Improving Official Statistics
Improving Official Statistics
The ESSnet Web Intelligence Network (WIN) project was launched by Eurostat in 2021 and aims to develop and nurture a network of like-minded individuals to have access to the Web Intelligence Hub, where they will be able to explore an array of non-traditional data sources to accelerate the modernisation of the European Statistical System (ESS).
The 2024 IAOS General Assembly will be held on 16 May 2024, from 8 – 9 am local time (CST) during the IAOS- ISI Conference to be held in Mexico City, Mexico between 15 – 17 May 2024.
IAOS members are reminded that March 15, 2024, is the closing date for all IPS Proposals for the 2025 WSC.
IAOS joins the international official statistical community in acknowledging the huge contribution of Katherine Wallman who passed away on January 17, 2024, at the age of 80. Katherine was a giant in the international and American statistical communities and a cherished friend to many.
IAOS congratulates Gemma Van Halderen, for her Public Service Medal awarded in the 2024 Australian Day Honours. Gemma was recognised for outstanding public service in delivering significant statistical developments for better use of data for public policy purposes, both in Australia and internationally. Part of the award is in recognition of Gemma’s work in nurturing and developing early career statisticians and data professionals.
The ESSnet Web Intelligence Network (WIN) project, will host its next webinar on 5 March 2024 on the topic of Measuring the quality of large-scale automated classification systems applied to online job advertisement data.
We are happy to inform you that the article of Mr. Misha Belkindas, Ms. Lilia Saetova and Mr. Pieter Everaers entitled ‘International Association for Official Statistics: Mission, Vision, and Strategic Plan’ was accepted for publication in Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online (ISBN 9781118445112) and was published online.
The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) of Mexico, the International Association of Official Statistics (IAOS) and the International Institute of Statistics (ISI) are pleased to announce the Call For Papers.
IAOS 2024 Young Statistician Prize – Easy to print posters available in all UN languages
The IAOS is pleased to announce the launch of the 2024 YSP competition. Entries close on 10 February 2024.
The ESSnet Web Intelligence Network (WIN) project was launched by Eurostat in 2021 and aims to develop and nurture a network of like-minded individuals to have access to the Web Intelligence Hub, where they will be able to explore an array of non-traditional data sources to accelerate the modernisation of the European Statistical System (ESS).
Farewell Message from the President, Dr. Misha Belkindas
Data2X and Open Data Watch have recently launched a Building Responsive Investments in Data for Gender Equality (BRIDGE) tool. BRIDGE is aimed to empower national statistical systems and national statistical offices (NSOs) to take the lead in producing robust gender data.
The 2023 IAOS General Assembly (GA) will be held at 18:10 pm – 19:50 pm (CEST), 17 July 2023, during the 64th ISI World Statistics Congress (WSC), taking place in Ottawa, Canada, on 16-20 July 2023.
IAOS would like to congratulate Ms. Joanne Yoon of Statistics Canada, Mr. Nelson Chua and Mr. Benjamin Long of Australian Bureau of Statistics, and the other winners of the 2023 Young Statisticians Prize (YSP) competition. Our thanks to all entrants and the International Judging Panel for their efforts.
Michel Mouyelo-Katoula, Statistician and former Global Manager of the International Comparison Programme, died on 12th April 2023 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
The 2023 IAOS General Assembly will be held at 18:10 pm – 19:50 pm (CEST), 17 July 2023, during the 64th ISI World Statistics Congress (WSC), taking place in Ottawa, Canada, on 16-20 July 2023.
The ESSnet Web Intelligence Network (WIN) project was launched by Eurostat in 2021 and aims to develop and nurture a network of like-minded individuals focusing on modernising official statistics through web (internet) data. Through access to the Web Intelligence Hub, an analytical environment to produce statistics with web data, National Statistical Organisations will be able to explore an array of non-traditional data sources and accelerate the modernisation of the European Statistical System (ESS).
Webinar “Women Statisticians in the ISI: How to Advance Your Career” organised by the ISI Committee Women in Statistics (CW-ISI)
We are pleased to inform you that the IAOS Nominating Committee chaired by John Pullinger has submitted this slate of candidates for the IAOS Executive Committee Members during 2023-2025.
