High Level Seminar on the Digital Economy: A Policy and Statistical Perspective

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Agenda

 

Thursday, 15 November 2018

 

09:00 – 09:40

 

 

Opening Ceremony

Welcome Speech by Mr. Ning Jizhe, Commissioner of the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS)

Opening Statement by Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations 

Opening Statement by Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, Director of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Chair: Ms. Jia Nan, Deputy Commissioner of NBS

 

09:40 – 10:00

Group Photo

10:00 – 10:40

Keynote Address and Objective of the Seminar

Keynote Address by Ms. Jia Nan, NBS

Objective of the Seminar and Introduction to the Work Programme by Mr. Ivo Havinga, UNSD

Moderator: Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, UNSD

 

10:40 – 11:00

Tea Break

 

11:00 – 12:00

High Level Panel on the Role of the Digital Economy in Sustainable Economic Development

Ms. Vivian Llarina, Philippine Statistics Authority

Mr. Song Gang, Institute of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System, Peking University, China

Mr. Paul Schreyer, OECD

Moderator: Mr. Ivo Havinga, UNSD

 

12:00 – 14:00

Lunch Break

 

14:00 – 15:00

Session 1: The Role of the Digital Economy in Sustainable Economic Development

Ms. Han Xuehui, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Implication of Digital Development on Connectivity and Market 

Mr. Daniel B. Cavalcanti, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications, Brazil

Digital Economy: A Policy Perspective from Brazil

 

15:00 – 15:20

Tea Break

 

15:20 – 17:00

 

Session 1: The Role of the Digital Economy in Sustainable Economic Development (continued)

Mr. Song Gang, Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, Peking University

Innovation 2.0: Redefining Innovation in the Age of Digital Economy

 

 

Friday, 16 November 2018

 

09:00 – 10:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session 2: Definition and Scope of the Digital Economy

Ms. Vivian R. Ilarina, Philippine Statistics Authority

Statistical Challenges in Measuring the Digital Economy

Mr. Benson Sim, UNSD

Towards an integrated framework for measuring the digital economy

Mr. Abd Latib Talib, Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Definition and Scope of Digital Economy: Malaysia’s Perspective

 

 

10:30 – 10:50

Tea Break

 

 

10:50 – 12:00

Session 3: Current International Statistical Initiatives in Measuring the Digital Economy

Mr. Xue Jian, Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, China

Exploration on the Digital Economy Statistical Framework - Chongqing's Practice

Mr. Gerardo Alfonso Durand Alcantara, National Institute of Statistics and Geography, Mexico

Gross Value Added of E-commerce in Mexico

 

 

12:00 – 14:00

 

Lunch Break

 

 

14:00 – 15:00

Session 3: Current International Statistical Initiatives in Measuring the Digital Economy (continued)

Mr. Paul Schreyer, OECD

The OECD Going Digital Project – Initiatives to Measure the Digital Economy

Mr. Sun Ke, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology

A CAICT Approach to Measuring Digital Economy: Definition, Methodology and Key Findings

 

 

15:00 – 15:20

Tea Break

 

 

15:20 – 16:00

Session 3: Current International Statistical Initiatives in Measuring the Digital Economy (continued)

Mr. Dylan Rassier, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Statistical Work on Digital Economy for the U.S. National Accounts

 

 

16:00 – 17:00

Session 4: Measuring Price Changes of Digital Products

Mr. Paul Schreyer, OECD

Consumer inflation in a digital economy

 

 

 

Saturday, 17 November 2018

 

09:00 – 10:00

 

Session 4: Measuring Price Changes of Digital Products (continued)

Ms. Daniela Ileana Ravindra, Statistics Canada

Digital Economy and Consumer Prices-Canada

Mr. Vladimir Gonçalves Miranda, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

Study of New Data Sources and Techniques to Improve CPI Compilation in Brazil: First Steps

 

10:00 – 10:30

Session 5: Data Sources for Measuring the Digital Economy

Ms. Winnie king-man Tam, Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR of China

Measurement of Digitalization in Hong Kong

 

10:30 – 10:50

Tea Break

 

10:50 – 12:00

Session 5: Data Sources for Measuring the Digital Economy (continued)

Ms. Sakulkarn Khankhaeng, National Statistical Office & Mr. Thanomsin Chakreeves, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, Thailand

Thailand Digital Economy Policy and Statistics

Mr. Benjamin Macharia Muchiri, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

Measuring the Digital Economy: Kenya’s Experiences

 

12:00 – 14:00

 

Lunch Break

 

14:00 – 15:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panel Discussion on the Main Components of a Policy and Statistical Framework for the Digital Economy

Mr. Daniel B. Cavalcanti, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications, Brazil

Ms. Daniela Ileana Ravindra, Statistics Canada

Mr. Dylan Rassier, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

 

15:00 – 15:20

Tea Break

 

15:20

Closing Ceremony

 

                       

 

 

 

Document

Workshop Manual (PDF)

Information Note (PDF)

Video