Countries in Asia and the Pacific on Friday adopted a declaration that will strengthen national statistical systems to present a more complete picture of the region's development, and support good governance, health and human rights.
The declaration, ‘Navigating Policy with Data to Leave No One Behind,’ was agreed at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Sixth Committee on Statistics held in Bangkok from October 16 to October 19.
The Committee brought together high-level policymakers with leaders of National Statistical Systems to identify transformative, collective actions to advance the regions progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which calls for high-quality data that is accessible, timely, reliable and disaggregated by income, sex, age, race, ethnicity, migration status, disability and geographic location, along with public-private partnerships to support innovative use of new data sources to inform policy making.
In his opening remarks, the Officer in Charge of ESCAP Hongjoo Hahm called on policymakers to push the regional agenda for strengthening data and statistics in their respective countries, with the support of National Statistical Offices and other ministries.
“This is in an important declaration and high-level policy dialogue,” Hahm said, adding, “I hope the policymakers have witnessed the strength of the statistical community and their desires for their collective vision, but most importantly, the actions they are requesting that call for a whole of government approach to strengthen data and statistics throughout our region."
The declaration calls on governments to make nine commitments to strengthen and transform national statistical systems in support of the 2030 Agenda. It also calls on development partners to support national statistical systems and on ESCAP facilitate its implementation.
In his keynote address, Thai minister of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society Dr Pichet Durongkaveroj, noted some of the key challenges of the changing statistical landscape, particularly in relation to big data and the need for data protection.
"Every ministry is starting to think not only of big databases, but also how safe the data is,” he said, adding that the Thai Government is designing many aspects of their data centre so that they can manage the data well and provide the best data security and data protection for individuals. "Thailand stands ready to work with the Committee as well as ESCAP to ensure that no one is left behind."
The ESCAP Committee on Statistics is held every two years to support the collective vision and framework for action by the Asia-Pacific statistical community of advancing official statistics for the 2030 Agenda.
The declaration, ‘Navigating Policy with Data to Leave No One Behind,’ was agreed at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Sixth Committee on Statistics held in Bangkok from October 16 to October 19.
The Committee brought together high-level policymakers with leaders of National Statistical Systems to identify transformative, collective actions to advance the regions progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which calls for high-quality data that is accessible, timely, reliable and disaggregated by income, sex, age, race, ethnicity, migration status, disability and geographic location, along with public-private partnerships to support innovative use of new data sources to inform policy making.
In his opening remarks, the Officer in Charge of ESCAP Hongjoo Hahm called on policymakers to push the regional agenda for strengthening data and statistics in their respective countries, with the support of National Statistical Offices and other ministries.
“This is in an important declaration and high-level policy dialogue,” Hahm said, adding, “I hope the policymakers have witnessed the strength of the statistical community and their desires for their collective vision, but most importantly, the actions they are requesting that call for a whole of government approach to strengthen data and statistics throughout our region."
The declaration calls on governments to make nine commitments to strengthen and transform national statistical systems in support of the 2030 Agenda. It also calls on development partners to support national statistical systems and on ESCAP facilitate its implementation.
In his keynote address, Thai minister of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society Dr Pichet Durongkaveroj, noted some of the key challenges of the changing statistical landscape, particularly in relation to big data and the need for data protection.
"Every ministry is starting to think not only of big databases, but also how safe the data is,” he said, adding that the Thai Government is designing many aspects of their data centre so that they can manage the data well and provide the best data security and data protection for individuals. "Thailand stands ready to work with the Committee as well as ESCAP to ensure that no one is left behind."
The ESCAP Committee on Statistics is held every two years to support the collective vision and framework for action by the Asia-Pacific statistical community of advancing official statistics for the 2030 Agenda.
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