C A R I B B E A N                  C O M M U N I T Y              S E C R E T A R I A T

            TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF                                     RESTRICTED

            THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF

            CARIBBEAN STATISTICIANS                                        

            Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands

            3-5 November 2003                                                            24 July 2003

PROVISIONAL  AGENDA

1.         OPENING CEREMONY

2.         ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN

3.         ADOPTION OF AGENDA

4.         PROCEDURAL MATTERS

5.         THE ECONOMIC STATISTICS FRAMEWORK:

            5.1.      Statistics on International Trade in Services – Advancement of the Process

            5.2.      Status Report on the Compilation of Merchandise Trade Statistics

5.3             The Implementation of the 1993 Systems of National Accounts  (1993             

SNA) – Advancement of the Process.

5.4             Other areas of Economic Statistics – Status Reports by Member States

6.                  PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE:  THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATISTICAL PROGRAMME FOR THE REGION – FOCUS ON ECONOMIC STATISTICS

7.         SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS:

            7.1      The Regional Programme in Social and Gender Statistics - Status Report on Implementation

            7.2       Report on Social Statistics and Environment Programmes from National Statistical Offices

            7.3      Report on the Fourth Meeting of the CARICOM Advisory Group: CARICOM Programme on Strengthening Capacity in the Compilation of Social Gender and   Environment Statistics in the Region

7.4             Development of SPARC

7.5             Caribbean Labour Market Information System (CLIMS) - Progress of Work

7.6             Sources of Data on Social Statistics; Census, Administrative Records, Population Register

7.7             Towards the Harmonization of Social Statistics in the Region: further advancing the regional statistical programme

8.                  MEASUREMENT OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY: CORE STATISTICS ON ICT

9.                  PROSPECTS FOR STATISTICAL TRAINING: EVALUATION OF EXISTING PROGRAMMES – IMPLICATIONS FOR ADVANCING PROCESS

10.             SELECTED ISSUES IN THE MODERNISATION OF NATIONAL STATISTICAL OFFICES:

10.1         THE PATH TOWARDS A STATISTICAL COUNCIL –

            IMPLICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN STATISTICS AT THE NATIONAL

            LEVEL                                                                             

            10.2    A REVIEW OF STATISTICAL LEGISLATION: KEY ENABLING ELEMENTS  

            10.3    MANAGING DATA QUALITY IN THE CARICOM REGION

11.             DONOR SUPPORT AND THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS IN REGIONAL STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT:

11.1         UNITED NATIONS STATISTICAL COMMISSIONS

11.2         THE CONFERENCES OF STATISTICS OF THE AMERICAS

11.3         OTHER ORGANISATIONS/DONORS

12.       ANY OTHER BUSINESS

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