1. CountrySTAT / FENIX Overview of the
new CountrySTAT Training Objectives
TRAINING OF FOCAL POINTS ON THE CountrySTAT/FENIX SYSTEM
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

2. INTRODUCTION
CountrySTAT is a platform for sharing knowledge and data, primarily on food security, nutrition and agriculture.
CountrySTAT has been developed using cutting-edge open-source technology (FENIX platform) implemented also for the new FAOSTAT system.
CountrySTAT :
provides data analysis
facilitates monitoring and evidence-based decision
making
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3. INTRODUCTION
The new CountrySTAT aims at establishing an integrated network of national and international agencies to share information and data, mainly on food, nutrition and agriculture
The new technology is based on the FENIX platform, implemented for the new FAOSTAT system, and CountrySTAT

4. INTRODUCTION The "Network" is based on four main elements:
The technology
 to manage and share data
The institutional framework
 to establish agreements between partners and data governance
The statistics
 to ensure data quality
The knowledge
 to develop both simple and complex analyses using available data

5. TRAINING OBJECTIVES a) The technology
Introduction to FENIX administrative tools - Data Management tools
Exhaustive procedure to upload the data and metadata on CountrySTAT
Metadata Editor
DSD Editor
Data Editor

6. TRAINING OBJECTIVES b) The Institutional framework:
The institutional framework and key national structures (the national secretariat and the Technical Working Group of CountrySTAT)
CountrySTAT discusses results from a collaborative effort between members of a network of national and international institutions that make available official data to be uploaded regularly on the system
CountrySTAT is the effort of a community rather than the results of a single organization. It means creating a system that is owned and run nationally
CountrySTAT Partnerships

7. TRAINING OBJECTIVES c) The Statistics : Definitions and coding systems
Data structure and tables creation
Data quality
Metadata

8. TRAINING OBJECTIVES d) The Knowledge :
Comparison among different indicators
Visualization tools (charts, maps, graphs, etc.)
Double filtering
Metadata to retrieve the tables
Analysis through thematic modules