| Tentative
timing |
Session |
Presenter |
|
Tue, 27 March
|
0900-0915 |
Opening of
the Workshop (Item 1 of the provisional agenda) |
Mr Kim Hak-Su, Executive
Secretary, ESCAP |
| 0915-0940 |
1. Arrangements
for chair; Introduction to the project RAS/96/P12
and the Workshop; Review of the agenda and time
schedule (Item 2); Introduction of participants |
ESCAP secretariat,
Participants |
| |
2. Technological
lessons from the 2000 round census data collection
(Item 3). |
|
| 0940-1010 |
2.1. Philippines Census (Pilot application,
ICR technology, recognition rates) |
Ms Carmelita N. Ericta, National
Statistical Office, Manila |
| 1010-1030 |
Coffee
break |
| 1030-1050 |
2.2. Use of OCR technology in population
census of Macao based on a pilot project for August
2001 |
Mr (Paul) Ieong Meng Chao, Statistics
and Census Service, Macao, China |
| 1050-1120 |
2.3. The use of OCR Technology in
2000 Population Census: Indonesian Experience |
Mr Sihar Lumbantobing, Statistics
Indonesia, Indonesia |
| 1120-1200 |
2.4. Internet data collection in
Singapore Census 2000: Lessons for future improvement |
Mr Edward Lim, Department of Statistics,
Singapore |
| 1200-1300 |
Lunch
break |
| 1300-1445 |
2.5. Moderated discussion based on
country reports and the recommendations of the
previous workshop |
Moderator 1 (Ms Rosemary Crocker),
Participants |
| 1445-1500 |
Coffee
break |
| 1500-1530 |
2.6. Preview of educational material
for children (Item 7):
- 'Let's use the Census
data' - CD-ROM for children in Japan
|
Mr Akira Takami, Statistics Bureau,
Japan; |
- 'A Tale of Two Worlds'
- CD-ROM for schools in Australia
|
Ms Rosemary Crocker, Australian Bureau
of Statistics, Canberra |
| 1530-1630 |
2.7. Observations and recommendations
on data collection to be included in the report |
Working Party, ESCAP secretariat,
Participants |
| 1700-1900 |
Welcoming
reception (Public Foyer, Ground Floor, UNCC) |
|
Wed, 28 March
|
|
3. Converging
data storage and data analysis (Items 4 and 5). |
|
| 0830-0930 |
3.1. Setting up a data warehouse
for census data, with particular attention to
features that are used for statistical analysis |
Mr Edward Lim, Department of Statistics,
Singapore |
| 0930-1000 |
3.2. Data warehouse - A solution
for all statistical offices? - Discussion based
on the presentation |
All participants |
| 1000-1015 |
Coffee
break |
| 1015-1045 |
3.3. An alternative approach for
presenting census small area statistics: A grid
square database |
Mr Toshio Shigematsu, Consultant,
New York |
| 1045-1200 |
3.4. Disseminating geodemographic
information to the Census Bureau's user community |
Ms Trudy Suchan, US Census Bureau,
Washington |
| 1200-1300 |
Lunch
break |
| 1300-1415 |
3.5. Moderated discussion based on
country reports |
Moderator 2 (Mr Maarten Boon), Participants |
| 1415-1430 |
Coffee
break |
| 1430-1500 |
3.6. Observations and recommendations
on data storage and analysis to be included in
the report |
Working Party, ESCAP secretariat,
Participants |
| |
4. Translation
of data users' needs into dissemination strategies
(Item 6) |
|
| 1500-1600 |
4.1. Maintaining relevance in an
environment of change |
Mr Shaun Hardy, Australian Bureau
of Statistics, Canberra |
Thu, 29 March
|
0830-0910
|
4.2. Responding to changes in users
expectations
|
Mr David Archer, Statistics New Zealand,
Wellington |
| 0910-1000 |
4.3. 2001 census dissemination: a
world wide web transition |
Mr Shaun Hardy, Australian Bureau
of Statistics, Canberra |
| 1000-1015 |
Coffee
break |
| 1015-1100 |
4.4. Moderated discussion based on
country reports and the recommendations of the
previous workshop |
Moderator 3 (Ms Luisa Engracia)1/,
Participants |
| |
5. Innovative
technologies for data dissemination (Item 7) |
|
| 1100-1130 |
5.1. Introduction to new data dissemination
technologies |
Mr David Archer, Statistics New Zealand,
Wellington |
| 1130-1230 |
Lunch
break |
| 1230-1300 |
5.2. Dissemination of census statistics
on CD-ROM: Cambodia and Viet Nam |
Participants from Cambodia and Viet
Nam |
| 1300-1330 |
5.3. Demonstration of PC-Axis |
Mr Lars Nordback, Statistics Sweden,
Stockholm |
| 1330-1400 |
5.4. Demonstration of Beyond 20/20 |
Mr Jean E Carr, Beyond 20/20 Inc. |
| 1400-1415 |
Coffee
break |
| 1415-1445 |
5.5. Demonstration of SuperSTAR System |
Ms Ursula Hoult, Space-Time Research,
Melbourne |
| 1445-1600 |
5.6. Hands-on trials on data dissemination
packages - Meeting Room to be advised |
All Participants |
| 1600-1615 |
5.7. Observations and recommendations
on data dissemination strategies and tools to
be included in the report (in the same Meeting
Room) |
Working Party, ESCAP secretariat,
Participants |
|
Fri, 30 March
|
0830-0930 |
5.8. Going to the net with national
statistics: What is there to consider |
Mr Sten Backlund, Interregional Adviser
on Computers and Informatics, United Nations Statistics
Division, New York. |
| 0930-1015 |
5.9. Virtual visits to selected web
sites disseminating census data - Meeting Room
to be advised |
All Participants |
| 1015-1030 |
Coffee
break |
| 1030-1130 |
5.10. Moderated discussion on data
dissemination based on country reports |
Moderator 4 (Mr David Archer), Participants |
| 1130-1300 |
Lunch
break |
| 1300-1500 |
5.11. Adoption of recommendations
(Item 9); Closing comments |
All participants |
| 1/
In view of Ms Engracia's indisposition, Mr Sten
Bäcklund moderated this discussion. |
