All posts tagged "statistics"

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  Global population data is in crisis – here’s why that matters

  Every day, decisions that affect our lives depend on knowing how many people live where. For example, how many vaccines are needed in a community, where polling stations should be

  • Posted April 3, 2025
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  Better data needed to address gender inequality in education, global experts say  

  Education leaders from around the world have called for better data to advance gender equality in learning. During a session at UNESCO’s inaugural Conference on Education Data and Statistics –

  • Posted February 18, 2024
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  Sea change: data-driven decisions in a post-pandemic world

  At the Global Government Summit in Singapore, civil service leaders from 16 countries met to explore five of the biggest challenges facing their countries – debating in the second session

  • Posted July 25, 2023
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  More information but less influence? A dilemma for government finance departments

  Fast-increasing access to data gives treasuries the tools to provide better targeted services, more effective policies and more comprehensive reporting. But at the Global Government Finance Summit, senior leaders worried

  • Posted December 15, 2022
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  Finland’s stats chief Markus Sovala: from challenging employee to change leader 

  Dr Markus Sovala is one year into his five-year term as Statistics Finland’s director general. He tells Mia Hunt about his priorities for the agency – enabling its customers to

  • Posted June 24, 2022
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  How can intelligent decisioning help build the government of the future?

  Effective government rests on the ability to make fast, fair, and accurate decisions. In today’s fast-moving digital society, how can government departments keep pace with the velocity, volume and variety

  • Posted November 5, 2020
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  Asking the right questions: an interview with Canada’s stats chief, Anil Arora

  When the pandemic struck, Canada’s stats agency was barred from doing doorstep surveys – just as agencies from across government came knocking in search of information. Its chief Anil Arora

  • Posted October 29, 2020
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  Amidst the pandemic, African statistics are better than you think

  Africa’s statisticians have done a remarkable job of gathering data on the pandemic, say Ghana’s chief statistician and the head of PARIS21. With more funding, they could go much further

  • Posted September 29, 2020
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  2020 vision: how data can paint a picture of the pandemic

  Around the world, governments are struggling to respond to this novel, fast-moving and catastrophic pandemic. At a recent GGF webinar, an international panel explored how data can reveal COVID’s behaviour

  • Posted August 26, 2020
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  Unless every country has good data, we won’t beat future pandemics

  No country can tackle COVID-19 without a clear picture of the disease’s development and impact, says Johannes Jütting. Less developed nations, he argues, must be helped to acquire the funds

  • Posted July 2, 2020
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