Capacity Development Committee

The ISI Strategic Plan 2022-2025 defines capacity development as one of the strategic priorities of the ISI.

Objectives

With the ISI Capacity Development activities we aim to develop the capacity of individuals and organizations to increase the impact of Statistics and Data Science by:

  • Enabling statistical practitioners in the public and private sectors to use state-of-the-art methods for data collection, analysis, and interpretation;
  • Contributing to the development of statistical infrastructure and human resources in official, survey, environmental and business statistics as well as in statistical education and research.
     

Activities

The ISI Capacity Development Committee advises the ISI Executive Committee on the planning, development, and implementation of appropriate initiatives:

  • Working with local and regional stakeholders to identify current efforts in Capacity Development in that region and determining the added value that the ISI can provide.
  • Working with statistical societies from developed countries to identify possible collaborations.
  • Based on the above, developing recommendations for capacity development efforts in specific regions.
  • Identifying fund-raising opportunities.
  • Working with ISI EC, ISI Council, ISI Associations , NSOs, and leadership of other partners (e.g., IFC, RSS, IBS, ASA and other national and international statistical societies, international organizations and regional frameworks)to prepare and implement the CB programs.
  • Assessing the effectiveness of ongoing efforts.
  • Organising appropriate meetings and facilitating discussions at the World Statistical Congress.
     

The ISI Capacity Development Committee also organizes activities. Currently it is working on:

  • a series of videos about courses in Statistics,
  • courses on R for official statistics,
  • courses on Data Science in cooperation with Data Campus at UK ONS,
  • webinars within online courses and support for statistical literacy activities, also in cooperation with LISA.
    Some of those activities have been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak.

For more information about our activities undertaken, see the Capacity Development page.

Members of the Committee

Oliver Chinganya
Co-Chair (2019 – Present)
Oliver Chinganya
Ethiopia
Matthew Shearing
Co-Chair (2019 – Present)
Matthew Shearing
United Kingdom
David Stern
Member (2019 – 2024)
David Stern
United Kingdom
Eric Vance
Member (2019 – 2024)
Eric Vance
United States
Rabaa Baniyas
Member (2022 – 2024)
Rabaa Baniyas
United Arab Emirates
pedro-simoes-coelho
Member (2022 – 2024)
Pedro Coelho
Portugal
Sally Evans
Member (2022 – 2024)
Sally Evans
United Kingdom
Pali_Lehohla
Member (2022 – 2024)
Pali Lehohla
South Africa
Lisa-Bersales
Member (2022 – 2024)
Lisa Bersales
Philippines
ramesh-srivastava
Member (2022 – 2024)
Ramesh Srivastava
India
Albina Chuwa
MEMBER (2022 – 2024)
Albina Chuwa
Tanzania
Norah Madaya
Member (2022 – 2024)
Norah Madaya
Uganda
Lehana Thabane
Member (2022 – 2024)
Lehana Thabane
Canada
Hernan Daniel Muñoz
Member (2022 – 2024)
Hernan Daniel Muñoz
Italy