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The future of official statistics: independence and accountability in the age of big data

CONFERENCE

Tuesday

 

This event will explore the future of official statistics in achieving independence and accountability in the age of big data.

High-quality official statistics are a critical part of evidence-based decision making by governments, businesses, researchers and citizens. They can also promote transparency and accountability.

Following the publication of our special report on the quality of European statistics in , the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will hold an online conference on Tuesday to discuss the future of official statistics from the perspective of independence and accountability. We will also discuss how the statistical landscape will be reshaped by using new data sources such as big data that could lead to a paradigm shift in data collection and analysis.

The conference will feature two panel discussions. Following the keynote address by Professor Enrico Giovannini, former chair of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (ESGAB), the first panel will focus on the future of governance, independence and accountability in official statistics. The second panel will move towards the future of statistical product development following the keynote address by Dr Sallie Ann Keller from the US Census Bureau.

ECA reporting Member for the special report on European statistics, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, will deliver the opening address, which will be followed by a short presentation by Athanasios Koustoulidis, the head of task for the audit. In addition to the two keynote speakers, six senior executives from international organisations (Eurostat and the IMF) and national statistical offices (Sweden and Poland) will participate in the two panels.

Agenda

Conference agenda
The future of official statistics: Independence and accountability in the age of big data

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Opening of the event
Opening of the event
Ms Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Member of the European Court of Auditors
- Presentation - of the ECA's special report 26/2022 on European statistics
Presentation - of the ECA's special report 26/2022 on European statistics Mr Athanasios Koustoulidis,

Senior auditor, European Court of Auditors

Ensuring the credibility of official statistics through effective governance, independence, and accountability
-keynote speech
Keynote speech Professor Enrico Giovannini,
former Chair of ESGAB and Chief Statistician of Italy
- Panel 1 Panel I Ms Mariana Kotzeva, Director-General of Eurostat

Mr Joakim Stymne Chief Statistician of Sweden

Mr Dominik Rozkrut, Chief Statistician of Poland

Mr Professor Enrico Giovannini, former Chair of ESGAB and Chief Statistician of Italy

From tradition to innovation in official statistics: insights from the US, the EU, and the IMF
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Keynote speech 2
Keynote speech Dr Sallie Ann Keller, Chief Scientist of the US Census Bureau
“How the US Census Bureau plans to envision the development of statistical products”
- Panel 2 Panel II Ms Christine Wirtz, Director of Social Statistics, Eurostat

Ms Lilli Japec Senior Scientific Advisor, Statistics Sweden

Mr Bert Kroese, Chief Statistician, Data Officer and Director,

IMF

Dr Sallie Ann Keller, Chief Scientist of the US Census Bureau


Closing of the event
Closing of the event

Event moderator:
Damijan Fišer, European Court of Auditors

About the speakers

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