World Statistics Day 2020
An introduction to the third World Statistics Day
The United Nations General Assembly had designated 20 October 2010 as the first World Statistics Day to acknowledge the importance of reliable and timely statistics to informed policy decisions, and had further decided to celebrate the World Statistics Day every five years on 20 October. The third World Statistics Day is commemorated on 20 October 2020 and the theme is "Connecting the world with data we can trust", highlighting the importance of reliable data in understanding and keeping abreast of the international developments.
You may wish to refer to the website dedicated for the World Statistics Day 2020 for details (https://worldstatisticsday.org/).
Activities to mark the World Statistics Day 2020
- Public Virtual Talk on “Science and Technology in the 2021 Population Census” (19 September 2020)
- Public Virtual Lecture on “Connecting the World with Data We can Trust” (20 October 2020)
- Virtual Professional Forum on “Quality Assurance of Official Statistics” for professional officers of the Government Statistical Service (23 October 2020)
- Public Virtual Talk on “Development in Official Statistics Dissemination Services and Resources on Public Sector Open Data” (6 November 2020)
Participation in activities organised by international organisations
- Participation in the 2020 Virtual United Nations World Data Forum (19-21 October 2020)