SESRIC - Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries
Training Course on "Transport and Communication Statistics” in Egypt
Date: 09-11 October 2011
Venue: Cairo - Egypt
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The Centre organised a training course on “Transport and Communication Statistics” at Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) of Egypt on 9-11 October 2011. The course was provided by Mr. Bouazza BOUCHKHAR, an expert at the Direction de la Statistique- Morocco. The training course on “Transport and Communication Statistics” mainly covered the following subjects:

Part I: Transports statistics

A-Introduction

B-Institutional issues

  • Institutional frameworks for transports statistics
  • Cooperation and coordination
  • Examples

C. Methodological issues

  • Conceptual frameworks for transport statistics
    • Basic concepts and definitions for transport statistics
      • Road transport
      • Railway transport
      • Inland waterway transport
      • Pipeline transport
      • Maritime transport
      • Air transport
    • Other concepts and definitions
      • Intermodal freight transport
      • Multimodal freight transport
  • Statistical standards and measurement topics for transport statistics
    • Common questionnaire and glossary for transport statistics (4th edition)
    • Measurement topics for transport statistics
      • Infrastructure
      • Transport equipment
      • Enterprises, economic performance and employment
      • Traffic
      • Transport measurement
      • Energy consumption
      • Safety and security

  • Data sources

    • Administrative sources
    • Surveys used to collect transport statistics
    • Censuses
  • Data collection methods
  • Data processing
    • Basic transport statistics
    • Calculating of transport indicators
  • Data quality and evaluation
    • Errors and obstacles in transport statistical data compilation
  • Dissemination and metadata
  • Examples
    • National example: Morocco
    • International example: Common questionnaire developed by the UNECE, ITF and Eurostat

Part II: Communication statistics

A-Introduction

B-Institutional issues

  • Institutional frameworks for communication statistics
  • Cooperation and coordination
  • Examples
  • Discussion

C- Methodological issues

  • Conceptual frameworks for communication statistics
    • Basic concepts and definitions for communication statistics
    • Other concepts and definitions
  • Statistical standards and measurement topics for communication statistics
  • Data sources
    • Administrative sources
    • Surveys used to collect communication statistics
    • Censuses
  • Data collection methods
  • Data processing
    • Basic communication statistics
    • Calculating of communication indicators
  • Data quality and evaluation
    • Errors and obstacles in communication statistical data compilation
  • Dissemination and metadata
  • Examples
    • National example: Morocco
    • International example: ITU and UNCTAD