Pacific Community (SPC) has started an initiative to explore and identify the unmet needs
for statistics in the Pacific region and undertook the region wise comprehensive needs
assessment . This needs assessment work will contribute to the development of the
regional Capacity Development Framework , which is aimed to identify the needs and the
appropriate capacity development modalities at three levels: system, institutional/organisational,
and individual more information can be found in a working paper aimed to highlight main
features of the framework.
Statistical Capacity Development has also been one of the key focus areas in the Strategic
Framework for Pacific Statistics 2022 30 which was endorsed and approved in the 6th Heads of
Planning and Statistics (HOPS6) meeting held in Noumea from October 3 5, 2023. More information about HOPS6 is found here.
The United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP)
is a professional
statistics training center for government officials and others working on official statistics. SIAP
also collect feedback from Asia and the Pacific region to prioritise statistical capacity building
needs.
The webinar is aimed at streamlining the statistical capacity development in the Pacific by
making informed decisions and identifying systemic areas to focus on in the coming years.
About the webinar
Target audience and objective:
Target audience for the webinar
is staff of national statistical systems working on capacity building
activities in the Pacific , including managers working on strategic issues as well as staff of
international organizations.
Objectives of the webinar include:
•
Share the results of SPC and SIAP’s needs assessments for statistics from the Pacific
Region,
• Seek inputs from the Pacific region Leaders in Statistics on priorities and approaches to capacity building (NSOs and representatives from other agencies representing the National Statistical System),
•
Share good practice in organising capacity building activities in the Pacific.