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Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the PacificStatistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific
Governing Council
Eighteenth Session
Chiba, Japan, 12-13 December 2022

Provisional schedule of the meeting

Monday 12 December 2022
1000-1030
1030-1100 hours

1100-1130 hours
1130-1230 hours
1230-1245 hours

Registration of participants with coffee & tea networking
time
Agenda item 1

Opening of the session

Agenda item 1a- Opening statements

Agenda item 1b
Agenda item 1c
Agenda item 2- Election of officers- Adoption of the agendaMatters arising from the seventeenth session of theGoverning Council

Agenda item 3

New training-related challenges
Group photo1245-1415 hours
1415-1515 hours

Lunch reception hosted by Director of SIAP
Agenda item 41515-1545 hours

Report of the Director of the InstituteCoffee and tea break1545-1645 hours

Agenda item 5Work programme and financial plan for 2023

1645-1700 hours

Agenda item 6

Other matters

Tuesday 13 December 2022
0930-1000 hours

Coffee and tea networking time

1000-1015 hours

Agenda item 71015-1045 hours

Agenda item 8

Dates of and venue for the nineteenth session of theGoverning Council
Adoption of the report of the Governing Council on theeighteenth session

Eighth Meeting of the Network for
the Coordination of Statistical Training in Asia and the Pacific
13 December 2022
Chiba, Japan

Provisional Agenda
Date/Time

Sessions and Events

Presenter /moderator

10:45-11:00 Break between Governing Council and Network meeting
11:00-11:15 Opening• Welcome message from SIAP

11:15-11:50• Welcome message from the Chair of the Network• Adoption of the Agenda

Ms. Zita Villa Juan Albacea
Chair of the Network

Session 1: Report from the subgroup on gender statistics
training

Ms. Sara Duerto Valero,
Statistics Specialist,
Regional Office for Asia
andthe Pacific, UN
Women• Report of activities and perspectives• Plenary discussion
11:50-12:40

12:40-14:00

Ms. Shailja Sharma
Director, SIAP

Session 2: Training modalities post COVID-19 pandemic Open discussion
Summary of Agenda 3 (New training-related challenges)
from the Governing Council with open discussion for
additional perspectives

Ms. Shailja Sharma
Director, SIAP

Lunch Break2

Date/Time
14:00-15:00

Sessions and Events
Session 3: Looking ahead - review of the functioning ofthe Network

Trigger interventions:- Network accomplishments to datePresenter /moderator
Moderator:
Ms. Rikke Munk Hansen
Chief, Economics andEnvironment Statistics,Statistics Division
Ms. Zita Villa Juan Albacea
Chair of the Network-Training approaches and advances in theenvironment domain

Mr. Sokol Vako
Statistician/Lecturer, SIAP-

Network strengths, weaknesses and the Global
Network of Institutions for Statistical Training(GIST)

Ms. Shailja Sharma
Director, SIAP

15:00-15:15• Closing message

15:15-15:30

Ms. Zita Villa Juan Albacea
Chair of the Network

Coffee and teatime & Group photo3

17th Management Seminar for Heads of National Statistical Offices in Asia and the PacificManaging Evolving Data Ecosystems:
Governance, Stewardship and the Changing Role of NSOs
14-15 December 2022,
Chiba, Japan

Provisional Programme

Date/Time

Session and Events
DAY 1: 14 DECEMBER 2022

09:00-09:30

Registration

Opening

09:30-09:45• Welcome message from ESCAP
Mr. Kaveh Zahedi
Deputy Executive Secretary, ESCAP• Objectives of the 17th SIAP Management Seminar
Ms. Shailja Sharma
Director, SIAP

Session 1: National Data Strategy - Data Ecosystem, Governance andStewardship (Plenary)Presentation and open discussion format
Chair: Ms. Rachael Beaven Director, Statistics Division, ESCAP
09:45-11:00
Presenter: Mr. Paul CheungProfessor, National Universityof Singapore
Former Director, UNSD andChief Statistician of Govt of Singapore

