WORKSTREAMS

Strengthening ties and promoting cooperation among producers of official statistics in the Region

Supporting sharing of experiences and knowledge, promoting increased contact and integration among regional producers and users, and increasing use of the knowledge generated.

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

Offering online courses and webinars, with theoretical content and hands on activities, on methods, techniques, and tools for the use of Big Data in Official Statistics.

Supporting research on the use of Big Data and Data Science

Broadening the thematic scope of research on the use of Big Data in Official Statistics to gain experience in handling and processing this type of data; improving the accuracy and robustness of the results; developing protocols for incorporation of new data sources into the portfolio of Statistics Institutes in the Region.

Organizing and hosting seminars and conferences

Facilitate the exchange of information and contribute to the discussion on the use of new data sources and technologies, increasing involvement of Latin American and the Caribbean NSIs in developing new methods and algorithms for the global statistical system.