INE Newsletter Note: Activities carried out in Antigua, Cartagena de Indias, Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Montevideo count with the collaboration and economic support of AECID Bilateral and multi-lateral cooperation activities Activities in the second semester of 2011 The cooperation activities play an important role in the development of official statistics. The National Statistics Institute (INE) 'prepares and executes plans for international technical cooperation in statistics' under the Law of Public Statistics. The International Relations Directorate, in collaboration with the International and Ibero-American Foundation of Administration and Public Policy (FIIAPP), is responsible for promoting and encouraging the technical cooperation carried out by INE following guidelines set by the Board of Directors and the Master Plan for Spanish Cooperation 2009-2012. Number 12, J -December 2011 uly Latin America and the Caribbean Courses and seminars aimed at the Offices of Statistics, Central Banks and other Institutions of the Latin American countries Price statistics July 18 –22, Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) Fundamentals and practices of Business and th Establishments survey 6 Edition (Online). September 5 - November 6. Statistical lndicators for decision making September 19 –23, Madrid (Spain) Statistical data cleaning and imputation September 26 –30, Madrid (Spain) Economic analysis of tourism: sources, basic rd operations and Tourism Satellite Account - 3 Edition September 26 - December 4 (Online) rd National Accounts - 3 Edition (Online) October 3 - December 11 Sectoral social statistics October 17–21, Madrid (Spain) Sample design for Businesses and Households surveys October 24 –28, Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) Agricultural Census November 14 –18, Madrid (Spain) Chile: Central Bank Housing Price Index October 24 –26, Madrid (Spain) Colombia: DANE Quality Certification of Various Statistical Operations 29 August– September, Bogota (Colombia) Dominican Republic: National Statistical Office Design of an evaluative model for Technical Cooperation and International Relations July 18 –22, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) Restructuring of ONE's International Relations and Technical Cooperation August 9 –11, Madrid (Spain) Ecuador: Central Bank Construction of symmetric matrices by using the Input method November 7 –11, Madrid (Spain) ECLAC, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Chile, Colombia and Mexico Environment statistics October 3 –6, Madrid (Spain) Honduras: National Statistical Institute Designing a training plan for the National Statistical Institute and the National Statistical System of Honduras October 10- 14, Tegucigalpa (Honduras) Peru: National Statistical Institute Monthly indicator of tourist production September 26 - 30, Lima (Peru) statistical Internati nal Sample design for Businesses and Households surveys (October 24–28, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia)