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The first UN World Data Forum will be hosted by Statistics South Africa from 15 to 18 January 2017, with support from the Statistics Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, under the guidance of the United Nations Statistical Commission and the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Over 1,000 data experts including from national statistical offices, the private sector, international organizations, the scientific and academic communities, and civil society organizations, as well as political leaders and sustainable development advocates. It will be an opportunity for data and statistics experts from around the world to:
- JOIN together in this unique event with governments, businesses, civil society and the scientific and academic communities.
- EXPLORE innovative ways to apply data and statistics to measure global progress and inform evidence-based policy decisions on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- CONTRIBUTE to important discussions, data labs and interactive platforms aimed at improving the use of data for sustainable development.
- LAUNCH new initiatives and solutions that will deliver better data for all.
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