The ESSnet Web Intelligence Network (WIN) project is creating an environment where an array of non-traditional data sources can be accessed by members of the European Statistics System (ESS) and beyond.
Convened by the International Association for Official Statistics
The UN Statistics Division is organizing a series of webinars on the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (FPOS or the Principles), which will pave the way to the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Principles by the UN Statistical Commission, and the 10th anniversary of their endorsement by the UN General Assembly. This Webinar, held on December 14, 2022, was the first in a series of high-level side events convened under the auspices of the Statistical Commission on the “Road to the Commission”.
The IAOS is pleased to announce the appointment of a new SJIAOS Editor in Chief – Mr. Pietro Gennari. Mr. Gennari has over 30 years of experience in official statistics at the national and global level.
The ESSnet Web Intelligence Network (WIN) project is creating an environment where an array of non-traditional data sources can be accessed by members of the European Statistics System (ESS) and beyond. To help build capability in this community, the project will be delivering a series of webinars and a face-to-face workshop covering the following subjects:
Tim Holt, the first director of the Office of National Statistics in the UK, died suddenly on 15 November 2022.
Eurostat and the Standing Committee of Regional and Urban Statistics (SCORUS) of the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) kindly invites the statistical community to their webinar.
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.
The ESSnet Web Intelligence Network (WIN) project is creating an environment where an array of non-traditional data sources can be accessed by members of the European Statistics System (ESS) and beyond.
In 2014, the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (UN FPOS) were endorsed by the UN General Assembly. The Fundamental Principles set the framework for the fundamental values and principles that govern statistical work, and recognize that in order to be effective, the fundamental values and principles that govern statistical work have to be guaranteed by legal and institutional frameworks and respected at all political levels and by all stakeholders in national statistical systems.
Ten years of public service, exile, arrest, separation from her minor daughter and a prison term on charges of embezzlement of budget funds. Such a scenario could serve as a basic plot for a detective film. However, the book published in Kazakhstan in August this year, “Everyone Matters” is based on real events – on thousands of days of mistreatment, false indictments, tears, love and strong belief.
If this is the first time you’re hearing about Sylvia Ostry, buckle up.
Sylvia was appointed Canada’s first and only female Chief Statistician in 1972, but she didn’t get there by playing by the rules. She was ambitious but grew up in a world where many thought that it was shameful to be female and have a career.
I am pleased to inform you that the Nominating Committee for the IAOS Executive Committee members (2023-2025) has been set up with Mr. John Pullinger as Chair and Mr. Mario Palma, Ms. Irena Križman, Ms. Gemma Van Halderen, and Mr. Oliver Chinganya as members. The duty of the Nominating Committee is to make nominations for the posts of the IAOS President Elect and Executive Committee members for the next term under the Presidency of Mr. Dominik Rozkrut.
Annoucing a webinar „Big Data and Official Statistics in Africa – Maximising the Opportunities” to take place on 6 October 2022 organized by the International Association for Official Statistics and International Association for Official Statistics Nigeria Group, with the support of the International Statistical Institute.
Eurostat and the Standing Committee of Regional and Urban Statistics (SCORUS) of the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) kindly invites the statistical community to their webinar.
The International Statistical Institute (ISI) and the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) have recently expressed their concerns about a recent decision in El Salvador to dissolve the Dirección General de Estadística y Censos (DIGESTYC) …
The 17th International Association for Official Statistics Conference and 3rd International Statistical Institute Regional Statistics Conference will be held in Livingstone, Zambia from 4-6 April 2023. It is jointly organised by the International Association for Official Statistics, International Statistical Institute and the Zambia Statistics Agency – ZamStats. The conference aims to provide:
IAOS would like to congratulate Dr. Erin Lundy of Statistics Canada and the other winners of the 2022 Young Statisticians Prize (YSP) competition. Our thanks to all entrants and the International Judging Panel for their efforts.
