SESRIC organised a Study Visit on 'Community Outreach through Social Media for National Statistics Offices' on 12-14 November 2018 in Putrajaya, Malaysia within the framework of OIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme. The Department of Statistics (DoS) of Malaysia hosted the study visit for the benefit of two delegates from the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Republic of Iraq.

The aims of the Study Visit were to exchange ideas on what social media is and to assess the need and usefulness of social media for National Statistics Offices as well as learning what conditions and guidelines should be in place to control the use of social media.

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