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Statistical Commission 2006
New York, NY, 7 March 2006


The Commission is the apex entity in the international statistical system where international statistical standards and activities are considered and approved. The thirty-seventh session of the Commission will discuss, among others, the following topics: (i) a programme review of industrial statistics, (ii) issues related to statistical capacity and development indicators, and (iii) issues related to macroeconomic measurements and national accounts. more...

 
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South Africa is coordinating African countries to assemble in Cape Town , South Africa to collectively discuss, in the context of NEPAD, Statistical Development in Africa. The 2006 Symposium will have a special theme focusing on Africa’s contribution to the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses.

 

The purpose of the meeting is to conclude the discussions of the advisory expert group on National Accounts (AEG) in the framework of the updating of the 1993 System of National Accounts (1993 SNA), more...

 

The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) in collaboration with Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the Gapminder Foundation will hold a working session to discuss the emerging trends in data dissemination policies and practices, approaches.

 
 
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