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United Nations Statistics Division

Family of International Classifications. United Nations Statistics Division. History / Scope. Introduced in 1999 Includes classifications approved as guidelines by the UN Statistical Commission or other competent bodies Covering classifications from all statistical areas

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United Nations Statistics Division

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  1. Family of International Classifications United Nations Statistics Division

  2. History / Scope • Introduced in 1999 • Includes classifications approved as guidelines by the UN Statistical Commission or other competent bodies • Covering classifications from all statistical areas • Includes international and regional classifications

  3. History /Scope • Includes international reference classifications and other classifications (categorized as derived or related) • Can these distinctions be maintained? • Do the old definitions work? • Basic information about these classifications has been collected

  4. New scope • Family should cover international reference classification • Regional classifications? • International classifications that are not reference classifications?

  5. New scope • Can we restrict scope of the Family to those that meet criteria in Best practices document? • Should other classifications be listed in a secondary category? • I.e. those that do not yet meet criteria for the Family, but may be of general interest or are widely accepted

  6. Information to collect • Main categories in new questionnaire: • 1. Basic bibliographical information • 2. Purpose of the classification • 3. Methodology • 4. Classification structure • 5. Revision information • 6. Supporting documents • 7. Contact information

  7. Questions • 1. Does the Expert Group agree to the overall layout and content of the questionnaire template? • 2. Should any additional information be included? • a. Are more detailed questions necessary to describe differences in scope, methodology or structure for classifications other than reference classifications? • 3. Does the Expert Group agree with the proposed approach, including classifications that are not (or not yet) part of the Family? • a. Which criteria should be used to determine the list of classifications to be included?

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