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| Day 1 - October 1 |
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7:30 -
8:30 |
Registration of participants |
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Joint Opening Ceremonies of the |
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- 18th National Statistics Month
- 10th National Convention on Statistics
- 2007 International Conference on the Millennium Development Goals Statistics
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8:30 -
8:35 |
Ribbon Cutting of the Statistical Information Management Exhibit
(SIMEx 2007) |
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8:35 -
8:40 |
Doxology |
Department of Energy Chorale |
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8:40 -
8:50 |
National Anthem |
Department of Energy Chorale |
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8:50 -
9:00 |
Welcome Remarks |
Hon. Augusto B. Santos
OIC - Director General
National Economic Development Authority |
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9:00 -
9:40 |
Inspirational Talk |
Hon. Joey S. Salceda
Governor, Province of Albay |
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9:40 -
9:50 |
Oratorical Piece |
Mr. Romel Matthew N. Reyes
First Prize Winner
9th BSP-DepEd Oratorical Contest for High School Students in Metro Manila, 17th NSM |
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Introduction of the Keynote Speaker |
Dr. Romulo A. Virola
Secretary General, NSCB and Chairman, 18th NSM/10th NCS Steering Committee |
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| 9:50 - 10:30 |
Keynote Address |
Dr. Paul Cheung
Director
United Nations Statistics Division |
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| 10:30 - 10:40 |
Break |
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| 10:40 - 12:15 |
Plenary Session 1
Chair: Dr. Romulo A. Virola |
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MDG Statistics and Global Monitoring |
Ms. Francesca Perucci
United Nations Statistics Division |
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The Philippine MDGs:
Where are we now? |
Ms. Erlinda Capones
Director, Social Development Staff
National Economic and Development Authority |
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Open forum |
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| 12:15 - 1:15 |
Lunch break |
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| 2007 ICMDGS Conference Proper |
1:15 -
1:25 |
Overview of the Conference |
Ms. Estrella Domingo
Assistant Secretary General, NSCB |
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| Session 1 |
Mid-term progress report on the attainment of MDGs
Session chair: Mr. Bishnu Pant, ADB |
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1:25 -
1:45 |
Current State of the MDGS in Asia and the Pacific |
Mr. Shiladitya Chatterjee
Head, Poverty Unit
Asian Development Bank |
1:45 -
3:00 |
Mid-term country progress towards the attainment of the MDGs |
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1:45 -
2:00 |
MDG progress report of Jordan |
Fathi Nsour
Director of Household Surveys
Department of Statistics
Jordan |
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2:00 -
2:15 |
MDG progress report of Zambia |
Modesto Banda
Central Statistical Office
Zambia |
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2:15 -
2:30 |
MDG progress report of Mexico |
Mr. Jorge Antonio Millan
Director General
Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática (INEGI) Mexico |
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2:30 -
2:45 |
MDG progress report of Bangladesh |
Sheikh Abdul Ahad
Director
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |
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2:45 -
3:00 |
MDG progress report of Cambodia |
Long Chintha
Deputy Director
National Institute of Statistics
Cambodia |
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3:00 -
3:15 |
Break |
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3:15 -
4:00 |
Open Forum |
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| Session 2 |
Generation and compilation of MDG indicators
Session chair: Mr. Tomas P. Africa |
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4:00 -
4:20 |
Topic 1: Use of administrative-
based data |
Ms. Carmelita N. Ericta
Administrator
Philippines National Statistics Office |
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4:20 -
4:40 |
Topic 2: Possibility of synchronizing multiple data for monitoring one goal |
Dr. Amara Satharasinghe
Deputy Director General
Department of Census and Statistics
Sri Lanka |
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4:40 -
5:00 |
Topic 3: Data evaluation -
assessment of data availability, etc. |
Tashi Dorjee
National Statistics Bureau
Bhutan |
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5:00 -
5:20 |
Topic 4: Statistical problems for monitoring of MDG in Nepal |
Rabi Prasa Kayastha
Central Bureau of Statistics
Nepal |
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5:20 -
6:00 |
Open forum |
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| 7:00 |
Welcome Dinner |
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| Day 2 - October 2 |
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| Session 3 |
Techniques in addressing data gaps
Session chair: Ms. Francesca Perucci, UNSD |
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8:30 -
11:00 |
Topic 1: Country good practices on addressing data gaps for MDGs: Improving the reporting mechanisms
from the national to the international statistical system |
Mr. Jorge Antonio Millan
Director General
Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática (INEGI) Mexico |
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Topic 2: Use of statistics generated/ released by international organizations |
Ms. Francesca Coullare
UNSD |
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Topic 3: Methods to address data gaps for the monitoring of the target on full, decent and productive employment |
Mr. Lawrence Jeffrey Johnson
