OECD, PARIS21 and UNICEF were pleased to host an official side-event of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC56), bringing together the statistics and data community, NSOs, and UN representatives to delve into the transformative role of AI in enhancing data quality and its implications for official statistics.

The OECD's gender data community will discuss measuring gender data capacity.

On 10-11 February, France will be hosting the AI Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris. In its mission to strengthen national statistical systems and advance the use of data for sustainable development through policy, capacity building, and innovation, PARIS21 will host an online side event under the Public Interest AI track.

Join PARIS21 for a discussion on how the SDGs increased data production, how this has impacted policy making for development goals, and how to unlock further progress in order to ensure that no one is left behind.

CSO representatives from Kenya and Somalia will work together to learn how climate change data can help them in their advocacy efforts.

This event in the margins of the Data Festival will highlight practical innovations that demonstrate how AI and geospatial technologies can improve climate change data production and ultimately support more effective climate action.

This event brings together experts to discuss ideas on how to prepare data systems for a new era.

This side event to the Data Festival asks ‘how are we turning data and insights into real-world impact?’ and supports the topic of ‘Inclusion, agency and accountability through data’, while paving the way for better data use across sectors.