http://www.paris21.orgLatest newsparis21@oecd.orgen-usNetSTIMPARIS21PARIS21Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:34:32 GMT10http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=177Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:57:44 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=177Posted: 08 September 2010 On 21 June 2010, the National Executive Council of the Papua New Guinea goverment endorsed the development of a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=176Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:53:55 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=176Posted: 08 September 2010 The Development Data Group of the World Bank is pleased to invite submissions of proposals for 2010 Fall Window of the Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=175Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:43:21 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=175DFID is seeking a new Chief Statistician to support the British Government's efforts to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals. This is a challenging and high profile role at a crucial time for international development, and Ministers have a strong commitment to increasing capacity to measure impact...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=174Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:14:27 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=174Posted: 11 August 2010 The Central Statistics Organisation (CSO) in Afghanistan is recruiting a project implementation and coordination team under the Statistics for Results Facility. Five positions are being advertised for support to the CSO and through this the wider Statistical System of Afghanistan...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=173Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:35:01 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=173Posted: 11 August 2010 L’Observatoire économique et statistique d’Afrique subsaharienne (AFRISTAT), basé à Bamako au Mali, recrute son directeur général pour la période allant du 1er janvier 2012 au 31 décembre 2015...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=172Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:39:14 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=172Posted: 9 August 2010 Munir A. Sheikh, Chief Statistician of Statistics Canada, resigned on 21 July 2010, on a matter of principle relating to the population census. Details are available here.http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=171Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:13:21 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=171Posted: 26 July 2010 The Statistics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is recruiting a Principal Officer. The duty station will be in FAO headquarters in Rome...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=170Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:03:24 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=170Posted: 26 July 2010 Un atelier s’est tenu hier à Yaoundé le 22 juillet 2010 afin d’identifier les sources de financement pour le développement de l’information statistique. L'atelier portait sur « l’évaluation des coûts et le financement de la Stratégie nationale de développement de la statistique -- SNDS »...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=169Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:04:16 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=169Posted: 26 July 2010 The African Union is recruiting two positions: a Policy Officer (Millennium Development Goals - MDGs) and a Statistician. The vacancy announcements for both are combined in a single file and are available in several languages: Arabic English French Portuguese Applications must be received not later than 12th August 2010 and should be addressed to: The Director of Administration and Human Resource Development AU Commission P...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=168Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:05:14 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=168Posted: 26 July 2010 The future direction of the Health Metrics Network (HMN) was affirmed at the 15th meeting of its Board, held in London from 28-29 June 2010. HMN Board members endorsed the proposed new strategy and governance mechanisms to steer the Network's operations in critically important directions over the next two years...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=167Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:08:00 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=167Posted: 2 July 2010 Le Secrétariat de PARIS21 avait provoqué la première réunion entre le gouvernement du Gabon et les partenaires techniques et financiers au moment du lancement de la SNDS en 2007...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=166Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:30:02 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=166Posted: 30 June 2010 Effective 30 June 2010, Professor TCA Anant, professor of economics at the Delhi School of Economics, was appointed Chief Statistician of India, taking over from Mr. Pronab Sen...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=165Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:07:15 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=165Posted: 30 June 2010 The Statistics Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) has published the 2010 second quarter edition of its newsletter...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=164Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:54:22 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=164Posted: 29 June 2010 Adam Smith International has asked PARIS21 to post the following announcement for the benefit of interested statistical experts: "Adam Smith International is a leading government advisory consultancy that works throughout the world to help countries reform their economies and public institutions...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=163Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:45:23 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=163Posted: 25 June 2010 The World Bank has prepared terms of reference (TORs) for an international consultant to advise the Philippine NSO on the Development of the Enterprise Survey. Please note that these TORs are for reference purposes only and subject to revision...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=162Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:38:06 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=162Lima, (16 de Junio de de 2010). A partir del 4 de junio del presente año, los países miembros de la Comunidad Andina cuentan con una ley comunitaria, para elaborar Planes Estratégicos Nacionales para el Desarrollo Estadístico (PENDES) cada 5 años...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=161Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:16:37 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=161Posted: 22 June 2010 L’Observatoire économique et statistique d’Afrique subsaharienne (AFRISTAT) a pour objectif de contribuer au développement et de renforcer les compétences des systèmes statistiques nationaux de ses Etats membres (offices statistiques centraux et services statistiques des ministères ou des organismes publics) et de soutenir leurs actions...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=160Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:03:21 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=160 Posted: 17 June 2010 The Statistics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is recruiting a Senior Project Manager to implement the CountrySTAT project in Sub Saharan African Countries...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=159Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:33:16 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=159Posted: 15 June 2010; Updated: 29 June 2010 Partners have begun to use and make reference to the PARIS21 Country-Level Advocacy Toolkit. See the links below: The African Community of Practice on Managing for Development Results The African Community of Practice on Managing for Development Results (en français) CIVICUS ...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=158Fri, 28 May 2010 15:15:34 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=158 Posted: 28 May 2010 The Development Data Group (DECDG) of the World Bank is recruiting two managerial positions. The closing date for both is 14 June 2010. The vacant posts are as follows: Manager, Global Monitoring Manager, International Statistical Programs Interested candadites are encouraged to apply electronically on the World Bank's career website...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=157Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:28:14 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=157Posted: 27 April 2010 The Statistics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is recruiting a Senior Statistician. The duty station will be in FAO headquarters in Rome...