Workshop to Conceive a Statistical Chatbot

A number of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) came together over two days, 18-19 March 2019, at the OECD in Paris, to share what they have already started to do and experiment with in regard to Chatbots and Virtual Assistants. In a time where user driven demand for data, predominantly through online channels and digital devices, […]

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SPC and OECD meet at the UNSC50

Martine Durand – OECD Chief Statistician and Director of Statistics and Data Directorate, and Ofa Afuha’amango Ketu’u – Director for the Statistics for Development Division, Pacific Community, took a moment during their busy schedules at the 50th UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) to discuss the ongoing collaboration. SPC, the newest member of the Community, are working […]

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Demonstrating the flexibility of .Stat Suite – Child Mortality Portal

UNICEF, who monitor the situation of children and women, is in the midst of rolling out easy-to-use, accessible open data platforms for disseminating key indicators and databases that cover the array of issues affecting the world’s children and mothers, like nutrition, education and social protection. A key first milestone was the launch of the updated […]

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The Pacific Community joins SIS-CC

The Community welcomed the Pacific Community (SPC) in October 2018, bringing the total membership to 14.   Having followed the Community closely for the previous 2 years SPC decided now was the right time to join.   The Community will work with SPC to support the implementation of an SDGs portal in early 2019, through […]

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