3rd Webinar of the International Statistical Classifications Sprint

International Statistical Classifications are an essential component of the statistical infrastructure. They ensure quality and relevance of statistics and their comparability across time and domains, e.g., output, trade, employment, balances, etc. International classifications are also essential to guarantee international comparability and therefore monitor global trend and phenomena in a reliable manner. In an increasingly interconnected world, classifications can play an important role for the integration of statistics across domains as long as the underlying concepts are clearly identified and to the extent possible linked. The revision and maintenance of classifications requires continuous and dedicated efforts to ensure that the classifications reflect the reality and support sound policymaking and informed decisions.

The Sprint is jointly organized by UN Network of Economic Statisticians and the UN Committee of Experts on International Statistical Classifications to raise awareness of the importance of international classifications with both internal and external users; advance outreach by the Committee of Experts on International Statistical Classifications to engage NSOs; provide an additional forum for discussing and sharing modern ways of updating and implementing classifications; and highlight the importance of investing in classification work as a foundation for data integration.

The target audience include members of the Network of Economic Statisticians, Committee of Experts on International Statistical Classifications, Chief statisticians from NSOs, Secretariat of domain specific Expert Groups and Committees, and other relevant stakeholders.

The third webinar of the International Statistical Classifications Sprint, will take place on Wednesday, 31 January 2024. It will explore the role of technology in making the process of classification more efficient, with practical examples from various NSOs and organizations using international classifications, including FAO.

Additionally, the webinar will close with a panel of senior executives from organizations around the world who will address some of the biggest challenges faced by organizations when implementing international classifications, such as the frequency of revisions, building and maintaining capacity, modernizing the classification process and more.

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FAO PARTICIPATION

Session 2 - Role of Technology in the Statistical Classifications

Wednesday, 31 January 2024 (7:15 am - 8:40 am, NY time)

Caliper - Collaboration to Improve the Interoperability of Statistical Classifications

Presenters: Caterina Caracciolo, Data Interoperability Expert and Carola Fabi, Senior Statistician, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

FAO will present on "Caliper - Collaboration to Improve the Interoperability of Statistical Classifications" during Session 2 - Role of Technology in the Statistical Classifications. The ongoing international effort towards the modernization of official statistics is increasingly involving statistical metadata and, in particular, statistical classifications. In fact, current expectations about statistical data include the possibility of easily looking up the exact meaning of any piece of data, and the possibility of smoothly reusing code lists in different information systems. At the same time, data collection is expected to keep up with the fast-evolving world in which we live. Since 2017, FAO has developed Caliper, a platform dedicated to improving the interoperability of statistical classifications. Currently, Caliper serves as the FAO dissemination platform for statistical classifications, and is being considered as the basis for a larger international alliance focusing on both the dissemination and the maintenance of international classifications. In this presentation we will describe the latest developments of Caliper, the progress in improving the dissemination and use of statistical classifications and possible future developments.

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