2013 meeting of the Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications
2013 meeting of the Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications
- New York, USA
- 13-15 May 2013
The Expert Group met on 13-15 May 2013 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
- Best Practice Guidelines for Developing International Statistical Classifications
- Criteria to become a member of the International Family of Classifications
- Report on the survey of national classification practices and assessment of ISIC and CPC implementation
- The Role of International Standards for National Statistical Offices
- Neuchâtel Terminology Model: Classification database object types and their attributes - Revision 2013
- Use of SDMX in stocking, disseminating and managing the Swiss classification of economic activities
Presentations for the Meeting
- National Classifications Registry
- The Role of International Standards for National Statistical Offices
- Neuchâtel Terminology Model: Revision 2013 and its relation to GSIM
- Use of SDMX in stocking, disseminating and managing the Swiss Classification on Economic Activities
- Global Inventory of Statistical Standards
- Standard International Energy Product Classification (SIEC)
- ISCED Revision, Fields of Education and Training, ISCED-F
- The developing ´International Classification of Crime for statistical purposes
- ICD Revision: A new way to build the ICD
- The EBOPS – CPC correspondence
- Developing Activity Classifications for Time-Use Surveys
- Update on the ongoing revision of the International Classification of Activities for Time Use Statistics - ICATUS
- Status of implementation of the International Standard Classification of Occupations
- Status of work on the International Classification of Status in Employment
- Aligning Classifications for Agricultural Statistics with other International Standards
- Issue Paper on Classifying Factoryless Goods Producers
- Voorburg Group Classification Input Process
- The Brazilian remarks on the need for a revision or update of the ISIC rev.4
- The main outcome of the 2012 survey on a potential revision of COICOP
- The 5th revision of the Classification of Broad Economic Categories (BEC)
- Classification of Business Functions
- Working Group on International Classifications (GTCI)
- User communication
- Statistics New Zealand Classification Management System
Background Documents
- Report of the Meeting of the Expert Group on International Economic and Social Classifications, New York, 18-20 May 2011
- Mandate of the Expert Group (ESA/STAT/AC.267/Bk.2)
- FAO Revised Proposal for the Harmonized System 2017 Edition
- Questionnaire on national agriculture and food product classifications
- Preliminary Draft Manual of the Fifth Revision of the BEC (April 2013)