The technical cooperation carried out by the INE is formalized through a series of activities that involve an exchange of experiences between professionals and experts in official statistics. Through the various activities, we aim to respond to the needs of the beneficiary countries in the areas of our excellence, designing specific actions in which development objectives are a priority.

In all training activities, the theoretical approach is combined with the necessary practical references, which allow participants to transfer, apply and multiply the acquired knowledge in their institutions of origin.

Currently, the INE basically carries out cooperation activities within the framework of two programs (although many other bilateral requests are also considered):

Training program and international technical cooperation in statistical matters of the INE with Latin America

The Latin American region has traditionally been a priority in terms of cooperation where the INE has maintained an active presence and has acquired international prestige. The INE annually launches an online training program aimed at Latin America that covers various subjects in the statistical field.

Pan-African Statistics Program (PAS II)

The INE, in consortium with other European statistical offices, has been selected to implement the “Pan-African Statistics Program II” (PAS II). This statistical cooperation program co-financed by the European Union, aims to support African integration by strengthening the African Statistical System.

During the period 2022-2025, the INE must implement a series of activities related to Demographic Statistics, Indicators of the 2030 Agenda, Health Statistics, Education Statistics, National Accounts and Business Registers.

• Technical cooperation actions in terms of statistics carried out by the INE during 2024:
  • • Technical support to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and to the INEC of Ecuador with regard to the 2021 Census. Video conference, 5 February 2024.
    • Study visit to the INE by a delegation from Eurostat in connection with waste statistics. Madrid, 20-21 February 2024.
    • Study visit to the INE by the Japan Statistics Office on subjective indicators and integrated household surveys. Madrid, 21 February 2024.
    • Technical assistance to the Statistics Department of the Government of Andorra with regard to the methodology used for calculating the CPI and the family budget survey. Andorra, 4-8 March 2024.
    • Online seminar with countries of the Pacific Alliance on "The Experience of Spain in the development of the tourism satellite account." Video conference, 6 March 2024.
    • Study visit to the INE by a delegation from the Dominican Rep., Uruguay, Guatemala and FAEDPYME with regard to "Promotion of corporate statistics with a gender perspective", as part of the EU programme ADELANTE 2. Madrid, 8 March 2024.
    • Study visit to the INE by TURKSTAT (Turkey) with regard to the "Management of international projects and relations" of the European Union via the IPA instrument. Madrid, 11-12 March 2024.
    • Online collaboration with North Macedonia with regard to the "Communication Plan for peer review", via the IPA instrument of the European Union. See email, March 2024.
    • Online course: Index Numbers: theoretical aspects and application to current statistics" aimed at Latin American countries. 1-21 April 2024.
    • Online videoconference on "Overview of the system of statistics in Spain" with the US Census Bureau. Video conference, 29 April 2024.
    • Online course: "Demographic Indicators" as part of the Pan-African Statistics Programme (PAS II). 20 May - 9 June 2024.
    • Online course: "Health Statistics" as part of the Pan-African Statistics Programme (PAS II). 21- 22 May 2024.
    • Collaboration in the ECORYS study visit to the Ministry of Agriculture and the INE on "Interoperability of IFS and FADN/FSDN - Unique identifiers for agricultural holdings". Madrid, 22 May 2024.
    • Participation in a meeting with the Embassy of Paraguay to analyse opportunities for collaboration. Madrid, 29 May 2024.
    • Online course "User-oriented statistical communication" aimed at Latin American countries. 10-30 June, 2024.
    • Online course: "Education Statistics" as part of the Pan-African Statistics Programme (PAS II). 11-12 June, 2024.
    • Online course "Sample designs applied to the production of official statistics" aimed at Latin American countries. 9 September-6 October 2024.
    • Online course "Environmental Accounts: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Aspects" aimed at Latin American countries. 23 September-20 October 2024.
    • Study visit to the INE by the Turkish Ministry of Justice on "Justice system statistics (exploitation of the register of convicted persons and gender violence)" within the framework of the European Union's TAIEX programme. Madrid, 14 October 2024.
    • Study visit to the INE by TURKSTAT (Turkey) on the "Index of prices of production of services and pricing methods", through the IPA instrument of the European Union. Madrid, 14-15 October 2024.
    • Technical assistance to the INE of Paraguay in the field of "Demographic Register and Administrative Records", within the framework of the European Programme of Support for Sustainable Development in Paraguay (FIIAPP). Asunción, 14-18 October 2024.
    • Online course: "SDG Indicators for the 2030 Agenda" as part of the Pan-African Statistics Programme (PAS II). 11 November-1 December 2024.
