FOCUS DISCUSSION GROUP ON STATISTICAL CORNER 2024 AND PRICE DEVELOPMENT INDEX

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

BPS Statistics of Sumba Barat Regency  conducting a Focus Discussion Group on Regional Statistics, Statistical Corner, and Price Development Index for West Sumba and Central Sumba Districts.

This activity aims to provide information or an introduction to the 2024 statistics program to the general public, especially within the campus environment Universitas Stela Maris (UNMARIS) Sumba City, Capacity building in sectoral statistics and providing understanding to local governments regarding the methodology for calculating the Price Development Index in West Sumba and Central Sumba regencies.

In his speech, the Head of the Communication and Information Office of Central Sumba Regency stated that the Statistical Corner program has been launched by BPS Statistics of Sumba Barat Regency  It is very important to be carried out in the campus environment because the target of the mentoring is directly aimed at young male and female students, so they can become pioneers in statistics for better regional development in the future.

In addition, the calculation of the Price Development Index is also very important to evaluate, as it significantly impacts the central government's assessment of regional government performance through the Proxy Inflation Indicator.