Requesting entity name
UN Statistical Commission
Demand Region
Asia
Demand Sub region
Requesting Country
Indonesia
Requesting entity category
National government
Responsible Division/s
Statistics Division
Areas of Work
Means of implementation
SDGs
SDG17
Keywords
Capacity development; use of Big Data for official statistics; modernization of official statistics
Status
Completed
Notes
After discussions and supporting workshops, a Big Data Regional Hub for Asia/Pacific was established in Indonesia. Official launch: 24 Nov 2023.
Request summary
The Statistical Commission during its 52nd session in 2021 urged the [UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics] to continue strengthening the institutional environment, methodology and quality assurance framework in the use of big data, including in the form of manuals on big data and data science for official statistics, and requested that the deliverables be applicable to the needs of national statistical offices, and strongly supported the timely implementation of a global programme on training and certification in the use of big data and data science for official statistics.