DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF INDICATOR SYSTEMS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING IN THE CONTEXT OF SDG MONITORING AND OTHER AREAS |
Course Leaders | Anne Bösch, Moritz Schönbächler (FSO) & Friderike Oehler (EUROSTAT) |
| Target Group | Staff members working in the field of monitoring the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or of economic, social or environmental statistics or who need to extend their knowledge on how to use indicators and indicator systems |
| Entry Qualifications | |
| Objective(s) | - To provide participants with a theoretical and methodological background on the development of indicator systems, especially in the context of monitoring SDGs
- To build up a common understanding of terms, definitions, as well as the role and limits of official statistics in the construction and maintenance of indicator systems
- To provide knowledge about the links between policy makers and other users of indicators and the statistical community providing data and indicators,
- The course will not address the following topics:
- Construction of individual indicators
- Construction of data platforms and reporting procedures for SDGs monitoring
- Use of indicators in statistical models
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| Contents | - Why indicators? What are indicators? Definition and typology
- Purposes for which indicators can be used and for which not (monitoring, controlling, evaluation)
- Establishment of an indicator system, role of the conceptual framework
- Selection criteria and quality profile of indicators, especially in the context of monitoring SDGs
- Interaction NSI <-> stakeholders, how to guarantee the independence of the NSI, especially in the context of monitoring SDGs
- Communication through indicators, target audiences, how to communicate complex and cross cutting topics such as SDGs
- Indicator-based assessment methodologies, examples applied for SDGs
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| Expected Outcome | The participants will be familiar with the steps required to develop an indicator system The participants will be familiar with the use of statistical indicators in evidence-based decision making and monitoring SDGs as well as the role of NSIs in this field |
| Training Methods | - Presentations/exchange of views and experiences on national practices in building indicator systems and measuring sustainable development
- Exercises
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Required Reading | |
| Suggested Reading | |
| Required Preparation | None |
Trainer(s)/
Lecturer(s) | Trainers: Anne Bösch, Moritz Schönbächler (FSO) and Friderike Oehler (Eurostat) Lecturers : FSO and Eurostat staff |
