The workshop will consist of statistical and methodological training for statisticians on the Productive Capacities Index (PCI).

The main objectives of the statistical training are:

• To build statistical capacities of Malawi through the training of national statistical experts to compute and interpret country-specific PCI;
• To share statistical and methodological as well as computational aspects of the PCI and to expose national statisticians to UNCTAD’s Productive Capacities Index (PCI);
• To enhance the capacity of Malawian statistical experts to initiate processes to enhance the validity of the results for Malawi;
• To explore how the PCI can be used in national statistics and policy-making processes;
• To foster a network of national statisticians who work and exchange on PCI; and
• To collect feedback for the Statistical and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) of the PCI.