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PARIS21 Cross Regional Forum 2019 Fuels Global Conversation on Trust in Official Statistics
PARIS21 held its 2019 Cross Regional Forum from 28 to 29 October, with this year's edition exploring the multifaceted, multidisciplinary issue of trust in official statistics.
Why does trusted data matter for inclusive governance? Improving data literacy and use in Vanuatu
It is safe to say that Vanuatu resembles few other countries: geographically, culturally and in terms of the challenges that the country faces in order to ensure a safe, prosperous and healthy future for its people and ecosystems. As the country faces a changing environment and disruption to lives and livelihoods, how can Ni-Vanuatu and their political representatives ensure that they are able to use data to make the right policy choices, and ensure that those who represent them are accountable? Through the PARIS21 Trust Initiative, Vanuatu’s National Statistics Organisation is addressing the gaps in the national statistical systems to build capacity to use data.
On climate change, too, numbers don’t lie
But the truth they reveal needs to be told much better