Event Name: 22nd Meeting of Working Group on Data Sharing, Analysis, Dissemination and Communication of Statistics (WGDSA22)
Event Date & Place: 24-25 July 2024, at ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia (hybrid)
Dr. Ahmad Zafarullah Abdul Jalil, Director of the ASEAN Integration Monitoring Directorate at the ASEAN Secretariat, delivered the welcome remarks. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Fongsamout Khamvanvongsa, Director General of the Cabinet of Lao Statistics, who also delivered his remarks and officially opened the meeting.
The meeting discussed the implementation of the WGDSA multi-year plan 2016-2025, the planning for the multi-year plan 2026-2030, ASI-CT data submission, the ASEAN Help ASEAN Framework, country presentations on data security awareness, and updates on various activities. The meeting also appreciated the leadership of BPS-Statistics Indonesia as the chair of WGDSA 2022-2023 and welcomed the Lao Statistics Bureau as the WGDSA chair for 2024-2025.
Despite the challenges of arranging a hybrid meeting, all ten member states participated actively and provided valuable contributions.
