Asia Pacific Statistics Week 2020 (Virtual Event)

15 to 18 June 2020

Thailand

Virtual

Asia Pacific Statistics Week 2020Asia-Pacific Statistics Week from 15-18 June 2020 as a virtual event. All members of the statistical community are welcome.

With the theme, “A decade of action for the 2030 Agenda: Statistics that leave no one and nowhere behind”, the week will focus on progress made towards our Collective Vision and Framework for Action. The goal is to empower national statistical systems to meet urgent and evolving statistical needs through five action areas:

  • A: Engaging users and investing in statistics
  • B: Assuring quality and instilling trust in statistics
  • C: Integrated statistics for integrated analysis
  • D: Modernizing statistical business processes
  • E: Having requisite skills set

This event has drawn massive interest with abstracts from more than 400 authors across the region. The week will discuss 85 papers representing 18 countries and eight international organizations.

  • Practitioners will showcase and discuss developments in official statistics in 15 parallel sessions throughout the week
  • Monday will start with a high-level plenary session on the future of statistics
  • Reflections on Thursday will led by John Pullinger, the President of the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS)

Asia Pacific Statistics Week papers are eligible to be selected for further development and publication in professional journals with the support of the IAOS and ESCAP.

Guidelines and templates

Previous Asia-Pacific Economic Statistics Week (APES)
15 Jun 2020
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10:00
11:30
PS1. Plenary session: A decade of action for the 2030 Agenda: Statistics that leave no one and nowhere behind
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(Watch PS1)

11:30
13:00
Session break
13:00
14:30
SA1. How can we empower a statistical system to be responsive to users’ needs?
read more

(Watch SA1)

SB1. How can quality be instilled in official statistics?
read more

(Watch SB1)

SC1. Approaches to integrated analysis: use of sound methodologies
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(Watch SC1)

16 Jun 2020
10:00
11:30
SA2. Innovations in meeting the demand for development data
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(Watch SA2)

SD1. Six modernization approaches for your statistical business
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(Watch SD1)

SE1. Skills for the 21st Century
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(Watch SE1)

11:30
13:00
Session break
13:00
14:30
SB2. Increasing trust in Official Statistics via transparency on results of quality assessments
read more

(Watch SB2)

SC2. Which way now on the journey towards integrated statistics (1)? Learning from analyses in Pakistan, Indonesia, and perspectives from International Organisations
read more

(Watch SC2)

SD2. Modernisation is a must – six reasons why
read more

(Watch SD2)

17 Jun 2020
10:00
11:30
SA3. Engaging users and data beneficiaries for impact and action by governments and partners
read more

(Watch SA3)

SB3. Novel approaches to assuring quality and instilling trust in official statistics
read more

(Watch SB3)

SC3. Which way now on the journey towards integrated statistics (2)? Learning from analyses in Nepal, Indonesia, Korea, and Malaysia
read more

(Watch SC3)

11:30
13:00
Session break
13:00
14:30
SC4. Integrated analysis for the 2030 Agenda
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(Watch SC4)

SC5. It’s worth investing in integrated statistics for integrated analysis
read more

(Watch SC5)

SD3. Changing what we do: how national statistical systems are transforming statistical business for the better
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(Watch SD3)

18 Jun 2020
10:00
12:00
PS2. Official Statistics for the 21st century: opportunities under the new normal
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(Watch PS2)

