UNESCAP taps SRTC for Capacity Building Training for CBS-DPRK
The SRTC, in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), conducted a training course on Improving Statistical Capability for Assessing Progress in Achieving the MDGs for 15 officials of the Central Bureau of Statistics of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on May 23 to June 16, 2011. The training aimed to increase understanding of the DPRK statisticians on the use of statistics in the assessment of progress in achieving the MDGs as well as enhance and update knowledge on the statistical standards, frameworks, methods and data sources for producing, analyzing and disseminating MDG indicators. Resource persons were Dr. Margarita Guerrero of the UNESCAP, Mr. Ramon Paul Falcon of the National Economic and Development (NEDA) Central Office, Mr. Donald James Gawe of NEDA Region IV-A office, and Ms. Vivian Ilarina of the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB). Aside from lectures, discussions, and workshop activities, the 19-day training also included field visits to the statistical offices of the Philippine Statistical System (PSS) and local government office where participants were afforded an in-depth understanding of good practices in assessing progress of the MDGs. In addition, the DPRK delegation visited interesting places in Metro Manila and engaged in sports with some SRTC staff..
CAF Project Launches Pre-test in Batangas
In preparation of the actual conduct of the agricultural census, the research project “Development of Alternative Sampling Design and Survey Strategies for the Conduct of the Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF),” a collaborative research effort of SRTC, NSO and BAS, recently launched its 1st pretest operation of the 2012 CAF Listing Booklet (Core and Community Census Module questionnaires) at Lian and Nasugbu in Batangas on June 9-10, 2011. The pretest was conducted to assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of the questionnaires in gathering structural data on agriculture, capture fishing and infrastructure services available in the community related to agriculture and fishing. The 2012 CAF is proposed to be conducted using a modular approach: a core census and census supplementary modules. The core census will be done on 2013 with 2012 as reference period, either on a complete enumeration or on large sample bases, while census supplementary modules will be done on a sample basis starting a year after the conduct of core census module.
SRTC Conducts Workshops for EWS Project
SRTC conductes workshops on technical writing and trainings on Advance Excel and Statistical Forecasting Using Regression Analysis in 2010 to enable project team members of the Department of Agricultural (DA) Regional Field Units from Regions III, IV-A and X obtain technical assistance on matters relating to database management and analysis. The workshops is still part of the Regional Broiler and Swine Information and Early Warning System that aims to come up with early warning indicators and publish them in semi-annual situation reports and a five-year statistical handbook. The Situation Reports will serve as guide for regional and national policy-makers on current market situation for the broiler and swine commodities in Regions III, IV-A and X. The handbook, on the other hand will serve as cohesive manual for both the government and the private agribusiness sector on concepts and definition, metadata and data series. For 2011, Regions VI, VII, and XI will also conduct the same activities with SRTC.
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