# Partnership in Statistics for Development (PARIS21) #  The Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21) promotes the better use and production of statistics throughout the developing world. PARIS21's goal is to develop a culture of Management for Development Results (MfDR). PARIS21 pursues this goal primarily by encouraging and assisting low-income and lower middle income countries to design, implement, and monitor a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS). For more information [visit the Partnership in Statistics for Development (PARIS21) website ](https://paris21.org/) **Focus Areas and Topics** [[Government]], [[Democracy]], [[Economic Development]], [[Sustainability]], [[Environment]], [[Gender]], [[Underrepresented Communities]], [[Gender Data]] **Projects and Programs** Gender Data Network: joint initiative between PARIS21, Data2X, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and Open Data Watch. Founded in 2019, the GDN is designed to raise the standard of gender data production to better link with demand, improve the effectiveness of communication of and about gender data, and encourage gender data use across participating countries. https://paris21.org/gender-data-network **Funders and Partners** For more information about the Funders and Partners, please visit [Partnership in Statistics for Development (PARIS21)](https://paris21.org/) **People and Careers** Visit the LinkedIn page to find out more about the [people](https://www.linkedin.com/company/paris21/people/) working at Partnership in Statistics for Development (PARIS21) and the [career opportunities](https://www.linkedin.com/company/paris21/jobs/) currently available. **Languages** [[English]] **Classification and Geography** Partnership in Statistics for Development (PARIS21) is classified as an [[NGO]] and has headquarters located in Paris, France. We are still reviewing information about the geographic scope of work. Current data indicate the scope is [[Global]] <iframe width="640" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search?q=Partnership+in+Statistics+for+Development+(PARIS21)+Paris,+France&zoom=6&key=AIzaSyARt3Dr0fdqIk6h-e8oTQe84Ln2J3u5HaI"></iframe> >[!info]+ Contact Information and Public Communications Channels *Website* https://paris21.org/ *Twitter / X* https://twitter.com/ContactPARIS21 *LinkedIN* https://www.linkedin.com/company/paris21/ *YouTube* https://www.youtube.com/user/PARIS21OECD *Contact Form* https://www.paris21.org/contact Partnership in Statistics for Development (PARIS21) --- Exported from the Datasphere Observatory Database : 4 April 2025 For more information about the data collection and review processes, please see the Datasphere Atlas [[Methodology]]. If you would like to share information with us to help update this profile, please make a [suggestion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdldzt15HVYekbX1ZyDi-oLiDxozFL-wiAPPmEs3S4IlCRXpQ/viewform) or [[contact our research team]]. The Datasphere Atlas and Observatory are projects of The Datasphere Initiative