Capacity Development

SPC statistics director champions Pacific-born open-source software ‘R’

October 24, 2024
Spreadsheets, spreadsheets, spreadsheets: With the public sector still powered by office stalwart Excel, SPC’s Director of Statistics for Development Peter Ellis has advocated for greater use of ‘R’—open-source statistical software with Pacific roots and potential.

Births to bereavements: Tuvalu civil registration and vital statistics plan put forward in SPC report

September 16, 2024
Births, deaths, marriages and other major life events in Tuvalu are set to make greater use of digital systems and data-sharing, supported by the Pacific Community (SPC)’s expertise in this area.

Counting calories: Samoa’s food consumption insights emerge in Samoa Bureau of Statistics–SPC workshop

September 10, 2024
Samoa’s food consumption patterns give crucial insights into welfare, food security and nutrition, say Pacific Community (SPC) and Samoa Bureau of Statistics experts following a World Bank-supported workshop last month.

Better business statistics for Papua New Guinea supported by SPC in peer-to-peer collaboration

August 19, 2024
Papua New Guinea is developing its business statistics with the aid of Pacific partners and peers, including the Pacific Community (SPC), as the country pursues sustainable economic development.

Capacity for producing economic statistics in the Pacific - Information paper

May 28, 2020
The paper looks at the capacity of PICTs to produce a core set of economic indicators.

Disability Analysis Workshop

September 12, 2019
The main purpose of the workshop was to build and enhance local capacity and skills in analysing and interpreting disability data following the guideline and recommendation by the UN Washington Group.