 The OIC Statistical Working Group (SWG) emanated from one of the recommendations of the Expert Group Meeting on Statistical Capacity Building organized by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on 29 April 2007 (12 Rabi-Thani 1428H) which called on IDB to “establish a working group, in collaboration with relevant OIC institutions, to meet regularly to harmonize statistical activities, exchange experiences and best practices, develop common methodologies for collecting and processing data from Member States”. Similar proposal in the form of a Project for establishing SWG was made by the Director General of Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), Dr. Savaş ALPAY, during his visit to IDB on 3 December 2007 (23 Dhu’l Qaida 1428H). The OIC SWG started its activities after its First Meeting which was held at the Headquarters of IDB on 25-26 March 2008 (17-18 Rabi-I 1429H) with the participation of the OIC General Secretariat, SESRIC, IDB, Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) and Islamic Centre for Development of Commerce (ICDT). The Twenty-fourth Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (COMCEC), held in Istanbul on 20 - 24 October 2008 (20-24 Shawwal 1429), also welcomed the establishment of the SWG.
The objectives of the OIC SWG are;
- To develop a framework for coordinating statistical activities among the OIC Institutions and the National Statistical Organizations (NSOs) of the member countries to ensure consistency in statistical practices, prevent duplications and facilitate improved interaction with the member countries.
- To identify the procedures and guidelines for OIC-level data collection, data processing, data dissemination, statistical publications and statistical capacity building activities.
Statistical Working Group Documents
Statistical Working Group Meetings
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