| Report |
(476KB) |
| Agenda for Action on the Use of Data in Evidence-Based Decision Making in Asia and the Pacific |
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| Event evaluation, lessons learnt and follow-up |
(735KB) |
| Flyer |
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| Agenda |
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| List of speakers |
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| List of Participants (group photo) |
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| Opening remarks by Douglas Broderick, United Nations Resident Coordinator |
(114KB) |
| Opening remarks by His Excellency Chhay Than, Senior Minister and
Minister of Planning, Cambodia |
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| Session/ Name of paper |
Presenter |
Document / Presentation |
| Key note address |
| Use of data for policy |
Prof. A K Shiva Kumar, Institute for Human Development, Adviser to UNICEF India |
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| Evidence Based Decision Making in Government: Strategies to enhance the use of Data in Development Planning, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation: A Sri Lankan Perspective |
Mr V. Sivagnanasothy, Director General, Department of Foreign Aid and Budget Monitoring of the Ministry of Plan Implementation, Sri Lanka |
(831KB) |
| Session 1:
Using Census data for policy-making:
the example of Cambodia |
| Using census data for informing policy: the example of Cambodia |
Mr San Sy Than, Director General, National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, Cambodia |
(154KB) |
| Session 2: The use of data for policy making |
| Parallel session 2.1: Analyzing and monitoring the impact of the global economic and financial crisis, and policy responses |
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| The Economic Crisis
in East Asia and the
Pacific Islands: Monitoring the impact
on children - UNICEF experience |
Mr Paul Quarles van Ufford, Social Policy Specialist, UNICEF Viet Nam |

(181KB) |
TVET Cambodia Strategies
in Global Economic & Financial Crisis |
Mr Tep Oeun, Deputy Director-General Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, Cambodia |

(122KB) |
| A data-rich monitoring system
and a social protection plan kept
the Philippines resilient |
Mr Dennis Arroyo, Director, National Planning and Policy, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Philippines |

(1.9MB) |
Parallel session 2.2: Using data and information to support progress on Decent Work |
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| Data and decent work |
Mr Sok Kosal, National Institute of Statistics, Cambodia |

(244KB) |
| Decent work in Pakistan |
Ms Afsheen Ashraf, Ministry of Labour and Manpower, Pakistan
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(676KB) |
| Decent work in Indonesia |
Ms Tati Juliati, Planning Bureau, Ministry of Manpower, Indonesia |

(617KB) |
Parallel session 2.3: Demographic transition
Parallel session 2.3: Demographic transition: emerging population and development challenges in the Asia Pacific region |
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| Demographic Transition and Emerging Population and Development Issues |
Mr Rabbi Royan, Technical Adviser Population and Development, UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Office |

(550KB) |
| Demographic Transition Presentation on Demographic Transition in Cambodia |
Mr Rama Rao, former Deputy Commissioner of Census, India and now independent consultant |

(165KB) |
| Demographic Change in Thailand |
Ms Wassana Im-em, Assistant Representative, UNFPA Thailand |

(2.3MB) |
| Session 3:
Country-led monitoring and evaluation systems: the use of data
and the potential of DevInfo v.6.0 |
| The role of DevInfo in the evidence-based decision-making cycle |
Ms Astrid Marschatz, DevInfo Project Manager, UNDOCO |

(4.4MB) |
| Enhancing evidence-based policy making through Country-Led M&E Systems |
Mr Marco Segone, Senior Evaluation Specialist, Systemic Management, UNICEF Evaluation Office |

(218KB) |
| Session 4: The use of data for policy making |
Parallel session 4.1: Monitoring the progress of MDGs in Asia and the Pacific
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(102KB) |
| MDG monitoring at regional level |
Mr Clovis Freire, Economic Affairs Officer, Disaster Risk Reduction Section, Information, Communication Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, ESCAP |
(130KB) |
| Evaluation, Experimentation, and Evidence Based Policy |
Mr Kevin Coffey, Knowledge Management Specialist and Scientific Affairs Officer, UNDP Asia and Pacific Regional Centre |
(162KB) |
| Use of the Commune Database for MDG-based Sub-National Planning in Cambodia |
Mr Sherif Rushdy, MDG Consultant, UNDP Cambodia |
(1.6MB) |
| Hunger in Asia and the Pacific Region |
Mr Michael Sheinkmann, Senior Regional Programme Adviser, WFP Bureau of Asia |
(773KB) |
Parallel session 4.2: Advancing the Accra Agenda for Action: using evidence to achieve MDGs by strengthening the Aid Effectiveness agenda |
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| Advancing the Accra Agenda for Action (AAA)-Using Evidence to Strengthen the AID EFFECTIVENESS AGENDA |
Mr V. Sivagnanasothy, Director General, Department of Foreign Aid and Budget Monitoring of the Ministry of Plan Implementation, Sri Lanka |

(216KB) |
| Using evidence to strengthen the AID EFFECTIVENESS AGENDA |
Discussant: Mr Marco Segone, Senior Evaluation Specialist, Systemic Management, UNICEF Evaluation Office |

(235KB) |
Parallel session: 4.3: Advancing Education for All:, EFA Info, the Mid-Decade Assessment and use of data for education planning |
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| Asia and Pacific EFAInfo |
Mr Jon Kapp, Director, DevInfo Support Group |
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| Informed Education Sector Planning and Decision Making in Cambodia |
Mr Nath Bunreoun Secretary of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Cambodia |
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| Challenges of education data management system of Nepal |
Mr Malla Uttam Narayan, Director General, Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal |
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| Session 5: National statistical systems in support of decision-making |
| Connecting Data Producers to Policy Makers Evidence of DevInfo Use - India example |
Mr Raj Gautam Mitra, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, SPPME, UNICEF, India
Mr Dhrijesh Kumar Tewari, Joint Director, Central Statistical Organization, India |

(5.3MB) |
| The Use of Data though VietInfo and the Vietnam Development Database for Planning and Strategic Decision Making |
Mr Nguyen Phong, Director of Social and Environmental Statistics Department, General Statistics Office, Viet Nam |

(381KB) |
| Experience of Mongolia |
Ms Tserenkhand, Head, Data Processing and Technology Department, National Statistics Office, Mongolia
Ms Khishigsuren, UN Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, RC Office, Mongolia |

(1.2MB) |
| Session 6:
Presentation of outcomes of parallel
sessions and recommendations |
| Recommendations on Session 2: The use of data for policy making |
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| Recommendations on Session 4: The use of data for policy making |
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| Session 7:
Regional Agenda for Action on Data
for Decision-Making in Asia and the
Pacific |
| Draft for Discussion |
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| DevInfo User Interface/Database
Administration Workshop (4-5 February 2010) |
| Agenda
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(128KB) |
| User Interface Workbook
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(145KB) |