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About Asia-Pacific Statistics Week
Guidelines for paper development
Programme
MS Teams Meeting - Technical Guidances
List of participants
Photo gallery
Session A: result infographics
Session B: result infographics
Session C: result infographics
Session D: result infographics
Session E: result infographics
PS1. Plenary session: A decade of action for the 2030 Agenda: Statistics that leave no one and nowhere behind
SA1. How can we empower a statistical system to be responsive to users’ needs?
SB1. How can quality be instilled in official statistics?
SC1. Approaches to integrated analysis: use of sound methodologies
SA2. Innovations in meeting the demand for development data
SD1. Six modernization approaches for your statistical business
SE1. Skills for the 21st Century
SB2. Increasing trust in Official Statistics via transparency on results of quality assessments
SC2. Which way now on the journey towards integrated statistics (1)? Learning from analyses in Pakistan, Indonesia, and perspectives from International Organisations
SD2. Modernisation is a must – six reasons why
SA3. Engaging users and data beneficiaries for impact and action by governments and partners
SB3. Novel approaches to assuring quality and instilling trust in official statistics
SC3. Which way now on the journey towards integrated statistics (2)? Learning from analyses in Nepal, Indonesia, Korea, and Malaysia
SC4. Integrated analysis for the 2030 Agenda
SC5. It’s worth investing in integrated statistics for integrated analysis
SD3. Changing what we do: how national statistical systems are transforming statistical business for the better
PS2. Official Statistics for the 21st century: opportunities under the new normal

Session/Paper Titles
Paper 
 PPT
     

Monday, 15 June 2020

    
PS1. Plenary session 1: "A decade of action for the 2030 Agenda: Statistics that leaves no one and nowhere behind" (Watch PS1 | Flyer)     
Opening remarks (Gemma Van Halderen, Director, Statistics Division, ESCAP) - PPT
Keynote - The Future is Here (Lisa Grace Bersales Professor of Statistics, University of the Philippines and former National Statistician Philippine Statistics Authority) - PPT
Keynote - Inter-regional Collaboration (Oliver Chinganya Director African Centre for Statistics, ECA) - PPT
Overview of the 2020 Asia-Pacific Statistics Week (Rikke Munk Hansen, Chief, Economic and Environment Statistics Section, Statistics Division, ESCAP) - PPT
SA1. How can we empower a statistical system to be responsive to users’ needs? (Watch SA1 | Flyer)    
01. Approaching to Users with Statistical Products: An Experience of Decentralized Dissemination of Economic Census Results PDF PPT
02. Measuring Exports of Manufacturing Services in Indonesia PDF PPT
03. Building A Statistics Society through YouTube PDF PPT
04. Inspiration approach towards the use of official Statistics for sustainable development PDF PPT
05. Improving data literacy using liteRate: An R Shiny Apps for visualizing and exploring data published on BPS-Statistics Indonesia’s Website PDF n/a
SB1. How can quality be instilled in official statistics? (Watch SB1 | Flyer)    
06. Strengthening the National Statistical System through Language Policy: A Case Study in the Statistical Centre of Iran PDF PPT
07. Integrating user satisfaction in Agriculture statistics: The case of Nepal PDF PPT
08. Price Statistics: collection, reforms, and public confidence in Pakistan PDF PPT
09. Reviewing National Statistical System of Nepal in the New Federal Structure PDF PPT
10. In-depth review and needs assessment of CRVS System to develop an action plan for overall improvement of the system PDF PPT
11. Measuring Maternal Mortality using Civil Registration Data PDF PPT
SC1. Approaches to integrated analysis: use of sound methodologies (Watch SC1 | Flyer)    
12. The Use of Mobile Positioning data to Measure Visitors of a Multisport Events: A Case study of ASIAN Games 2018 in Indonesia PDF PPT
13. Statistical Business Process for Big Data Usage PDF PPT
14. Application of the text mining technique to improve the dataset integration in foreign trade price indexes PDF PPT
15. The nutritious foods Price Index and Food Security of Urban and Rural Households in Iran PDF PPT
16. Extended Input-Output Table - Integrated Analysis for Low Carbon Development in Indonesia PDF PPT
17. Comparison of ARIMA, SSA, and ARIMA – SSA Hybrid Model Performance in Indonesian Economic Growth Forecasting PDF PPT
     

