Kazakhstan elected Vice-Chair of the UN ESCAP Committee on Statistics Bureau

Bangkok, December 9-13 - Deputy Chairman of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Tuleuov took part in the events held during the Asia-Pacific Statistics Week, which this year focused on the theme «The Power of Data».

As part of the program, the 20th session of the Governing Council of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) and the 9th session of the Committee on Statistics of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) were convened. Discussions centered on the development of agile statistical systems of the future, harnessing the potential of big data, whole-of-society approaches to resilient data ecosystems and the role of data and artificial intelligence in advancing sustainable development.

Representing Kazakhstan at the Asia-Pacific Statistics Week, Deputy Chairman Olzhas Tuleuov was elected Vice-Chair of the UN ESCAP Committee on Statistics Bureau and served as moderator of the Committee’s ninth session.

Background:

The Committee on Statistics of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) is a regional intergovernmental body that addresses the development of official statistics in the Asia-Pacific region. The Committee meets biennially.

The Bureau of the Committee on Statistics was established in 2009 to support the Committee’s work between its formal sessions.