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Statistics
Advisory Committee of Experts
Thirteenth Session
Rome, Italy, 28-30 April 2004

(Experts attending the 13th Session of SAC)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE MEETING
The main role
of the FAO Statistics Advisory Committee of Experts (SAC) is to:
- Provide an outside perspective to our work, contributing
to the priority setting process that is essential if our work
programme is to remain focused on the needs of our users
- Contribute to the improvement of the quality of
FAO statistics
- Reinforce FAO’s efforts for national agencies
and other international organisations to adopt the statistical
standards that have been developed by FAO in the area of food
and agricultural statistics, in co-operation with Member countries.
In this respect, SAC is a key instrument in reinforcing
the co-operation both among countries and international organizations
and also between them. In particular, this body plays a leading
role in orienting the future direction of the international statistical
system in agriculture.
The SAC met for the first time in 1963.
The Committee is composed of 15 members who are Heads
of Statistics of five developed countries, five developing countries
and five international organizations: European Community, Hungary,
India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Philippines, Turkey, United
States, International Labour Organization, Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development, PARIS21/OECD, United Nations, and the
World Bank. They serve in their personal capacities, and not as
representatives of their governments or organizations.
Views were sought from SAC members
at this Session:
- Orientation of the statistical activities
in FAO, including the FAOSTAT2 project
- Statistical policy at national level: integration
of agricultural statistics in the national statistical system;
international comparison of data; strengthening national capacity
in agricultural statistics; expansion of the scope of agricultural
statistics to cover socio-economic, environmental and rural statistics;
agricultural census as a main, but not only, component of national
surveys programme
MEMBERSHIP
See the Membership
of the SAC for the period 1 April 2004 – 30 March 2006. Twelve
members of the Committee attended, plus three observers.
DOCUMENTS
The agenda
of the meeting is available. The final report will be soon posted
on this page.
CONTACT
For all information, person to contact:
Mr Hiek Som
Chief,
Surveys and Statistical Development Service,
FAO Statistics Division
Hiek.Som@fao.org |