Tuesday, 15 June 2020

    
SA2. Innovations in meeting the demand for development data (Watch SA2 | Flyer)    
18. National Indicator Framework for Monitoring and Evaluation Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan (2018-2030) PDF PPT
19. Decent Work Indicators: A way for policy makers and data users in Pakistan PDF PPT
20. Linked Open Data Implementation for Integrated Dissemination PDF PPT
21. Engaging Users and Investing in Statistics PDF PPT
22. Investing in Statistical Frameworks - Prioritization of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics PDF PPT
23. Health Inequality and Growth in Developing Countries: Experiences from Indonesia, Pakistan and Philippines PDF PPT
SD1. Six modernization approaches for your statistical business (Watch SD1 | Flyer)    
24. Narrative of Digitization-Successful drives from paper to paper less mapping PDF PPT
25. e-survey: Modernisation in data collection of short-term economic survey PDF PPT
26. Mobile data collection application for Time use survey 2019 of Mongolia PDF PPT
27. Probabilistic record linkage: an innovative method to improve the quality of data integration (Case study in Iran) PDF PPT
28. Big Data for Official Statistics: Administrative Area Identification from Plain Text Address PDF PPT
29. Digital Enterprise Architecture to Support Effective and Efficient Statistical Production PDF PPT
SE1. Skills for the 21st Century (Watch SE1 | Flyer)    
30. Research on Optimization of Statistical Talent Development PDF PPT
31. kNOwVAWdata: an innovative model for improving skills of national statistical offices to measure and monitor violence against women in Asia and the Pacific PDF PPT
32. Golden principles for ethical and safe interviewing in surveys on violence against women PDF PPT
SB2. Increasing trust in Official Statistics via transparency on results of quality assessments (Watch SB2 | Flyer)    
33. Development of Integrated Analysis with the Development of the Small Area Estimation Model in Inflation data PDF n/a
34. Quality Assessment of Administrative Data for the Census in Indonesia based on Census Test Results PDF PPT
35. Listening the public opinion? An approach from big data with the case of revision GDP in the period 2010-2017 in Viet Nam PDF PPT
36. Statistical Capacity to Report and Monitor the FAO-relevant SDG indicators: The results of the FAO Statistical Capacity Assessment Survey 2018/19 for Asia PDF PPT
37. Performance of the Vital Registration System in the Maldives PDF PPT
SC2. Which way now on the journey towards integrated statistics (1)? Learning from analyses in Pakistan, Indonesia, and perspectives from International Organisations (Watch SC2 | Flyer)    
38. Integrating agricultural statistics to face increased data demands PDF PPT
39. Estimation of SDGs indicator for non-sampled area using cluster information PDF PPT
40. SWOT Analysis to Reviewing Business Characteristic (BCS) Survey 2019 for Integrating business and ICT Data in Indonesia PDF PPT
41. Review of Availability, Registration and Quality of Hospital Based Death Statistics and Determining Mortality Patterns by Cause of Death PDF PPT
42. The Use of Mobile Positioning Data (MPD) to Delineate Metropolitan Area in Indonesia PDF PPT
43. Birth registration inequalities: a case study of Pakistan PDF PPT
SD2. Modernisation is a must – six reasons why (Watch SD2 | Flyer)    
44. Compilation of Nepal Tourism Satellite Accounts: Opportunities and Challenges PDF PPT
45. Overall Review of Statistical Production Processes from GSBPM perspective: The Case of Kyrgyzstan PDF PPT
46. Implementation of Online Questionnaire in General Household Survey in Hong Kong PDF PPT
47. A Pilot Project of Area Sampling Frame for Maize Statistics: Indonesia’s Experience PDF PPT
48. On the Way of Modernization: A Review of I.R. Iran's Official Vital Statistics from the GSBPM Point of View PDF PPT
49. Harnessing social media data to measuring mental health statistics PDF PPT
     

