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Programme

Date Time Programme
10 September
(Tue) 		09:00-09:30 Registration
09:30-10:30
(60min) 		Opening Ceremony [Opening Remarks] Hyoung Il Lee, Commissioner, Statistics Korea
[Welcoming Remarks] Lin Yang, Deputy Executive Secretary, ESCAP
[Congratulatory Remarks] Stefan Schweinfest, Director, United Nations Statistics Division (Video)
Keynote speech Unlocking New Frontiers: Harnessing Non-Traditional Data for a Sustainable Data and AI Future
· Stefaan G. Verhulst, Co-Founder, The Governance Lab
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:15
(15min) 		Introductory Session What is Data Governance?
Audience Discussion on Data Governance
11:15-12:30
(75min) 		Session 1 Global and Asia Perspectives on Data Governance and Integration
Chair · Batdavaa Batmunkh, Chairman, National Statistics Office of Mongolia
Speaker Asia-Pacific compendium of national data governance practices
· Rachael Joanne Beaven, Director of Statistics Division, ESCAP
Towards International Data Governance: Motivations and Considerations
· Steve MacFeely, Chief Statistician, OECD
Data for better lives: Building strong Integrated National Data Systems to transform people’s lives in Asia and around the world
· Haishan Fu, Chief Statistician, World Bank
12:30-14:00 Luncheon
14:00-15:30
(90min) 		Session 2 Country Cases on Data Governance and Data Integration (1)
Chair · Rachael Joanne Beaven, Director of Statistics Division, ESCAP
Speaker Data Governance and Data Integration in DOS

· Koh Eng Chuan, Chief Statistician, Department of Statistics of Singapore

Data Governance and Data Integrationin the Philippines: Cases of PSA

· Minerva Eloisa P. Esquivias, Deputy National Statistician, Philippine Statistics Authority

Data System Leadership New Zealand’s experience

· Rachael Milicich, Deputy Government Statistician and Deputy Chief Executive, Stats New Zealand

Future Innovation Direction of Korean Statistical Information Service & Data Governance Practices in Korea

· Young Sun Song, Director General of Statistical Data Hub Bureau, Statistics Korea & Sun Hi Yi, Director of Statistical Information Platform Division, Statistics Korea
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:30
(90min) 		Session 3 Country Cases on Data Governance and Data Integration (2)
Chair

· Yong Chan Jung, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Information Society Development Institute

Speaker Data Governance and Integration: The Case of Mongolia

· Batdavaa Batmunkh, Chairman, National Statistics Office of Mongolia

Advancing Data Governance and Integration: The Role of DOSM in Modernizing National Statistical Systems

· Mohd Uzir Mahidin, Chief Statistician, Department of Statistics of Malaysia

Data Governance and Data Integration: Australia case study

· Teresa Dickinson, Deputy Australian Statistician, Australian Bureau of Statistics

TurkStat's efforts to lead data governance in Türkiye

· Bilal Kurban, Head of Artificial Intelligence and Data Analysis Group, Turkish Statistical Institute
11 September
(Wed) 		09:30-11:00
(90min) 		Session 4 Perspectives on How Data Can Be Integrated to Add Value Whilst Ensuring Adherence to the Fundamental Principles
Chair · Haishan Fu, Chief Statistician, World Bank
Speaker Government Data integration through The Government Data Catalog platform
· Piyanuch Wuttisorn, Director General, National Statistical Office of Thailand
Data integration & interoperability
· In Kyung Choi, Head of Statistical Management and Modernization Unit, UNECE.
The data gap in global governance: the case for strengthening global data governance (Video)
· David Passarelli, Director, UN University Center for Policy Research
Standardization of PETs, and its implication to data integration
· Jihoon CHO, Vice President, Samsung SDS
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:30
(60min)		 Session 5 Table Discussion on the Benefits of Data Integration
* Facilitator: Rachael Joanne Beaven, Director of Statistics Division, ESCAP
12:30-14:00 Luncheon
14:00-15:30
(90min)		 Session 6 Table Discussion on the Challenges of Data Integration and How These Can Be Addressed
* Facilitator: Rachael Joanne Beaven, Director of Statistics Division, ESCAP
15:30-16:00 Closing ceremony [Closing Remarks]
· Rachael Joanne Beaven, Director of Statistics Division, ESCAP
· Hyung Jun Ahn, Vice Commissioner, Statistics Korea

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