Moderator: Rolando Ocampo, Chief of the Statistics Division of ECLAC

The discussion on this substantive issues addresses the progress and challenges in the region relating to the modernization of national statistical legislation and advancement towards strengthening of national statistical systems. In addition to the adoption by the Conference of the Generic Law on Official Statistics for Latin America in November 2019, several countries have taken action to provide a more adequate legal framework for the production of official statistics. These experiences are a useful reference for the discussion of various issues, such as the organization of national statistical systems, access to administrative records and other third-party data sources, statistical confidentiality and quality assurance, among others.

▪ Strengthening of statistical institutions in Mexico through the lens of the book "Contar verdades: la saga del INEGI"
(Consolidación de la institucionalidad estadística en México desde la perspectiva del libro Contar verdades: la saga del INEGI)
   Mario Palma, former Vice-President of the Board of Directors of INEGI of Mexico

     » Comments and questions

▪ Strengthening of statistical institutions in Colombia
(Consolidación de la institucionalidad estadística en Colombia)
   National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) of Colombia

▪ Panel discussion on recent changes in statistical institutions
(Panel de debate sobre cambios recientes en la institucionalidad estadística)

     » Comments and questions