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| 1. Human resources and training for national statistical offices |
The objective of this session was to discuss how the development of human resources in national statistical offices can improve using, in particular, the training facilities provided by international and national statistical agencies. It was built on a seminar on a similar topic at the June 2006 Conference of European Statisticians. |
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Document |
Presentation |
| Human Resources and Training for National Statistical Offices |
Davaasuren Chultemjamts, Director, SIAP |
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(132KB) |
| The role of International Organizations in Statistics Training for member country Officials - The IMF’s Contribution to the Asia Pacific Region, CY2000–06 |
Robin D. Kibuka, Advisor, Training, IMF Statistics Department, IMF |
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The Future and Present of
Korea Statistical Training Institute |
Yoon-Soo Shin, Dean of the Korea Statistical Training Institute |
(103KB) |
(336KB) |
| Facilities for the development of human resources in the Central Statistical Organisation |
Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), India |
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| Statistical Training Facilities in BPS-Statistics Indonesia |
Subagio Dwijosumono, Principal Secretary, BPS-Statistics Indonesia |
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(159KB) |
| Statistics & Demography Programme |
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) |
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Background Documents
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| 2. Implementation and Direction of Millennium Development Indicators |
The objectives of this session was to explore specific topics of interest of MDG indicators. |
| Topic |
Document |
Presentation |
| Update on the work by the Inter-agency and Expert Group on MDG indicators - Complement to the Secretary General's Report on Development Indicators (E/CN3/2006/14) |
Ivo Havinga, UNSD |
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(129KB) |
| The Role of the World Bank in Supporting Statistical Development in Asia |
Graham Eele, Senior Statistician, DECDG, World Bank |
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| Estimating regional aggregates in the presence of missing country data: The case of MDG indicators |
Pietro Gennari,
Statistics Division, UNESCAP |
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A Global Project on "Measuring the progress of societies": The OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge, and Policy
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Jon Hall and Enrico Giovannini, Statistics Directorate, OECD |
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(237KB) |
| Chasing the MDGs – The Indian Scanario |
Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), India |
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Background Documents
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| 3. Regional Statistics |
The objective of this session was to explore methods for improving the production of regional and small area statistics. There was a particular emphasis on the use of GIS for the production and dissemination of small area statistics. |
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Document |
Presentation |
| Towards international comparison of regional (intra-country) disparities in Asia and the Pacific |
Pietro Gennari,
Statistics Division, UNESCAP |
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(202KB) |
| The Potential Use of GIS Systems in Official Statistics |
Paul Williams, Australian Bureau of Statistics |
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(364KB) |
| A Review of Small Area Estimation as Official Statistics |
Sang Eun Lee,
Kyonggi University and
Key-Il Shin, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Republic of Korea |
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(275KB) |
Background Document
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| 4. Quality Management in National Statistical Systems |
| The objective of this session was to explore how quality can be better managed throughout the whole national statistical system, not just the National Statistical Office. |
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Document |
Presentation |
| The Importance of a Quality Culture |
Peter Harper, Deputy Australian Statistician, Economic Statistics Group, ABS - Based on a paper by Dennis Trewin, Australian Statistician
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(183KB) |
| Quality Framework for OECD Statistics |
Statistics Directorate, OECD |
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| Quality Management in Korean National Statistical Systems Focused on Quality Assessment |
Sung H. Park, Department of Statistics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
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(429KB) |
Background Document
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| 5. System of National Accounts - Informal Sector and Strategies to Implement SNA 93 |
The objective of this session was to discuss implementation strategies for SNA 93 particularly with respect to the informal sector. It also provided an opportunity for the IMF to provide an update on the forthcoming revisions to the SNA and the implications for countries. |
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Document |
Presentation |
| The System of National Accounts in the Asia Pacific Region: Implementation Status and future challenges |
Rob Edwards, Director, Statistics Department, IMF, and Ivo Havinga, Chief of Branch, Economic Statistics, UNSD |
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| Delhi Group on Informal Sector and System of National Accounts |
Ramesh Kolli, Deputy Director General, Central Statistical Organisation, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India |
(147KB) |
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| The Recommendations of the SNA Update: What Motivated Them?, What Will It Take to Implement Them? |
Carol S. Carson, Project Manager, SNA Update, IMF |
(122KB) |
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| The State of National Accounting in the Asia-Pacific Region |
Rob Edwards, Director, Statistics Department, IMF |
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| 6. Use of administrative data in establishment surveys |
The objective of this session was to explore how administrative data can be used to support establishment collections. Possibilities discussed:
- a data source for the business register;
- a data source that could be used to produce new statistics;
- a data source that can be used instead of collecting data from businesses;
- a data source that could be used as a benchmark to improve the efficiency of survey design and estimates.
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Document |
Presentation |
| Use of Administrative Records in Establishment Surveys |
Brian Pink, Government Statistician, Statistics New Zealand |
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| Reducing respondent burden - The Australian Bureau of Statistics Experience |
Peter Harper, Deputy Australian Statistician, Economic Statistics Group, ABS |
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| Use of Administrative Data for Official Statistics in Japan |
Shigeru Kawasaki, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan |
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| 7. Implementation of the ESCAP Resolution on Statistical Capacity Building |
The objective of this session was to discuss how to best implement the recently agreed ESCAP resolution on Statistical Capacity Building. |
| Background Documents |
Document |
Presentation |
| The sixty-second session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific adopts a resolution on Strengthening statistical capacity in Asia and the Pacific |
Pietro Gennari,
Statistics Division, UNESCAP |
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| Plan to implement resolution 62/10 "Strengthening Statistical Capacity in Asia and the Pacific" |
Pietro Gennari,
Statistics Division, UNESCAP |
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| Statistical Capacity Building in Asia and Pacific Countries: What Has Gone Wrong and What Can Be Done to Address the Wrongs? |
Bishnu D. Pant, Assistant Chief Economist, Development Indicators & Policy Research Division
Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
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| Draft Resolution on Strengthening Statistical Capacity |
Ivo Havinga, UNSD |
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| Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 2005 |
Economic and Social Council, United Nations |
(690KB) |
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