The Conference of European Statisticians - European Statistical System (ESS)

The Conference of European Statisticians (CES) met in Geneva on 15-17 June 2015 and gathered Chief Statisticians from 60 countries and 20 international organisations and academia. Among many other topics on the agenda, the discussions fed into two thematic seminars on:

• The response by official statistics to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and
• The modernization of statistical production as a necessary condition for data revolution.

The Plenary session of the CES adopted a declaration on the role of national statistical offices in measuring SDGs. The declaration acknowledges official statistics as a crucial element in the SDG information system and highlights the role of national statistical offices as providers of high-quality information to support informed decision-making.

The CES also endorsed four guides and recommendations:

• Guide to Measuring Global Production
• Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers
• Handbook on Measuring Quality of Employment
• Recommendations for the 2020 Round of Population & Housing Censuses, prepared in cooperation with Eurostat.

For further information:

• All documents and photos of this meeting are available in this link
• You can also find some parts of the discussions on twitter: @unecestat  and #cesUNECE
• Contact ESS website manager: Maria-Luz Seoane