The delegation of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, consisting of the Acting Director, Branko Josipović, and the Acting Deputy Director, Vladimir Šutić, participated in the work of the plenary session of the 57th Session of the UN Statistical Commission in New York from 3 to 6 March 2026. A series of meetings were also organized on the sidelines of the meeting, at which representatives of SORS, together with officials from national and international statistical institutions, participated in discussions at the highest level.
The United Nations Statistical Commission brings together chief statisticians from member countries around the world and is the highest decision-making body of the global statistical system in the field of international statistical activities; it is responsible for establishing statistical standards and developing concepts and methods, including their implementation at the national and international levels.
During the event, the Acting Director of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, Branko Josipović, and the President of the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, Baktybek Kudaibergenov, signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
The Memorandum of Understanding defines key objectives that are reflected in strengthening the bilateral cooperation through capacity building regarding experiences and best practices exchange, with a focus on official statistics’ modernization and harmonization. This step represents a significant move forward in improving regional cooperation and supports the continuous efforts of both institutions in the field of digital transformation of statistical processes.
The partnership between the two statistical institutions has already proven to be very successful, especially through IST platform implementation, developed by SORS. Colleagues from the Kyrgyz Republic are successfully using this system to support modernization and improvement of the efficiency of their statistical production processes.
SORS expresses its sincere gratitude to our colleagues from the National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic for their trust and openness to the implementation of our solutions. We are very pleased to see that the IST system contributes to strengthening of their statistical infrastructure. We highly value this partnership and look forward to continuing close cooperation and joint development in the years to come.
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