Wednesday, 17 June 2020

    
SA3. Engaging users and data beneficiaries for impact and action by governments and partners (Watch SA3 | Flyer)    
50. Statistical Integration for One Data on International Migration PDF PPT
51. Women Empowerment and Correlates: Evidences from the 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey PDF PPT
52. Through sleet and snow: overcoming challenges in the field during the first national study on violence against women in Mongolia PDF PPT
53. From data to action to impact: How Viet Nam has changed in the decade since the first Violence against women prevalence survey PDF PPT
SB3. Novel approaches to assuring quality and instilling trust in Official Statistics (Watch SB3 | Flyer)    
54. Trade margin in national accounts: effectiveness of commodity flow approach for credibility escalation PDF PPT
55. Calculation of trade and transport margins in pattern of trade distribution PDF PPT
56. Maximizing completeness of data and instilling trust in birth registration in Afghanistan: Findings from three provinces PDF PPT
57. Integrated Sector Accounts for Turkey PDF PPT
58. Pacific Data Hub: Improved Data Dissemination and Use in Pacific Island Countries PDF PPT
59. Waste Inventory Report - baseline data for SDG 12 PDF PPT
SC3. Which way now on the journey towards integrated statistics (2)? Learning from analyses in Nepal, Indonesia, Korea, and Malaysia (Watch SC3 | Flyer)    
60. Employment Relationship in the Brick Industry in Nepal PDF PPT
61. Stochastic Frontier Model with Spatial Effect for Measuring Multifactor Productivity PDF -
62. The Impact of Indonesian-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA) on Indonesia’s Textile and Textile Products Export PDF -
63. Comparison of fertility measures from censuses and vital statistics PDF PPT
64. An Experimental Measure of Malaysia’s Gig Workers Using LFS PDF PPT
65. The Determinants of Malaysian’s Youth Not in Employment, Education or Training PDF -
SC4. Integrated analysis for the 2030 Agenda (Watch SC4 | Flyer)    
66. Review of E-Money Contribution for a Better Quality of Financial System Stability Measurements in Indonesia PDF PPT
67. Importance of PPP, existence of integrated systems, when strengthening National Statistics Office’s Role: In a point of view of a National Accounts Compiler PDF PPT
68. Novel Approach in Outbound Tourism Statistics in the Era of Revolution Industry PDF PPT
69. Study on Measuring the Sustainable of Tourism (MST) in Malaysia PDF  
70. Spatial Analysis: Population Ageing of Multi-ethnic Malaysia in Rural Area PDF PPT
71. Going Beyond Measuring the Rural Access Index in the Philippines PDF PPT
SC5. It’s worth investing in integrated statistics for integrated analysis (Watch SC5 | Flyer)    
72. A New Approach Towards Utilizing Administrative Data Sources PDF PPT
73. Identification of poor households for targeting in Nepal PDF PPT
74. Developing Malaysia Business Cycle Clock (MBCC) for A Better Insights on Economic Cycle PDF PPT
75. Temporal Disaggregation Method for Estimating Indonesia’s Monthly Gross Domestic Product PDF PPT
76. Bilateral Support to the Nepal Data Ecosystem PDF PPT
77. Analysis of Input-Output Table : Integrated of Economic Development by Leading Sectors in Indonesia PDF PPT
SD3. Changing what we do: how national statistical systems are transforming statistical business for the better (Watch SD3 | Flyer)    
78. Harmonizing Business-Based Surveys Based on Statistics Indonesia’s Business-Based Survey Business Process Reengineering (BPR) PDF PPT
79. Modernization in Compiling Malaysia’s International Investment Position (IIP) through Integrated System PDF PPT
80. Strategy and Practice of Data Middle Platform Construction of NBS PDF PPT
81. Forecasting of International Tourists Arrival in Nepal: An application of ARIMA PDF PPT
82. Utilizing Price Comparison Website to Produce Hedonic Price Index PDF PPT
     

Thursday, 18 June 2020

    

PS2. Official Statistics for the 21st century: opportunities under the new normal (Watch PS2 | Flyer)

    
Reflections:    
Action Area B: Assuring quality and instilling trust in statistics - PPT
Action Area C: Integrated Statistics for Integrated Analysis - PPT
Action Area D: Modernizing statistical business processes - PPT
Action Area E: Having requisite skills sets - PPT

Report on the results of the 2020 Asia Pacific Statistics Week

The 2020 Asia-Pacific Statistics Week (2020APStatsWeek) was held as a virtual event from 15-18 June 2020 under the theme “A decade of action for the 2030 Agenda: Statistics that leave no one and nowhere behind”. It focused on the progress made towards a regional Collective Vision and Framework for Action endorsed by the ESCAP Committee on Statistics in December 2016. The Collective Vision and Framework for Action aims to empower national statistical systems to meet urgent and evolving statistical needs.

