News from Evelyn Wareham

When disability data are missing, so are the people they represent. A new guidebook sets out to change that, making sure everyone is counted and helping build disability-inclusive societies.

More than 100 decision-makers from the Pacific and beyond meet in Wellington next week for HOPS7, the region’s highest-level platform for planning and statistics. Co-hosted by SPC and Stats NZ, the week champions Pacific leadership and innovation with the theme ‘Setting the Trend’.

The Pacific is leading the global community in marking the fourth-ever World Statistics Day this 20 October, celebrating the critical role of quality statistics and data in driving change for everyone.

From a conch shell that maps disappearing biodiversity, to an interactive game where players govern the Pacific in 2050: Pacific Dataviz Challenge participants have turned raw numbers into narratives that explore the depth of the region’s open data, its past, present and future.

Bringing a decade-long vision to life, PACComtrade—the Pacific Commodity Trade Database—has launched on the Pacific Data Hub, unlocking near-real-time access to structured, open and licensed trade data from participating countries, sourced directly from national customs systems.

From data to impact: the Pacific Dataviz Challenge empowers creatives, analysts, developers and designers to transform open data into visual insights that inform, inspire and drive change.

Statistics launched by Kiribati and Pacific partners this week provide the most comprehensive picture ever of how I Kiribati live, work, and should navigate a changing future.

Growing food and incomes: Kiribati survey results shared today show average daily income at $12, nearly half of household spending going to food, and 15% of rural diets grown or reared at home.