11:00-11:30

Group Photo and Coffee breakDate/Time

Session and Events
Session 2: Assessing the Role of NSOs in Data Governance and Stewardship
Chair: Mr. Batdavaa Batmunkh Chairman, National Statistics Office of Mongolia

11:30-12:45

12:45-14:15

The session will take the form of breakout groups in which participants may deliberate andshare input on the following questions:- What are the main attributes of the official statistics ecosystem?
- How should an NSO manage the ecosystem? What are the current practices ingovernance?
- How could the official statistics ecosystem benefits from interacting with otherecosystems?
- Is Data Stewardship just a new terminology describing what NSO has been doing allalong?
- Could NSO build a network of data custodians as a Single Source of Truth?
Lunch break

Session 3: Data and Analytics as a service - Enhancing the Relevance of NSOs
Chair: Ms. Orie Hirano, Director of International Statistical Affairs, Office of the DirectorGeneral for Policy Planning on Statistical Policy, Japan

14:15-15:15

15:15-15:45

The session will take the form of breakout groups in which participants may deliberate andshare input on the following questions:- What are the primary data services that an NSS provides?
- What new services could NSS offer beyond the provision of official statistics?
- Should NSS venture into data analytics with a new focus on prediction andforecasting?
- Some NSS have extended their services to include geospatial data. What else?
- How could NSS bring more real-time data into its data portfolio to meet users’needs?
Coffee and tea break

Session 4: Strengthening NSO's Legal and Administrative Mandate in Data
Governance
Chair: Mr. Claire Dennis Mapa, Undersecretary, National Statistician and Civil Registrar
General, Philippines Statistical Authority, Philippines

15:45-17:00

The session will take the form of breakout groups in which participants may deliberate andshare input on the following questions:- Is there a need to modernize an NSO’s legal mandate in managing the ecosystem?
- What are the new provisions that should be included?
- What institutional mechanisms could be introduced to complement the legal
mandate?
- Are competing laws and procedures hindering an NSO from doing its work?
- What should be the new responsibilities of the head of an NSO? Could they bemandated?

Date/TimeSession and Events
DAY 2: 15 DECEMBER 2022
Coffee and Tea networking time

09:15-09:30

Recap of Day 1
09.30-09:45

Presenter: Ms. Sinovia Moonie Statistician/ Lecturer, SIAP

Session 5: Professional Services in Data Stewardship
Chair: Mr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin Chief Statistician, Department of Statistics, Malaysia

09:45-11:00

11:00-11:30

The session will take the form of breakout groups in which participants may
deliberate and share input on the following questions:- An NSO implements national statistical standards. What are the challenges
and difficulties?
- What additional services should an NSO undertake as a data steward?
- Could an NSO introduce quality assurance and meta-data schema among
data custodians?
- Is NSO capable of performing the role of a data steward?
- How could an NSO gather better user feedback? Is statistical advisory council
still working?
Coffee and tea break

Session 6: Strengthening Human Resources Capabilities
Chair: Ms. Anupam Bhatnagar, Additional Director General, Training Division, MoSPI, India

11:30-12:45

12:45-14:15

The session will take the form of breakout groups in which participants may
deliberate and share input on the following questions:- Human resource is a significant constraint for an NSO. How could weovercome it?
- Could NSO accommodate professionals such as data scientists or dataengineers?
- Should NSO buy service from other organizations to meet its skills shortfall?
- Funding is always a problem. Could it be changed by providing chargeable
services?
- There is global shortage of data professionals. Could statisticians acquire
new skills?
Lunch hosted by Director-General for Policy Planning on Statistical Policy,
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Government of Japan

Managing data ecosystems in Asia and the Pacific: Conclusions andrecommendations of the Seminar
14:15-15.00

Presenter: Ms. Shailja Sharma Director, SIAP
Concluding remarks by Ms. Rachael Beaven Director, Statistics Division, ESCAP
Closing and thanks by Ms. Shailja Sharma, Director, SIAP