DevStat has been awarded a contract to support the statistical office of the Russian Federation (ROSSTAT)

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DevStat has been awarded by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (http://www.beafnd.org/en/) a contract to support ROSSTAT (the statistical office of the Russian Federation) in the improvement of its business register and the processes to maintain and validate its records. The project will last for one year and experts from Spain, France, Romania, Bulgaria and Italy will be involved under the leadership of DevStat.

2014 is gone. Remarkable facts of the year

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2014 is gone. DevStat completed projects for Eurostat and Eurofound, including conferences on modernization of statistics and Big Data (Valencia, Rome) as well as in Costa Rica, Oman, Romania, and a 4-year EC project on fishery statistics. We started new projects in Bosnia-Hercegovina, Cuba, Moldova, and established partnerships with CartoDB, (leader in mapping solutions) and LINEEX (behavioural economics lab). Thanks to our team and network, DevStat consolidated its position as a major provider of expertise for statistical systems and the use of quantitative information. Happy 2015 to all!!

New project!! Support to Bosnia and Herzegovina Population and Housing Census data validation and dissemination

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New project!! Support to Bosnia and Herzegovina Population and Housing Census data validation and dissemination, just started. The kick-off took place in Sarajevo on 1st December. A new challenge for DevStat and its experts!

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Migration statistics in Armenia

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In the framework of the Eurostat’s project “Assessment of the statistical systems and selected statistical areas of the enlargement and ENP countries”, DevStat implemented a sector review on Migration statistics in Armenia. The sector review aimed to assess the migration data produced, the process to produce them, the interaction with data providers and users, as well as the compliance with European statistics in the sector. At the end of the mission the statistical institute of Armenia was informed about identified strengths and weaknesses regarding its process of calculation and dissemination of migration statistics and received recommendations for improvements.

The Handbook “Essential SNA: building the basics 2014 edition” is available

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essential-sna_building_2014The Handbook “Essential SNA: building the basics 2014 edition” is available on:

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-GQ-14-008

This handbook is one of the outputs prepared by DevStat during the implementation of the 3-year Eurostat’s funded project “Essential System of National Accounts (SNA): Methodological support and tools in the context of cooperation” that has just ended.

DevStat implemented a sector review on Labour Force Survey in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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In the framework of the Eurostat’s project “Assessment of the statistical systems and selected statistical areas of the enlargement and ENP countries”, DevStat implemented a sector review on Labour Force Survey in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The sector review aimed to assess the labour force statistical data produced, the process to produce them, the interaction with data providers and users, as well as the compliance with European statistics in the sector. At the end of the mission the statistical institute of Bosnia and Herzegovina was informed about identified strengths and weaknesses regarding its process of implementation of a Labour Force Survey and received recommendations for improvements.

ESS Big Data Event – Final Report online!

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devstat_ess-big-data_2014The ESS Big Data Event, took place in Rome on 31 March-01 April 2014. The Event was organised by Eurostat with the support of a project consortium headed by DevStat.

The final report of the Event: ESS Big Data Event Rome 2014, has now been published online. Please, visit http://www.cros-portal.eu/content/2014-big-data-event-final-report to download the document.

DevStat enlarges its team with a new senior manager

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sabrilFollowing its process of development, DevStat enlarges its team with a new senior manager as of 1st September. Santiago Abril (MSc in Economics) has joined DevStat as Director-General, closely working with José Cervera (CEO) and José Vila (Scientific Director) in the daily management of the company. With previous experience in multinational companies, Santiago (sabril@devstat.com) will contribute to the consolidation of DevStat as a major player in the international statistical consultancy market.

Medición de la precepción y actitud subjetivas ante el riesgo

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DevStat‘s Scientific Director Jose Vila was the invited lectured for a workshop on the application of Experimental Behavioral Economics to retailing finance and insurance in Buenos Aires (Argentina) on August 12. The workshop was focused in how to measure subjective probabilities of investors and insurance takers and how to apply this information to optimize customer management and generate competitive advantage. The event was organized by Management & Fit and funded by Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.

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Assessment ENP countries

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business-statisticsDevStat has been awarded by Eurostat, as a part of a consortium, the implementation of the Assessment of the statistical systems and selected statistical areas of the enlargement and ENP countries. The project will run during two and a half years and aims at supporting these countries in their efforts to align their statistical data with EU and international standards.

The project will start with the assessment of statistical data production in the Migration, Labour Force and Business Statistics sectors. The countries that will be object of this first review are: Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, Belarus, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia.