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| SIAP participated in the 6th UNCEBTS meeting
SIAP participated in the 6th meeting of the UN Committee of Experts on Business and Trade Statistics (UNCEBTS) took place from 18 - 21 September 2023 in Merida, Mexico. The meeting reviewed the progress of work of its task teams, addressed follow-up actions to the decisions of the United Nations Statistical Commission, and reviewed new developments and initiatives in business and trade statistics. In addition, the meeting provided an opportunity to review the mandate of the Committee to ensure that it reflects the current efforts ... here.
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| Country course for Mongolia: Sampling Techniques with Applications SIAP organized a five-day training course for the National Statistics Office of Mongolia in September 2023. Course focused on building capacity to improve the sampling strategies. Course topics included overview of sampling techniques, equal and unequal probability schemes along with their use in complex surveys. The issues of variance estimation and non-response were also covered during the course of workshop. The program included interactive discussions to share country experiences, practical exercises to apply concepts and methods discussed, and limited lecture. |
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| Regional training on Consumer Price Index, 25-29 September From 25 to 29 September, a regional training course on Consumer Price Index was organized jointly by United Nations Statistical Institute of Asia and the Pacific (UNSIAP) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Course aimed at building capacity to improve the compilation of consumer price indexes (CPI) that reflect international standards and best practice as described in the 2020 CPI Manual. Fifteen participants representing the National Statistical Offices, Central Banks and Ministry of Labours benefitted from this training. |
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| Webinar Series on Selected Topics on Management Aspects of Capacity Building 27 and 28 September 2023 The Global Network of Institutions for Statistical Training (GIST) is a network of international and regional statistical training institutions, working together to build sustainable statistical capacities through efficient, effective, and harmonized delivery of training. The overall objective of the GIST is to facilitate collaboration among members of the network in the delivery of trainings on statistics in a more harmonized and standardized manner as well as to improve effectiveness of these trainings through maximizing their outreach. One of the GIST task teams, task team 2 on Online gateway and e-learning community of practice is organizing two webinars to focus on approaches and recommendations for effective online trainings and certification of courses. |
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| Subregional Training on Gender Statistics for Monitoring the SDGs, 29 October to 3 November 2023, Daejeon, Republic of Korea For the second time, SIAP collaborated with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), UNWomen Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality (CENTRE) and Statistics Korea in the conduct of a subregional training on producing and using gender data to advance gender equality. The training was hosted by Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) in Daejeon, Republic of Korea from 29 October to 3 November 2023. It targeted both data users (line ministries and gender bureaus, SDG focal points) and producers (national statistics offices) from ASEAN subregion: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia.... here. |
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| System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA) - Ecosystem Accounting 2 October - 17 November 2023
This e-Learning course introduces the System of Environmental Economic Accounting -Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA), the agreed statistical framework for collecting such information on ecosystems and their relationship to human activity. The SEEA EA provides an integrated statistical framework for organizing biophysical information about ecosystems, measuring ecosystem services, tracking changes in ecosystem extent and condition, and linking this information... here.
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Online training course on SDMX Tools starts on 15 November!
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) are pleased to announce and invite you to participate to the online training course on Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX) Tools. Following the SDMX Foundations Course, the SDMX Tools Course will cover two modules, first an overview of SDMX IT Tools used for common scenarios and use cases...here.
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Compiling National Metadata for the Sustainable Development Goals in Russian language, 06 - 24 November 2023
The 2030 Agenda encourages member states to conduct regular and inclusive reviews of progress at the national and sub-national levels which are country-led and country-driven. This course focuses on building capacity in countries for reporting on the SDG indicators using national indicator frameworks. During the course participants will learn about key concepts around metadata, particularly related to the SDGs, learn how to fill the SDG metadata template and better understand the importance of metadata to help explain the data and potential differences...here. |
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Machine Learning for Official Statistics and SDGs 27 November 2023-8 January 2024
This 8-week course developed by SIAP in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) introduces machine learning as a tool for using either traditional (surveys, micro data, ...) or non-traditional (big data) data sources to produce high quality predictions for Official Statistics or Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators. It provides an opportunity for participants to explore and manipulate the techniques of Machine Learning and their links with traditional statistical methods. The 6 modules (+1 module with recalls/prerequisites) aim at providing an overview of the current methods and applications of Machine Learning, through simplified theoretical concepts, pedagogical case studies and interactive resources....here.
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Training of Trainers on Quality of Statistics for Sustainable Development Goal 11 - 13 December 2023
Quality data are vital for enabling governments, international organizations, civil society, private sector and the general public to make informed decisions and to ensure the accountability of representative bodies. Effective planning, follow-up and review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of an unprecedented amount of data and statistics at local, national, regional and global levels and by multiple stakeholders.
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SIAP E-learning System
SIAP offers a range of e-learning courses across the domains of social, environment and economic statistics; data science; and statistical principles and methodologies. These courses are facilitated and supported by an expert in the field to the participants through regular communication in discussion box and through webinar(s) during the period of course delivery. A certificate is issued to successful participants completing the course after passing the prescribed examination. |
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