On 19-21 June, Statistics Lithuania organizes Strategic planning and management of statistical programs training course in accordance with the European Union project EuropeAid/136489/DH/SER/MULTI for the Lot 1 MEDSTAT IV for the European Neighbourhood Policy South region countries. Representatives from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Palestine, Lebanon and the Israeli National Statistical Institutes participate in the training course. During the training courses issues of strategic planning, statistical programs and official statistical processes management will be discussed. Participants will also be introduced to the methods of prioritization, use of innovations and methods for assessing consumer needs in the field of statistics.