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=156Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:15:57 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=156Posted: 27 April 2010 The Statistics for Results Facility (SRF) is a product of recent global discussions on scaling up support for statistics, and is in line with the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, advocating strong commitments to harmonize and align aid delivery by the donor community...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=155Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:26:48 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=155Posted: 21 April 2010 The InWEnt Centre for Statistics has just published the March 2010 edition of its newsletter. The newsletter reports on their workshop "Country-led Governance Assessments: Sharing Experiences and Increasing Political Accountability" which took place in Windhoek, Namibia from 2nd - 5th November 2009 as well as information about the International Leadership Training (ILT) Sustainability management, an overview about the InWEnt Centre for Statistics courses, and an overview on their forthcoming programs for the year 2010 The newsletter can be downloaded free of charge from the InWent Statistics Portal...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=154Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:37:38 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=154Posted: 20 April 2010 The World Bank Group announced that it will offer free access to financial, business, health, economic and human development statistics that had mostly been available only to paying subscribers...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=153Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:09:57 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=153Posted: 15 April 2010 The World Bank seeks to recruit a senior economist/statistician to work on the Republic of Equatorial Guinea based in Malabo. In collaboration with the country economist based in Washington, the candidate will provide technical assistance, training, and advice on the development of national accounts...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=152Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:44:43 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=152Posted: 13 April 2010 The OECD Statistics Directorate has published the April 2010 edition of its Statistics Newsletter. The issue can be downloaded at the following address: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/16/11/44978925...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=151Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:58:31 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=151Posted: 1 April 2010 The Statistics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is recruiting a statistician. The duty station will be in FAO headquarters in Rome...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=150Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:09:14 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=150Posted: 31 March 2010 The Statistics for Results Facility (SRF) is recruiting a statistician to reinforce the World Bank Task Team in the office in Abuja in its work with the Nigerian government. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by 21 April 2010...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=149Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:04:53 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=149Posted: 31 March 2010 From 29 March to 1 April 2010, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and PARIS21 are meeting in St. Lucia to discuss statistical development of the OECS region. The meeting will consider the design of a Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics (RSDS)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=148Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:23:13 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=148Posted: 29 March 2010 The government of Pakistan has reorganised its national statistical system and established a new structure named the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). More details can be found on the following media page: http://www...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=147Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:10:33 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=147Posted: 8 March 2010 The Statistics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is recruiting two statisticians. Job specifications in English, French, and Spanish are available below...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=146Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:15:07 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=146Posted: 28 February 2010 The Wye City Group is pleased to announce that the Third Global Conference on Agricultural and Rural Household Statistics will be held in Washington, DC on 24-25 May 2010. The conference will be hosted by the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and is co-sponsored by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations and the World Bank...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=145Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:43:06 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=145Posted: 28 February 2010 The Development Data Group of the World Bank is pleased to invite submissions of proposals for 2010 Spring Window of the Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=144Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:12:21 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=144Publié le 15 février 2010 L’Agence nationale de la statistique et de la demographie (ANSD) du Sénégal cherche des statisticiens pour les quatre postes suivants : Directeur de l'ENSAE-Sénégal Chef de la division des statistiques démographiques Chef de la division des statistiques sociales, du suivi des conditions de vie et de pauvreté Chef de la division des statistiques conjoncturelles Les avis de recrutement se trouvent ici...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=143Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:16:00 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=143Posted: 8 February 2010 Four technical advisers are being recruited to assist the Papua New Guinea National Statistical Office with the delivery of their 2010 Census. The National Statistical Office (NSO) is the mandated agency of government responsible for conducting the National Population and Housing Censuses in Papua New Guinea (PNG)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=142Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:53:50 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=142Posted: 1 February 2010 The United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) has just advertised three statistician posts: A2 results adviser in HQ (closing date: 27 February 2010 ; terms of reference) A2 regional adviser with the African Development Bank (closing date: 27 February 2010 ; terms of reference) A2 statistics adviser with World Bank Kenya (closing date: 27 February 2010 ; terms of reference) Interested candidates should consult the DFID website and apply directly through their online system...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=141Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:07:46 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=141Posted: 29 January 2010 The OECD Statistics Directorate has published the January 2010 edition of its Statistics Newsletter. The issue can be downloaded at the following address: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/37/28/44507045...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=140Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:30:32 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=140Posted: 22 January 2010 The World Bank has prepared terms of reference (TORs) for an international consultant to conduct an assessment of the Philippine Statistical Development Program 2005-2010...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=139Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:17:58 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=139Posted: 11 January 2010 The Statistics Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) has published the 2009 fourth quarter edition of its newsletter...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=138Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:12:14 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=138Posted: 18 December 2009 The UNDP has issued terms of reference for a consultancy to support the General Statistics Office (GSO) in formulating the Viet Nam National Statistical Development Strategy for 2011-2020...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=137Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:48:15 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=137Posted: 7 December 2009 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has just issued terms of reference for a consultancy on "Technical Assistance for the Operationalization of an OECS Statistics & Research Unit...