International Symposium on

Reforms, Achievements, and Challenges:

China and Its Partners in Statistical Cooperation

Beijing, May 11-13, 2004

 

 

May 11, Tuesday

　                　

08:00-09:00    Registration

　                 　

09:00-09:30    Opening Session

　                 Chair:  Mr. Qiu Xiaohua, Deputy Commissioner, NBS

Welcome Remarks: Mr. Li Deshui, Commissioner, NBS

Remarks: Mr. Fu Ziying, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Commerce of China (MOFCOM)

　                 Remarks: Mr. Jeff Nankivell, Counsellor (Development), Embassy of Canada

　                 Remarks: Mr. Friedrich Loehr, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

　                 Remarks: Mrs. Carol Carson, Director, Statistics Department, IMF

　                 　

　                 Session I. Economic Reform and Statistics

　                 Chair: Mr. Li Deshui, Commissioner, NBS

09:30-10:00    Challenges to Statistical Work

　                   - Mr. Lou Jiwei, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance of China

10:00-10:20    Discussion

　                 　

10:20-10:40    Coffee Break

　                 　

　        Session II. Overview of Technical Cooperation in Statistics

　                 Chair: Mr. Enrico Giovannini, Chief Statistician, Statistics Directorate, OECD

10:40-11:10    China’s Technical Cooperation in Statistics: Past and Future

　                   - Mr Qiu Xiaohua, Deputy Commissioner, NBS

11:10-11:40    Statistics Canada’s Approach to Technical Cooperation with the

National Bureau of Statistics of China

　                   - Mr. Gordon J. Brackstone, Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada

11:40-12:10    Overview of Technical Cooperation between the Federal Statistical Office
of Germany and the National Bureau of Statistics of China: "A Model for a Successful Partnership"

　                   - Mr. Johann Hahlen, President, Federal Statistical Office of Germany

　                 　

12:10-13:30    Lunch

　                

 

 

13:30-14:00    Review by IMF: GDDS in China: A Milestone in the Technical Cooperation between China and the IMF

  - Ms. He Qi, Deputy Division Chief, Statistics Department, IMF

14:00-14:50    Contributions from Chinese participants

      GDDS in China

      - Mr. Zheng Jingping, Director-General, Department of Comprehensive Statistics, NBS

       The Summary of Statistical Work of the SAFE

                    - Ms. Han Hongmei, Deputy Division Director, Department of Balance of Payments, State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China

　                 　

14:50-15:10    Coffee Break

　                 　

　                 Session III. Donor Policies and Statistics

　                 Chair: Mr. Johann Hahlen, President, Federal Statistical Office of Germany

15:10-15:30    China's International Cooperation and Statistics: Policies and Practice

　                   - Mr. Zhu Hong, Deputy Director-General, Department of International Trade and Economic Affairs, MOFCOM

15:30-15:50     Canada-China Programming Framework: Policies, Poverty Reduction and Statistics

 

　                   - Ms. Diana Merlini, First Secretary (Development), Embassy of Canada

15:50-16:10    Germany's International Cooperation and Statistics: Policies and Practice

　                   - Ms. Gabriele Zeller, Desk Officer, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany

16:10-16:25    Statistical Co-operation Between the OECD and China

　                   - Mr. Enrico Giovannini, Chief Statistician, Statistics Directorate, OECD

16:25-16:40    Korea's International Cooperation and Statistics: Policies and Practice

　                   - Dr. Hyun-sik Chang, Chief Representative, KOICA Office in Beijing

16:40-16:55    Sweden's International Cooperation in Statistics

　                   - Prof. Thomas Polfeldt, Senior Statistical Advisor, Statistics Sweden

　                  Japan’s Technical Cooperation in Statistics

-          Mr. Takehiro Fukui, Counselor, Minister’s Secretariate, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunication

 

18:30-20:00    Welcome Dinner hosted by Mr. Li Deshui at the Tianlun Dynasty Hotel

 

May 12, Wednesday

 

　                 Session IV. Adapting International Standards and Best Practices

　                 Chair: Mrs. Carol Carson, Director, Statistics Department, IMF

09:00-09:40     Leading Paper: The German-Chinese Project on Reorganization of Industrial- and Transport Statistics

 

　                   - Ms. Waltraud Moore, Head of Division, Federal Statistical Office of Germany:

