International Classifications

International Classifications

Biennium:
2014-2015
Coordinator
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) of Mexico
Coordinator Focal Point
Eva Castillo
Technical Secretariat
Statistics Division of ECLAC
Members
National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) of Argentina
Statistical Service (BSS) of Barbados
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) of Boliva
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)
Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) of Chile
Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) of Colombia
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) of Costa Rica
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) of Ecuador
General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DIGESTYC) of El Salvador
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) of Guatemala
L’Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d’Informatique (IHSI)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) of Honduras
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) of Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC) of Panama
National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) of Perú
Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE) of Dominican Republic
Central Statistical Office (CSO) of Saint Lucia
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) of Uruguay
Objectives

General

Support the countries in the region in adopting or adapting the new versions of international classifications in order to contribute to the development of official statistics in the various statistical programmes.

Specifics

  1. Identify and promote regional and subregional cooperation activities to boost the capacity of the member countries in the processes of adopting and adapting international classifications.
  2. Exchange and document experiences, knowledge and good practices in relation to the implementation of international classifications.
  3. Provide regular updates on the progress made in terms of new revisions to international classifications, particularly with a view to conducting economic and population censuses and changing the base year for national accounts in the countries of the region, as well as ensuring the proper management of directories of businesses and establishments.
  4. Promote the creation of inter-agency platforms for collaboration in, and coordination and integration of, regional initiatives on international classifications among blocks of countries.
  5. Prioritize the translation into Spanish of texts on international classifications to enable their timely adoption by the countries of the region.
  6. Make the arrangements necessary to hold meetings of the Working Group on International Classifications, with a view to promoting the use and dissemination of economic and social classifications. 
  7. Promote the establishment of a network of experts on international classifications to provide countries with mechanisms for communication and updating classifications and nomenclature.