2011 meeting of the Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications
2011 meeting of the Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications
- New York, USA
- 13-15 May 2011
The Expert Group met on 13-15 May 2011 at UN Headquarters in New York, USA. The Expert Group discussed:
- Best practices and criteria for the Family of International Classifications,
- Implementation of international classifications in national statistical systems,
- Current and planned work on international classifications, including:
- SIEC, ISCED-F, International Classification of Crime, ICD, EBOPS, ICATUS, ISCO-08, and ICSE,
- Potential revisions to CPC, ISIC, and COICOP,
As well as other areas related to international classifications and their application.
Meeting Documents
Papers for the Meeting
- Update of the Mandate for the Expert Group
- Best Practice Guidelines for Developing International Statistical Classifications
- A new template for the Family of International Classifications
- ISIC and CPC Maintenance and Revision Policies
- Management of the Classification of Statistical Activities
- Classification revision frame - Proposal for the family of UN economic and social classifications
- An updated template for assessing the implementation of national classifications
- Classification of Statistical Activities – Proposed Revisions
- The Standard International Energy Product Classification (SIEC) and its relationship with the Central Product Classification (CPC)
- CPC Ver.2 Review and Harmonization with Food and Agriculture Statistics in FAO
- Impact of HS 2012 amendments on CPC Version 2
- ISCED 2011: Current Status and next steps
- Communication with Classification Users by Statistics New Zealand
- Working Group on International Classifications for the ECLAC region
- Classification Management Systems in Statistics New Zealand
- Data formats for the exchange of classifications
- Measuring trends in ICT trade: From Harmonised System (HS) 2002 to HS 2007 / ICT product definition
- Revised activities classification (NAEMA Rév1) and revised products classification (NOPEMA Rév1) of AFRISTAT Member States
- Revision of the Classification by Broad Economic Categories (BEC)
- Standard Classification of Statistical Activities: A New Zealand Perspective
- International Classification of Business Functions
- The draft EBOPS – CPC correspondence table
- Classification of Environmental Activities (CEA) - Information paper
- Comments on the Impact of the HS 2012 on CPC Ver. 2
Presentations for the Meeting
- Update of the Mandate for the Expert Group
- Family of International Classifications
- ISIC and CPC Maintenance and Revision Policies
- Registry of national classifications
- Classification of Statistical Activities – Proposed Revisions
- The Standard International Energy Product Classification (SIEC) and its relationship with the Central Product Classification (CPC)
- CPC Ver.2 Review and Harmonization with Food and Agriculture Statistics in FAO
- Impact of the HS 2012 amendments on CPC Version 2
- International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) Revision - Status and next steps
- Working Group on International Classifications for the ECLAC region
- Measuring trade in ICT goods: From HS2002 to HS2007
- Global Trade and International Classifications
- Classification of Environmental Activities (CEA)
- Update on Progress with ISCO and the International Classification of Status in Employment
- A new way to build the ICD
Background Documents
- Report of the previous meeting of the Expert Group, September 2009 (ESA/STAT/AC.190/4)
- Guide to Measuring the Information Society, 2009
- Review and Update of Agricultural and Fishery Commodities in the Harmonized System (ESA/STAT/AC.190/18)
- Amendments for the 2012 Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS)
- International Standard Classification of Education