agencies, funds and programs, among other stakeholders.
The meeting was inaugurated by José Manuel …
3 Nov 2022, 08:30 - 10:00
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
Official statistics are based on a set of principles that ensure that they are impartial, relevant, and accurate and can be relied upon as a public good by all users. This 30th Anniversary provides an opportunity to discuss the past, present, and future of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and their relevance in the context of a rapidly changing data landscape.…
Official statistics are an indispensable public good for the proper functioning of societies and democracy, according to the representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries gathered at the Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, which is taking place through Thursday, September 28 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
Starting today, the intergovernmental meeting – which is the main forum for discussing the development of statistics in the region – has convened authorities from Nation…
This meeting between the National Statistics Offices (NSOs) of Latin America and the Caribbean is proposed as a space for reflection and discussion about the state of the National Statistical Systems (NSS) of the region and the main challenges of the institutional framework and its legal frameworks, based on the exchange of experiences, processes and activities on statistical laws.…