National Statistics Offices (NSOs) and Policy departments have had a long-standing relationship where the NSO prepares statistical information to help policy departments make effective policy decisions. Often, the dialogue between NSOs and policy departments has been limited to the NSO preparing data tables or microdata files for the use of policy makers, with little real communication taking place.
However, the enormous amount of data and statistical information required for SDGs coupled with the complex nature of the intersectionality of the SDGs, translates into a need for policy makers and national statistics offices to collaborate and enhance communication to be able to adequately respond to the ambitious nature of the 2030 Agenda.
This webinar will bring together policy makers and statisticians to discuss how the SDGs have given rise to a deeper level of collaboration. It will provide opportunity to discuss what works and what does not work from those working on SDG policy and those working to provide the necessary statistics. It will also provide space to share best practices from real experiences in different countries.
The webinar was organized by the CES Steering Group on Statistics for SDGs in collaboration with Statistics Canada.
Mogens Lykketoft - Former Danish Minister of Finance, President of the United Nations General Assembly's 70th session
Moderator:
Cara Williams - IAEG-SDGs Co-chair, SDG statistics focal point, Statistics Canada
Panelists:
Cristina Mattson Lundberg - Swedish Ministry of the Environment
Gabriel Wikström - Sweden’s National Coordinator on the 2030 Agenda
Viggo Barmen - Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Amit Yagur-Kroll - National focal point for SDG statistics, Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics
Live Rognerud - SDG data focal point, Statistics Norway
Olivier Bullion - Director SDG unit, Employment and Social Development Canada
Renata Bielak - Director SDGs, Statistics Poland
Presentations:
Collaboration between statisticians and policy makers for the 2030 Agenda - Sweden