On October 28-29, 2024, the 16th meeting of the heads of national statistical services of the BRICS member states is being held in Kazan, Russian Federation. Mr. Tahir Budagov, the Chairman of the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan, represents our country at the event as a guest.

The event includes sessions on the modernization of statistical production, modern requirements for the statistical profession, and the development of the statistical community in Russia and BRICS countries.

Within the framework of the meeting, the national strategies reflecting the 2030 targets for the development of official statistics, censuses, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicators, the UN global platform for big data, new data collection methods for statistical purposes, improvement of statistical publications, a new era of development in the data ecosystem and digital solutions, smart statistics, the use of artificial intelligence for statistical purposes, the use of big data and geospatial data to improve tourism statistics, implementation of new standards for statistical data exchange and metadata, business registers, quality management systems for ensuring the quality of statistical data, statistical education, and priorities and challenges in this field, will be discussed.

Presentations on joint statistical publications and online platforms for key statistical indicators in BRICS countries are also planned within the event.