Second Webinar of Data Strategy Sprint

Session 1| Welcome, Opening Remarks and Scene-setting

7:00 am - 7:05 am

Opening remarks

• Mr. André Loranger, Co-Chair of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians and Chief Statistician of Canada

7:05 am - 7:10 am

Objectives of the meeting

• Chair: Tom Dufour, Director General Strategic Data Management, Statistics Canada

7:10 am - 7:20 am

Recap from webinar 1

• Chair: Tom Dufour, Director General Strategic Data Management, Statistics Canada
• Presentation: Summary from the first webinar

Session 2 | International Data Strategy

7:20 am - 7:40 am

Data, Data Strategy and Data Governance

The presentation focuses on the United Nations data strategy, its vision and elements behind it. It also provides some real-life examples of using data for statistical and non-statistical purposes.

• Presentation: Data, Data Strategy and Data Governance
• Presenter: Angela Me, Chief, Research and Trend Analysis Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

7:40 am - 7:50 am

Discussion

Session 3 | Key Features of a Successful Data Strategy

7:50 am - 8:10 am

Singapore Department of Statistics' experience on implementing data strategy

The presentation will share how Singapore Department of Statistics aims to be the first stop for data and data services. This includes having a clear direction, engaging stakeholders, building capabilities and setting standards.

• Presentation: Singapore Department of Statistics' Experience in Implementing Data Strategy
• Presenter: Hsiu-Chin Tang, Director Policy Planning, Singapore Department of Statistics

8:10 am - 8:30 am

Government Data Strategy Initiatives of Nepal

This presentation will provide the audience with an overview of the legal and institutional arrangements for data governance, data exchange and security in Nepal, as well as showing some examples of e-governance blueprint and HMIS guidelines. The presenter will also cover challenges that were encountered in implementing the data strategy and solutions developed to address these challenges.

• Presentation: Data Strategy
• Presenter: Munni Kumary Chaudhary, Deputy Chief Statistician, National Statistics Office Nepal

8:30 am - 8:50 am

Use of data and partnerships to improve measurement of housing outcomes

As Canada's national housing agency, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) contributes to the well-being of Canada's housing system. This includes providing crucial research and data to inform decisions for better housing sector outcomes. This presentation will provide an overview of CMHC's housing survey programs, as well as information on partnership strategies used with like-minded organizations to improve the measurement of housing outcomes.

• Presentation: Use of data and partnerships to improve measurement of housing outcomes
• Presenter: Vinay Bhardwaj, Director, Market Analysis Centre, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

8:50 am - 9:10 am

Data Strategy and Governance in Türkiye: Strategies and Frameworks for Effective Management and Sharing of Government Data

In Türkiye, data sharing is emphasized within the framework of its data strategies to improve decision-making processes, enable more effective policy implementation, and the quality of public services. As well as the role of NSO's in the data ecosystem is crucial in the world, The Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) also plays an important role in data management and data sharing by coordinating data management policies, rules, and inter-agency cooperation and leads the processes of collecting, compiling, and disseminating official statistics.

In this presentation, the studies carried out by partner institutions on the data ecosystem are presented through the lens of TURKSTAT. Additionally, it will also cover the studies carried out by TURKSTAT to increase the efficiency of data sharing and management among public institutions and other uses and to harmonize Türkiye's data governance practices with international standards by providing expertise in official statistics and data management to these stakeholders are presented.

• Presentation: Data Strategy and Governance in Türkiye
• Presenter: Serhan Kokhan, Data Governance Specialist, Turkish Statistical Institute

9:10 am - 9:25 am

Discussion

9:25 am - 9:35 am

Trivia quiz

Session 4 | Project versus Organizational Level Data Strategies

9:35 am - 9:50 am

Registers, Identifiers and Identity

This presentation will focus on the identity revolution, more specifically how digital IDs are reshaping modern registries.

• Presentation: Registers, Identifiers and Identity
• Presenter: John Murray, Vice President, European Operations, Foster Moore

9:50 am - 9:55 am

Discussion

9:55 am - 10:00 am

Concluding remarks

• André Loranger, Co-Chair of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians and Chief Statistician of Canada