WORK PROGRAMME 2021-2022

WORKSTREAM 1
Strengthening ties and promoting cooperation between producers of official statistics in the Region

Activities
1.1 Getting to know what is on in the Region How: Web scraping and surveying NSO. When: September 2021 to August 2022.	1.2 Launching the Hub How: Activity at the Conference of the Americas. When: November 2021.

WORKSTREAM 2
Training and fostering the interest of young statisticians on the use of Big Data in Official Statistics

Activities
2.1 Organizing a workshops series “Big Data for Official Statistics:…” How: Virtual hands on activities. When: Each semester.	2.2 Fostering the use of Big Data for Official Statistics among youth How: Participating in lectures and trainings. When: Upon invitation.

WORKSTREAM 3
Supporting research on the use of Big Data and Data Science

Activities
3.1 Researching on Web scraping (CPI/social media/industries) How: Technical research project. When: September 2021 to August 2022.	3.2 Reviewing on methods and practices on big data for official statistics How: Literature review (academic feature). When: September 2021 to August 2022.

WORKSTREAM 4
Organizing and hosting seminars and conferences

Activities
4.1 Portraying what is on in the Region on Big Data for Official Statistics How: Session at the IAOS conference. When: April 2022.	4.2 Organizing a series of conferences on relevant issues How: Virtual. When: Each semester.