By adopting a training of trainers (ToT) approach, the project will exploit a multiplier effect, spreading the ability to deal with sample surveys beyond the participants and reaching a large number of low and middle income countries. A further and no less important aim of this project is building a network which includes experts from many developed and developing countries.
The exchange of experiences can be beneficial for improving statistical capacity in household surveys and fostering convergence towards common standards. Let me conclude with the words of Luigi Einaudi which have often been quoted by those who have succeeded him as Governors of the Bank of Italy.