Tue, Nov 25 2025

• Raúl Prebisch Room
  Opening session
  10:00 am to 10:50 am
• Raúl Prebisch Room
  Challenges in data governance and administration in evolving national ecosystems
  10:50 am to 01:00 pm

  This session will address the challenges and progress in modernizing national statistical systems, including the implementation of new legislation, the use of administrative records, and the transition to record-based censuses. Experiences regarding interoperability, responsible access to data, and the protection of personal information in statistical production will also be discussed.

• Enrique Iglesias Auditorium / Zoom / Spanish and English
  Side event | From Records to Insights: Launch of the Manual on the Use of Administrative Data and its Integration for Statistical Purposes Related to Children and Adolescents
  01:10 pm to 02:15 pm

  This side event of the Statistical Conference of the Americas will provide an opportunity to reflect on the joint work that led to the Manual on the Use of Administrative Data and Its Integration for Statistical Purposes Related to Children and Adolescents, and to discuss how the recommendations can be applied in national contexts.

• Raúl Prebisch Room
  Challenges in data governance and administration in evolving national ecosystems (continued)
  03:00 pm to 04:00 pm
• Raúl Prebisch Room
  Measuring development beyond GDP: challenges and opportunities
  04:30 pm to 06:00 pm

  This session will address the progress of the “Beyond GDP” initiative, launched by the UN Secretary-General, which seeks to develop a framework and indicators to complement GDP and measure sustainable development more comprehensively. The dialogue will gather input from statistical offices and regional bodies on how to better reflect the social, environmental, and human well-being dimensions in the new metrics.