GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Oct 14, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell says he is hoping that the 50th anniversary of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS) will allow for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments to take “deliberate actions” to strengthen national statistical offices and systems.
The 50th anniversary to be observed on Tuesday, coincides with the 16th observance of Caribbean Statistics Day that will be held under theme “Improving Lives through Statistics, Strengthening and Innovating together”.
Mitchell, the current CARICOM chairman, said recognition of the two anniversaries “will ensure the provision of high quality, timely statistics for users including, government policymakers, the private sector, researchers/academia and all citizens, particularly our youth who must be armed with evidence to detect misinformation in this digital era.
“Therefore, we need to find creative and innovative ways of engendering statistics as a math’s-based science in our schools in cultivating the next generation of statisticians, data scientists, and related experts who can drive innovation in statistics and lead our region into the future.”.
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CMC/2024