The meeting was attended by at least 879 experts, development partners, academicians, official statisticians and various public and private stakeholders from 63 countries and territories around the world. Figures 1 to 3 provide basic profiles about the participants and the countries who attended the virtual event.

Figure 1. 2020 Asia Pacific Statistics Week: registered participants by country of origin

  • 879 Registered participants
  • 63 Countries/territories

 

Figure 2. 2020 Asia Pacific Statistics Week: countries and areas with at least 10 registered participants

Figure 2: 2020 Asia Pacific Statistics Week: countries with at least 10 registered participants

 

Figure 3. 2020 Asia Pacific Statistics Week: registered participants by gender

Figure 3: 2020 Asia Pacific Statistics Week: registered participants by gender

 

This online Report on the Results of the 2020 Asia Pacific Statistics Week is organized into two major sections as presented in Table 1. Section 1 provides the links to infographics with highlights and feedback on sessions organized within each action areas based on the evaluation forms filled-up by several session participants. The links to session flyers, PowerPoint presentations, abstracts, papers and videos are also provided for quick reference. Section 2 presents the links to: relevant documents for the two plenary sessions; complete list of registered participants; photo gallery; press release; and the event’s main page.

Table 1: Organization of the Report on the Results of the 2020 Asia Pacific Statistics Week

Section 1. Session highlights and feedback

  • A: Engaging users and investing in statistics?
  • B: Assuring quality and instilling trust in statistics?
  • C: Integrated statistics for integrated analysis?
  • D: Modernizing statistical business processes?
  • E: Having requisite skills set

Section 2. Links to plenary sessions and other highlights of the virtual event

 

The Plenary sessions

  • PS1. A decade of action for the 2030 Agenda: Statistics that leave no one and nowhere behind (Flyer | Watch video) 
  • PS2. Official Statistics for the 21st century: opportunities under the new normal (Flyer | Watch video)

Other highlights

Action Area A: Engaging users and investing in statistics

Feedback - Action Area A: Engaging users and investing in statistics

Session A materials:
  • SA1. How can we empower a statistical system to be responsive to users’ needs? (Flyer | Watch video)
  • SA2. Innovations in meeting the demand for development data (Flyer | Watch video )
  • SA3. Engaging users and data beneficiaries for impact and action by governments and partners ( Flyer | Watch video)

Action Area B: Assuring quality and instilling trust in statistics

Feedback - Action Area B: Assuring quality and instilling trust in statistics

Session B materials:
  • SB1. How can quality be instilled in official statistics? (Flyer | Watch video)
  • SB2. Increasing trust in Official Statistics via transparency on results of quality assessments (Flyer | Watch video)
  • SB3. Novel approaches to assuring quality and instilling trust in official statistics (Flyer | Watch video)
     

Action Area C: Integrated statistics for integrated analysis

Feedback - Action Area C: Integrated statistics for integrated analysis

Session C materials:
  • SC1. Approaches to integrated analysis: use of sound methodologies (Flyer | Watch video)
  • SC2. Which way now on the journey towards integrated statistics (1)? Learning from analyses in Pakistan, Indonesia, and perspectives from International Organisations (Flyer | Watch video)
  • SC3. Which way now on the journey towards integrated statistics (2)? Learning from analyses in Nepal, Indonesia, Korea, and Malaysia (Flyer | Watch video)
  • SC4. Integrated analysis for the 2030 Agenda (Flyer | Watch video)
  • SC5. It’s worth investing in integrated statistics for integrated analysis (Flyer | Watch video)

Action Area D: Modernizing statistical business processes

Feedback - Action Area D: Modernizing statistical business processes

Session D materials:
  • SD1. Six modernization approaches for your statistical business (Flyer | Watch video)
  • SD2. Modernisation is a must – six reasons why (Flyer | Watch video)
  • SD3. Changing what we do: how national statistical systems are transforming statistical business for the better (Flyer | Watch video)

Action Area E: Having requisite skills set

Feedback - Action Area E: Having requisite skills set

Session E materials:

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