The International Conference
“20 years of Russian Statistics’ Modernization:
Experience and Prospects” May 23-24, 2013
Documents
Information Note
Agenda
Moderators and Keynote Speakers
Abstracts
Communique
Welcome and Opening
- “Russian Statistics’ Modernization 1992-2012: Outcomes and Prospects”
Mr. Alexander Surinov, Head of Rosstat
Session 1. “New tendencies and challenges of global system of official statistics”
Moderator: Ms. Heli Jeskanen-Sundtröm (Finland)
- Mr. Ivo Havinga, Director of Economic Statistics Branch UNSD
- “OECD Assessment of the Statistical System and Key Statistics of the Russian Federation"
Ms. Martine Durand, OECD Chief Statistician
- “Credibility of Official Statistics – New Trends”
Ms. Marie Bohata, Deputy Director General, Eurostat
Session 2. “Progress and challenges in development of official statistics;long-term statistical programs”
Moderator: Ms. Lidia Bratanova, Director UNECE Statistical Division
- “Support of Design and Delivery of Large Scale Statistical Capacity Development Programs”
Mr. Misha Belkindas, Executive Director, Open Data Watch
- Mr. Pali Lehohla, Statistician-General, Statistics South Africa
- “Establishing of an international center for training of qualified staff for national statistical offices”
Mr. Alexey Ponomarenko, Director of the International Institute of Statistical Education of the National Research University “Higher School of Economics”
- “Responses to Challenges Raised in Official Statistics – Examples from Hungary”
Ms. Eva Laczka, Deputy President, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office
- “Response to the Emerging Demands for Industrial Statistics – UNIDO Experience”
Mr. Shyam Upadhyaya, UNIDO Chief Statistician
- “Statistical Education and Training in Russia”
Natalia Tikhomirova, Professor, Rector of Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI)
Session 3. “Growing importance of the information technologies in official statistics”
Moderator: Ms. Martine Durand, Director, OECD Statistics Directorate
- “Prospects of the Introduction of Information and Communication Technologies in State Statistics System”
Mr. Vyacheslav Zabelin, Deputy Head of Rosstat
- “Growing Importance of Information and Communication Technologies in official statistics”
Mr. Aidyn Ashuev, Deputy Chairman, the Agency on Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- “Introduction of New Information Systems in Statistics of the Republic of Belarus: Interaction with Respondents and Data Users”
Mr. Vadim Bogush, Deputy Chairman, National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus
- “Improving Sample Survey Data Processing”
Mr. Anton Kovtun, General Director, “Predictive Solutions”
Session 4. “Official statistics: vision of data users and scientific community”
Moderator: Mr. Jozef Olenski, Professor of the Lazarski University, Warsaw
- “Census-2011. Experience of Armenia”
Mr. Stepan Mnatsakanyan, President, the National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- “Internationally Recognized Success of the Russian Statistics”
Prof. Irina Eliseeva, St.Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Ms. Liliya Raku, National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova
- “Official Statistics and University: Innovative Cooperation”
Mr. Leonid Gokhberg, first vice rector of the National research university “Higher School of Economics”
- Ms. Lidia Bratanova, Director ,UNECE Statistical Division
- ISI Central EuroAsian Outreach Committee” professor Dr. Elena Zarova
Additional Reports