Location
Global or multi-regional
Training topics
  • Big data and statistics
Training type
Training course
Training modality
Online self-paced
Languages
  • English
Event mail contact
indicators@itu.int
Coordinators
  • Esperanza Magpantay
  • Fredrik Eriksson
Course level

Introductory

Duration
1.5 hours
Price
$0.00

Event organizer(s)

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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Description

This course aims to raise awareness of what Mobile Phone Data is and to showcase how it can be applied at a National Statistical Organisation (NSO). Information will be shared on how to obtain Mobile Phone Data, plus the opportunities and challenges it presents for incorporating its use at the NSO. The course has been developed by the Task Team on Mobile Phone Data of the UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics (UN-CEBD).

Anyone interested in Mobile Phone Data, especially those working with the theme of public statistics.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • Explain what Mobile Phone data is, and the opportunities and challenges posed by its use at the NSO
  • Recognise where to obtain Mobile Phone data, and any difficulties associated with this
  • Recognise current applications of Mobile Phone data being used or researched for the production of statistical outputs

Total score higher than 70% on the final exam is required to obtain the ITU digital badge.

Registration information

Unless specified otherwise, all 海外直播b站 training courses are open to all interested professionals, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, economic status and other diverse backgrounds. We strongly encourage registrations from female participants, and participants from developing countries. This includes least developed countries, small island developing states and landlocked developing countries.

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