Prior to the 2018 IAOS-OECD Conference “Better Statistics for Better Lives” that took place on 19-21 September 2018 in Paris, France, the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) organised a Special Meeting on “NSOs Professional Independence: Threats and Responses”.
This Special Meeting discussed at a high level the challenges to the independence of Official Statistics by analysing concrete cases, governance arrangements and the role of the international statistical community. The meeting consisted on three main sessions and a book presentation by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
Session 1 - The Challenges to the Independence of Official Statistics: Some concrete cases.
Chair: Jean-Louis Bodin (France) – Presentation
Speakers:
Jorge Todesca (Argentina) – Presentation
Eric Rancourt (Canada) – Presentation
Andreas Georgiou (Greece)
Petteri Baer (Presenting the case of Anar Meshimbayeva from Kazakhztan) – Presentation ; Paper
Session 2 - Institutional Governance and Support to Statistical Independence
Chair: Stefan Scheweinfest (UNSD)
Speakers:
John Pullinger (UK)
Mario Palma (Mexico) – Presentation
Olav Ljones (Norway) – Presentation
Book Presentation - Who cares to know? The Political Economy of Statistical Capacity
Jose Antonio Mejía (IDB) – Presentation
Session 3 - Discussion: The Role of the International Statistical Community
Moderator: Hermann Habermann (USA) – Questions for Discussion
Rapporteur: Hallgrímur Snorrason (Iceland)
Photos taken during the event can be found in: https://flic.kr/s/aHskFiEULT
