Requesting entity name
Statistical Commission
Demand Region
Americas
Asia
Requesting Country
Ecuador
Suriname
China
Indonesia
Malaysia
Bangladesh
Requesting entity category
National government
Responsible Division/s
Statistics Division
Areas of Work
Institutions, integrated and inclusive approaches
Support/Output provided
Support/Output provided (project, workshop, advisory service, etc.)
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Keywords
Support implementation of national quality assurance frameworks
Status
Completed
Notes
Activities done in response to request:
- Development of training materials on the steps for the implementation of a national quality assurance framework (roadmap) and on the use of additional checklists for quality assurance
- Conduct of several virtual training sessions on the implementation of a national quality assurance framework using the developed materials
- Development of an initial draft for a roadmap for NQAF implementation and a checklist for quality assurance for other statistical agencies
The work on under this project provided the basis for the full development of a "Roadmap fir the implementation of a national quality assurance framework" which was adopted by the UN Statistical Commission in 2023 - see https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/dataquality/roadmap/
Request summary
Countries need additional materials and tools for the implementation of their national quality assurance frameworks. Specifically,
- countries are frequently unsure about the next implementation actions that should be taken
- countries need additional quality checklists for assuring the quality of different outputs
- quality assurance of new data sources is an area where countries need further guidance.
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