The creation of a “Krakow Group” was endorsed at the 2022 IAOS General Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland. In establishing this working group, the IAOS community aims to contribute to the burning challenges Official Statistics meet in today’s “datafied” societies.
Date: June 15, 2022
Time: 9:00 – 10:30 am | Eastern Daylight Time (Washington, D.C.)
Location: Register here
The event will be held on the GoToWebinar platform
Bill McLennan, a former head of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), who had also headed the UK Government Statistical Service (GSS), died on 19 March 2022 at the age of 80.
The 2022 IAOS General Assembly will be held at 8:00 am – 9:00 am (CET), 28 April 2022, as part of the IAOS conference “Worthy Information for Challenging Times”, taking place in Krakow, Poland, on 26-28 April 2022.
We are pleased to inform you that preparations for the 18th IAOS conference taking place on April 26-28, 2022, in Krakow, Poland, are underway. The conference will be conducted as a face-to-face event only, at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre. A tentative conference programme is now available at https://www.iaos2022.pl/programme/.
29th Annual Morris Hansen Lecture Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Time: 3:30 – 5:30 pm EST Format: Webcast
ISI and IAOS statement on the dismissal of the head of the Turkish Statistical Office
Convened by the International Statistical Institute (ISI)
Date: Monday, February 14, 2022
Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM (New York time)
Format: Virtual
Organized by the International Association for Official Statistics
Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Time: 9:00 – 10:00 AM (New York time)
Format: Virtual
The current Editor-in-Chief of the Statistical Journal of the IAOS (SJIAOS), Dr. Pieter Everaers, is standing down from July 2023. We would like to acknowledge Pieter’s outstanding work in leading the Journal for the past few years.
Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022
Time: 9:00 am to 10:15 am | Eastern Time (New York)
The early draft 2021-2023 IAOS Strategy was briefly introduced to the General Assembly held on July 8th 2021. The IAOS Executive also reviewed it. I am now sharing the Strategy with a wider IAOS community for views and suggestions.
8–15 February 2022
Location: Register for free
This international conference will serve as a bridge among statisticians, survey methodologists, engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists, and others interested in combining information from multiple databases in developing reliable inferences at granular levels. In addition to traditional topics in SAE, the conference will cover a few emerging topics in survey and official statistics (e.g., nonprobability sampling, probabilistic record linkage, data fusion, etc.).
Launched in July 2021 under the leadership of the African Centre for Statistics and the UN Economic Commission for Africa, the programme is dedicated to the development of young statisticians in Africa.
The International Statistical Institute (ISI) and the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) have sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Fiji calling on him to act urgently to provide vindication of its actions to rebuild trust in Fiji statistics.
The heads of the American Statistical Association (ASA), International Statistical Institute (ISI) and Royal Statistical Society (RSS) issue a letter to the Prime Minister of Greece regarding the continued prosecution of Dr. Georgiou.
Calling all Young Official Statisticians
Win a trip to an international statistical conference
International Association for Survey Statisticians (IASS) is organizing a webinar entitled “Building a Sample Frame of SMEs Using Patent, Search Engine, and Website Data” on Thursday, 2 September 2021 at 1 pm – 2:30 pm (CET).
The International Statistical Institute and the International Association for Official Statistics continue to be very concerned at the legal action being taken against the former head of the Greek Statistics Office (ELSTAT).
The 2021 IAOS General Assembly will be held on Thursday 8th July, 2021 at 2.00 – 3:00 pm (CEST) in virtual format.
The International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) is pleased to announce the results of the 2021 IAOS Young Statisticians Prize. Once again, the standard was very high and we would like to thank all those who entered.
The ISI and IAOS have followed with growing concern the continued persecution through the justice system in Greece of Andreas Georgiou, former Head of the Greek Statistical Office, ELSTAT.
International Association for Official Statistics Conference 2022
Krakow, Poland – April 26-28, 2022
It is our pleasure to announce that the IAOS 2022 Conference organized in collaboration with Statistics Poland, will be held from April 26-28, 2022 at the Convention Center in Krakow, Poland. The theme of the 2022 Conference is “Worthy Information for Challenging Times”.
