FAO relies on official sources for its statistical work to the greatest possible extent. However, in certain circumstances that are consistent with the “recommended practices in the use of non-official sources in international statistics”... more
FAO relies on official sources for its statistical work to the greatest possible extent. However, in certain circumstances that are consistent with the “recommended practices in the use of non-official sources in international statistics” as endorsed at the 22nd Session of the CCSA, it is occasionally necessary for FAO to also use non-official sources. This paper presents several examples of how non-official sources are used by FAO in its statistical work and why this approach is necessary and ensures at the same time compliance with the highest quality standards. The paper then focuses specifically on FAO’s “Voices of the Hungry” project, an initiative through which FAO will collect data on the extent and severity of food insecurity, through a carefully-designed annual survey to be conducted in collaboration with polling specialists Gallup, Inc. The Voices of the Hungry Project will have a particularly powerful role in enhancing the capacity of FAO to monitor a possible goal on foo...
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC REVIEW ELSEVIER European Economic Review 41 (1997) 571579 Poverty and Regional Policy An empirical puzzle: Falling migration and growing unemployment differentials among Italian regions Riccardo Faini si'd'*,... more
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC REVIEW ELSEVIER European Economic Review 41 (1997) 571579 Poverty and Regional Policy An empirical puzzle: Falling migration and growing unemployment differentials among Italian regions Riccardo Faini si'd'*, Giampaolo Galli b, Pietro German ...
A new index of production for the construction sector based on input data Fabio Bacchini† Pietro Gennari † ∗ Roberto Iannaccone † † Dipartimento delle Statistiche Economiche ... 100,0 0,0406 30 264 Man. of bricks, tiles and construction... more
A new index of production for the construction sector based on input data Fabio Bacchini† Pietro Gennari † ∗ Roberto Iannaccone † † Dipartimento delle Statistiche Economiche ... 100,0 0,0406 30 264 Man. of bricks, tiles and construction products 100,0 0,0406 31 265 Man. ...
The carrying out of PES reform, activated by d.lgs. 469 in 1997, has proceeded along differentiated paths among Italian areas. Moreover, within each region implementation paths seem diversified between single provinces, sketching out a... more
The carrying out of PES reform, activated by d.lgs. 469 in 1997, has proceeded along differentiated paths among Italian areas. Moreover, within each region implementation paths seem diversified between single provinces, sketching out a very differentiated picture, with both "developed" areas and districts characterized by substantial implementation lags. Such a territorial differentiation is the key issue used in our evaluation
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Global Indicator Framework (GIF) has multiplied training needs due to the large number of new indicators to be monitored by countries, whereas COVID-19-related social distancing restrictions have... more
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Global Indicator Framework (GIF) has multiplied training needs due to the large number of new indicators to be monitored by countries, whereas COVID-19-related social distancing restrictions have provided an unexpected springboard for the proliferation of cutting-edge virtual training tools and modalities. This has exposed a panoply of new data-related skills needed by contemporary statisticians, and therefore the types of training that could be most appropriate for acquiring these skills. This paper analyses the changing context and nature of training, with particular reference to the experience of FAO as a custodian agency for a large share of SDG indicators. The combination of different learning modalities, appropriately blended into a coherent learning programme, is shown to have the greatest impact, with one modality reinforcing the strengths and dampening the limitations of another.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Global Indicator Framework (GIF) has multiplied training needs due to the large number of new indicators to be monitored by countries, whereas COVID-19-related social distancing restrictions have... more
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Global Indicator Framework (GIF) has multiplied training needs due to the large number of new indicators to be monitored by countries, whereas COVID-19-related social distancing restrictions have provided an unexpected springboard for the proliferation of cutting-edge virtual training tools and modalities. This has exposed a panoply of new data-related skills needed by contemporary statisticians, and therefore the types of training that could be most appropriate for acquiring these skills. This paper analyses the changing context and nature of training, with particular reference to the experience of FAO as a custodian agency for a large share of SDG indicators. The combination of different learning modalities, appropriately blended into a coherent learning programme, is shown to have the greatest impact, with one modality reinforcing the strengths and dampening the limitations of another.
FAO relies on official sources for its statistical work to the greatest possible extent. However, in certain circumstances that are consistent with the “recommended practices in the use of non-official sources in international statistics”... more
FAO relies on official sources for its statistical work to the greatest possible extent. However, in certain circumstances that are consistent with the “recommended practices in the use of non-official sources in international statistics” as endorsed at the 22nd Session of the CCSA, it is occasionally necessary for FAO to also use non-official sources. This paper presents several examples of how non-official sources are used by FAO in its statistical work and why this approach is necessary and ensures at the same time compliance with the highest quality standards. The paper then focuses specifically on FAO’s “Voices of the Hungry” project, an initiative through which FAO will collect data on the extent and severity of food insecurity, through a carefully-designed annual survey to be conducted in collaboration with polling specialists Gallup, Inc. The Voices of the Hungry Project will have a particularly powerful role in enhancing the capacity of FAO to monitor a possible goal on foo...
