International Symposium on

Reforms, Achievements, and Challenges:

China and Its Partners in Statistical Cooperation

Beijing, May 11-13, 2004

Paper		PPT
Opening Session
Chair: Mr. Qiu Xiaohua, Deputy Commissioner, NBS
	●Welcome Remarks: Mr. Li Deshui, Commissioner, NBS
	●Remarks: Mr. Fu Ziying, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Commerce of China (MOFCOM)
	●Remarks: Mr. Jeff Nankivell, Counsellor (Development), Embassy of Canada
	●Remarks: Mr. Friedrich Loehr, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
	●Remarks: Mrs. Carol Carson, Director, Statistics Department, IMF
Session I. Economic Reform and Statistics
Chair: Mr. Li Deshui, Commissioner, NBS
	●Challenges to Statistical Work - Mr. Lou Jiwei, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance of China
Session II. Overview of Technical Cooperation in Statistics
Chair: Mr. Enrico Giovannini, Chief Statistician, Statistics Directorate
	●China’s Technical Cooperation in Statistics: Past and Future	Download
	- Mr Qiu Xiaohua, Deputy Commissioner, NBS
	●Statistics Canada’s Approach to Technical Cooperation with the National Bureau of Statistics of China	Download
	- Mr. Gordon J. Brackstone, Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics
	●Overview of Technical Cooperation between the Federal Statistical Officeof Germany and the National Bureau of Statistics of China: “A Model for a Successful Partnership"
	- Mr. Johann Hahlen, President, Federal Statistical Office of Germany
	●Review by IMF: GDDS in China: A Milestone in the Technical Cooperation between China and the IMF	Download
	- Ms. He Qi, Deputy Division Chief, Statistics Department, IMF
	●GDDS in China	Download
	- Mr. Zheng Jingping, Director-General, Department of Comprehensive Statistics, NBS
	●The Summary of Statistical Work of the SAFE
	- Ms. Han Hongmei, Deputy Division Director, Department of Balance of Payments, State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China
Session III. Donor Policies and Statistics Chair: Mr. Johann Hahlen, President, Federal Statistical Office of Germany
	●China's International Cooperation and Statistics: Policies and Practice   - Mr. Zhu Hong, Deputy Director-General, Department of International Trade and Economic Affairs, MOFCOM
	●Canada-China Programming Framework: Policies, Poverty Reduction and Statistics	Download
	- Ms. Diana Merlini, First Secretary (Development), Embassy of Canada
	●Germany's International Cooperation and Statistics: Policies and Practice
	- Ms. Gabriele Zeller, Desk Officer, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany
	●Statistical Co-operation Between the OECD and China
	- Mr. Enrico Giovannini, Chief Statistician, Statistics Directorate, OECD
	●Korea's International Cooperation and Statistics: Policies and Practice
	- Dr. Hyun-sik Chang, Chief Representative, KOICA Office in Beijing
	●Sweden's International Cooperation in Statistics
	- Prof. Thomas Polfeldt, Senior Statistical Advisor, Statistics Sweden
	●Japan’s Technical Cooperation in Statistics	Download
	- Mr. Takehiro Fukui, Counselor, Minister’s Secretariate, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunication
Session IV. Adapting International Standards and Best Practices Chair: Mrs. Carol Carson, Director, Statistics Department, IMF
	●Leading Paper: The German-Chinese Project on Reorganization of Industrial- and Transport Statistics	Download
	- Ms. Waltraud Moore, Head of Division, Federal Statistical Office of Germany:
	●Co-paper: The Achievements of the Canada-China Statistical Cooperation Program (SIMP)
	- Mr. Béla Prigly, Director, International Relations Division, Statistics Canada
	●Review by China's National Bureau of Statistics   National Economic Accounting and International Cooperation	Download
	- Mr. Xu Xianchun, Director-General, Department of National Accounts, NBS
	●Project of Reorganization of the Chinese Industrial and Road Transport Statistics	Download
	- Mr. Ren Caifang, Director-General, Department of Industrial and Transport Statistics, NBS
Session V. Capacity Building Chair: Mr. Gordon J. Brackstone, Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada
	●Leading Paper: The Canadian-Chinese SIMP Program as an Example of Capacity Building	Download
	- Mr. Ramesh Chander, Advisor to Statistics Canada
	●Co-paper: Capacities Built Up in the Fields of User Oriented Data Dissemination and International Data Supply	Download
	- Mr. Günter Kopsch, Head of Department, Federal Statistical Office of Germany
	●Developing International Cooperation Enhancing Training Capacity Implementation large Scale of Trainings for Professionals in Statistical Surveys	Download
	- Mr. Wang Jili, Director-General, Statistical Education Center, NBS
	●IT Application, China National Statistics Information Network  and International Cooperation	Download
	- Mr. Hu Fan, Deputy Director-General, Computer Center, NBS
	●General Presentation PARIS21: 2004-2006 Programme	Download
	- PARIS 21: Mr. Gilles Rambaud-Chanoz
Session VI. Data Quality and Dissemination Chair: Mrs. Carol Carson, Director, Statistics Department, IMF
	●The General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) as a Framework for Improving Data Quality and Dissemination	Download
	- Ms. Wipadsa Soonthornsima, Chief, GDDS Unit, Statistics Department, IMF
	- Mr. Yuriy Shokamanov, First Deputy Chairman, Agency of Statistics of Kazakhstan
	●Participation of Vietnam in the General Data Dissemination System	Download
	- Mr. Le Manh Hung, Director-General, General Statistics Office of Vietnam
	●Gear to Needs of Market Economy Regulate Statistics Information Release	Download
	- Mr. Zheng Jingping, Director-General, Department of Comprehensive Statistics, NBS
	●User Requirements of Industry and Traffic Statistics Reform	Download
	- Mr. Geng Qin, Deputy Director-General, Department of Industrial and Transport Statistics, NBS
Session VII. China's Statistics: Challenges and Reforms Chair: Mr. Gordon J. Brackstone, Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada
	●Statistical Reform of China: Goals, Priorities and Measures
	- Mr. Li Deshui, Commissioner, NBS
	●China's Statistics: Users’ Perspectives
	- Mr. Wang Tongsan, Research Fellow, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
	●Observations on Chinese Statistics: An User Perspective   - Mr. Deepak Bhattasali, Lead Economist, World Bank Office in Beijing
Session VIII. Future of Reforms in China’s Statistics Chair: Mr. Günter Kopsch, Head of Department, Federal Statistical Office of Germany
	●Summing Up of the International Symposium on Reforms, Achievements, and Challenges: China and Its Partners in Statistical Cooperation
	- Mrs. Carol Carson, Director, Statistics Department, IMF