Validating the Independence and Integrity of Statistics around the World
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Category: International Statistical Institute
Abstract
The session will follow on from the discussion in ISI WSC 2021 (IPS 53) and address the question of how to organise quantification and monitoring of statistical independence and integrity from a global perspective. In this debate, representatives of institutional statistics and of the statistical associations and academia should contribute to provide proper inputs. It will have to be discussed how complementarity can be achieved, using the possibilities (and respecting the limitations) of international official statistics on the one hand, and those of NGOs to protect and advocate for good statistics on the other. In particular, it will be explored how the standards of codification and certification (peer reviews), which have been widely developed (especially in European statistics), can be complemented and completed by monitoring supported by civil society and academia.
Quality management of the European statistical authorities will be outlined. For the purpose of monitoring, a concrete approach for quantifying independence and integrity should be at the centre of the discussion.