The document provides an overview of the objectives of a new CountrySTAT training on their CountrySTAT/FENIX system. The training will cover the technology platform used to manage and share data, the institutional framework for partnerships and data governance, ensuring data quality, and developing analyses using the available data. CountrySTAT is a knowledge and data sharing platform for food security, nutrition and agriculture that uses open-source FENIX technology also implemented for FAOSTAT.

1. Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Overview of the
new CountrySTAT Training Objectives
TRAINING OF FOCAL POINTS
ON THE CountrySTAT/FENIX SYSTEM
CountrySTAT / FENIX

2. CountrySTAT is a platform for sharing knowledge and data,
primarily on food security, nutrition and agriculture.
CountrySTAT has been developed using cutting-edge
open-source technology (FENIX platform) implemented
also for the new FAOSTAT system.
CountrySTAT :
 provides data analysis
 facilitates monitoring and evidence-based decision
making
INTRODUCTION

3. - The new CountrySTAT aims at establishing an
integrated network of national and international
agencies to share information and data, mainly on
food, nutrition and agriculture
- The new technology is based on the FENIX
platform, implemented for the new FAOSTAT
system, and CountrySTAT
INTRODUCTION

4. The "Network" is based on four main elements:
INTRODUCTION
The
technology
•  to
manage and
share data
The
institutional
framework
•  to
establish
agreements
between
partners and
data
governance
The statistics
•  to ensure
data quality
The
knowledge
•  to
develop
both simple
and
complex
analyses
using
available
data

5. • a) The technology
 Introduction to FENIX administrative tools - Data Management
tools
 Exhaustive procedure to upload the data and metadata on
CountrySTAT
 Metadata Editor
 DSD Editor
 Data Editor
TRAINING OBJECTIVES

6. • b) The Institutional framework:
 The institutional framework and key national structures (the national
secretariat and the Technical Working Group of CountrySTAT)
 CountrySTAT discusses results from a collaborative effort between
members of a network of national and international institutions that
make available official data to be uploaded regularly on the system
 CountrySTAT is the effort of a community rather than the results of a
single organization. It means creating a system that is owned and run
nationally
 CountrySTAT Partnerships
TRAINING OBJECTIVES

7. • c) The Statistics :
Definitions and coding systems
Data structure and tables creation
Data quality
Metadata-
TRAINING OBJECTIVES

8. • d) The Knowledge :
Comparison among different indicators
Visualization tools (charts, maps, graphs, etc.)
Double filtering
Metadata to retrieve the tables
Analysis through thematic modules
TRAINING OBJECTIVES