OECS Stats In Focus Issue 15 | Page 2

CONTENTS

Animated video highlights importance of household surveys

OECS to benefit from new public statistics database OECSInfo

Computer Assisted Personal Interviews (CAPI) Surveys in use in the OECS

World Bank and OECS Commission conduct Regional Microdata Documentation

Workshop

Country Needs Assessment Missions held in Nine OECS Member States

Strengthening OECS Social and Poverty Data for Better Decision Making

OECS Launches Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics (RSDS)

Fact In Focus: Summary of Key Education Indicators (2014/2015)

The OECS STATS IN FOCUS is a bi-annual magazine that informs of statistical development initiatives and events in the OECS Member States. It is published by the OECS Statistical Services Unit and targets a wide audience including the youth, students, policy makers, the business community, researchers, non-government organisations and international development agencies.

Designer: Loverly Anthony, OECS Statistical Services Unit

Editor: Dr. Gale Archibald, OECS Statistical Services Unit

Cover Page Design: Carlisle Searles, A& M Services Ltd.

Stats Buzz

Please take note of the following upcoming activities:

Sep 2017: Development Partners Tasks Force for Statistics

St. Kitts and Nevis ECPA and Statistics Department Website Launch

Orientation for Member States on the ECPA Toolkit

Oct 2017: Caribbean Statistics Day ( 15 Oct 2017)

Regional Training workshop on Multi Dimensional Poverty Measurement

Nov 2017: Tenth (10th) Meeting of the OECS Living Standards Measurement Committee (LSMC)

St. Vincent and the Grenadines ECPA Launch

Statistical Advocacy Assessment Mission (OECS / StatCan-PRASC)

For further information on these upcoming activities please contact: [email protected]