Event:World Statistics Day 2010
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| Event:World Statistics Day 2010 | |
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| Date | 20/10/2010 |
| City | Global |
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| Summary | Summary::The 20th of October 2010 will be the first ever World Statistics Day (WSD), a day created to recognize the achievements the global statistics systems |
The day was created by the United Nations Statistics Division and will advocate the work of many statisticians across the world who work within different settings, cultures and domains.The three key words chosen to highlight WSD are Service, Professionalism and Integrity.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated "Let us make this historic World Statistics Day a success by acknowledging and celebrating the role of statistics in the social and economic development of our societies and by dedicating further efforts and resources to strengthening national statistical capacity"
The OECD is also celebrating World Statistics Day, centering the day around a "World Statistics Day Interactive Session" to be held at the OECD and chaired by Mr. Pier Carlo Padoan, Deputy Secretary General.
See full details in the World Statistics Day article
