The workshop aims at increasing the participants’ knowledge in the area of collecting, compiling and disseminating industrial statistics. Participants will have an opportunity to learn new skills and knowledge of the relevant statistical systems and international classifications relevant to collecting and compiling industrial statistics and indicators. High on the agenda of this workshop is the introduction of international recommendation pertaining to industrial statistics (IRIS 2008), international standard industrial classification of all economic activities (ISIC Rev.4) in addition to the central product classification (CPC Rev.2).

Also, the opportunity will be open to all participants from National Statistical Offices, Central Banks and Ministries of Industry in the Arab countries to take active part during the workshop to make presentations on the status of industrial statistics in their home countries highlighting the prevailing difficulties, gaps and future improvement needs for industrial statistics. The workshop will be interactive in nature, and participants throughout the different sessions will be able to validate their acquired knowledge in the field, and to gain new skills. Organizers welcome the participation of all interested parties/professionals in the workshops by completing the attached registration form and sending it to ESCWA to the address detailed in the information note.

1.1 Industrial statistics-Policy Making Oriented

1.2 الإتجاهات الحديثة للإحصاءات الصناعية

1.3 التوصيات الدولية حول الإحصاءات الصناعية

1.4 Use of Administrative Data and Statistical Business Register

1.5 جمع الاحصاءات الصناعية استراتيجيات بديلة

1.6 ISIC Rev4 Main concepts and application rules

1.7 ISIC Rev4 Information and Communication

1.8 ISIC Rev4 Section E

2.1 ISIC Rev4 Alternative aggregations

2.2 National activity classifications and ISIC

2.3 Linking CPC to other classifications

2.4 Statistical business register Implementation of ISIC Rev4

2.5 ISIC and CPC implementation

2.6 Country presentation-Jordan

2.7 Country presentation-Egypt

2.8 Country presentation-Iraq

2.9 Country presentation-Morocco

2.10 Country presentation-Tunisia