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=136Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:03:20 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=136 Posted: 23 November 2009 On 18 November 2009, during the closing plenary session of the PARIS21 Consortium meeting held in Dakar, Senegal, participants endorsed the Dakar Declaration on the Development of Statistics (DDDS)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=135Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:12:47 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=135Posted: 27 October 2009 At the OECD’s Third World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy in Busan, Korea, the OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría called on the statistical community to develop new generation of statistics to measure social progress and well-being...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=134Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:44:16 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=134Date: 26 October 2009 PARIS21 conducted the 2009 Round of the Partner Report on Support to Statistics (PRESS) and published the results in a summary booklet [PDF, 5.3 MB] and a full report [PDF, 6.6 MB] with detailed results by recipient country, partner, and statistical activity presented in tabular form...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=133Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:14:41 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=133Posted: 16 October 2009 The World Bank is seeking an expert on national accounts to move to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea until end-September 2010 as an internationally-recruited resident advisor. The job advertisement is posted on the Bank site at http://econsultstc...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=132Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:37:29 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=132Posted: 15 October 2009 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has announced the observance of Caribbean Statistics Day on 15 October 2009 by National Statistical Offices as agreed to by the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS) at its thirty-third (33rd) meeting...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=131Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:49:06 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=131 In collaboration with several partners, PARIS21 has produced an advocacy video on women in statistics. Through interviews of senior statisticians, senior lecturers, and young students, the video covers several aspects linked to women in statistics today: progress, gender statistics, working conditions and attitude, gender issues, education, interest in mathematics and statistics...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=130Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:54:20 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=130The Statistics Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) has published the 2009 third quarter edition of its newsletter. It is available at the following address: http://www...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=129Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:47:28 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=129 El Salvador necesita de 2 consultores especialistas en Sistemas de información geográfica. El primer consultor deberá asesorar al gobierno en la definición de un Sistema Nacional de Información Geográfico e impulsar la creación del Sistema de Información Geoespacial y Estadística (SIGE)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=128Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:35:38 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=128Posted: 15 September 2009 At a meeting presenting the findings of the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress set up by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the OECD expressed its readiness to play a key role in helping to implement new ways of measuring well-being and progress...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=127Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:47:21 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=127Posted: 15 September 2009 The Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB), a multi-donor trust fund set up to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of national statistical systems in developing countries, is now accepting applications for its Fall window...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=126Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:23:25 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=126L'Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse Economique (ENSAE-Sénégal) recrute deux (2) enseignants permanents en économétrie pour le mois de janvier 2010. Les ressortissants de tous les pays membres de l'UEMOA peuvent se porter candidats...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=125Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:18:01 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=125A promotional video clip for the PARIS21 Consortium meeting is now available for viewing on our YouTube site. You can view the clip at the following addresses: English Françaishttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=124Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:21:37 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=124The Statistics Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) has published the 2009 second quarter edition of its newsletter. It is available at the following address: http://www...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=123Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:54:15 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=123New manager of PARIS21 visits Eurostat and talks to Cybernews about his work and vision for the coming years. Mr. Mohamed-El-Heyba (Abadila) Berrou is the new manager of the Secretariat of the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=122Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:08:05 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=122As of 11 June 2009, PARIS21 has revitalised its website (www.paris21.org). We hope that our community of users will find this streamlined site easier to navigate and more logically structured. New functionalities will also be rolled out in the coming months...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=121Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:18:42 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=121The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is recruiting a Programme Specialist to provide overall support to programme activities in the field of education outcomes. The closing date for applications is 14 July 2009...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=120Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:41:14 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=120L’Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD) recrute deux enseignants en économétrie pour l’ENSAE-Sénégal. Les postes sont à pourvoir pour le 1er octobre 2009. La date limite de candidature est le 30 juin 2009...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=119Fri, 29 May 2009 14:16:10 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=119 Members of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee, the world’s major donor countries, and other donors, have adopted an Action Plan to support poor countries trying to cope with the economic and financial crisis...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=118Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:58:11 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=118 Both PARIS21 and the World Bank's Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB) are looking for evaluators (individuals/firms) to conduct evaluations of their respective initiatives. The PARIS21 evaluation will consider the Partnership's original vision, reflect on progress toward achieving that vision, and look to the future and consider how best to continue the work of PARIS21 beyond 2009...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=117Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:20:39 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=117The Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB), a multi-donor trust fund set up to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of national statistical systems in developing countries, is now accepting applications for its Spring 2009 window...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=116Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:30:55 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=116PARIS21 is pleased to announce that Mr. Mohamed-El-Heyba Lemrabott Berrou has been selected as the new Secretariat Manager. Mr Berrou will assume his functions on 10 March 2009. His email address will be: abadila...