Economic and Social Development
Связь расширения прав и возможностей женщин с более широкими стратегическими приоритетами
Разработка Плана действий по обеспечению гендерного равенства (GAP) — это не только шаг к расширению прав и возможностей женщин и обеспечению равенства. Это также инструмент достижения более широких сквозных целей, к которым уже стремятся многие организации. Таким образом, GAP может быть как самостоятельной инициативой, так и катализатором трансформации в других стратегических направлениях.
Модельный план действий по обеспечению гендерного равенства: Инструментарий для обеспечения гендерного равенства в стандартах, регулировании и государственной службе
This publication provides a practical and actionable roadmap for public authorities, regulators, and quality infrastructure bodies seeking to integrate gender considerations into their organizational structures and outputs. Developed under the UNECE Trade subprogramme project on Mainstreaming Gender throughout Quality Infrastructure, the GAP Model Blueprint is the first of its kind in the UN system to directly target the intersection of gender equality and regulatory systems in trade, standards, metrology, accreditation, and conformity assessment. Gender equality remains a central pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The publication builds on UNECE’s longstanding work on gender-responsive standards and the efforts of its Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies and its Team of Specialists on Gender-Responsive Standards. It represents a timely, concrete contribution to international efforts to make institutions more inclusive, effective, and equitable.
Trade in services and trade in services statistics
The service sector is central to a diversified economy, and trade in services plays a similarly important role in a country’s trade portfolio. Detailed trade in services statistics is essential for policymaking, trade negotiations, and identifying economic opportunities. However, significant data gaps remain in trade in services statistics, particularly in details on services traded, partners and mode of supply. Enterprise and establishment surveys are especially effective for collecting these details. TiSSTAT is designed to maximize the potential of surveys while addressing their challenges. It reduces the response burden for the enterprise and reduces the costs associated with conducting surveys.
Methodological choices applied in TiSSTAT
TiSSTAT offers a set of methodological choices that allows conducting a survey from sampling to reporting results. Data validation rules and imputations are defined in relationship to the TiSSTAT questionnaire. Sampling and extrapolation methods are designed with stratification in mind and are internally consistent.
Acknowledgments
The TiSSTAT information system was developed at UNCTAD as a product of a multi-year collaboration with the Commission for the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and statisticians from UEMOA member states, the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
The questionnaire
The TiSSTAT questionnaire was developed in collaboration with the UEMOA Commission for implementation across UEMOA countries. Its design was informed by a thorough desk review to ensure its relevance and utility, and enriched by consultations with NSOs of experienced countries to incorporate their expertise and insights. The questionnaire encompasses all EBOPS service categories, excluding Travel, and includes detailed sub-items for each category. The questionnaire provides disaggregation by partner for all items and incorporates disaggregation by mode of supply, following the simplified allocation recommended in MSITS.
TiSSTAT - The Multi-User Application
TiSSTAT is designed to allow users to enter and exit the application at different stages of statistics production, providing flexibility in its implementation. The information system supports the entire survey process, from sampling to reporting, offering a comprehensive solution. TiSSTAT is installed on the survey institution’s server and enables secure access for multiple users via internet connections. It includes an electronic questionnaire that leverages interactivity to ask only relevant questions, enhancing response completeness and coherence. TiSSTAT features tools to ensure the quality of compiled statistics, prioritizing reproducibility and confidentiality throughout the process.
Introduction
TiSSTAT is an information system with an integrated questionnaire, a multi-user application and associated methodology to conduct enterprise or establishment surveys for trade in services statistics.This paper presents the information system, its motivation and its implementation.