Training Course on 'Usage of Administrative Registries in Producing Economic Statistics'
Date: 26-28 September 2022
Venue: Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara - Türkiye

Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC organised a Training Course on 'Usage of Administrative Registries in Producing Economic Statistics' through an online video conferencing platform with the attendance of 50 participants from the National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of 18 OIC countries on 26-28 September 2022.

Experts of Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) responsible for the Energy, Transport, Science and Technology Statistics as well as Statistical Business Registers and National Accounts jointly conducted the course and covered the following topics:

  • Energy Statistics
    • Physical Energy Flow Accounts
    • Usage of administrative data in compiling energy accounts
  • Transport Statistics
    • Compiling vehicle-kilometre statistics using odometer readings
    • Usage of administrative data in compiling vehicle-kilometre statistics
    • Role of vehicle-kilometre data in road transport module of PEFA
  • Science and Technology Statistics
    • Central Government Budget Appropriations and Outlays on R&D
  • Statistical Business Registers
    • Use of Administrative Sources in Statistical Business Registers
    • Turkish Statistical Business Registers Experience
  • National Accounts
    • Use of administrative records in the national accounts system
    • Difficulties encountered during the use of administrative records in the statistical production process (Examples from experience)

The SESRIC StatCaB Programme was initiated in early 2007. It is the flagship capacity development programme of SESRIC. Within the framework of StatCaB Programme, the Centre collects information from the NSOs of OIC member countries through the biennial StatCaB Questionnaire, assesses their statistical training needs and capacities, matches these needs and capacities, and organizes statistical capacity development activities between the beneficiary and provider countries.

For more information on SESRIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php