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=115Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:13:03 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=115Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has established a bursary scheme to offer financial assistance for qualifying applicants to undertake full-time foreign study for the Diploma in Official Statistics...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=114Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:24:16 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=114  منتدى الشراكة في الإحصاءمن أجل التنمية في القرن 21 Partenariat statistique au service du développement au 21ème siècle  المعهد الوطني للإحصاء Institut National de la Statistique   Recommandations et actionsissues de l’atelier    L’Institut National de la Statistique de Tunisie a organisé avec l’appui du consortium " Partenariat Statistique au Service du Développement au 21ème siècle" (Paris 21) un atelier sur le renforcement de la coordination et de la coopération  statistique entre les pays du Maghreb du 1er au 3 décembre 2008 à Tunis...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=113Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:25:35 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=113Date: 11 December 2008 The Partner Report on Support to Statistics (PRESS) conducted its 2008 round and published its results in a three-volume set: Volume I: Synthesis of Results Volume II: Detailed Tables of Results Volume III: Global Directory of Partners in Statistical Capacity Building In addition, PARIS21 produced a leaflet summarising the general objectives of PRESS, the background to its creation, and the results of its 2008 round...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=112Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:23:01 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=112The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) has announced three new job vacancies. All three posts will be based in Montreal, Canada. The deadline for applications is 23 December 2008. The posts are as follows: Programme Specialist (Education Finance): Grade P-3 Programme Specialist (Team Leader): Grade P-4 ALD Programme Specialist (Censuses and Surveys): Grade P-4 ALD The terms of reference for each position are available in the links above...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=110Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:01:02 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=110Mesdames et Messieurs C’est pour moi un grand honneur de présider ce matin la réunion exploratoire des partenaires techniques et financiers de la statistique en prélude à l’organisation d’un Groupe Consultatif pour le financement de l’activité statistique dans notre pays...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=109Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:46:24 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=109ACCRA AGENDA FOR ACTION Ministers of developing and donor countries responsible for promoting development and Heads of multilateral and bilateral development institutions endorsed the following statement in Accra, Ghana, on 4 September 2008 to accelerate and deepen implementation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2 March 2005)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=108Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:36:30 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=108The Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB), a multi-donor trust fund set up to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of national statistical systems in developing countries, is now accepting applications for its Fall 2008 window...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=107Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:52:36 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=107Première session du Conseil national de la statistique, tenue le vendredi 13 juin 2008, à Ouagadougou, dans la salle de conférence de la Direction Générale de la Coopération du Ministère de, l'Economie et des Finances...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=106Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:01:25 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=106 Consult News Archive: || 2006 || 2007 || 2008 Week of 25 May DEVELOPMENT AID: Major donors adopt plan to support poor countries during crisis SÉNÉGAL : L’Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie recrute deux enseignants en économétrie pour l’ENSAE-Sénégal...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=105Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:57:08 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=105Compte Rendu Réunion de Lancement des Activités du Groupe de Travail « Statistiques et Financement du Schéma Directeur Le Mardi 25 Mars 2008 s’est tenue, sous la co-présidence de la Banque Mondiale et de l’UNFPA, la réunion de lancement des activités du Groupe de Travail « Statistiques et Financement du Schéma Directeur »...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=104Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:29:30 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=104 L’ANSD souhaite pourvoir les postes vacants suivants : Un Directeur des Statistiques Démographiques et Sociales (réf. : ANSD/DSDS/1/2008) Un Chef de la Division de la Comptabilité Nationale, des synthèses et des études analytiques (réf...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=103Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:29:12 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=103The Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB), a multi-donor trust fund set up to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of national statistical systems in developing countries, is now accepting applications for its Spring window...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=102Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:28:36 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=102Le conseil des ministres s'est tenu le mercredi 06 février 2008 en séance ordinaire à partir de 09 heures sous la présidence de Son Excellence, Monsieur Blaise COMPAORE, Président du Faso, Président du conseil des ministres...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=101Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:49:09 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=101Peer reviews of statistical systems were recommended by African Statisticians at the CODI II meeting in 2003. The first Peer Review was for Ghana in 2005. Kenya and Tanzania were the reviewers. The reviews continued in 2007...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=100Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:26:16 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=100The two biggest official producers of microdata in Mali, the DNSI and the CPS/Agriculture have worked on the documentation and archiving of their microdata, using the tools and guidelines promoted by the ADP during a national workshop in Segou...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=99Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:18:03 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=99African Statistical Coordination MeetingTunis, Tunisia, September 23-25, 2007Venue: Abou Nawas Tunis Hotel COMMUNIQUE Preamble Representatives of the African Development Bank (ADB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), as well as the Statistician General of Statistics South Africa and the Director General of the National Bureau of Statistics of Nigeria met in Tunis, Tunisia, from 23 to 25 September, 2007 to discuss the coordination of statistical capacity building work in Africa...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=98Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:23:17 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=98Article apparu dans la presse (UNION) au Gabon : :"Doter le Gabon d'un outil à même de produire durablement, à l'exemple de l'Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) enFrance, des informations précises sur l'ensemble des secteurs économiques et sociaux...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=97Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:57:12 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=97The Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB), a multi-donor trust fund set up to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of national statistical systems in developing countries, is now accepting applications for its Fall window...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=96Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:15:41 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=96The Conference is open to the entire international agricultural statistical community, both producers and users of agricultural statistics such as statisticians, researchers, analysts and decision-makers from government agencies, academia, business and private sector, as well as the development community including international and regional organizations...