09:40-10:00    Co-paper: The Achievements of the Canada-China Statistical Cooperation Program (SIMP)

　                   - Mr. Béla Prigly, Director, International Relations Division, Statistics Canada

10:00-10:20    Review by China's National Bureau of Statistics

                    National Economic Accounting and International Cooperation

　                   - Mr. Xu Xianchun, Director-General, Department of National Accounts, NBS

Project of Reorganization of the Chinese Industrial and Road Transport Statistics

　                   - Mr. Ren Caifang, Director-General, Department of Industrial and Transport Statistics, NBS

 

10:20-10:40    Coffee Break

　                 　

10:40-11: 40   Contributions from other participants and general discussion

11:40-11:50    Conclusions by the Chair

 

12:00-13:30    Lunch

　       

　　             Session V. Capacity Building

　                 Chair: Mr. Gordon J. Brackstone, Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada

13:30-14:10    Leading Paper: The Canadian-Chinese SIMP Program as an Example of Capacity Building

　                   - Mr. Ramesh Chander, Advisor to Statistics Canada

14:10-14:30    Co-paper: Capacities Built Up in the Fields of User Oriented Data Dissemination and International Data Supply

　                   - Mr. Günter Kopsch, Head of Department, Federal Statistical Office of Germany

14:30-14:50   Review by China's National Bureau of Statistics

Developing International Cooperation Enhancing Training Capacity Implementation large Scale of Trainings for Professionals in Statistical Surveys

 

 

　                   - Mr. Wang Jili, Director-General, Statistical Education Center, NBS

                     IT Application, China National Statistics Information Network  and International Cooperation

　                   - Mr. Xu Tiefu, Director-General, Computer Center, NBS

 

14:50-15:10    Coffee Break

 

15:10-15:30    Presentation of paper

                        China and Its Partners in Statistical Cooperation

　                   - PARIS 21: Mr. Gilles Rambaud-Chanoz

15:30-16:10   Contributions from other participants and general discussion

16:10-16:20   Conclusions by the Chair

　                

19:15             China National Acrobatic Troupe Performance: Reverie,

                    Universal Theater, 10 Dongzhimen Nandajie

　

May 13, Thursday

　        　

　        Session VI. Data Quality and Dissemination

      Chair: Mrs. Carol Carson, Director, Statistics Department, IMF

09:00-10:00     The General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) as a Framework for Improving Data Quality and Dissemination

 

                        - Ms. Wipada Soonthornsima, Chief, GDDS Unit, Statistics Department, IMF

                        - Mr. Yuriy Shokamanov, First Deputy Chairman, Agency of Statistics of Kazakhstan

Participation of Vietnam in the General Data Dissemination System

                        - Mr. Le Manh Hung, Director-General, General Statistics Office of Vietnam

10:00-10:10    Gear to Needs of Market Economy Regulate Statistics Information Release

 

                        - Mr. Zheng Jingping, Director-General, Department of Comprehensive Statistics, NBS

10:10-10:20    User Requirements of Industry and Traffic Statistics Reform

                        - Mr. Geng Qin, Deputy Director-General, Department of Industrial and Transport Statistics, NBS

                                                                                                                                              

10:20-10:40    Coffee Break

 

                    Session VII. China's Statistics: Challenges and Reforms

　        Chair: Mr. Gordon J. Brackstone, Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada

10:40-11:20    Statistical Reform of China: Goals, Priorities and Measures

　          - Mr. Li Deshui, Commissioner, NBS

11:20-12:00    China's Statistics: Users’ Perspectives

　          - Mr. Wang Tongsan, Research Fellow, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

　                 Observations on Chinese Statistics:  An User Perspective

- Mr. Deepak Bhattasali, Lead Economist, World Bank Office in Beijing

　       

12:00-14:00    Lunch

　       

          Session VIII. Future of Reforms in China’s Statistics

　                 Chair: Mr. Günter Kopsch, Head of Department, Federal Statistical Office of Germany

14:00-15:00    Open Discussion

 

15:00-15:20    Coffee Break

　                 　

15:20-16:00    Summing Up of the Symposium

Summing Up of the International Symposium on Reforms, Achievements, and Challenges: China and Its Partners in Statistical Cooperation

　                   - Mrs. Carol Carson, Director, Statistics Department, IMF

                    Closing Remarks