2021 International Conference on Official Statistics, Seoul, Republic of Korea

By UNSD

The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) are organizing an International Conference on Official Statistics, entitled The Role of Data and Statistics in understanding and mitigating risk: What we have learned from crisis situations, including the global pandemic. The Conference will be held as a hybrid meeting with international participation via an online platform. The virtual event is taking place at Korean dates / times on 31 August and 1 -2 September 2021.

Data and statistics are essential to understand the world around us. To adequately plan for and mitigate risk, data and statistics are even more critical. Data ecosystems and statistical systems need to be agile with resilient infrastructures that can quickly address the demands and swiftly respond to emerging situations. The on-going global pandemic has reinforced the urgent need for timely, disaggregated data and statistics. These data were essential to understand the challenges, allocate resources, and plan for recovery.

This Conference will contribute to ongoing dialogue on the role of data and statistics in understanding, mitigating and recovering from risks. It will focus on an integrated approach of statistics and geospatial information to address the cascading nature of risk and plan for data-driven recovery. It aims to set the scene examining international frameworks, recommendations, and classifications, discuss the role of data and statistics, highlight national experiences, explore the impact of risk reduction and crisis on statistical systems, and define what is needed to better manage risk in the future.

For more information, please visit https://2021icos.kr/