ILO |
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Break/Group photo |
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Topic 4: Tracking the Implementation of the MDGs with time distance measure |
Pavle Sicherl
Socio-economic Indicators Center (SICENTER)
Slovenia |
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Discussion |
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| Session 4 |
Addressing data gaps
Session chair: Mr. Shiladitya Chatterjee, ADB |
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11:00 -
11:15 |
Status of MDG compilation in Azerbaijan |
Azar Ahmadov
Statistical Information Department
Azerbaijan |
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11:15 -
11:30 |
Addressing data gaps for MDG indicators in Fiji |
Epeli Waqavonovono
Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics |
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11:30 -
11:45 |
India's approach to MDG data gaps |
S. Chakrabarti
Statistical Information Department
India |
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11:45 -
12:00 |
Good practices for reducing data gaps |
Wenceslaus Tulem
National Statistical Office
Papua New Guinea |
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12:00 -
12:15 |
Report of the National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia |
Safyan Anahit
National Statistical Service
Republic of Armenia |
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12:15 -
1:15 |
Lunch break |
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1:15 -
2:00 |
Open forum |
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| Session 5 |
Strengthening statistical capacity to improve MDG data
Session chair: Dr. Nicholas Alipui, UNICEF-Philippines |
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2:00 -
2:20 |
Topic 1: ADB statistical capacity building strategy and program |
Mr. Bishnu Pant
Assistant Chief Economist
Asian Development Bank |
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2:20 -
2:40 |
Topic 2: Training Manual on the Assessment and Dissemination of MDG Indicators |
Dr. Lisa Grace Bersales
University of the Philippines,
Philippines |
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2:40 -
3:00 |
Topic 3: Statistical capacity programs on the MDGs of the Federal Statistics Office of Germany |
Mr. Waltraud Moore
Germany Federal Statistical Office |
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3:00 -
3:20 |
Topic 4: Statistical capacity programs on the MDGs of the Czech Statistical Office |
Mr. Jan Fischer
President
Czech Statistical Office |
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3:20 -
3:35 |
Break |
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3:35 -
4:15 |
Open forum |
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4:15 -
4:30 |
Assembly for transfer to ADB |
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| Workshop |
Workshop on country priorities and commitments on the improvement of data support for monitoring the MDGs and intl organizations commitment |
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4:30 -
4:40 |
Welcome Remarks |
Mr. Shiladitya Chatterjee
Head, Poverty Unit
Asian Development Bank |
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4:40 -
5:00 |
Rationale and Mechanics
of the Workshop |
Overall Workshop Facilitator:
ASEAN Secretariat |
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5:00 -
6:45 |
Workshop Proper |
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| 7:00 |
Dinner |
hosted by Mr. Shyam Bajpai
Director General
RSDD, ADB |
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| Day 3 - October 3 |
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| Session 6 |
Dissemination of MDG indicators
Session chair: Ms. Carmelita Ericta, Philippines NSO |
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8:30 -
8:50 |
Topic 1: Use of DevInfo |
Mr. Augusto Rodriguez
UNICEF - Philippines |
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8:50 -
9:10 |
Topic 2: Online Dissemination of MDG Statistics |
Mr. Candido Astrologo, Jr.
National Statistical Coordination Board,
Philippines |
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9:10 -
9:40 |
Open Forum |
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| Session 7 |
Monitoring and Coordination
Session chair: Mr. Jan Fischer, Czech Statistical Office |
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Topic 1: Country-level coordination – to include coordination mechanisms both at the national and sub-national level |
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9:40 -
10:00 |
- Philippines experience |
Ms. Lina V. Castro
NSCB, Philippines |
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10:00 -
10:15 |
Break |
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10:15 -
10:35 |
- Viet Nam experience |
Nguyen Phong
Viet Nam |
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10:35 -
10:55 |
Topic 2: Local MDG monitoring |
Dr. Nestor Alvarez
Mayor, City Science of Muñoz
Nueva Ecija
Philippines |
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10:55 -
11:25 |
Open Forum |
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| Session 8 |
Direction setting: The Way Forward
Session chair: Dr. Romulo A. Virola, NSCB |
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11:25 -
11:45 |
International commitment (workshop agreements and sessions synthesis) |
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11:45 -
12:05 |
Country level commitment (workshop agreements and sessions synthesis) |
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12:05 -
12:35 |
Wrap up/Conference Highlights |
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12:35 -
12:45 |
Closing message |
Dr. Paul Cheung
Director
UNSD |
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12:45 -
1:45 |
Lunch Break |
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1:45 -
2:00 |
Assembly for city tour/shopping |
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2:00 -
onwards |
City Tour/Shopping |
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