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Updates from the HLG-MOS Projects | |||
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Generative AI |
The next steps will include the discussion of use cases by members and external presenters. | ||
Statistical Open-Source |
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Updates from the Modernization Groups | |||
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Blue-skies Thinking | Identifying Topics/Opportunities | CONTINIOUS | Topics that have been discussed during BSTN this year have included the following:
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Future of NSIs |
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Digital Twins | IN PROGRESS | No update at the current time. | |
Applying Data Science and Modern Methods | General Overview | IN PROGRESS | The ADSaMM work-stream has two task teams underway, and both are making good progress and a high level of participation / engagement. Consideration is being given to establishing a third task team. A 3rd task team is being considered as a consequence of a suggestion from Osama Rahman (UK Data Science Campus) around the practical implementation of data science techniques in official statistics. Following 2 or 3 rounds of meetings, the group of interested NSO are focussed on three Use Cases: PETs, EO / mobile data / Geospatial and Nowcasting. Stats Japan have offered to host a workshop in October on the agreed topic. |
Task Team #1: Uncertainty Quantification | IN PROGRESS | The Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) task team are underway and I can report that:
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Task Team #2: Advancing Responsible AI. | IN PROGRESS | The Advancing Responsible AI task team is also underway and I can report that:
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Capabilities and Communication | Work and Job of the Future - Extended work on Generic Growth Model | IN PROGRESS | All Task Teams have regular monthly meetings. Message to the countries to request wider distribution/use of the Generic Growth Model will be sent to the countries together with the surveys prepared by it's sub-teams (employer branding and evaluation of blended working). |
Data Analytics | IN PROGRESS | Team had a couple of successful meetings, and prepared presentation detailing Statistics Canada's journey with respect to maturing their HR business intelligence/people analytics function. The plan is to prepare a paper on how to help countries to start on HR business intelligence journey, and lessons learned. | |
Evaluation of blended (hybrid working) | IN PROGRESS | Survey on the evaluation of blended working is on the final stages of revision. We plan to send survey to the countries in May. | |
Employer branding | IN PROGRESS | Task Team prepared draft survey on employer branding, that is under review now. We plan to send survey to the countries in May. | |
Ethical management (Data and Business) | IN PROGRESS | Work on the Reference Book is progressing. After the Workshop on Ethics four new members joined the Task Team, and we finally have confirmed co-chair of the Task Team (Martin Beaulieu from Statistics Canada) | |
Ethics Workshop 2024 (26-28 March 2024) | IN PROGRESS | Workshop on Ethics went exceptionally well, and we received 100% positive feedback from the participants. On the last day of the Workshop, discussion focused on the preparation of the Reference Book on Ethics, and we received valuable input form the participants. There is interest from various countries in the reference book and future workshops in this area. Suggestions for future work include: increasing staff engagement in changing organizational culture, social acceptability, statistical data science and responsible AI, ethics and new data sources, ethics in institutional context and ethics in the context of data stewardship. | |
Workshop on HRMT OC | IN PROGRESS | Information Notice 1 is prepared and circulated to the team members for their review. Invitation will be sent to the countries at the beginning of May. | |
AI for official statistics - communication perspective | IN PROGRESS | The task team has regular monthly meetings sharing use cases and needs and challenges.
Next meeting participants will discuss on the expected output, continuing to share case studies | |
Supporting Standards
| CES endorsement of GSIM 2.0 | Following discussion of GSIM 2.0 at the CES Bureau meeting in February, a paper for discussion at the CES plenary session (in June) has been drafted. | |
ModernStats World Workshop | The organization of the ModernStats Word Workshop in October is moving forward. The call for abstracts and information note has been published here. The workshop is going to focus on the use of standards and tools to improve interoperability, transparency and metadata-driven pipelines with the aim at sketching the future of statistical production beyond 2025. | ||
Conference on Smart Metadata for Official Statistics (Paris, 11-12 April) | UNECE contributed to the COSMOS conference on 11-12 April, related to smart metadata. UNECE presented a poster, with InKyung being part of its scientific committee. The topics discussed provide a useful basis for further consideration at the ModernStats World Workshop There was also a useful meeting on April 10th in Paris right before COSMOS. The morning discussion was focused on ways in which SDMX and DDI are complimentary with each other, and the afternoon was dedicated to learn about transformation and validations languages (VTL/SDTL/SDTH) and how they can be used in the context of automated pipelines. As well as exchanging insights about new developments (SDTL/SDTH and VTL-DDI interoperability), it was a good opportunity for DDI and SDMX experts to share ideas on this topic. There was an agreement to draft a brief note suggesting a favoured approach to take to address interoperability of SDMX and DDI. | ||
Revision of GSBPM and GAMSO activity | Work on the revision of GSBPM is continuing as planned, currently examining feedback received on the Design phase of GSBPM. | ||
SDMX-DDI-GSBPM activity | Work on finalizing the SDMX-DDI-GSBPM report is close to completion, but is proceeding more slowly than anticipated. | ||
Common Statistical Data Architecture | We are still seeking a leader for the activity on Common Statistical Data Architecture (CSDA) – Suggestions are appreciated! | ||
Core Ontology for Official Statistics | This work is not due to start until summer 2024. | ||
65th ISI World Statistics Congress 2025 | We submitted a proposal to the 65th ISI World Statistics Congress 2025 in The Hague. The proposed session will discuss how implementation standards can be used together with conceptual ModernStats models to improve interoperability at technical, semantic and organizational levels, and how they can be leveraged to build statistical production pipelines that are metadata-driven, semantically consistent and reusable. |