    • Online training on "Management of the National Business Register and its Use for Business Demographic Statistics" in the framework of the Pan-African Statistics Programme (PAS II). 12-13 November, 2024.
    • Cooperation meeting with the INEC of Costa Rica on the "Personal Data Protection Act and the Act on the National Statistical System". Video conference, 14 November 2024.
    • Online training on "Applications of R to official statistical production" aimed at Latin American countries. 19-28 November, 2024.
    • Meeting to advise on the "Air Emissions Account" to the INDEC of Argentina. Video conference, 12 December 2024.
    • Study visit to the INE by the Statistical Institute of Albania on "Development, production and dissemination of SDG indicators in the EU", funded by the European Union through the IPA instrument. Madrid, 12-13 December 2024.
• Technical cooperation actions in terms of statistics carried out by the INE during 2023:
  • • Technical assistance to the Israeli Ministry of Tourism on Tourism Measurement from mobile phone positioning. Video conference, February 8, 2023.
    • Participation in a seminar on Satellite Accounts with the Centre for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA) and INEGI-MEXICO. Video conference, March 13-15, 2023.
    • Online course “Demographic Indicators” within the framework of the Pan-African Statistics Programme (PAS II). April 10-30, 2023.
    • Participation in a Seminar on statistical information on the Mexican population abroad, within the framework of the University Programme of Development Studies by INEGI Mexico and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Video conference, May 2, 2023.
    • Online course “Health Statistics” within the framework of the Pan-African Statistics Programme (PAS II). May 29-30, 2023.
    • Online course “Education Statistics” within the framework of the Pan-African Statistics Programme (PAS II). June 12-13, 2023.
    • Study visit to the INE of three representatives of official statistical agencies of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the field of Waste Statistics. June 13-14, 2023.
    • Study visit to the INE on the use of Web Scrapping and Scanner Data by the Economic Statistics Division of INE Uruguay. Madrid, October 2-6, 2023.
    • Online course “Sample design of INE household and economic surveys” as part of the INE’s Statistical Training and International Technical Cooperation Programme. October 2-22, 2023.
    • Institutional visit of the Director General of the Statistical Office of the Dominican Republic. Madrid, October 10-11, 2023.
    • Online course on “Quality in official statistics: methods, instruments and practical cases” within the INE’s International Training and Technical Cooperation Program on Statistics. October 16 - November 5, 2023.
    • Online course “National Accounts” in the framework of the Pan-African Statistics Programme (PAS II). October 30 - November 26.
• Technical cooperation actions in terms of statistics carried out by the INE during 2022:
  • • Online course "Index Numbers: Theoretical Aspects and Application to Short-term Statistics" aimed at Latin American countries. From May 2 to 22, 2022.
    • Study visit of the Central Bank of Honduras on Quarterly GDP. From May 11 to 13, 2022.
    • Online course "User-oriented statistical communication" aimed at Latin American countries. From May 16 to June 5, 2022.
    • Participation in the workshop on "The value of producing mobility statistics", with the NSI of Uruguay. May 27, 2022.
    • Technical assistance by videoconference with the NSI of Chile on the experience of the INE in the implementation of the GSBPM standard. May 27, 2022.
    • Online course "Environmental Accounts: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Aspects" aimed at Latin American countries. From May 30 to June 26, 2022.
    • Study visit of a delegation of Egyptian officials as part of the CONMIGO Project "Improving migration governance through institutional support". May 31, 2022.
    • Technical assistance by videoconference with the NSI of Chile on Information Security July 14, 2022.
    • Technical assistance by videoconference with the INEC of Costa Rica on Updating the Inventory of Statistical Operations (ISO). July 19, 2022.
    • Study visit of the Observatory of Science, Technology and Innovation Statistics of Science and Technology of Brazil on Statistics of Science and Technology. September 5, 2022.
    • Study visit of the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) on Regional Accounting Aggregates. September 16, 2022.
    • Online course "SDG Indicators for 2030 Agenda" aimed at African countries, within the framework of the Pan-African Statistics Program II. From September 29 to October 9, 2022.
    • Technical assistance by videoconference with INDEC and with the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina on the Resident Tourism Survey. October 5, 2022.
    • Online course "National Accounts" aimed at African countries, within the framework of the Pan-African Statistics Program II. From October 3 to 30.
    • Online course "Introduction to Social Statistics" aimed at Latin American countries. From October 10 to 30, 2022.
    • Online course "Structure and Functioning of Official Statistical Systems" aimed at Latin American countries. From October 31 to November 27, 2022.
    • Online course "Demographic Indicators" aimed at African countries, within the framework of the Pan-African Statistics Program II. From November 7 to 27, 2022.