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Mr. Juan Carlos Galvez Sainz de Cueto, Mr. Jorge Fernandez Calatrava and Mr. Lasai Barrenada Taleb

Mr. Juan Carlos Galvez Sainz de Cueto, Mr. Jorge Fernandez Calatrava and Mr. Lasai Barrenada Taleb (Statistics Spain) won the 2nd Prize in the 2022 Young Statisticians Prize Competition with their...

A Fast-Evolving Landscape For Official Statistics: How To Respond To The Challenges?

In April 2022, during its annual Conference, the IAOS has formally established the “Krakow Working Group” whose aim is to contribute to the collective reflection on the challenges that our “datafied”...

Interview with Misha Belkindas

This interview is with Misha Belkindas, the incumbent IAOS president (2021-23). After two years as president-elect (2019-21), Misha Belkindas took over during the 2021 ISI WSC as IAOS president from...

The demand and format of Training in Official Statistics

The Statistical Journal of the IAOS, Volume 37/3, on ‘New Developments in Training in Official Statistics’ discusses in 22 manuscripts the recent trends in training in official statistics. See https...

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The UN Fundamental Principles for Official Statistics: a suitable and current self regulatory instrument or an outdated ‘paper tiger’?

The 8^th discussion focuses on the UN Fundamental Principles for Official Statistics (UNFPOS). See: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/dnss/gp/fundprinciples.aspx