On September 28, 2021, in the city of Moscow, the Federal State Statistics Service together with the Department of Economic Policy and Development of the City of Moscow, the Analytical Center and the International Center for Statistical Expertise Tsentrostat held a conference on the topic “International ratings of countries and cities: methodology, data, transparency". The conference was held within the framework of the 63rd World Statistical Congress, organized by the International Statistical Institute.
The conference was attended by a group of experts from the World Bank, representatives of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), staff of the UN Statistics Division, as well as analysts and independent researchers.
The main goal of the conference is to organize an open dialogue and develop effective mechanisms for interaction with international organizations and rating agencies.
During the conference, approaches to the construction of international ratings, their impact on business and society, as well as the role of official statistics and alternative data sources, experience in data verification, mechanisms of interaction between compilers and participants of ratings were considered.
Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics Begalov Bakhodir Abdusalomovich took part in the conference with a presentation on the topic "Reforms in the field of statistics and their assessment in international ratings."
The chairman of the committee especially noted that the presidential decree No. UP-6003 "On improving the position of the Republic of Uzbekistan in international ratings and indices, as well as introducing a new mechanism for systematic work with them in state bodies and organizations" served as the basis for the work carried out in Uzbekistan in this direction.
He also noted that in recent years, the role of the Republic of Uzbekistan in such indices as "Doing Business", "Development of Electronic Government", "Index of Economic Freedom", "Statistical Potential Index" of the World Bank and a number of indices in the field of open data has been growing. This, in turn, testifies to the fact that the reforms carried out in our country are showing their results.
Within the framework of the conference, reports were heard from other experts. Participants who participated in the online conference received comprehensive answers from experts on their questions.
Press Service