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Engaging Civic Statistics: A Call for Action

30 August 2018

​Steve MacFeely, Head of Statistics and Information at UNCTAD, presented at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, "Prerequisites to understanding Official Statistics: Some educational implications" in Berlin on 27 & 28 August, 2018.

Steve MacFeely, UNCTAD Head of Statistics and Information addressed the “Engaging Civic Statistics: A Call for Action” workshop at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin. His talk “Prerequisites to understanding Official Statistics: Some educational implications” dealt with aspects of statistical literacy that are unique to official statistics.

The workshop aimed to develop a conceptual framework to help teachers and lecturers promote an improved understanding Civic Statistics, to prepare young people in Europe and beyond for responsible citizenship.

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