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=95Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:27:37 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=95MissionsFrançois Fonteneau is on mission in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from 18  to 25 August. Kevin Kracol is on mission in Washington, from 19 to 26 August. Antoine Simopietri and Samuel Blazyk are on mission in Portugal from 25 to 30 August to attend the ISI 56th session...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=94Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:42:03 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=94This will be the 3rd of 53 Symposia to be held in Africa, as Africa celebrates a revitalization of statistics on the continent towards implementing Africa’s development agenda.One of the resolutions of the 1st Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) held in Cape Town, South Africa in January 2006 was to re-enforce the need for the African statistical community and its stakeholders to engage in the ongoing dialogue on the 2010 Round of Population & Housing Censuses (RPHC)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=91Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:16:01 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=91Missions Tony Williams is representing the PARIS21 Secretariat at the InWENT training module on Thursday 8 November in Bonn, Germany. Gerard Chenais is visiting Nouakchott, Mauritania to assist statistical authorities with the preparation of their NSDS...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=89Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:41:18 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=89The InWEnt Centre for Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics has just published its second newsletter in 2007. The newsletter contains the latest news of the InWEnt Centre for Statistics' work -- their training results, conferences held, current and future workshops and projects, background information on topics like Measuring Development, an interview with GTZ's partners in Zambia, and background information about the upcoming InWEnt alumni conference...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=88Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:45:10 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=88Missions Antoine Simonpietri is travelling to Madrid on 23 October to meet with both the development agency (DGPOLDE) and the statistical office (INE) for discussions on collaboration with PARIS21. Geoffrey Greenwell is travelling to Belgrade, Serbia on 23 October To assist UNICEF/MICS in developing a training program for UNICEF trainers on the Microdata Management Toolkit for CIS countries...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=87Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:17:30 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=87The World Bank is launching the first Regional Award for Innovation in Statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean to identify, award and promote creative and innovative statistical activities that are useful for the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=86Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:27:15 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=86Missions Fernando Casado is representing PARIS21 at the Fourth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC in Santiago from 24-26 July. Geoffrey Greenwell is in Nigeria to assist the National Bureau of Statistics with a Microdata Management Toolkit Training to take place from 6-21 July in Abuja...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=84Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:43:26 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=84Historique : La Commission de l'Union Africaine avait organisé du 25 au 27 avril 2007, à Addis Abéba, Ethiopie, une réunion d'experts statisticiens pour l'élaboration d'un projet de cette Charte dont le principe avait été retenu lors de la réunion du 28-29 septembre 2006 sur l'harmonisation de la statistique en Afrique...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=83Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:26:43 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=83Le conseil des ministres a adopté le décret créant et organisant le dispositif de gestion des travaux de la SNDS au Togo. Le démarrage des activités nécessitera les services d'un consultant international...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=82Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:45:00 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=82Missions Geoffrey Greenwell is on mission in Kenya to present the ADP program during a STATCAP review for the Kenya National Statistics Office to be held in Mombasa from Monday, June 25 to Thursday, June 28...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=81Tue, 22 May 2007 10:31:39 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=81 || Consult News Archive of 2006 || Week of 17 December INTEGRATION OF AND ACCESS TO AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS LESOTHO: IMPROVING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM MALI : MOBILISATION DES FINANCEMENTS POUR LE SCHÉMA DIRECTEUR DE LA STATISTIQUE AFRICAN STATISTICS COORDINATION COMMITTEE Week of 10 December MADAGASCAR: SNDS - UN OUTIL POUR DES DONNÉES FIABLES ET COHÉRENTES SOMMET EUROPE-AFRIQUE : SIGNATURE DES DOCUMENTS DE STRATÉGIE PAYS THIRD AFRICAN SYMPOSIUM ON STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT Week of 3 December MADAGASCAR : L'ADMINISTRATION MALGACHE MET SA SNDS AU SERVICE DU DEVELOPPEMENT PARIS21 MONTHLY INFORMATION NOTE - NOVEMBER 2007 SUPPORT TO CARIBBEAN CENSUSES Week of 26 November UNESCAP STATISTICAL NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 2007 MADAGASCAR : VERS L'AMELIORATION DE LA QUALITE DES STATISTIQUES Week of 19 November L'ALGERIE LANCE SA FEUILLE DE ROUTE STATISTIQUE LANCEMENT DE LA SNDS AU GABON LE GROUPE CONSULTATIF DE LA MAURITANIE SE REUNIT A PARIS Week of 12 November DECLARATION DE BAMAKO Week of 5 November INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DEVELOPMENT OF OFFICIAL STATISTICS Week of 29 October ACTIVIDADES DE COOPERACION Y CURSOS EN AMERICA LATINA Y CARIBE UNESCAP STATISTICAL NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER 2007 PACIFIC ISLANDS STATISTICAL BENCHMARK STUDY Week of 22 October PARIS21 MONTHLY INFO NOTE - SEPTEMBER 2007 Week of 15 October SEPTEMBER 2007: NEWSLETTER FROM INWENT CENTRE FINANCEMENT DE LA STRATEGIE DE DEVELOPPEMENT ACCELERE ET DE REDUCTION DE LA PAUVRETE Week of 8 October MULTI-STAKEHOLDERS' WORKSHOP ON PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM IN CAPACITY BUILDING FIRST ARAB STATISTICAL CONFERENCE 12-13 NOVEMBER Week of 1 October GABON : IMPORTANTE REUNION SUR LES STRATEGIES NATIONALES DE DEVELOPPEMENT DE LA STATISTIQUE MALAWI : NSO STRATEGIC PLAN 2007-2011 2007 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS STATISTICS (ICMDGS) Week of 24 September REUNION EN EL SALVADOR, 27-28 SEPTIEMBRE : PROCESO DE IMPLEMENTACION DE LAS ENDE Y CONSTITUCION DE LA CE-SICA Week of 17 September 2007 STATISTICAL TRAINING: TASK TEAM MEETING IN YAOUNDE, CAMEROON Week of 10 September 2007 REUNION EN EL SALVADOR, 27-28 SEPTIEMBRE : PROCESO DE IMPLEMENTACION DE LAS ENDE Y CONSTITUCION DE LA CE-SICA APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS TO SUPPORT STATISTICAL CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS - TFSCB Week of 3 September 2007 STATISTICAL TRAINING: TASK TEAM MEETING IN YAOUNDE, CAMEROON Week of 27 August 2007 VIDEO ON MEASURING THE PROGRESS OF SOCIETIES Week of 13 August 2007 BASSETERRE, 5-7 SEPTEMBER: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STATISTICS BEIJING, 22-24 OCTOBER:  ICAS - 4 YAOUNDE, 25-30 AOUT : PARTENARIAT ET PROGRAMME DE STATISTIQUE ACCELERE DE LA RDC CAIRO, 3 SEPTEMBER: REGIONAL WORKING GROUP OF ESCWA STATISTICAL COMMITTEE Week of 6 August 2007 3rd AFRICA SYMPOSIUM ON STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT Week of 30 July 2007 VACANCIES AT UNDP RWANDA AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN STATISTICS FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN PARIS21 INFORMATION NOTE - JULY 2007 BEYOND GDP: MEASURING PROGRESS DRAFT NATIONAL STATISTICAL STRATEGY FOR JORDAN AVAILABLE LISBON: ISI 56th SESSION Week of 9 July 2007 PARTNERS DISCUSS AID TO STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT Week of 2 July 2007 PARIS21 MONTHLY INFORMATION NOTE - JUNE 2007 ISTANBUL DECLARATION COORDINATION DE L'ASSISTANCE TECHNIQUE EN AFRIQUE FRANCOPHONE Week of 11 June 2007 CHARTE AFRICAINE DE LA STATISTIQUE : PRETE POUR UNE ADOPTION FINALE PAR LES CHEFS D'ETAT FIN JUIN A ACCRA ? ISTANBUL: MESURER ET FAVORISER LE PROGRES DES SOCIETES Week of 4 June 2007 TOGO : ADOPTION DU DECRET ORGANISANT LA GESTION DES TRAVAUX DE LA SNDS GUAYAQUIL TALLER SOBRE LOS PLANES ESTRATEGICOS NACIONALES