 The accurate, timely, reliable
and consistent statistical data is of an utmost importance for policy making and strategy development in any
country. The OIC member countries have varying levels of capacities for producing statistical data in accordance
with the relevant internationally-accepted statistical standards. Thus, the Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB)
Programme for the National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of OIC Member Countries aims at matching statistical needs
and capacities of the NSOs of OIC member countries and then organising training activities in order to close the
statistical capacity gaps and thus contributing to the improvement of National Statistical Systems (NSSs) of the
member countries.
The StatCaB Programme was initiated in early 2007. It is the flagship capacity development programme of the
SESRIC. Within its framework, the Centre collects information from the NSOs of OIC member countries through the
biennial StatCaB questionnaire, assesses their needs and capacities, matches these needs and capacities, and
organizes statistical capacity development activities between the beneficiary and provide countries. Besides, the
Centre, in its capacity as the Secretariat of the OIC Statistical Commission (OIC-StatCom) regularly reports the
implemented StatCaB activities to the Follow-Up Meetings and Annual Sessions of the OIC-StatCom.
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