Events

An event at Geneva Day @ House of Switzerland, Davos Today, data is a dime a dozen. However, the quality of the data often leaves a lot to be desired. Access to data is also not guaranteed and is currently...

The session will discuss new roles of the official statistics in the changing data ecosystems at the 5th UN World Data Forum, in Medellin

This session at the UNWDF will discuss the future role of the UN Statistical Commission. Over the years, several resolutions around the roles and functions of the Commission have been adopted which define and strengthen the role of the Statistical Commission.

An exchange on the topic of data visualization will be held at the Swiss embassy in Colombia in the run-up to the 5th UN World Data Forum.

This meeting will give the opportunity to go deeper into the topic of data and how to collaborate to permit people to have access to the right data.

This webinar will discuss issues and challenges related to data equity and the tools available to different actors to fulfil their responsibilities to ensure data equity. The event will explore how the concept of data equity relates to various issues...

The FSO has been regularly publishing information for the general public since 1862 – currently up to 150 times a year. On the occasion of the 10,000th publication of the Federal Statistical Office, which will appear in autumn 2024, we...

A High-Level Side-Event to the UN High Level Political Forum 2024 This side event brings to the attention of policymakers at all levels the central role of high-quality diets and nutrition in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and...

The world of data has witnessed dramatic changes owing to the digital revolution; not least because the concept of data has changed and broadened. The next UPDI event will talk about data governance.

The Data Science Competence Center (DSCC) and the Unlocking the Power of Data Initiative at the Swiss Federal Statistical Office are pleased to invite you to the next webinar in the “Data Science and AI for Public Good” series. In...

Following up on its first meeting on 10 October 2023, this meeting, co-hosted by GRID-Geneva, provides an opportunity for the Geneva data community to exchange on how to best collaborate for delivering on the UN Summit of the Future for...

The side event will be the occasion to talk about opportunities AI offers but also the solutions we should take into account to lower gender gaps in the labor market as well as the gender representation within artificial intelligence thanks to better access to gender data. How can official statistics be aware of the data bias and how to take gender data into account while programming artificial intelligence?

An event at the Annual Meeting WEF 2024 in the House of Switzerland

Die Veranstaltung bringt Fachpersonen aus Demografie und Klimaforschung zusammen, um aktuelle Herausforderungen bei der Erstellung von nationalen Bevölkerungsszenarien - insbesondere für die DACH-Länder - zu diskutieren. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei die Frage nach der Bedeutung des Klimawandels für die zukünftige demografische Entwicklung.

This event is organised by the Swiss Federal Statistics Office.

This session is organized in the framework of the World Statistics Congress 2023 under UPDI.

This session is organized for the World Statistics Congress 2023 under UPDI.

This session is organized for the World Statistics Congress 2023 under UPDI.

There is a clear need to strengthen data literacy in all the levels of decision making, that’s why the cooperation between government, civil society, private sector, international organizations and other stakeholders is crucial.

As we stated in our PARIS21 Spring Meeting, the time to achieve the SDGs is running out. As we pass the halfway mark, significant action and quality data are needed to ensure that we “leave no one behind”. We need...

To continue the work towards our goal to make fact-based decisions, we need the missing piece. What better than going local to complete the puzzle?

Summary and outcome of the conference The first Project Rosling event, organized by the Swiss Confederation in cooperation with the World Health Organization, took place on the 26th of January 2023, at the Maison de la Paix in Geneva, with...