PARA EL DESARROLLO ESTADISTICO PARA LA COMUNIDAD ANDINA PARTNERS REFINE REPORTING SYSTEM ON STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT LE PROJET DE CHARTE AFRICAINE DE LA STATISTIQUE SOUMIS A LA CAMEF III Week of 28 May 2007 GUIDANCE IN STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION Week of 21 May 2007 ONLINE STATISTICAL DATABASE OF ASIAN COUNTRY INDICATORS ASIAN COUNTRIES ASSESS THEIR STATISTICAL SYSTEMS Week of 30 April 2007 HMN BOARD SELECTS OECD'S RICHARD MANNING AS ITS NEW CHAIR 11 MAY: PARIS21 STEERING COMMITTEE Week of 23 April 2007 ADDIS ABABA: CODI-V ON EMPLOYMENT AND KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY Week of 9 April 2007 BOTSWANA: THE IMF FINALISES ROSC REPORT Week of 2 April 2007 SCALING UP EFFORTS TO IMPROVE STATISTICAL CAPACITY Week of 19 March 2007 ARAB COUNTRIES DISCUSS STATISTICAL CAPACITY BUILDING Week of 12 March 2007 APPEL D'OFFRES AU MADAGASCAR : SYSTÈME D'INFORMATION AGRICOLE AFRICAN MINISTERS OF FINANCE DISCUSS STATISTICS MECANISMES DE FINANCEMENT ET STATISTIQUE Week of 5 March 2007 INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL COMMUNITY CALLS FOR COORDINATION TFSCB ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS FOR ITS SPRING WINDOW WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION DISCUSSES STATISTICS REUNION DE DIRECTORES DE ESTATISTICAS DE AMERICA CENTRAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY FOR AFRICAN RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND NETWORKS Week of 26 February 2007 NOW AVAILABLE: THE LATEST EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON PROGRAM (ICP) e-NEWSLETTER 38TH SESSION OF THE STATISTICAL COMMISSION Week of 19 February 2007 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY REAFFIRMS IMPORTANCE OF STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT Week of 12 February 2007 REPORTING SYSTEM ON PARTNER SUPPORT TO STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT LAUNCH OF A SPECIAL IPC WEBSITE 38TH SESSION OF THE STATISTICAL COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLIED STATISTICS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA KAMPALA, 12-13 MARS : UNE FORMATION ADEQUATE MIEUX FINANCEE POUR DEVELOPPER LA STATISTIQUE EN AFRIQUE KAMPALA, 14-15 MARCH : INTEGRATING SECTORAL STATISTICS INTO THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM DISPONIBLE : LETTRE D’AFRISTAT n°39 HEALTH METRICS NETWORK & PARIS21 PRODUCE A JOINT BROCHURE Week of 5 February 2007 LIMA : XXII REUNIÓN DEL COMITÉ ANDINO DE ESTADÍSTICA Week of 22 January 2007 SOURCEBOOK FOR EVALUATING GLOBAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT AND THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY: CODI-V RECENSEMENT 2010 : L'HEURE EST VENUE POUR LES PAYS AFRICAINS Week of 15 January 2007 GABON : INAUGURATION D'UN CENTRE D'ASSISTANCE TECHNIQUE POUR L'AFRIQUE (AFRITAC) "STATISTICS, KNOWLEDGE AND POLICY": OECD REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR ASIA Week of 8 January 2007 DIRECTORY OF DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA “BUILDING CAPACITY TO MEASURE AND FOSTER THE PROGRESS OF SOCIETIES”- KIGALI - RWANDA AFRICAN SYMPOSIUM ON STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT IN KIGALI, RWANDA ...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=80Wed, 09 May 2007 12:26:37 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=80Los participantes de esta reunion llegaron a los siguientes acuerdos : Creacion de equipos permanentes, en los institutos o dirrecciones de estadistica, para dar seguimiento de sus respectivas ENDE. Constituir y activar el Consejo Nacional de Estadistica...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=79Mon, 07 May 2007 11:40:43 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=79Meetings Antoine Simonpietri, Gérard Chenais and Samuel Blazyk are attending the INSEE meeting in Bercy on Thursday 10th May in the morning. The Secretariat team is organising the PARIS21 Donor’s meeting in Bercy on Thursday 10th May pm and PARIS21 Steering Committee Meeting in Bercy on Friday 11th May...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=78Wed, 02 May 2007 17:11:09 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=78Missions Geoffrey Greenwell is in Nairobi, Kenya conducting a Microdata Management Toolkit Training for the Kenyan National Bureau for Statistics. The Accelerated Data Program will begin its program in Kenya (already implied since the STATCAP meeting earlier in the year)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=77Wed, 02 May 2007 17:01:17 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=77 The Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics (MAPS) is an international initiative to improve the data needed to monitor the Millennium Development Goals and to strengthen the statistical capacity of developing countries...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=76Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:34:05 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=76 Consult News Archive: || 2006 || 2007 || Week of 22 December TUNISIE : Renforcement de la Coordination et de la Coopération Statistique entre les pays du Maghreb - article dans la presse TUNISIE : Recommandations de l'Atelier sur les stratégies de renforcement des capacités statistiques et de la coopération statistique entre les pays maghrébins HAÏTI : Statistiques et prises de décisions MAROC : Le système d'informations statistiques -- une priorité Week of 8 December PARTNER REPORT ON SUPPORT TO STATISTICS (PRESS): Results from 2008 Round Published! TOGO : Atelier de dissemination des résultats de la SNDS GABON : Vers un renforcement du Système Statistique National MALI : Stratégies de développement CÔTE D'IVOIRE : Contenir une pauvreté croissante CE-SICA : Creacion de la Comision de Estadisticas del Sistema de Integracion Centroamericana Week of 1 December UNESCO Institute for Statistics publishes 3 vacancy notices SENEGAL : Evaluation du système général de diffusion de données BURKINA FASO : Conseil des Ministres et programme statistique national 2009 MAROC : Sur la bonne voie pour atteindre les OMD Week of 17 November NIGER : Archives nationales ANADO disponibles en ligne AFRICA STATISTICS DAY 2008: Interview of Professor Ben Kiregyera (UNECA) AFRICA STATISTICS DAY CELEBRATIONS 2008 RDC NIGER TANZANIA Week of 27 October AFRISTAT : Relevé de conclusions - 18ème réunion du Comité de direction Week of 20 October VACANCY NOTICE: UNIDO is recruiting a P-3 statistician for its Vienna headquarters Week of 6 October UNESCAP: Release of statistical newsletter for third quarter, 2008 Week of 29 September GABON : L'UNESCO forme les agents de l'Education nationale en statistiques TOGO : Contribution à la stratégie nationale de développement axée sur les OMD Week of 22 September CAMEROUN : Pauvreté au Cameroun - résultats de l'enquête ECAM III GUINEA : Réunion exploratoire sur le financement de la NSDS - discours du Ministre de l'Energie ACCRA HLF3: Statistics must be used to measure aid effectiveness GHANA: Selected to benefit from the Statistics For Results facility (SFR) AFRISTAT : Séminaire international sur le secteur informel en Afrique - 22/24 Octobre Week of 8 September ALGERIA : Enquêtes et études statistiques ALGERIA : L'Office National de la Statistique va revoir le calcul de l'inflation ACCRA HLF on Aid Effectiveness: final statement adopted by ministers (see § 23) GHANA : 5th Population and Housing Census planned for 2010 Week of 25 August INWENT: Just published -- Inwent Centre for Statistics Newsletter n°2 SIERRA LEONE: Health Information System revitalized AFRISTAT : Séminaire international sur le secteur informel en Afrique - 22/24 Octobre Week of 14 July UNESCO : Standardisation des processus de comparaison des statistiques éducatives au niveau international AVIS DE RECRUTEMENT : L’ENSAE-Sénégal cherche trois enseignants en statistique et économétrie...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=75Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:11:43 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=75The datasets covered in this report are national accounts, consumer and wholesale price indices, government finance, monetary, and balance of payments statistics. The agencies that compile the datasets assessed in this report are the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), and Bank of Botswana (BoB)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=74Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:23:48 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=74The Third International Roundtable on Managing for Development Results held in Hanoi, on 5-8 February 2007, highlighted the strong existing demand from client countries to significantly scale up efforts to improve  the capacity of statistical systems in developing countries...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=73Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:25:47 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=73Missions Antoine Simonpietri is travelling to Washington on 12 April to attend the 2007 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, being held in Washington, from 14-15 April...