For small island developing States (SIDS), sustainable development is a delicate balance of pursuing economic growth, social development and environmental stewardship in the context of economic volatility, social challenges, climate change threats and global uncertainties while striving to build resilience. Recognized as a special case for development since the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, SIDS remain highly vulnerable to external shocks due to their small economies, limited connectivity and reliance on external markets. Over the years, global frameworks such …
This year, the two-day seminar in Port-of-Spain is themed “Positioning the Caribbean in the knowledge economy: The role of data”. It is being held at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre in Port of Spain. Ramdin presided at the opening ceremony.
Minister Ramdin said “…our economies are commonly characterized as either services-based or goods-based; never knowledge-based. Meanwhile, the current global labour market is increasingly becoming knowledge-intensive… Understanding and appropriately responding to these market forces requires, among other things, a better appreciation for, an…
Participants in this global data science competition are expected to develop innovative data-driven statistical applications, tools or models that combine geospatial data with other data sources that help advance the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.…
Se espera que los participantes de esta competencia global de ciencia de datos desarrollen aplicaciones, herramientas o modelos estadísticos innovadores basados en datos que combinan datos geoespaciales con otras fuentes de datos que ayuden a avanzar en la implementación de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible.…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, urged the region’s countries to break the statistical silence and seek more and better data to respond to the long-standing desire for sustainable development with equality.
ECLAC’s most senior representative, along with Guillermo Patillo, Director of the National Institute of Statistics (INE) of Chile, and Rolando Ocampo, Chief of ECLAC’s Statistics Division, inaugurated the Tenth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, which will be held through Thursday, November 21…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, instó hoy a los países de la región a romper el silencio estadístico y a buscar más y mejores datos para dar respuesta al anhelo perdurable de un desarrollo sostenible con igualdad.
La máxima representante de la CEPAL junto a Guillermo Patillo, Director del Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) de Chile, y Rolando Ocampo, Director de la División de Estadísticas de la CEPAL, inauguraron la Décima reunión de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas, que se celebra hasta el jueves …
Destacados expertos instaron hoy a repensar la pertinencia del sistema actual de estadísticas para afrontar los desafíos de la Agenda 2030, durante un seminario de alto nivel que se celebra del 18 al 19 de octubre en la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile.
El evento, organizado por la CEPAL, la División de Estadísticas de las Naciones Unidas y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), tiene como objetivo principal abordar las necesidades de información para la formulación de políticas con base empírica, las experiencias recientes …
The data revolution for sustainable development has triggered interest in the use of big data for official statistics such that theUnited Nations Economic and Social Council considers it to be almost an obligation for statistical organizations to explore big data. Big data has been promoted as a more timely and cheaper alternative to traditional sources of official data, and one that offers great potential for monitoring the sustainable development goals. However, privacy concerns, technology and capacity remain significant obstacles to the use of big data. This study makes a case for incor…
In September 2015, the UN Member States are expected to commit to an ambitious new set of global goals for a new era of sustainable development. Achieving them will require an unprecedented joint effort on the part of governments at every level, civil society and the private sector, and millions of individual choices and actions. To be realised, the SDGs will require a monitoring and accountability framework and a plan for implementation. A commitment to realise the opportunities of the data revolution should be firmly embedded into the action plan for the SDGs, to support those countries most…
En septiembre de 2015, los Estados Miembros de las Naciones Unidas deberán comprometerse con un nuevo conjunto de ambiciosos objetivos mundiales para una nueva era de desarrollo sostenible. Lograr dichos objetivos requerirá un esfuerzo conjunto sin precedentes por parte de los gobiernos a todos los niveles, la sociedad civil y el sector privado, y millones de decisiones y acciones a nivel individual. Para su consecución, los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible requerirán un marco de seguimiento y rendición de cuentas y un plan de ejecución. El plan de acción para los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sos…
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Evento (Meetings of the United Nations system)
The UN Datathon (3-6 November) welcomes participants from around the globe of all ages and backgrounds, as long as you have a basic level of data science experience. If you are passionate about data-driven solutions at local and global levels, and eager to contribute to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this event is for you!…