2017 meeting of the Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications


2017 meeting of the Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications
  • New York, USA
  • 6-8 September 2017

The Expert Group met on 6-8 September 2017 at UN Headquarters in New York, USA.
The Expert Group discussed:
- an assessment of implementation of international statistical classifications in national statistical systems,
- current and planned work on a number of international classifications, such as:
    - the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Rev. 4,
    - the Central Product Classification (CPC),
    - the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS),
    - the Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP),
    - the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO08),
    - the International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-93),
    - classifications within a Framework for a Cultural Satellite Account,
    - classifications of Gender Identity,
as well as other areas of work related to international classifications and their application.

Meeting documents

Papers and Presentations for the Meeting

Session 1 – Opening

Session 2 – Composition of the International Family of Statistical Classifications

Session 3 – Assessment of implementation of international statistical classifications in national statistical systems

Session 4 – International Recommendations for a Framework for a Cultural Satellite Account

Session 5 – Gender Identity

Session 6 – Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP)

Session 7 – International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Rev. 4

Session 8 – Central Product Classification (CPC)

Session 9 – Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS)

Session 10 – International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO08)

Session 11 – International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-93)

Session 12 – Other Classifications and Areas of Interest to the work of the Expert Group

Session 13 – Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information, Frameworks and Standards

Session 14 – Discussion on metadata standards and information models

Session 15 – Big Data