The Seminar took place in Geneva on 11-12 April
Final Report
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Agenda and Presentations
Wednesday, 11 April 2018 | |
Session 1 | Opening Session Chair: Sylvie Michaud, Strategic Partnerships group |
9:30 – 9:35 | Welcome and introduction to the seminar Sylvie Michaud, Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada |
9:35 – 10:00 | Key Note: Why are partnerships so important in the current context? |
Session 2 | Partnerships with policy makers Session organizer and chair: Albrecht Wirthmann, Eurostat |
10:00 – 10:10 | Context setting discussion |
10:10 – 10:35 | Small group discussions |
10:35 – 10:55 | Presentation of small group discussions Plenary discussion of any issues raised |
10:55 – 11:15 | Coffee |
Session 3 | Supplier/recipient partnerships - with a focus on citizens Session organizer and Chair: Rolando Avendano, PARIS21 Secretariat |
11:15 – 11:45 | |
11:45 – 12:15 | Small group discussions |
12:15 – 12:45 | Presentation of small group discussions Plenary discussion of any issues raised |
12:45 – 14:00 | Lunch break
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Session 4 | Open innovation/strategic partnerships and co-creation partnerships Session organizer and Chair: Marcel van der Steen, CBS Netherlands |
14:00 – 14:45 | |
14:45 – 15:00 | Questions and Answers |
15:00 – 15:40 | Small group discussions |
15:40 – 16:00 | Coffee |
16:00 – 16:40 | Presentation of small group discussions Plenary discussion of any issues raised |
Session 5 16:40 – 17:30 | Summary and key points from the first day Session organizer and Chair: Sylvie Michaud, Strategic Partnerships group |
16:40 – 17:20 | Invited panel discussion |
17:20 – 17:30 | Summary, conclusions and the way forward |
Thursday, 12 April 2018 | |
Session 1 | Opening Session Chair: Sylvie Michaud, Strategic Partnerships group Session organizer: Jackey Mayda, Statistics Canada |
9:00 – 9:05 | Welcome and introduction Sylvie Michaud, Strategic Partnerships group |
9:05 – 9:20 | Key Note: Grand challenges in official statistics and the opportunity for partnerships |
9:20 – 10:05 | Panel – Opportunities and benefits of strategic partnerships Heather Savory, Office for National Statistics, UK Ronald Jansen, United Nations Statistical Division Marina Mijovska, State Statistical Office, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
10:05 – 10:25 | Question and answer period with the panel |
10:25 – 10:45 | Coffee
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Session 2 | Open innovation and co-creation partnerships Session organizer and chair: Marcel van der Steen, CBS Netherlands |
10:45 – 11:45 | Paul Morrin, Central Statistics Office, Ireland |
11:45 – 12:20 | Small group discussions |
12:20 – 12:45 | Presentation of small group discussions Plenary discussion of issues raised |
12:45 – 14:00 | Lunch break
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Session 3 | Partnerships in the context of geospatial information Session organizer and chair: Paolo Quadrini, INEGI Mexico |
14:00 – 14:40 | Bengt Kjellson, UN-GGIM; Europe Executive Committee |
14:40 – 15:05 | Small group discussions |
15:05 – 15:30 | Presentation of small group discussions Plenary discussion of any issues raised |
15:30 – 15:50 | Coffee |
Session 4 | The way forward Chair: Sylvie Michaud, Strategic Partnerships group |
15:50 – 16:30 | Small group discussions: future activities, priorities and opportunities |
16:30 – 17:05 | Presentation of small group discussions |
17:05 – 17:15 | Concluding remarks Lidia Bratanova, UNECE |
17:15 – 17:30 | Summary and next steps Chair: Sylvie Michaud, Strategic Partnerships group |