(A copy of a press release)
The Czech Statistical Office organises the international conference
"Statistic: Investment in the Future" on the occasion of the 85th
anniversary of Czech official statistics. The conference is held under the
auspices of Mr. Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic. The
co-organisators are the Czech National Bank and the Prague University of
Economics.
Statistics is a significant investment in the future - all depends on what
statistical data are produced and how the data are applied. A sufficient
description of both short-term trends and the comprehensiveness of
indicators on the long-term development and state of economy bring knowledge
crucial for decisions made by politicians, strategists and economic policy
makers, which especially applies to governments and central banks.
Statistical data also provide information of key importance for the work of
researchers and scientists as well as for the every-day orientation of both
businesses and citizens. Their significance grows with emerging new
phenomena and processes such as the EU enlargement, globalisation, and the
need to deal with life conditions of society, including social affairs.
Statistics is a significant investment in the future
Necessary condition: availability and quality of statistical data
Sufficient condition: correct application of statistical data
Conclusion: conference as an investment in the future development of
statistics
The conference "Statistics - Investment in the Future" is being prepared in
cooperation of people representing the Czech official statistics, the bank
sector, and the academic sphere and is aimed to widen the mutual dialogue of
producers and users of statistics in this area. The conference is also
expected to make a contribution to the exchange of findings, observations
and experience concerning the provision of statistical data for fulfilling
the user's needs and the widest possible use of statistics for the current
demographic development of society on the one hand and the creation of
adequate conditions for future generations on the other hand.
The main topics of the conference: History of statistics. Statstics for
non-statisticians. Can we read and understand statistics? Statistics and
users. Statistics and the internet. Short-term statistics. Business
cycle monitoring and analysis. Social statistics. National Accounting.
Statistics on minorities. Monetary and banking statistics. External
statistic (balance of payments, international investment position and
foreign exchange reserves). Quality in statistics. Data
confidentiality, protection of privacy in relation to data availability.
Regional statistics. Statistical coverage of economic globalisation
processes. Sustainable development statistics. Metadata. IT for
statistic. Vocational training of statisticians for needs of the state
statistical service.
Date and Venue: 6-7 September 2004, CNB Congress Centre, Prague, Czech
Republic
Registration and call for papers: Registration form will be made available
on www.czso.cz/conference2004
If you want to present a paper, please submit an abstract not exceeding 300
words to the e-mail address: [log in to unmask]
Submission deadline: 15 April 2004.
Contacts: e-mail: [log in to unmask] www.czso.cz/conference2004
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