IAOS (International Association for Official Statistics) is an association founded in 1985. It is an international non-governmental organization (NGO), which was created and developed as a specialized section of the International Statistical Institute (ISI). It is a voluntary organization whose members are scattered around the globe, mostly doing a full time job, rarely meeting and supported by a very small office.
The objectives of the Association shall be to promote the understanding and advancement of official statistics and related subjects and to foster the development of effective and efficient official statistical services through international contacts among individuals and organizations, including users of official statistics as well as research institutes.

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New Web Intelligence Network Webinar now available!

The ESSnet Web Intelligence Network has just released the details of the next webinar in the 2024/2025 series. The webinar aims to keep the community updated on the work being carried out across the project’s work strands, raise awareness of the project, build capability in the community, and gather feedback to inform future events. Read more about the new webinar “Introduction to the Data Acquisition Service (DAS) of the Web Intelligence Hub” scheduled for 17 September 2024

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2023 IAOS-ISI Conference "Better Lives 2030: Mobilising the Power of Data for Africa and the World"

Registration for the 17th International Association for Official Statistics Conference and 3rd International Statistical Institute Regional Statistics Conference to be held in Livingstone, Zambia from 4 -6 April 2023 is still open

Draft Conference Programme, Guidelines for Chairs and Speakers are NOW available on the conference website.

The Conference is jointly organized by the IAOS, ISI and the Zambia Statistics Agency – ZamStats.

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