We are pleased to inform you that the IAOS Nominating Committee chaired by Mario Palma has submitted this slate of candidates for the IAOS Executive Committee Members during 2021-2023.
Webinar – 22nd February 2021 from 9.00 – 11.00 EST
To celebrate World Statistics Day: On the importance to society of high quality public statistics.
The 63rd ISI WSC 2021 will be held 11-16 July as a virtual conference. The WSC theme “Statistics and Data Science for a Better World” highlights the developments and contributions of statistics and data science in various domains of application that impact all aspects of life.
The International Statistical Literacy Project (ISLP) is a project initiated by the International Association for Statistical Education(IASE), the education section of the ISI. The main objective of the ISLP is to contribute to promoting statistical literacy across the world, among young and adults in all walks of life.
Announcing a webinar to take place on 22 October organised by International Association for Official Statistics Nigeria Group in collaboration with ISI and IAOS.
The Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics are a pillar of the Global Statistical System. The current pandemic, occurring alongside the decade for action on the Sustainable Development Goals, has brought into sharp focus the critical importance of trustworthy official statistics that meet the
requirements of the Fundamental Principles. Official statistics are needed to guide action, help save lives and chart our progress towards a future in which no one is left behind.
The 2020 IAOS General Assembly will be held on Thursday 20th August at 12.00 – 13:00 (CEST) in virtual format.
Conference and Special Issue of Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A in memory of Fred Smith and Chris Skinner, Southampton, UK, 8‐10 July 2021
A series of open town hall discussion opportunities.
Congratulations to Ms Kenza Sallier from Statistics Canada for winning first place with her paper “Toward More User-Centric Data Access Solutions: Producing Synthetic Data of High Analytical Value by Data Synthesis”. Kenza presented her paper to the UK Office of National Statistics in June 2020.
Throughout the current crisis, the international statistics community has continued to work together, in partnership with national statistical offices and systems around the world to ensure that the best quality data and statistics are available to support decision making during and after the crisis.
The IAOS is very pleased to be able to announce the results of the 2020 Young Statisticians Prize competition.
Dr Jorge Todesca, at the service of statistics and of democracy Our sister society, IASI (the Inter-American Statistical Institute), announced in the March issue of its newsletter that Dr. Jorge Todesca passed away on 21 February at the age of 73, just two months after the end of his four-year term as director of the Argentinean INDEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos).
Following the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Zambia Statistics Agency, with the directive of the Ministry of National Development Planning and in consultation with UNECA, IAOS and ISI, has issued a decision to postpone the 2020 IAOS-ISI Conference in Zambia to a later date.
Registration is now open.
As some people incurred challenges in submitting proposals and therefore in an effort to accommodate their request, the deadline has been extended to January 21, 2021.
The draft 2019-2021 IAOS strategy was introduced at the 2019 General Assembly and discussed briefly by the incoming IAOS Executive at its first meeting. My thanks again to those members at the General Assembly who provided comments.
The International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) is pleased to invite you to attend the IAOS President Special Session “Walking through Previously Uncharted Territories: Governance, Crime and Drug Statistics” that will be held on Tuesday, 20 August 2019 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (Conference Hall 1, Level 3) from 8:50-10:40.
The DDI Alliance has announced the public release of XKOS version 1.2, a free and open specification that facilitates sharing and management of statistical classifications. This tool is used by a number of international organisations.
International Association for Official Statistics
2019 General Assembly Meeting
Monday, 19 August 2019
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC)
Room: MR 409, Level 4
Time: 12:40 – 13:40
Following the IAOS Statutes, the 2018 Nominating Committee, in charge of selecting the candidates for posts of President-elect and four EXCO members, having one candidate for each position and taking into account a proper regional representation and gender balance as much as possible, has come up with the following list.
UN Statistics Division (UNSD) Symposium on Data Science and Official Statistics jointly organized with UNESCAP and UN Global Working Group on Big Data for Official Statistics (GWG)
Dear IAOS colleagues,
We would like to share with you the United World Data Forum (UNWDF) invitation to its upcoming webinar on “Trust in Data and Statistics” on Thursday, 25 April 2019 at 10:00 am (EDT).
