A real-world experiment with real-world data
The demand for timely, reliable and disaggregated development statistics is greater than ever before, especially as countries around the world strive to monitor their progress towards Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
What do users want? Outcome of a Statistics User Survey at CRGA 48
What do users want?
What do users really want or need? This is a question that all service providers, including the Statistics for Development Division (SDD) of SPC – and SPC at large – should ask themselves.
In the case of SDD, which aims to “strengthen…
Supporting data driven progress towards SDGs in Pacific Agriculture and Fisheries
Policy decisions relating to food security and sustainable agricultural development can now be made more effectively based on high quality, timely and relevant statistics. This is the vision of the Pacific Strategic Plan for Agricultural and Fisheries…
Third Phase of Ten Year Pacific Statistics Strategy Adopted at 5th Heads of Planning and Statistics Conference
The 5th Heads of Planning and Statistics (HOPS) Conference concluded last week with an endorsement of the third phase of the Ten Year Pacific Statistics Strategy (TYPSS) and approval for the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Statistics for Development Division (…
Smart policy starts with good data
As the principal scientific and research organization for the Pacific region, big data, numbers and statistics are at the heart of our work.
Unleashing the power of Pacific Statistics: 5th HOPS conference opens in Noumea
The Heads of Planning and Statistics (HOPS) conference starting in Noumea today will be the fifth gathering of government statisticians and planning ministry officials from around the Pacific region under the HOPS banner. Along with government officials…
Building a Culture of Education Data Use in the Pacific
Delegates from Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Tuvalu explore EMIS data use with SPC
Solomon Islands Releases Performance Assessment Report
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) will release a Performance Assessment Report that informs its National Education Action Plan 2016 – 2020.
New statistics guide to support Pacific human rights reporting
Launch of Pacific Guide to Statistical Indicators for Human Rights Reporting
The Pacific Community (SPC) has this week launched a practical guide that will assist Pacific governments in their human rights treaties reporting.
This is the first such…
Pacific Community digitalizes education data collection in Kiribati
Kiribati Education Ministry officials have recently been trained by the Pacific Community (SPC) to use tablets for collecting data that would inform the education sector’s performance.