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Virtual Statistical System
Development Data Group
The World Bank
VSS is a portal providing …
• On-line resources for NSO’s and other data
producing agencies
• Information about statistical organizations
and operations
• Links to valuable information sites &
documents
• Checklists for the improvement of statistical
organizations
• Information exchange for practitioners and
users
• eLearning courses.
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Main Components of the VSS
Knowledge
Base
• Activities
• Themes
• Comments
Exchange
• Discussion groups
• Wiki information exchange
eLearning
• Animated presentations
• Power point presentations
Knowledge
Improved
Statistical
Capacity
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Accessing VSS Knowledge Base:
Activities and Themes
Knowledge
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Building blocks for statistical
systems
Knowledge
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How Statistical Operations Work
Knowledge
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Discussions organized by
region
Knowledge
Exchange
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eLearning
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E-learning modules
…covering 10 main topics…
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Management of Statistical Systems and Organizations
Labor Statistics and Survey Design
Justice, Crime and Security Statistics
Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Agricultural Statistics
Project Management
Business Statistics
Quality Assurance for Census
Government Finance Statistics
• National Accounts
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eLearning
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The National Accounts Module is divided into two parts
Introductory (10 lessons)
Advanced (10 lessons)
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Supply of G&S and the GDP
The ICP
SNA Production Boundary
Intermediate Consumption
Final Consumption
Expenditure
Capital Formation and Trade
Balance
Informal, Non-observed,
Hidden Activities
SU tables and Commodity
Flow
Estimating GDP
Estimation Methods
Volumes
Institutional Sectors
Balancing Items
Household Accounts
Government Accounts
GFS vs SNA
ROW accounts
BOP vs SNA
QNA and Seasonal
Adjustment
• Satellite Accounts
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The World Bank, in partnership with other
organizations, is looking into ways of
integrating the VSS and its training materials
into the curricula of training centers, as a way
of providing a common approach to training
and e-learning globally.
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The VSS home page:
https://www.virtualstatisticalsystem.org
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