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=72Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:54:31 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=72En collaboration avec la Direction Générale d'Afristat et en marge de la réunion du Comité Directeur d'Afristat qui se tiendra cette année à Lomé le 4 avril 2007, le secrétariat de PARIS21 organise une rencontre pour échanger sur les mécanismes de financement de la statistique publique dans les pays francophones d'Afrique sub-saharienne...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=70Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:29:49 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=70At the 38th Session of the UN Statistical Commission, held from 27 February to 2 March 2007, the international statistical community recognised the role of PARIS21 in enhancing coordination of statistical activities...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=69Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:04:14 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=69PARIS21 esta organizando una reunion de Directores, los dias 22 y 23 de marzo, llegada el 21, en Panama (Hotel Crowne Plaza).La Direccion de estadistica de Panama esta a cargo de la logistica.Tres temas seran abordados: la situacion actual del proceso de implementacion: problemas, soluciones propuestas y necesidades de la cooperacion internacional, el avance de la creacion del Comité estadistico de centroamerica y la creacion del Comité de apoyo a las Endes de la zona...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=67Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:42:41 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=67La commission de l'Union Africaine organise du 12 au 16 mars à Addis Abeba, Ethiopie, une réunion d'experts statisticiens pour l'élaboration d'un projet de cette charte. Ce projet de charte sera soumis à l'ensemble des organismes africains de statistique et des partenaires au développement, au cours d'une réunion de validation que la Commission compte organiser au mois de mai prochain...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=66Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:36:54 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=66At the Third International Roundtable on Managing for Development Results, which was held in Hanoi in February 2007, participating country teams emphasised that to be successful any scaling up of support to statistics must be grounded in and directly linked to national poverty reduction strategies or other development plans, must be based on well prepared and realistic national strategies for the development of statistics (NSDSs), and must involve harmonised and co-ordinated donor support...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=65Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:16:56 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=65The Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB), a multi-donor trust fund set up to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of national statistical systems in developing countries, is now accepting applications for its Spring window...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=64Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:31:25 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=64Missions Antoine Simonpietri and Jean-Paul Vasquez are travelling to Brussels on 7 March to discuss financing needs of NSDS in Central America. Federico Zorzan, Reflex, EU and Marta de Medina-Rosales from EUROSTAT will participate in discussions...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=63Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:46:18 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=63Paul Cheung, Director of the UN Statistics Division, discusses the  implementation status of the 1993 System of National Accounts and the implications for the ICP in his cover story.A second cover story presents an innovative approach to comparing construction prices and productivity...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=62Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:26:46 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=62The Global Development Network (GDN) in cooperation with the Centre d’analyse des Politiques Economiques et Sociales (CAPES), African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the World Bank Institute (WBI), is organizing the 3rd in its series of sub-regional workshops across Sub-Saharan Africa entitled “Knowledge Management Capacity for African Research Institutes and Networks: Western Africa Workshop”...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=60Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:56:35 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=60The meeting was chaired by the representative of the UNECE and was attended by representatives of DFID, France, Eurostat, the World Bank, the IMF, the OECD, and FAO.  The main objectives of the meeting were to:  (i) discuss the review of existing reporting systems, namely the Creditor Reporting System of the OECD, the World Bank’s Country Statistical Information Database, the IMF’s Technical Assistance Management Information System, the FAO’s Field Programme Management Information System, and the UNECE/Eurostat reporting exercises for the Central Asian and Balkan countries; (ii) review the draft classification of statistical areas and the typology of financial and non-financial support; and (iii) discuss a proposed phased strategy to move forward on a partner reporting system...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=59Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:41:08 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=59Government officials and development experts from more than 40 developing countries, and from donor agencies, private companies, and NGOs gathered in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5–8 February 2007 for the Third International Roundtable on Managing for Development Results...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=57Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:19:17 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=57 Missions Antoine Simonpietriand Eric Bensel are travelling to New York on Thursday 22 February to attend : Seminar on Evolution of National Statistical Systems, 23 Feb Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA), 26 Feb 38th session of the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC), 27 Feb - 2 March PARIS21 Steering Committee Bureau Meeting, 1 March Gérard Chenais and Samuel Blazyk are participating at the ‘Réunion sur la réforme LMD des écoles francophones de statistique’ at INSEE on Tuesday 27th February...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=48Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:35:08 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=48The Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank has just published the "Global and Regional Partnership Programs (GRPP) Evaluation Sourcebook." The purpose of the indicative principles and standards contained in this Sourcebook is to help improve the independence and quality of program-level evaluations of GRPPs in order to enhance the relevance and effectiveness of the programs...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=47Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:47:03 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=47Les participants au symposium panafricain sur la statistique ont, dès le début de leur travaux à Kigali, convenu de l'organisation d'un recensement général de la population sur les conditions de vie des ménages dans l'ensemble du continent africain en 2010...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=43Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:17:38 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=43The principal aim of the 2009 evaluation was to consider PARIS21’s original vision, reflect on progress toward achieving that vision, and look to the future and consider how best to continue the work of PARIS21 beyond 2009...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=38Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:09:00 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=38 The paper concludes that much of the information needed to assess performance in these areas is not statistical and by and large the role of statistical offices in performance measurement is indirect...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=37Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:01:50 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=37 NOTE: Updated versions of the three volumes of this report are now available. Please consult them here. REVIEW OF SUPPORT TO STATISTICAL CAPACITY BUILDING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICADirectory of Development Partnersas of April 2007 The Forum on African Statistical Development held in 2004 in Addis Ababa, composed of representatives of donor institutions, UN specialised agencies, regional and sub-regional organisations and national agencies , highlighted the need for greater exchange of information among development partners that support statistical capacity building in African countries...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=35Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:19:41 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=35At the Seventh ASEAN Heads of Statistics Office Meeting (ASHOM 7), held 21-22 November 2006 in Brunei Darussalam, participants agreed to adopt the approach of National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=34Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:35:34 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=34Missions Jean-Paul Vasquez is on mission in Lima, Peru to participate in the 22nd Meeting of the Andean Statistical Committee to discuss the Programme of Statistical Activities for 2007, taking place from 24-26 January 2007...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=33Mon, 04 Dec 2006 10:58:36 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=3331ème REUNION DE LA COMMISSION TECHNIQUE PERMANENTE STATISTIQUE DE LA LIGUE DES ETATS ARABES : PRINCIPALES RECOMMENDATIONS Ont pris part à cette réunion des représentants de 15 pays et de 13 organismes nationaux, régionaux ou internationaux...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=32Mon, 04 Dec 2006 10:32:57 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=32DE LA QUALITE DES STATISTIQUESLors de la reunion d’Eurostat au Luxembourg, le 28 novembre, les discussions ont porté sur l’organisation des activités en matière de gestion de la qualité des statistiques en Mauritanie ainsi que sur l’introduction d’actions en faveur de la qualité dans les programmes des institutions sous-régionales...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=31Mon, 04 Dec 2006 10:28:54 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=31In collaboration with the FAO, PARIS21 co-sponsored a Regional Workshop on the Integration of and Access to Agricultural Statistics for Better Formulation and Monitoring of Rural Development Policies from 8 to 9 December 2007 in Algiers, Algeria...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=29Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:32:13 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=29HONDURAS LAUNCHES THE NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICS. In the presence of representatives of the National Statistical System and international cooperation agencies, the Honduras National Statistics Institute has ratified, on the 22nd November, the launching of the National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=28Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:42:57 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=28More news on the 2006 ASDThe AFRIK.com Website has posted two French-language articles on the ASD, one of which is based on interviews given in the margins of the PARIS21 Steering Committee. L’Afrique doit stimuler sa production statistique Mettre l’Afrique en équationsEncore plus sur la JAS 2006 Deux nouveaux articles apparaissent sur le site Afrik...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=25Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:10:40 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=25“Better Figures For A Better Life: Statistics and their contribution to development” – published by the InWent Centre for Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics -- gives an overview of the recent debate amongst high-ranking experts about statistics and their possible contribution for development, with special regard to Africa...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=24Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:00:01 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=24The initial meeting of the Task Team on a Reporting System on Partner Support to Statistical Development was held on November 10, 2006 at the headquarters of PARIS21. The Team included representatives from DFID, France, Eurostat, the World Bank, the IMF, FAO, and UNECE...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=23Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:37:23 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=23There are two different sessions, both to be held in Geneva, Switzerland: The Inter-agency and Expert Meeting on MDG Indicators (13-14 November) and The Expert Group Meeting on MDG Indicators (15-16 November)...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=21Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:53:02 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=21Lors de la 14ème réunion du Comité Directeur d'Afristat, les 25 et 26 octobre 2006, les discussions autour de la problématique de l’approche qualité ont conduit, entre autres, aux conclusions suivantes : - Le Comité a été sensibilisé sur l’importance de la mise en pratique de la démarche qualité dans la production statistique...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=20Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:51:41 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=20This workshop -- organised by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the National Institute of Statistics of Angola -- will take place from 2 to 7 December 2006 in Luanda, Angola...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=19Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:46:36 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=19National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) will be on the agenda of two upcoming meetings in the Arab States region: • Seventh Session of ESCWA Statistical Committee (7-9 November 2006, Beirut) • 31st Meeting of the League of Arab States' Permanent Technical Statistics Commission (14-16 November 2006, Cairo)  At these meetings, progress made in promoting NSDS in the region as well as preparations for the Third Regional Forum on Statistical Capacity Building, to be held in Yemen in April 2007, will be discussed...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=18Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:30:08 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=18 To help achieve its goal of fostering well-managed national statistical systems and building statistical capacity in developing countries, PARIS21 has put together subject-matter task teams and obtained financial support for their activities...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=17Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:30:19 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=17The PARIS21 task team on Improved Support to Monitoring Development Goals was formed to identify specific actions to be taken at national and international levels that would improve statistics available for monitoring and managing development results...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=16Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:27:39 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=16Le séminaire de la Commission de l’Union Africaine, tenu le 28-29 septembre 2006, a donné lieu à un certain nombre de recommandations sur l’harmonisation de la statistique en Afrique. Ci-dessous les principales recommandations : création d’un Fonds Africain pour soutenir le développement des systèmes statistiques nationaux mise en place d’un Conseil Statistique Africain adoption d’une Charte de la Statistique en Afrique adoption d’un Cadre juridique et réglementaire organisant la circulation des données statistiques...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=15Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:24:34 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=15The Iberoamerican Network of Ministries of Presidencies and Equivalents (RIMPE), the OECD and PARIS21 joined forces to organise a joint high level meeting – the 10th meeting of RIMPE, held 12-13 October 2006 in Cartagena, Colombia – which focused on “Measuring the Progress of Societies: Strategic Information Systems for Heads of Government”...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=14Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:03:03 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=14The UN Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA) supported the creation of a Task Team, made up of interested partners, to propose a harmonised development partner reporting system, including recommendations on the design, management and data processing of a database on partner support to statistical development...http://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=13Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:30:42 GMThttp://www.paris21.org/pages/other/?id_news=13The President of the Republic of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Museveni launched the implementation of Uganda's Plan for National Statistical Development (PNSD) at a ceremony at Statistics House in Kampala on 12 October 2006...