Second Meeting of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians

7:00 am - 7:05 am

Session 1| Opening remarks

Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, Director of United Nations Statistics Division

7:05 am - 7:10 am

Session 2| Objectives of the meeting

Aishath Shahuda Co-Chair of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians and Deputy Chief Statistician Maldives Bureau of Statistics

7:10 am - 7:40 am

Session 3| Keynote Address

This presentation considers an experimental method, drawing on the UNECE’s Human Capital manual as its starting point, to demonstrate how human capital data can be integrated into the National Accounts framework and what it means to treat human capital as a non-financial asset; using the UK as an example. A copy of the paper is available here . Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity for the participants for an exchange with the speaker.

Measuring Human Capital in the National Accounts - an Experimental Approach

Presenter: Robert Dunn

Presentation: An experimental UK Human Capital Satellite Account

Discussion

7:40 am - 8:30 am

Session 4| Follow-up work from report on the 54th session of the Statistical Commission

This session will provide an overview of the follow-up work resulting from completed Sprints as well as Sprints planned for the current year, based on the decision 54/106 in the Report on the fifty-fourth session of the Statistical Commission. It will also be an opportunity to gather inputs from participants as to their priorities, so participants are encouraged to read the documents and send questions in advance to the Network Secretariat at nes@un.org and share their thoughts during the session.

• Data access sprint (phase I completed)
• Presenter: Ms. Lianne Tessers Ippel PhD, Methodologist, Statistics Netherlands
• Presentation: Joint Task Team on Global Facilitation of Access to Privately-held Data for Official Statistics
• Beyond GDP sprint 2023
• Presenter: Mr. Richard Heys, Deputy Chief Economist - Productivity, Investment, and Research Division, Macroeconomics and Environmental Statistics and Analysis Directorate, UK Office for National Statistics
• Presentation: The UN Network of Economic Statisticians:Beyond GDP
• International Classifications Sprint
• Presenter: Ms. Ilaria Di Matteo, Chief, Business Statistics Section, United Nations Statistics Division
• Presentation: Update on the Sprint on International Statistical Classifications
• Discussion

8:30 am - 8:55 am

Session 5| Improving the Network’s Communication and Outreach Activities

In response to the need for better communication and consultation, which was identified at the last meeting of the UNSC, the Network proposes a number of process improvements which will be summarized in this session. Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity for the participants to reflect on the proposed process improvements

Proposed process improvements

Presenter: Andre Loranger Co-Chair of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians and Assistant Chief Statistician, Economic Statistics, Statistics Canada

Presentation: Improving the Network's Communication and Outreach Activities

Discussion

8:55 am - 9:00 am

Session 6| Concluding remarks

Aishath Shahuda Co-Chair of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians and Deputy Chief Statistician Maldives Bureau of Statistics

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