1. Pacific statistics standing committee (PSSC)
SDD: Data Analysis and Dissemination Team
2018 Activities and 2019 provisional Workplan
1st – 2nd November 2018

2. Outline Agenda 2030 & SDGs - Alison
Dissemination, POPGIS & Web Development – Phil, Luis, Stan, Gaelle & Helen (c)
NSDS, Demography and Data Analysis – Team, Gerald (c) & Mike (c)
Economic Statistics: Trade - Nilima
Economic Statistics: Prices - Rens
Civil Registration & Vital Statistics (CRVS) - Gloria

3. Agenda 2030 & SDGs 2018 Activities
Compilation of SDG Dataset and Progress Wheels, SDG Dashboard commenced
SDG analysis for First Quadrennial Regional Sustainable Development Report
Pacific SDG Booklet published
Kiribati VNR supported
2019 Provisional Workplan (Subject to Funding/Resources)
VNR support to Vanuatu, Nauru, Palau, Tonga & Solomon Islands
Maintenance of SDG dashboard, linking to “.stat”
Updating of SDG Progress Wheels
Support to NSO on identification of SDG proxy indicators
Support to regional SDG Task Force/Working Groups

4. SDG dashboard

5. Dissemination, POPGIS & Web development
2018 Activities
Redevelopment of the SDD website commenced – based on findings from 2017 User Engagement Survey:
Thematic layout based on countries, “sectors” or themes e.g. trade, prices, energy, population etc
New search-engine capability
Installation of OECD’s “.stat” and SDMX software platforms that will improve access, usability of datasets and interoperability with other websites
Development of interactive SDG Dashboard – coming on-line early in 2019
POPGIS3 – a completely new version of the mapping software – has been released and is now available initially for Tonga, POPGIS3 will run on smartphones/tablets - available to a much wider range of users.
SPC Pacific Data Hub; the PDH will provide one central location in which to catalogue Pacific datasets and documents; eventually both the new .stat system and the new NADA microdata library will be branded under the Pacific Data Hub
Regional Dissemination Strategy
2019 Provisional Workplan (Subject to Funding/Resources)
.stat Statistical datasets progressively modelled under SDMX guidelines and added to .stat database
Redevelopment of NMDI database – indicators reviewed and dataset migrated to .stat
Roll-out of PopGIS3 – 11 countries
TA provided to support NSOs with their websites
Integration of .stat and NADA Microdata Library with Pacific Data Hub
Upload of datasets to PDH (which are not able o be stored in .stat and NADA)
Ad-hoc map/media production for twitter/website

6. Links to SPC Data Sources
The PRSD booklet listing the PRSD 132 indicators is at news/171-sdgs-in-the-pacific-booklet
The PRSD dataset can be accessed in the following link:
indicators.
SDG progress wheel visualisations – Beta version: Username: admin; Password: 2WPXokVkHAKt
POPGIS2 regional maps
SPC SDD web-site has a link to National Minimum Development Indicator Database
SDD has a Twitter acct at #PRISMStats on and a Facebook page at

7. Key indicators and facts
Reports:
NMDI
Fact sheets
SDG dashboard

8. POPGIS3

9. NSDS, Demography and Data Analysis
2018 Activities
Support to the completion of NSDS for Tonga, Fiji, FSM, Tokelau and Tuvalu
Mini-census report for Tuvalu
2018 Pocket Statistical Summary published
Establishment of new “live chat” function
2019 Provisional Workplan (Subject to Funding/Resources)
NSDS (new or updated) for three more countries
Analysis of poverty indicators for Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue
Population projections and demographic analysis for all PICTs
Reintroduction of DARW workshops
Production of analytical knowledge products on poverty, demography and other topical issues

10. Economic Statistics: Trade
Trade statistics technical support – Vanuatu & Kiribati
Trade sub-regional workshop – Cook Is; Fiji; Kiribati; Nauru; PNG; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Tuvalu and Vanuatu
Pacific Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (PACHS17) published to support IMTS
Facilitation of Tonga Business Survey – Fiji South-South
Trade 2019 Provisional Workplan (Subject to Funding/Resources)
IMTS datasets for ten countries are published using PACHS17
Pacific IMTS compilation guide completed
Pilot IMTS dataset modelled and imported into .stat
Knowledge products on key trade trends and issues produced (including with University of Wollongong)

11. Economic Statistics: Prices
Price Indices technical support
Palau CPI rebase - published
FSM CPI rebase – first publication expected Q1-2019
Fiji CPI rebase – first publication expected Q1-2019
Niue CPI rebase – first publication expected Q4-2018
Tonga CPI rebase – first publication expected Q1-2019
Prices 2019 Provisional Workplan (Subject to Funding/Resources)
Three countries CPI rebased (Guam, Tuvalu, Cook islands)
Knowledge products on key price trends and issues produced (e.g. PacMac, PPP)
Proposal for regional CPI model software study
Pacific CPI compilation and rebase manual – input for PSMB April 2019.
Regional CPI workshop – potentially with ABS

12. Civil registration & vital statistics (with Brisbane Accord Group)
2018 Activities
Publication of Vanuatu and Kiribati vital statistics reports
Country Studies:
Tonga Multi-Source record Linkage Study
Tuvalu study to assess quality of cause-of death certification and coding
Country Technical Assistance Missions and Support
Kiribati CRVS technical support mission
Support in analysis and drafting of vital statistics reports (Nauru, Niue, Fiji)
Solomon Islands support to national CRVS committee
Nauru assistance to the development of a National CRVS plan
Training workshops on
Data analysis and report writing for civil registration based vital statistics (Cook islands, Fiji, Nauru, Niue, Fiji, Tonga)
Records preservation and management, including study visit to Fiji (Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Vanuatu)
Medical certification of causes of death (Cook islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Tonga)
Drafting of CRVS factsheets
South-south support (Fiji to Vanuatu) on record preservation/conservation and management
2019 Provisional Workplan (Subject to Funding/Resources)
Data analysis and report writing (DARW) for civil registration based vital statistics (CNMI, RMI, Guam, FSM, Palau)
IT, ID and Civil registration for Civil Registrars (sub-regional countries to be confirmed)
Medical certification of causes of death (sub-regional countries to be confirmed)
Analysis, drafting and publication of national vital statistics reports following DARW workshop
Regional study on IT for civil registration
Proposal (with BAG) for regional Coding Centre for Cause-of-Death