#OfficialStatistics
I am the only Australian not to have visited Japan in the last 18 months. #officialstatistics
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
📊 Too much global development data still lives in spreadsheets.

But modern analysis requires data acquisition as code.

📦 CRAN
cran.r-project.org/package=unicef…

#OpenData #OfficialStatistics #RStats #DataForChildren #ReproducibleResearch
March 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure."

#econsky #statistics #data #datascience #federalstatistics #datainfrastructure #federaldata #economicstatistics #officialstatistics #statisticalagencies #infrastructure
August 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Today I’m pleased to share that the unicefData R package is now available on CRAN, providing direct programmatic access to the UNICEF Data Warehouse.

📦 CRAN
cran.r-project.org/package=unicef…

#OpenData #OfficialStatistics #RStats #DataForChildren #ReproducibleResearch
March 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
December 16, 2024 at 1:24 PM
📈The end of the the Demographic and Health Surveys exposes growing data gaps.

🆕 Our new @natureportfolio.nature.com Communications Sustainability paper shows why #citizenscience is essential in #officialstatistics: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

@iiasa.ac.at @oecdstatistics.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Excited to be part of the #RIECS-Concept project! Funded by #EuropeanCommission, RIECS will conceptualize "the infrastructure" for excellence in #citizenscience. More will follow 🔜

@iiasa.ac.at @ibercivis.bsky.social @ecsa.ngo @ecs.ngo @cropscs.bsky.social #data #officialstatistics #SDGs

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iiasa.ac.at IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · Feb 14
IIASA researchers are joining forces with partners across eight European countries in the RIECS-Concept project, paving the way for a pan-European research infrastructure for citizen science.
Learn more about this ambitious initiative 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/feb-202...
@dilekfraisl.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
These #OfficialStatistics are based on data gathered through the @btobirds.bsky.social / @rspbscience.bsky.social / JNCC Wetland Bird Survey @webs-gsmp.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Survey calibration is one of the most important techniques in survey statistics.

More information in the latest module of the Statistics Globe Hub: statisticsglobe.com/hub

#RStats #SurveyStatistics #OfficialStatistics #Sampling #DataScience #Statistics #StatisticsGlobeHub
July 27, 2026 at 8:55 AM
🆕Many #SDG indicators depend on household surveys - yet systems are increasingly exposed to funding and capacity shocks. A new commentary piece, co-authored by OECD Chief Statistician Steve MacFeely argues #CitizenScience must become essential for #OfficialStatistics.

Read more👇
shorturl.at/10RRp
January 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
📢 Save the Date: Join us on 9-10 September for the OECD
- KOSTAT Global Conference 2025, under the theme #AI for Data, #Data for AI!

🔗 Check out the programme: shorturl.at/YAb7j

🔗 Register now: shorturl.at/sdNW2

#OECDStats #OfficialStatistics
July 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM