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CCSA Special Topic Session at the ISI World Statistics Congress
Supplying International Statistics for Decision Making
  • Hong Kong, China
    Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
  • Friday, 30 August 2013 [9.00-11:15 and 13:00-15:15]

The CCSA Special Topic Sessions at the ISI World Statistics Congress were held on 30 August 2013 in Hong Kong, China.

Final Programme (ISI session reference numbers STS045 and STS095)

Friday, 30 August 2013

Part 1 - International statistics for decision making
 09:00 – 09:10
Welcome address

Welcome remarks by Mr. Werner Bier, Deputy Director General, Directorate General Statistics, European Central Bank, CCSA co-chair

 09:10 – 09:30
Mr. Shyam Upadhyaya, Chief Statistician, United Nations Industrial Development Organization

"Composite measure of industrial performance for cross-country analysis"

 09:30 – 09:50
Mr. Robert Heath, Deputy Director, Statistics Department, International Monetary Fund

"Why are the G-20 Data Gaps Initiative and the SDDS Plus Relevant for Financial Stability Analysis"

 09:50 – 10:10
Mr. Werner Bier, Deputy Director General, Directorate General Statistics, European Central Bank & Mr. Per Nymand-Andersen, Adviser, Directorate General Statistics, European Central Bank

"Should international organisations use also non-official sources when providing official international economic statistics ?"

 10:10 – 10:30
Mr. Artur Andrysiak, Statistician, Asian Development Bank

"Reviving statistical yearbooks to meet changing needs of users"

 10:30 – 10:50
Mrs. Maurine Haver, CEO, Owner, Haver Analytics Ltd

"The challenge of supplying comparable international statistics to professional users"

 10:50 – 11:10
Mr. Peter Van De Ven, Head of the national accounts division, OECD

"Politics and statistics: a happy marriage?"

 11:10 – 11:30
Discussant - Mr. Jonathan Palmer, Chief Operating Officer, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Open questions
 11:30 – 13:00
Lunch break
Part 2 - CCSA panel discussion - International statistics for decision making
 13:00 – 13:10
Welcome address

Welcome remarks by Mr. Werner Bier, Deputy Director General, Directorate General Statistics, European Central Bank, CCSA co-chair

 13:10 – 13:30
Mr. Grant Cameron, Manager, International Statistical Programs, World Bank

"New Collaborations to Assess the Reliability and Relevance of Food Data Collected in National Household Surveys"

 13:30 – 13:50
Mr. Andreas Maurer, Chief, International Trade Statistics Section, World Trade Organisation

"International trade in services in statistical frameworks"

 13:50 – 14:10
Mr. Per Nymand-Andersen, Adviser, Directorate General Statistics, European Central Bank

"Supplying evidence based international statistics for decision making"

 14:10 – 14:30
Discussant and open questions
 14:30 – 14:45
Closing remarks by Mr. Werner Bier, Deputy Director General, Directorate General Statistics, European Central Bank, CCSA co-chair.
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