The 62nd ISI World Statistics Congress (ISI WSC 2019) will be held on 18-23 August 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Following the tradition of the previous WSCs, ISI, in cooperation with its Associations and with support of the host organization, is organizing a pre-WSC programme of short courses to take place on 16-17 August 2019 at Sasana Kijang of Bank Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
The online graduate degree program jointly offered by the University of Mannheim and the Joint Program in Survey Methodology is ideally suited for the working professional.
The IAOS is pleased to announce the appointment of a new SJIAOS Editor in Chief – Dr Pieter Everaers.
Dr Everaers has over 30 years experience in official statistics.
The 2019 Applied Bayesian Statistics Summer School (16th edition) will be held in the magnificent Villa del Grumello, Como (Italy) along the Lake Como shore.
15th IAOS Conference
“The Spirit of Official Statistics: Partnership and Continuos Innovation”
6-8 December 2016. Abu Dhabi
Dear colleagues,
We would like to share with you Hetan Shah’s comment piece on how the production of independent statistics is coming under pressure around the world, which was recently published in the Financial Times.
Prior to the 2018 IAOS-OECD Conference “Better Statistics for Better Lives” that took place on 19-21 September 2018 in Paris, France, the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) organised a Special Meeting on “NSOs Professional Independence: Threats and Responses”.
On 18 September 2018, during the IAOS Special Meeting on “National Statistical Offices’ Professional Independence: Threats and Responses” immediately prior to the 16th IAOS-OECD Conference in Paris, a special Commendation was awarded to Andreas Georgiou, former and inaugural President of ELSTAT (the Greek Statistical Authority).
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR OFFICIAL STATISTICS
2018 General Assembly Meeting
Thursday, 20 September 2018
OECD Conference Centre
Time: 18:00 – 19:00
Dear colleagues,
It is with deep personal regret that I deliver to you today the news of the death of our colleague and friend, Ian Maclean: assiduous attendant to our conferences and supporter of IAOS. On behalf of all of us here at the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS), I would like to send out to his family, our most heartfelt condolences and sympathy. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this time.
Special Meeting
“NSOs Professional Independence: Threats and Responses”
Tuesday 18, September 2018
Paris, France
2018 IAOS – OECD Young Scholars for Better Statistics Award
Announcement of winners
“Better Statistics for Better Lives”
Statement in Support for Andreas Georgiou.
Earlier this month, IAOS was one of the 47 US and international scientific organizations and professional societies who sent a letter to Puerto Rico Governor, Ricardo Rosselló, urging him to keep the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics (PRIS) autonomous and independent.
ISI–World Bank Fund Support for Attending the
IAOS-OECD 2018 Conference
“Better Statistics for Better Lives”
Paris, France, 19-21 September 2018
Submissions for the 2018 IAOS Young Statistician Prize have now closed.
The Scientific Programme Committee of the 2018 Conference, jointly organised by Statistics Poland (GUS), the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) Standing Committee of Regional and Urban Statistics (SCORUS) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), has selected three themes for the GUS – SCORUS Conference “NEW SCALE – NEW NEEDS – NEW STATISTICS”, to be hosted by GUS in Warsaw, Poland in June 6-8, 2018.
The ASA have created the Links Lecture Award to honor the contributions of Constance Citro, Robert Groves, and Fritz Scheuren and to contribute to advancement of work in official statistics through the statistical use of administrative records and alternative data sources.
We would like to invite all IAOS members to present proposals for Invited Paper Sessions (IPS) for the 62nd ISI World Statistics Congress (ISI WSC 2019), to be held on 18-23 August 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) is sponsoring a competition for the best paper in the field of official statistics written by a young statistician. In addition to the monetary prize, the first-place winner will receive travel funds to present their paper at a session during the IAOS conference in Paris, France, September 19-21, 2018.
On 20 October 2017, Official statisticians across Europe will commemorate European Statistics Day. This is an initiative of the European Statistical Advisory Committee (ESAC) and with the support of the members of the European Statistical System and the European System of Central Banks.
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