Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Empowering Governance Through Statistical Excellence - 17 Years of Capacity Development and Collaboration
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10 FEB 2025 2:06PM by PIB Delhi
The National Statistical Systems Training Academy (NSSTA), formerly known as the National Academy of Statistical Administration (NASA), established on 13th February 2009 under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), will celebrate its 17th Foundation Day on 13th February 2025 at NSSTA, Greater Noida. The event marks 17 years of significant contributions of the NSSTA in capacity building in the field of Official Statistics for promoting evidence-based governance.
NSSTA is a premier institution entrusted with the responsibility of building statistical capacity of the Central and State/UT Governments officials, as well as International Participants. Through its initiatives, NSSTA contributes significantly to the advancement of data-driven decision-making. The NSSTA also fostering collaborations with national and international institutions to promote global best practices in capacity building.
The theme for this year’s celebration, “Empowering Governance Through Statistical Excellence - 17 Years of Capacity Development and Collaboration,” underscores NSSTA’s critical role in shaping India’s statisticall and scape while promoting national and international collaboration.
As India strives towards realizing the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, NSSTA remains a pivotal institution in skill upgradation of statistical personnel for of a robust, transparent, and technologically advanced statistical ecosystem through comprehensive training in traditional and modern statistical methodologies, IT, big data analytics, and communication & dissemination of statistics etc.
The celebration of foundation day will be graced by distinguished dignitaries, including Prof. Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar, Chairman, National Statistical Commission (NSC); Shri Adil Zainulbhai, Chairman, Capacity Building Commission (CBC); Dr. Saurabh Garg, IAS, Secretary, MoSPI; Shri Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator in India and other senior officers etc.
The event will cover the inaugural as well as technical sessions, which mainly focus on the evolution of the National Statistical Systems & the academy's role in strengthening the systems,Insights on India's Statistical Strategy & future priorities and global perspectives on capacity building in official statistics & potential collaboration with NSSTA. The event will also highlight the NSSTA contributions and its critical role in fostering data-driven governance. Sessions will also emphasis the Academy's journey, key achievements and future plans for advancing statistical capacity building in emerging areas.
The event will be live streamed and it will bring together more than 500 participants which include distinguished group of stakeholders, policymakers, State and Central Government officers and participants from International Organizations.
This event is not only a celebration of NSSTA`s foundation day but also an event to remember its contribution to Indian Statistical Systems through continued capacity building.
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